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| First PTA Meeting | Thursday September 17 at 1:00pm - 2:15pmRm. 35 |
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|  President's Message You're invited to the first PTA meeting of the year next week! Yes, it is on the Third Thursday of the month! We have a new place and new time so check it out-Thursday, September 17th at 1-2:15 in room 35 (straight down the hall from the office toward the back playground). These
meetings are a fun way to learn about the upcoming events at our school
and hear from our Principal and any guest speakers. This week we will
hear from Michael Dawson, our website manager, talk about our new PTA
website and hopefully get feedback from you about how to make the site
more user friendly. He's already made great changes so far! Each
month we also host a drawing for the coveted "PTA Honoree" parking spot
in front of the office. If you come to the meeting, your name
is entered into a drawing for this prime parking spot good for a whole
month.
I hope everyone had fun at Back to School Night on
Thursday. It's so fun meeting the teachers, hearing about the
curriculum and the fun activities planned, signing up for various jobs
and meeting the parents in your child's/children's classrooms. On that
note, I encourage you to have a get together of some sort if possible
(morning coffee or evening party) at someone's house or at a local
restaurant so you can meet the parents of your child's class and/or
reconnect with old friends. Anytime I've done this, the year just seems
extra special!
Please feel free to contact me anytime with
questions and/or concerns. I look forward to seeing you at the PTA
meetings the Third Thursday's of each month.
Thanks for your attention,
Dana Fillinger Ashburn
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| | September - Mark Your Calendar Items 11th Sally Foster Gift Wrap Fundraising Sale begins! Check in Friday Folders 15th Snellen vision testing 16th School Board Meeting - District Office 7 pm 17th PTA meeting 1:00-2:15 room 35 21st Reflections Contest begins 22nd-25th Teacher Conferences - noon dismissal 26th Family BBQ and Movie Night |
Burton Valley Events Picture Day - Picture Day at Burton Valley is today, Friday, Sept. 11. Back...by popular demand...the Sally Foster Gift Wrap Fundraising Sale!
Stock up on great gifts for the holidays and all occasions...gift wrap,
edibles, and more! Free delivery to the school! Sales kits will be
sent home in your child's Friday Folder, September 11th. The sale will
run through September 25.
Free delivery for online orders over $70 at www.sallyfoster.com! Our school will get credit thru June 2010 for online orders. Use school code 221262. Please help to support our school by participating in this terrific fundraiser!
Contact Karen Severo (925) 385-0055 or email karen@verticalspin.net with questions.
Burton Valley Family BBQ & Movie Night! It's
time for Movie Night under the Stars! The whole family is welcome to
join us for a good old fashioned barbeque and movie. Bring those beach
chairs and blankets, get comfy and enjoy a movie with your kids. It
will be a great night of food, fun, movies, and star gazing with your
BV school community! Who: BV Families (children must be accompanied by parent or responsible adult) When: Saturday, September 26, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Where: Burton Valley quad area Cost: $15/adult; $8/child; children under 3 are free. Hot cocoa, popcorn, and treats for sale at the movie by 5th graders to support PTA's 5th grade activities. Don't miss out! Walk & Roll to School -
Lots of parents and kids are walking and riding bikes to BVE this
year! Join the fun and walk or ride to school with your child one day
a week. Parent accompaniment of children on the walk or ride to school
reduces the risk of children encountering dangers or strangers along
the way.
International Walk to School Day is Wed., October 7, 2009. If you would like to volunteer for one hour that morning, please contact Judy Sarsam attbsarsam@aol.com.
Attention Third Grade Parents:
In this week's Friday Folders you will receive information about the OLSAT (Otis Lennon School Abilities Test),
which will be given to all third graders in the Lafayette School
District during 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.
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Hot Lunch You may not know this but I have 3 child in 3 different schools this year. Why should you care? You shouldn't, except that I do MY homework! You see...2 years ago I put together how much it would cost to send my older children to school with a lunch vs. what my youngest daughter is getting here for $3.40 or less at hot lunch. What I found is this: a Bologna sandwich with cheese (2 pieces Bologna, 1 piece cheese & 2 piece of bread), an apple, 3 cookies and a bottle of water (not counting the bags, mayo,etc.) cost within 5 cents of our hot lunch! Something else I learned...my kids won't eat Bologna...into the garbage it went. You may not be sending your kids with Bologna (the cheapest non peanut butter option), but I see what they are throwing out! Here's something else: at Stanley all lunches cost $4.95! Our most expensive ($3.40) is the price of your grande latte! Feel good about giving your children an economically sound, exceptional nutritionally balanced, meal they will love...and eat! Sept. 14-18 Monday: 11:00 Fred Toth & Lisa Evaristo, 11:30 Cheri Cook Ridge, Mira Yoon & Francie Low Tuesday: 11:00 Gretchen Palau & Barbara Price, 11:30 Jill Murray, Glendan Lawler & Patti McGregor Wednesday: 11:00 Jeff Fitzmyer & Julie Miles, 11:30 Mary Halpin, Josh Zhang & Linda Murphy Thursday: 11:00 Leah Mackay & Glendan Lawler, 11:30 Angela Ketcham, Caitlin Benazra & Rebecca Singh Friday: 11:00 Angela Perry & Judy Sarsam, 11:30 Angela Lucas, Scot Stambaugh & Nicole Jarotzky
Check out the September Hot Lunch Menu |
LASF Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Volunteers Needed Did you know that LASF is
the primary beneficiary of funds raised by the Lafayette Art & Wine
Festival? We earn this privilege by supplying volunteers to the
event. If you would like to spend a couple of relaxing but productive
hours helping out as a festival volunteer, please let us know. Adults
and middle and high school student volunteers are needed. Volunteers
may choose to work Saturday Sept. 19 or Sunday Sept. 20. |
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. Contactbarbarabprice@comcast.net with any questions. |
Community Events Attention Kindergarten Parents: The first level of Girl Scouts is Daisies and it starts in kindergarten. Also, several Girl Scout troops are accepting new members. Contact TJ Kirke with questions about either item tjkirke@comcast.net After School Spanish class at Burton Valley - It's not too late to sign up! Great
news! IES Language Foundation is currently accepting registrations for
the fall! The after school Spanish class at Burton Valley is
scheduled for Fridays from 2:35-3:35, beginning September 4,
2009. It's not too late to sign up! Please call our office to sign up or for more information at 800-231-4703. You may also check our website at www.ieslanguages.org for information.
Sporting Goods Sale!
A New Fall Fundraiser Comes to Acalanes - Saturday, October 3
Gear
up for all your favorite activities at the All Sports Sale. We are
presently looking for gently used: skis; snowboards; tennis
racquets; golf clubs and bags; footballs; skates, hockey sticks;
lacrosse sticks and pads; soccer balls and nets; bikes; basketballs and
hoops; baseball bats and gloves; roller blades, skate boards
Let
us take that long ago used equipment out of your garage and replace it
with a tax deductible contribution! Then whatever our future DONS may
need to try out a new sport can be picked up right here at Acalanes at
rock bottom prices. All proceeds come directly back to our school
through the Acalanes Parent Club. Everybody wins! The Power of YOUth is looking for your used books! The
books will be sold at the Lafayette Art and Wine Festival (September 19
& 20) and the proceeds will benefit the new Lafayette Library. A
one-book donation will get you a celebratory library card and your name
in a tribute book at the library, and donors of fifteen books (or
more!) will receive a specially designed t-shirt. Donations will be accepted until September 11 in the Burton Valley Library. The Power of YOUth - "Why Libraries?" Writing Contest Be FIRST to check out books at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center's Grand Opening Celebration on November 14, 2009! The
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. Click here for details.
The contest is open to all children, youth and teens regardless of where you live or go to school. Deadline for Entries is October 15. Submit entries to the current Lafayette Library, the Lafayette City Offices or your school site office. For complete contest details and rules, please visit www.lafayettelib.com or call the Lafayette Library at 925.283.3872.
Lafayette Farmer's Market!
The
City of Lafayette will have a trial farmers market at the downtown
Plaza Park on the first three Thursday evenings of September (9/3,
9/10, 9/17) from 4-8pm. This market will be have a local focus with
most of the farmers coming from less than 100 miles! The purpose of
the trial is to see if there are any traffic or parking issues, and to
gauge the impact on local businesses. So, please try to find an easy
place to park and then walk to the market, (Mt. Diablo Rd., east of the
new library has many parking spots) or ride your bike, and consider
visiting other stores and restaurants while in town. Please spread the
word and help make the farmers market a big success!! http://www.cccfm.org/pages/laf.html Sun Valley Pool is offering a Fall swim clinic hosted by Swim Golden BearSeptember
8th-October 28th (Mo-We). The fall swim program will focus on having
fun while learning great technique. Clinic is open to pool members and
nonmembers. Register online at www.sportability.com/swimgoldenbear. More information at www.swimsunvalley.com. Town Hall Kids Theatre: Register Now for Town Hall Kids Fall Theatre Classes
Our
fall Bravo program will present Disney's "Aladdin!" This fun show
features all of your favorite characters including Aladdin, Jasmine,
and of course, the Genie, and is filled with magic, mayhem, and flying
carpet rides. It features Academy award-winning songs like "A Whole New
World" and "Friend Like Me". Bravo classes are for kids ages 7 to 11
years old. Classes start on 9/11 for our Friday class and 9/15 for our
Tuesday class. We have many more classes for preschoolers,
middle-school kids, and teens. Located at 3535 School Street,
Lafayette. For more information and to register on-line visit www.townhallkids.com, call 262-1159 or emailclasses@townhallkids.com. All That Entertainment Camp to Dance at Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
Be a part of the annual festivities by dancing at the largest event in Lamorinda. Benefiting LASF and the Arts
in schools. Learn material from Cassandra, a professional dancer and
choreographer who has worked with such stars as Usher, Jay Leno and
Carrie Ann Inaba. - September 15 - 20, 2009 Special Discount price! - All participants are eligible to win an autographed, celebrity photo. Want help planting an edible garden at home? Ask the Urban Farmers! Pilot
in Lafayette: Many of us in Lafayette have yard space to grow veggies,
but not the time or expertise. There is a new non-profit called The
Urban Farmers (www.theurbanfarmers.org) which
aims to farm your backyard for you. You supply the land and water and
they supply the labor and expertise. All you need is 300+ square feet
of growing space. You receive all the food you can eat and the excess
is distributed to neighbors and charities. They are hoping to pilot
their model in Lafayette and would like to hear from anyone that might
be interested. Their service would be free. Send an email to inquiries@theurbanfarmers.org or call (415) 806-7005 .
Sweet Thursday at the Lafayette Library:
On September 17 at 7:30, Sara Houghteling will promote Pictures at an
Exhibition, a book the New York Times has described as both captivating
and elegant. Set in Paris after World War II, it tells the story of a
son's quest to recover his family's lost masterpieces, looted by the
Nazis during the occupation. More info at Lafayette Library **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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