New Announcements:
·
WOW Winners: Congratulations to this
week’s WOW winners who were “caught being good” by showing their “mega-skills.”
Lauren C. from Mr. Blair’s class
Isabella R. from Ms. Faber’s class
Kailey M. from Ms. Koby’s
class
Yuri G. from Ms. Fagerbourg’s
class
Allison E..
from Ms. Costa’s class
Nicole N. from Ms. Hughes’ class
Ethan J. from Ms. Siskind/ Ms. Vanasupa’s class
Chris H. from Ms. Drain/Fissore’s class
Adia M. from Ms. Rodriguez’s class
Destiny C. from Ms. Macias’ class
Joey C. from Ms. Frank/Windham’s
class
Mira Q. from Ms. Biven’s class
Conor M. from Ms. Parkhurst’s
class
Neeharika C. from Ms. Garrahan’s
class
Ariel S. from Ms. Schaeffer’s class
Nicole B. from Ms. Tayeb’s class
·
Important Upcoming Dates :
|
February 27 |
DESEF
Live Auction/Casino Dinner Event |
|
March 1 - 5 |
CogAT
testing (2nd graders only) |
|
March
1 |
Soul
Shoppe Workshop for students during class |
|
March
2 |
English
Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting – 3:30 pm in Library |
|
March
5 |
Lifetouch’s
Sticky Picture Day |
|
March
5 |
End
of 2nd Trimester |
·
DESEF
Auction is Here! Thank you for all those who participated in our online auction. It was
a huge success, the second phase of our auction event
is coming. 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.
·
New
SRVUSD Cyber-bullying Policy: With the increased level of technology
available to our children, comes increased responsibility for the appropriate
use of technology. The internet and technology brings
an incredible resource into the hands of our teachers and students, however,
there is the chance that a small few will use these tools inappropriately. As a
result, SRVUSD has released a new
policy on cyber-bullying. This policy will be a part of all future
printings of our student handbooks and parent handbooks, but the policy will be
in effect immediately.
·
“Relief for Haiti” Drive : The Disney student council is
sponsoring a coin drive to collect money for the people in Haiti. All funds
will be donated to the Red Cross. This has been a wonderful opportunity for
teachers, students, and even parents to model what it means to look beyond our
own needs and have a global vision towards the needs of those in Haiti. The last day to contribute is this
Monday, February 22. Containers are in every classroom.
·
ELAC Meeting on March 2 : Due to our growing population of
English Learners (students for who English is a second language), we are
starting an English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) comprised of teachers and
parents. If your child is an English Learner (EL), you should have received an invitation
to our meeting on Tuesday, March 2, at 3:30 pm in the Disney Library. At
this meeting, you will learn what it means for your child to be an English
Learner, how to work together with your child’s teacher, and you will have a
chance to give valuable feedback to me and our teacher members on how we can
best serve our EL students.
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.
·
Free & Reduced Lunch: we have all felt the crunch of our
recent economy in one way or another. Our school
district does offer school lunch service on a free and/or reduced fee basis for
families who qualify. I invite families to consider this option as a nutritious
lunch makes a big difference in our children’s day. Visit this
website below to download the application, and return it to the Disney
office. All applications and information are kept confidential.
