March 29, 2010

New Announcements:

 

·         WOW Winners:  Congratulations to these recent WOW winners who were “caught being good” by showing their “mega-skills.”

 

Mark C. from Mr. Blair’s class

Andrew K. from Ms. Faber’s class

Amanda T. from Ms. Koby’s class

Nirmiti M. from Ms. Fagerbourg’s class

Maria P. from Ms. Costa’s class

Jaedon T. from Ms. Hughes’ class

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

A.J. B. from Ms. Drain/Fissore’s class

Alexa J. from Ms. Rodriguez’s class

Taylor K. from Ms. Macias’ class

Henry G. from Ms. Frank/Windham’s class

CJ H. from Ms. Garrahan’s class

Aimee C. from Ms. Schaeffer’s class

Josh C. from Ms. Tayeb’s class

·         Important Upcoming Dates : 

March 31	8th Annual Community Fair, 6-8 p.m., Iron Horse Middle School
April 1	1st  Grade Vocal Music Assembly, 10:30 am – 11:00 am, MPR
April 2	Ms. Frank’s/Windham’s Class Field Trip to Sunol Regional Park
April 5-9	Spring Break

 

 

·         Disney’s Night at the Ballpark and PTA Oakland Athletics Ticket Sales :  Do you want to go to an Oakland Athletics game and earn money for Disney’s PTA? Purchase discounted tickets or sell tickets to friends and family through us and the Oakland Athletics will donate either $4 or $8 per ticket back to Disney’s PTA. We are also inviting the entire Disney Elementary community to our first “Disney’s Night at the Ballpark” family fun night event on Friday, April 16. Disney’s staff, students, and community are invited to attend and watch the A’s play the Baltimore Orioles. We hope to fill up an entire section of seats in the Plaza level for this night. To join the Disney section of seats, you must order Plaza level tickets for the April 16^th game. ALL TICKET ORDERS ARE DUE TO THE OFFICE BY MARCH 29. If you have any questions, please contact Chad Stephens.

 

Field Level Order Form

 

Plaza Level Order Form

 

·         8^th Annual Community Fair : Every summer, parents/guardians wonder what they are going to do to keep their child(ren) busy. Well, wonder no more. Everything ranging from music and sports camps, to Bollywood dance lessons and cultural exchange programs, to kids crafts and academic tutoring, to child care services and State park adventures, can be found at the 8th Annual San Ramon Valley Community Fair on March 31, 2010, which will be held at Iron Horse Middle School from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The Community Fair provides a "one-stop-shop" for families to meet face-to-face with various groups that provide summer and fall programs and activities. This year the Community Fair will feature activities/programs for both general and special education children...as well as volunteer opportunities for families and youth. This event is FREE to the public...and is appropriate for families with pre-schoolers thru high school graduates. Hope to see you there!

·         “Pass it On” Book Donation: Do you have books that you no longer want?  The PTA Cross County, with the help of our Student Council, is collecting gently used Kindergarten through 5^th grade books for our sister school in Antioch.   Please take a moment to clean up your bookshelves and donate some books to a child in need.   Collection boxes will be in each classroom and the school office through April 2.   If you would like more information please contact Joan Knight or Christine Salisbury.

·         Class Placements for 2010-11:  The teachers and I will work together soon to create balanced classes for next year. If you have questions regarding how we create class assignments, download and read the FAQ sheet. If you would like to submit a Student Information Sheet based on your child’s learning needs, download and submit the Student Information Sheet to the front office by May 15. You can also pick up a Student Information Sheet in the front office.

Recurring Announcements:
         

 

·         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.

·         Summer Enrichment Program :  as many of our families may have already heard during conferences with teachers, our district will not have an intervention summer program for elementary students (except for some cases of special education and English learners). However, enrichment summer school will continue. To see what classes are available, go to the K-4 district summer programs website where you can also sign up your child(ren). Online registration opens on March 24.