November 20, 2009

New Announcements:

 

·         Happy Thanksgiving: On behalf of the entire Disney staff, I’d like to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you enjoy your week off and are able to spend quality time with family and friends as the holidays are upon us.

 

·         Escrip – Did you know you can sign up for E-Scrip, register your Safeway card and/or your credit cards to the secure service, and earn money for Disney Elementary by just doing your normal and holiday shopping? This is the simplest thing to do. We would love to see 100% participation in this program. It is  quick and painless and as a result each time you shop you  know you are supporting our school. The link is http://www.escrip.comand I promise it only takes a few minutes but can yields thousands of dollars for us.  You can link to your Safeway Card as well as several different credit cards. Take your pick ..all will help out our school. 

 

·         Thank you to all the wonderful Walt Disney families for your generous donations during the "We Care" drive for our sister school in Antioch.  We delivered a car full of donations to Fremont Elementary that included warm coats and outerwear, mittens, umbrellas, and boxes of snacks.  The school staff was so grateful. They call our school families their special angels.  They assured us that every item would be put to use.  They shared stories of the children and how much they needed our help.  May you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and know what a huge difference you have made in the lives of others. Thank you to Disney parents Joan Knight and Christine Salisbury for their efforts in chairing this worthwhile program that models to our children the giving spirit.

 

·         New Schedule for 2^nd Graders in 2010: As we enter December, please be mindful that all 2^nd graders in SRVUSD will transition away from the early/late readers schedule. Some SRVUSD schools eliminated their 2^nd grade early/late reader schedule at the beginning of the year. This will be in effect starting January  4, 2010 upon our return from Winter Break. All 2^nd graders will go a full instructional day.

 

·         PTA Art Contest Winners:  Thank you to all of our students who submitted entries into our PTA Art Contest. They were all beautiful. A special thank you to Sherry Rosso and our PTA for chairing and sponsoring, respectively, this event. The following are our winning artists:

 

Visual Art:



Group One (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade):
1st Place: J. Sung - Reid/Costa,
2nd Place: C. Singh - Siskind/Vanasupa,
3rd Place: K. Hirtle  -Prochazka, Honorable Mention: M. Rosellini - Prochazka



Group Two (3rd Grade - 5th Grade):
1st Place: A. Moghannam – Rodriguez, 
2nd Place: N. Baer – Tayeb,
3rd Place: M. Jaber –Tayeb, 
Honorable Mention: J. Sung - Parkhurst



 

Photography



Group One (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade):
1st Place: C. Moghannam-Drain/Fissore,
2nd Place: C. Casparian - Drain/Fissore,
3rd Place: I. Dutta - Drain/Fissore



Group Two (3rd Grade - 5th Grade):
1st Place: A. Rosso – Biven,
2nd Place: A. Badain – Macias,
3rd Place: E. Campbell - Hughes 



 

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).

 

·         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).