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.