November 16, 2009

New Announcements:

 

·         WOW Winners:  Congratulations to this week’s WOW winners!

 

Bernie B. from Mr. Blair’s class

Caelan C. from Ms. Koby’s class

Collin S. from Ms. Fagerbourg’s class

Andrew Z. from Ms. Garrahan’s class

Jessica C. from Ms. Costa’s class

Alex P. from Ms. Schaeffer’s class

Arman K. from Ms. Hughes’ class

Chloe S. from Ms. Siskind/ Ms. Vanasupa’s class

Jake B. from Ms. Tayeb’s class

Jack B. from Ms. Drain/Fissore’s class

Holden M. from Ms. Rodriguez’s class

Ali B. from Ms. Macias’ class

Everett W. from Ms. Frank/Windham’s class

Jake O. from Ms. Biven’s class

Ben K. from Ms. Parkhurst’s class

 

·        Technology Town Hall Meeting:  our Disney Elementary School Education Foundation (DESEF), Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and staff are working together to host a “town hall” meeting to discuss how we can address our technology situation. The meeting will be scheduled for November 19 at 6:30 pm in the MPR. If bringing more technology to our classrooms is important to you, come and watch a presentation and have an opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback, and be a part of our solution. To help us prepare for an appropriate number of attendess, please RSVP by completing this online form.

 

·         Traffix Busing Update: We've seen a big reduction in traffic congestion on Pine Valley Rd. since TRAFFIX bus service began this year. We've also heard from a lot of Walt Disney parents and students who love having the bus service available. The routes are short, the buses are new, and the drivers are doing a great job looking after our students.

TRAFFIX pro-rates their annual bus pass throughout the year. So if you didn't get on board in August, you can get a discounted pass now for just $175 for service through the end of school in June. That's cheaper than the cost of driving back and forth to school twice a day for most folks. It's saving parents a lot of time, and preventing the congestion and gridlock we used to have in front of the school.

So if you're not yet on board, please go to http://www.ridetraffix.comto see the pickup times for the stop nearest you. If you buy a pass online with your credit card today, your child can begin riding the bus tomorrow. For more information call the TRAFFIX program manager directly at 866-TRFX (8739).

 

Recurring Announcements:
         

·         PC Desktops/Laptops Needed: we are still looking for donations of PC desktop or laptops. Even though our school is predominantly on the Macintosh platform, our library and one classroom has a need for a limited number of PC’s. If you or your company are looking to donate PC desktops and/or laptops, please contact me via email or by calling the school office at 479-3900. I am looking for PC’s that are able to run Windows XP proficiently.  We would be happy to provide you with a tax ID number for your tax purposes (please consult your tax advisor to see if your donation is tax-deductible).