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| Burton Valley PTA October 2, 2009
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|  President's Message
Fantastic turnout for the Family Movie Night and BBQ! I think a round of applause is in order for the two coordinators of that fun event, Annette Robison and Gayle Burleigh. Great job and we all had a great time. The food was delicious, the snacks were terrific (thank you to the 5th graders) and the movie was such fun. Thanks to all that helped and attended.
I also want to thank Karen Severo for heading up the Sally Foster Fundraiser. If you forgot to bring in your orders you can still order online at www.sallyfoster.com and be sure to include our school code 221262. Your orders will be mailed directly to your house. Our school will still receive a 50% profit from all online orders!
Well our wish for cooler weather has come true! What was I thinking-I'm cold! No, just kidding, I love the feel of fall in the air and already the leaves are beginning to drop. So much is in store for this month so please check your school calendars The first event is the Blood Drive headed up by Kelsey Kobayashi on Tuesday, Oct. 6th followed by Walk and Roll to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 7th. So much more to follow so please refer to the calendar below or the PTA Website at www.burtonvalleypta.org. So, get ready to get your rakes out to make those fun piles of leaves to jump into.
As always, feel free to contact me with questions or concerns.
Dana Fillinger Ashburn
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Think...and Walk
| International Walk to School Day - Wednes., October 7
Thoughts come clearly while one walks.
- Thomas Mann
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| Mark Your Calendar Items October 2nd Reflections Workshop - All K-5th welcome - 3:00pm Auditorium 2nd Reflections Kindergarten Workshop: 10:30am-12:15pm; Kinder Quad 2nd Reflections 4th/5th Gr. Workshop: 11:50am-12:30pm; 4th/5th picnic area 6th PTA Blood Drive - 8:30am-1:30pm, Multi-Purpose Room (adult donors) 7th International Walk to School Day7th Reflections Workshop - All K-5th welcome - 2:30pm Auditorium 9th 3rd Grade OLSAT permission slips due 9th Pumpkin order deadline (pick up pumpkin at Fall Family Picnic) 12th 3rd Grade OLSAT testing week 13th Reflections Program entry deadline 15th PTA Meeting - 6:30pm-7:00pm Faculty Room15th Parent Education Night - "Financial Literacy" 7:00pm Faculty Room18th Fall Family Picnic, Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm 21st 2nd Annual Burton Valley Walk-A-Thon22nd Family Math Night 7:00pm details to come 30th Halloween Parade |
Thank You! Backpack Racks: Over the last two years, the PTA has funded the Dad's Project to update all the school backpack racks by each classroom. The teachers are thrilled that the numerous backpacks can now be organized! Many thanks to Dean Burrill, who ran the project, with assistance from other dads: Tom Baginski, Terry Miles, Roy Bleich, Glenn Geotina, John Barakos, Steve Bauer, Neil Wilson, and Michael Sheehan. Thanks to Lafayette Ace Hardware for supplying all the materials at their cost, and to the Miles family for donating the wood for re-use from their old deck... this last set of racks was a "green" project!
-Mary Burrill
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Burton Valley Events Sally Foster Gift Wrap catalog orders were due September 28th. Thanks to everyone who participated! Please remember to use www.sallyfoster.com all school year long thru June 2010...you'll need to use Burton Valley Elementary School i.d.# 221262 to buy online and get 50% credit towards our school! We appreciate your continued support. Contact Karen Severo,karen@verticalspin.net, 925.385.0055 with questions.
The PTA Reflections Program is underway - Free art workshops!
There are 11 days until the deadline for this fall's PTA Reflections Fine Arts Competition entries. BVE students had a great showing at last year's Regional Showcase, and we're hoping for the same this year! This year the theme is "Beauty is . . ." . All K-5th grade students may submit multiple entries in the following categories: visual arts, literature, photography, musical composition, dance choreography, and film/video production. Deadline is Oct. 13.
Today's free visual arts workshops: (Art supplies and guidance will be provided)
Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the kindergarten quad, for Kindergarteners
Friday, 11:50 to 12:30 at the 4th/5th grade picnic tables, for 4th/5th Graders
Friday, 3:00 p.m. in the Auditorium, for all students K-5
Next week's visual arts workshop: (Art supplies and guidance will be provided)
Wed, Oct. 7, 2:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, for all students K-5
All entries will be showcased at the PTA/Parent Ed night on Oct. 15, at Math Night on Oct. 22, and one day at lunchtime the week of Oct. 19. Entry forms and rules are available at the office and school library. You can also download an entry form from, rules and view past winners at:
http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm.
Any questions, contact Rachel Browne, gorachel@mac.com, or Linda Murphy,bakerandmurphy@yahoo.com. Thank you.
Two Ways to Save Lives - We need YOU 1 - Blood Drive
Tuesday, October 6, 2009. 8:30am-1:30pm, Multi-Purpose Room
To sign-up simply log on to www.helpsavealife.org Enter your zip code; then enter sponsor code Burton Or contact Kelsey Kobayashi atkelseykobayashi@comcast.net. It only takes about an hour. Appointments are honored first; walk-ins are welcome too! Don't forget to bring a photo ID.
2 - Join the Marrow Registry
NO BLOOD DRAW REQUIRED!! Drop by the Multi-Purpose Room anytime during the Blood Drive or join online at http://join.marrow.org When asked to enter a "Promo Code" enter BayAreaMatch Or call (510) 292-7114. For more info visit:
http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/Myths_%26_Facts_about_Marrow_Don/index.html
International Walk to School Day is Wednesday, October 7th
Join friends, neighbors and families around the globe on International Walk to School Day! The Burton Valley PTA Wellness Committee is encouraging all parents and students to leave their cars at home and walk, bike, or bus to school. Walking and biking to school is healthy, fun, and reduces traffic congestion around BVE. Walk to School Day reception tables will be set up at both school entrances from 8:00 to 8:30 AM (and 11:40 AM Kindergarten entrance) to offer certificates of participation and an opportunity to enter drawings for prizes. Park & Walk locations with a parent chaperone, drop off at 8:00 AM, will be atSt. Mary's & Rohrer and Burton Dr. & Murray, for families that live too far to walk all the way to school. Please contact Judy Sarsam with questions at tbsarsam@aol.com
The Pumpkins Are Back!
Back by popular demand, we will be selling pumpkins at the Fall Family Picnic. The pumpkins will be $6 each. You can make your check payable to BVE PTA and drop it in the box in the office. You can have your pick of the pumpkins at the picnic and be ready for Halloween. Please place your order by October 9th. Look for more information in Friday Folders.
Attention Third Grade Parents:
The OLSAT (Otis Lennon School Abilities Test), will be given to all third graders in the Lafayette School District the week of October 12th. The OLSAT is a standardized cognitive abilities test that is taken by children across the nation. It will be used in planning the best possible educational program for your child. Please return the permission slip for testing to your child's teacher by October 9th. If you would like more information, you are invited to attend a parent information meeting on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lafayette School District Office Boardroom, 3477 School Street. Questions may be directed to Rachel Zinn at the district office at 927-3511.
" Join us for an informative and timely presentation on Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m., following the regularly scheduled PTA meeting at 6:30 p.m. This 45-minute seminar, given by Stefanie West, Esq., of Hollander & Hollander, discusses how to teach your children basic money management skills which will help them grow into financially responsible adults. Also discussed are needs vs. wants, budgeting, and healthy ways to approach spending
Parents: Please Join Us for an Evening with Thinking Strategies coach and expert, Dina Macdonald.
Two great nights offering two different sessions! R. S.V. P. to Sandy Campbell at 927-3511 or scampbel@lafsd.k12.ca.us no later than October 16th as seating is limited.
Session I: For those who have never attended a Thinking Strategies Workshop.
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Where: Stanley Middle School - Library
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
This evening is for parents who have never attended a Thinking Strategies workshop. Come learn about the strategies and how to use them with your child.
Session II: For those who have attended Session I or previous Thinking Strategies Workshop.
When: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Where: Springhill Elementary - Library
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
This is not a repeat of the first thinking strategy parent workshop. This session is a deeper, more extended presentation of the thinking strategies. This is for parents who have attended any prior thinking strategies workshop.
Parent Education - What Do You Want To Talk About?
We need your help! We're floating a "Family Forum" monthly discussion ideafor BVE parents to strengthen our ties as a school and a community. Some topics might include sibling rivalry, chores, bullying, lying, recycling/composting, modeling healthy communication, safety, etc. If you have a topic you'd like discussed or an area of expertise you'd like to share, let us know. If you have a preference for either Mondays or Fridays at 1:30 p.m., drop us an e-mail. We'll keep you posted about our first Family Forum discussion. Reply to Amanda Somberg at asomberg@askamanda.com.
Fall Family Picnic - Sunday, October 18th, from 11:00am - 3:00pm
Bring the whole family and try your hand at the carnival games, bubble gum blowing contest, cake walk and much more! Lunch will be available for
purchase from Top Dog. Come join the fun for $5 per family. Look out for the sign-up form in the Friday Folder. If you have any questions or would like to
volunteer, please contact Meredith White at mer.white@yahoo.com
Burton Valley's 2nd Annual Walk-A-Thon
Put on your walking shoes for Burton Valley Elementary School's 2nd annual Walk-a-thon on Wednesday, October 21st! The students will walk during their school day. We are excited to combine exercise and fun as a school fundraiser during Red Ribbon Week. This health and fitness event allows the students to collect donations, participate in the walk and share their accomplishments. Please look for details and the sponsor sheet in your student's October 9th Friday folder. If you would like to volunteer for this fun fitness event, please email Alyse Pellegrini at dapellegrini@comcast.net or Tracy Brewer at tracybrewer@comcast.net. Thanks!
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Thank You BV LASF Class Reps!!!
Our 33 energetic volunteers made and distributed over 700 art portfolios to the classrooms this week. Just in time to store all the amazing artwork that your children will be creating this school year with LASF!!!!
We're Serious about Science
Starting our sixth week of the school year, the LASF science program is in full swing. Instructors are coming into the classrooms with special lessons on the five senses for kindergarteners and are helping second graders understand the rocky composition of the Earth's crust. Many fourth graders are busy investigating life found in a drop of pond water and learning how to use a compound microscope.
At Stanley Middle School, it's seventh graders and sheep brains...students use a sheep specimen to identify brain regions and their functions. Meanwhile, at Acalanes High School, LASF encourages sophisticated scientific experimentation by funding Labquest software for use in data collection and analysis.
Every Child. Every Classroom. Every Dollar Counts.
- From Juleen Lapporte, BV LASF Representative
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Legislative Update
What if one local high school had to close?
Measure G is on the November 3rd ballot to renew and continue the Acalanes Union High School District's existing parcel tax. Measure G does not increase what you pay now, it stays the same. The parcel tax raises stable, reliable funds our local high schools - Acalanes, Campolindo, Las Lomas and Miramonte. Deep cuts in state funding have forced the Acalanes Union High School District to cut its budget by more than $6 million - a cut of over $1,000 per student.
Without parcel tax funds:
· Class sizes will continue to increase.
· More teaching positions will be eliminated.
· Many of the AP, honors and college prep classes our students need to successfully compete for college and university admission will disappear.
· Library hours will be cut.
The total impact of losing Measure G funds would be the equivalent of closing one of the district's four high schools. Every vote - especially yours - is critical. Measure G must win with a two-thirds majority.
Learn more - and endorse Measure G - at www.AboutMeasureG.com
- submitted by Teresa Gerringer, Lafayette School Board President
Any questions or concerns please contact Alice Stauffer at alicestauffer@att.net.
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Hot Lunch
Calling all penny pincher's, cheap skates, coupon cutters, deal finders or whatever else we call ourselves!
With a down economy, we are all feeling the pinch. Why not, as a community, share our best savings tips?
I will go first...did you know that if you buy milk -here is my big saving tip. Did you know that it typically cost $5.99+ a gallon for hormone free milk? Well 7-11 stores carry Berkeley Farms milk, 2 gallons, for $5.49 everyday!!! They take the 'hit' to get you into the store. In my family, where we go through 3 gallons a week, that is a huge savings!
So send me your best tips...and soon...I only have 2 I can think of!
Send it to: Lisa Evaristo bvehotlunch@yahoo.com
Oct. 5th-9th
Monday: 11:00 Kaisa Lyon & Lisa Evaristo, 11:30 Sara Kelly, Kim Park & Heather McNally
Tuesday: 11:00 Nicola Hemerling & Lorna Levante, 11:30 Stephanie Reilly, Jan Walker & Glendan Lawler
Wednesday: 11:00 Katie Kresnak & Debbie Harley, 11:30 Cammy Krznaric, Sarah Cusumano & Carrie Hansen
Thursday: 11:00 Jeanne Williams & Jeff Fitzmyer, 11:30 Glendan Lawler, Mindy Goodman & Michele Quiat
Friday: 11:00 Dana Ashburn & TJ Kirke, 11:30 Rochelle Hober, Michelle Poole & Connie Melcher
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Now that we've had some time to settle in, it's time to TURN IN THOSE BOX TOPS that you've been storing up over the summer! Or start collecting them now! It's easy. Just staple/tape them to the flyer in your Friday Folder (or bundle separately) and turn them in to your classroom folder. Before you throw away that box of cereal or granola bars remember to clip, clip, clip. Every penny counts! Contact Charlene Condy at condyct@hotmail.com with any questions.
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eScrip Welcome back to eScrip!!! Please take a minute to log onto www.escrip.com and hit renew. We will not get any credit for your purchases until this is done. Also, make sure they have your updated credit card information and Safeway card number. This is the easiest money maker for our school. If you are a new family simply register online and just shop as you normally do. Contact barbarabprice@comcast.net with any questions. |
Community Events / Announcements
Found: Ladies watch discovered along the Lafayette/Moraga trail near Fire Station 17 on Wednesday, 9/30. Silver with colorful crystal beading. If yours, email francie @ francielow@comcast.net.
Town Hall Theatre Costume Sale - Saturday October 3rd from 9AM to 3PM at 3430 Mt. Diablo Blvd in Lafayette, between Brown Ave and Second Street, at the former Bulter Conti Dodge Dealership. Tons of costumes including vintage, hats, military, bridal, kids, bargains and many surprises. All proceeds go to support the Town Hall Kids theatre arts education program. Town Hall Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
Care Packages for East Bay GIs
My name is Evan Gordon. I'm a junior at Campolindo and a Life Scout in Moraga Troop 234, working toward my Eagle rank. My project is to send care packages to East Bay GI's in Iraq and Afghanistan. Please consider making a donation during October, for a Halloween shipment. Donations may include: baby wipes, white socks, magazines/comics, DVD's, candy (non-chocolate), combs/brushes, mints, disposable razors, eye drops, chap-stick, body lotion, small flashlights, power bars, disposable cameras, beef jerky, batteries, Gold Bond powder, soap/body wash, deodorant, bandanas, games, word puzzles, frisbees/toys, Pop tarts, granola bars or hot cocoa mix. Please place your donation in the blue bin located outside the BV school office. Thank you for your generosity - these brave men and women deserve it. Donations will be collected from Oct. 1 through Oct. 30, 2009.
Fun Opportunity - Acalanes Cheer & Dance Clinic on October 14!! Participants will learn a cheer and dance routine that will be performed during the 1st quarter and half time at the October 16 Acalanes football game. The clinic will be held on Wednesday, October 14 from 3:30 to 5:30 at Acalanes High School . Come join us for learning and laughter, with FUN as the main goal! Girls and boys ages 5 - 13 are invited to participate. Snacks and drinks will be provided at the clinic. Each participant will be given a cheer shirt and pom poms for the game. The cost is $45 each participant; additional family member $40, groups of five or more $35 each; after Oct. 7th $50.00 each. If you have any questions or would like to get a registration form, please email AHSCheer@me.com. (While supplies last, forms will also be in the Burton Valley Office). Thank You for Supporting AHS Cheerleaders!!
The Power of YOUth - "Why Libraries?" Writing ContestThe City of Lafayette, the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation, County Library and the local schools are sponsoring a writing contest. The winners will be the first students to check out books on Opening Day in the new Lafayette Library and Learning Center. All participants will receive a special POWER OF YOUth library card. Deadline for Entries is October 15. For complete contest details and rules, please visit www.lafayettelib.com or call the Lafayette Library at 925.283.3872.
Sweet Thursday at the Lafayette Library: On October 15 at 7:30, author Elizabeth Rosner will interview Paula S. Fass on her book Inheriting the Holocaust: A Second-Generation Memoir. In this very important work, the author acts as historian and storyteller as she uncovers the difficult past experienced by her parents and lost family members in the Germany and Poland of World War II. Girls Night Out Dance! Join us for a fun and memorable evening that will include snacks, dancing to music provided by a D.J., crafts, and an event patch! Sponsored by Girl Scouts from Troop 31077. "Dance for the Breast Cancer Cure" and bring new "super soft" (non-wool) hat, scarf, slippers or socks to donate to breast cancer patients. Date: Friday, November 6, 2009. TWO SESSIONS: Time: 6:00-7:30pm K-2 grades and 8:00-9:30pm 3-6 grades. Place: Stanley Middle School . Cost: $10 per Person. Lafayette Girls (LASSIES) AND THEIR LADIES (Girls and Adult Female). Make checks (non refundable) payable to the "Girl Scout Lafayette Service Unit", and return by October 15, 2009 to: Sandra Patterson: 3282 Isola Way Lafayette , CA 94549 Questions? Contact Sandra Patterson at pattersonburr@earthlink.net Want to get a new magazine or renew a current subscription? Please support Stanley's Magazine Drive Fundraiser. Go to www.aphearst.com, use school code WC3070 and Stanley's student council and PTA will get 50% of your purchase price. Magazines are a great gift and subscriptions will start arriving just in time for the holidays. Thank you for your support! Lamorinda Rugby Football Club - Register Now!Registration for boys ages first grade through high school is now open for the Lamorinda Rugby Club. New players welcome! Parent information night for our YOUTH program (through 8th grade) is on Wednesday, November 11 at 7pm in the Campolindo High School library in Moraga. Please visit our website for more information. Register online www.LamoRugby.com. Play Rugby!
**The above communications, activities or events are not school or district-sponsored nor are they endorsed by the Lafayette School District.**
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