February 22, 2010

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.