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Local Schools
Lafayette School District - http://www.lafsd.k12.ca.us/
Parent Resources - Lafayette School District - http://www.lafsd.k12.ca.us/parents
Burton Valley Elementary School - http://bves-lafsd-ca.schoolloop.com/
Acalanes Union High School District - http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/
LASF - http://www.lasf.org


PTA
California State PTA
http://www.capta.org/


Policy
EdSource
As an independent, impartial, not-for-profit organization, its sole mission is to clarify complex education issues and to promote thoughtful decisions about public school improvement in California.
http://www.edsource.org

Las Trampas Creek Council
http://www.lastrampaspta.org


Welcome to ed1Stop, an award winning Web portal service that acts as a personal gateway to both subscription-based services and free educational Web sites. These portal resources have been selected by Contra Costa County Office of Education to help students and teachers meet state standards. 

 

Students and families can request a user name and password from their child's teacher to access these resources. Or contact Linda Bochte.

 

Click here to enter ed1Stop.
 (HINT: Not sure what to do? Click on "Reference" tab, select "Grolier Online", type topic or subject you want information about.)



Online Learning Sites and Resources
Note: These web sites have been screened by a parent volunteer. 
They don't necessarily reflect the views of Burton Valley Elementary staff or the school district.

General

Starfall.com
Starfall.com is a free on-line service that helps children learn to read. It includes ABC animations, animated interactive books and other reading exercises, and it is primarily aimed and Kindergartner and first grade levels.

MightyBook.com
MightyBook.com is a website that helps children learn to read with stories, songs, jokes, games, and more. This site is very easy to navigate, and the bright colors and adorable characters make it appealing to small children. There are 50 free activities on the home page that can be accessed without registering. If you are interested in registering, a variety of subscription plans are offered which would give you access to over 500 stories and activities.

PBSKids.org
A safe place for kids to explore and play hundreds of fun educational games with their favorite PBS KIDS characters.

Kidsclick.org
Websearch and directory of a variety of topics put together by librarians especially for kids.

Homework Center
Another great directory of a variety of subjects by the Multnomah County Library. Designed for students looking to get more knowledge about specific topics.

Library of Congress
 "America's Story from America's Library" wants you to have fun with history while learning at the same time. They put the story back in history and show you some things that you've never heard or seen before. The stuff you see comes from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Library is the largest in the world and has millions of amazing things that will surprise you.

Ben's Guide
An educational guide to the United States government, put together and presented for various age levels.

Great Sites for Kids
The American Library Association's collection of educational web sites for children.

http://www.Tikatok.com
A kid-friendly website where kids can create their own books, post them, and friends and relatives can view and purchase there created stories. Kids can create their own story and scan in their own drawings, or there are story starters and pics that they can use to get their books going.

Web Math Resources

Advice for parents:

For Kids:
Subscription-Based
Dreambox www.dreambox.com (K-3)

Free:

K-5 Student (Family) Math Challenges:

Nrich (University of Cambridge, UK) http://nrich.maths.org/public/

Other



    

Child psychologist Dr. Charles Schaefer asked this question of 50 parents who had successfully reared children: "Based upon your personal experience, what is the best advice you could give new parents about raising children?" The most frequent parental advice offered was:

 

  1. Love abundantly
  2. Discipline constructively
  3. Be clear, consistent and authoritative
  4. Punish in private
  5. Be flexible, reasonable, and understanding
  6. Discourage continued dependency
  7. Spend time together
  8. Develop mutual respect
  9. Really listen
  10. Tend to personal and marital needs
- From Mary Maddux, principle, Lafayette Elementary School
 

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