February 1, 2010

New Announcements:

 

·         WOW Winners:  Congratulations to this week’s WOW winners who were “caught being good” by showing their “mega-skills.”

 

Riane A. from Mr. Blair’s class

Isabella C. from Ms. Faber’s class

Jared J. from Ms. Koby’s class

Alyssa G. from Ms. Fagerbourg’s class

Anjali K. from Ms. Costa’s class

Kolton V. from Ms. Hughes’ class

Kendra H. from Ms. Siskind/ Ms. Vanasupa’s class

Haley R. from Ms. Drain/Fissore’s class

Marlon A. from Ms. Rodriguez’s class

Andrew R. from Ms. Macias’ class

Owen T. from Ms. Frank/Windham’s class

Atticus M. from Ms. Biven’s class

Amy V. from Ms. Parkhurst’s class

Madison Q. from Ms. Garrahan’s class

Hanna C. from Ms. Tayeb’s class

Morgan C. from Ms. Schaeffer’s class

·         DESEF Auction is Here! The Disney  Education Foundation’s online auction is NOW OPEN and runs through February 9. Additionally, the live auction / dinner / casino night gala is scheduled for Saturday, February 27. Tickets are still for sale to this fabulous event. You can purchase tickets to the live auction event online at the auction site.

I am truly looking forward to my first auction event here at Disney. I want to especially thank DESEF and especially Michelle Cordoba for her leadership in organizing this fundraising effort. The prizes that will be auctioned off are incredible. With the continued cuts that we anticipate coming from the recently released Governor’s budget, we know that our operating budget for the 2010-2011 school year will be a challenge, to say the least. With funds from the state decreasing, the local fundraising efforts of schools become increasingly important to ensure that our children have the high quality education that they deserve. The funds raised from events like the upcoming auctions will fund critical programs here at Disney Elementary such as our library, technology, art program, and classroom / intervention aides.

 

·         DESEF Auction Poster Contest: Congratulations to our student winners! Thank you to all our student artists who participated. I’d like to especially thank Sherry Rosso who organized this contest.

 

Online Auction Poster Winners
 
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
 
1st Place: Matthew H – Thelan
2nd Place: Chris H – Drain/Fissore
3rd Place: Ian D - Drain/Fissore
Honorable Mention: Siddharth K – Drain/Fissore
 
 3rd Grade – 5th Grade
 
1st Place: Juliette M - Rodriguez
2nd Place: Rohith K - Schaeffer
3rd Place: Simrin S - Biven
 
Certificates for Largest Class Participation go to Ms. Drain/Ms. Fissore (K-2nd) and Ms. Biven (3rd – 5th)!
 
Posters will be displayed in the halls, near the library. Please come in to see our students' display!

 

·         SRVEF 1^st Annual Read-a-thon: The San Ramon Education Foundation is holding their first every read-a-thon to raise funds and, at the same time, promote the critical skill of reading. At Disney, we will promote and encourage students to participate in the read-a-thon, however, we will promote the read-a-thon part without the fundraising aspect for this year. We strongly support SRVEF, however, we have our DESEF auction event currently running and our WDPTA spell-a-thon event coming in the near future. I feel strongly that we cannot go to our community one more time for additional fundraising. If you and your child would like to obtain pledges and participate in the fundraising portion, you can visit the SRVEF Read-a-thon website. There are prizes and incentives for students who participate in just the reading aspect as well. Our wonderful librarian, Dianna Rom, will give students information about the read-a-thon during their library time.

·         Parking in Front of Kids Country: We have observed an increasing number of cars illegally parked in front of Kids Country both before school and at the 9:30 drop off time for our late readers. When cars are parked in the loading zone curb, other cars cannot safely drop off children at the curb. Some cars are resorting to dropping off their children in the middle of the lane. Please find parking in our parking lot or on Pine Valley Road and walk your child into Kids Country to create a safer parking lot for our children and community.

 

 

Recurring Announcements:
         

·         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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 25, 2010

New Announcements:

 

·         WOW Winners:  Congratulations to this week’s WOW winners who were “caught being good” by showing their “mega-skills.”

 

Mia R. from Mr. Blair’s class

Kailey C. from Ms. Faber’s class

Michael C. from Ms. Koby’s class

Ruby R. from Ms. Fagerbourg’s class

Z Ryn E. from Ms. Costa’s class

Ryan P. from Ms. Hughes’ class

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

Kelsea M. from Ms. Drain/Fissore’s class

Bella R. from Ms. Rodriguez’s class

Kyle H. from Ms. Macias’ class

Sydney B. from Ms. Frank/Windham’s class

Jocelyn G. from Ms. Biven’s class

Lizzy V. from Ms. Parkhurst’s class

 

·         Staff Development Day on Monday, January 25: Enjoy your 3 day weekend.

·         DESEF Auction is Coming! The Disney  Education Foundation’s online auction will be opening on January 29 and runs through February 9. Additionally, the live auction / dinner / casino night gala is scheduled for Saturday, February 27. Tickets are still for sale to this fabulous event. I am truly looking forward to my first auction event here at Disney. I want to especially thank DESEF and especially Michelle Cordoba for her leadership in organizing this fundraising effort. The prizes that will be auctioned off are incredible. With the continued cuts that we anticipate coming from the recently released Governor’s budget, we know that our operating budget for the 2010-2011 school year will be a challenge, to say the least. With funds from the state decreasing, the local fundraising efforts of schools become increasingly important to ensure that our children have the high quality education that they deserve. The funds raised from events like the upcoming auctions will fund critical programs here at Disney Elementary such as our library, technology, art program, and classroom / intervention aides.

·         Let’s Cut Down Our Tardies! Please make a concerted effort to get your children to school on time in the morning. Our staff begin supervising the grounds starting at 8:25 am. A “warning bell” rings at 8:35 am with the tardy bell ringing at 8:40 am. This week, our attendance desk has prepared over 70 letters to families to warn them that their child(ren) have 3 or more tardies since the start of the school year. Being late to school leads to the following challenges for your child:

·         Your child misses important classroom announcements

·         Missing valuable instruction

·         Increased stress felt by children

·         A possible belief that school or promptness is not important

·         Missing out on play time and social opportunities that he/she could have on the playground before school

 

 

Recurring Announcements:
         

·         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. 

 

·         Are you cleaning out your house after the Holidays? Please support Walt Disney Junior Girl Scout Troop 30940 as they work towards earning their Bronze Award with Operation Donation. Our scouts are collecting items for families in need starting Tuesday, 1/19/10, they will have bins in the front of the school by the flag pole, back of the school, and one in the front office. They will be collecting the following items: blankets, sleeping bags, toys, clothing, shoes (new or slightly used), coats, rain ponchos, and new socks. These items will be donated to St. Anthony's Padua Dining Hall to be distributed to people and families in need. Operation Donation ends on Friday 1/29/10. Thank you for your support.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 19, 2010

New Announcements:

 

·         WOW Winners:  Congratulations to this week’s WOW winners who were “caught being good” by showing their “mega-skills.”

 

Jack B. from Mr. Blair’s class

Jenna W. from Ms. Faber’s class

Viola S. from Ms. Koby’s class

Angelia D. from Ms. Fagerbourg’s class

Karl L. from Ms. Garrahan’s class

Jake D. from Ms. Costa’s class

Aramis S. from Ms. Schaeffer’s class

CC F. from Ms. Hughes’ class

Nikolina B. from Ms. Siskind/ Ms. Vanasupa’s class

Kayla W. & Sarah St. from Ms. Tayeb’s class

Megan O. from Ms. Drain/Fissore’s class

Lilliana M. from Ms. Rodriguez’s class

Annie K. from Ms. Macias’ class

Fiona X. from Ms. Frank/Windham’s class

Christian V. from Ms. Biven’s class

 

·         Are you cleaning out your house after the Holidays? Please support Walt Disney Junior Girl Scout Troop 30940 as they work towards earning their Bronze Award with Operation Donation. Our scouts are collecting items for families in need starting Tuesday, 1/19/10, they will have bins in the front of the school by the flag pole, back of the school, and one in the front office. They will be collecting the following items: blankets, sleeping bags, toys, clothing, shoes (new or slightly used), coats, rain ponchos, and new socks. These items will be donated to St. Anthony's Padua Dining Hall to be distributed to people and families in need. Operation Donation ends on Friday 1/29/10. Thank you for your support.  

 

·         Memorial Services for Teacher Judy Reid: We will have a memorial service for Judy Reid on Saturday, January 23 at 10 am in the school MPR. Judy was a teacher at Disney for 33 years. We welcome the community to attend to remember and celebrate Judy’s life and impact on us as a teacher, colleague, and friend.

 

·         Staff Development Day on Monday, January 25: Next Monday, students do not have school as our teachers will be working hard in two specific topics during Staff Development Day. We will collaborate on aligning our writing instruction and also receive training on our new classroom presentations systems (LCD projectors, document cameras, and computers).

 

Recurring Announcements:
         

·         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. 

 

·         Attention all artists: The 6th Annual Street Smarts Storybook Poster Contest presented by Sunset Development Company is here!  Elementary school children from throughout the San Ramon Valley are encouraged to draw illustrations for Street Smarts’ third traffic safety storybook, “The Giant’s Party” by local author Dana Mentink.  In the story, Jack climbs the beanstalk up to the giant’s castle and receives instructions to deliver party invitations to other storybook characters.  Jack learns about bicycle, scooter, skateboard, and rollerblade safety along the way.

 

The winning illustrations will be featured in the final ten-page storybook and will be distributed to thousands of children in the San Ramon Valley at libraries and community centers.  The ten winners will get their own treasure: a Flip Video Camcorder and art kit.  The winning artwork and final storybook will be unveiled at the Storybook Poster Contest Awards Ceremony on March 11, 2010 at the Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center.

 

Students in grades K-5 of all artistic abilities are encouraged to participate.  The contest ends February 8, 2010.  Entry forms and contest information can be picked up at the main office or by visiting www.streetsmarts-srv.com.