March 8, 2010

New Announcements:

 

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

 

Nicole C. from Mr. Blair’s class

Tyler R. from Ms. Faber’s class

Justin S. from Ms. Koby’s class

Ethan R. from Ms. Fagerbourg’s class

Julia S. from Ms. Costa’s class

Gwen T. from Ms. Hughes’ class

Ethan J. from Ms. Siskind/ Ms. Vanasupa’s class

Sofia A. from Ms. Drain/Fissore’s class

Cameron H. from Ms. Rodriguez’s class

Anneleise D. from Ms. Macias’ class

Loren S. from Ms. Frank/Windham’s class

Holden M. from Ms. Biven’s class

Beth K. from Ms. Parkhurst’s class

Alex C. from Ms. Garrahan’s class

Ali K. from Ms. Schaeffer’s class

Jessica S. from Ms. Tayeb’s class

·         Important Upcoming Dates : 

March 10	Ms. Frank & Mr. Blair Field Trip to Tech Museum Ms. Fagerbourg Field Trip to Whole Foods
March 11	WDPTA Talent Show, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Multipurpose Room
March 12	Ms. Rodriguez & Ms. Macias (4th graders) Field Trip to Macedo Ranch
March 15-19	Spring Parent Teacher Conferences (Minimum day dismissal)
March 17	St. Patricks’s Day
March 18	Pasta Pomodoro Disney Day – mention you are from Disney when dining

 

 

·         Please Follow Traffic & Parking Laws :  Thank you for all of our parent drivers who are following all traffic and parking laws. Please be respectful to other drivers and our neighbors by not parking in front of driveways on Pine Valley Road and Pebble Place, not parking in loading zones, and watching out for pedestrians crossing at marked crosswalks. Our childrens’ safety are our utmost priority.

 

·         THANK YOU Disney Community!:  The live auction event held last weekend, was incredibly successful. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and I hope all attendees had a great time. The best part of the night was the proceeds that were raised to fund programs and equipment that will continue to make Disney a “great place to learn and grow” for our students. With the much public news of drastic budget cuts across our state and school district, local fundraisers like this one are critical. The initial count is in, and the online auction, silent auction, and live auction events raised a net profit of $83,489. I’d like to thank all staff members, parents, and our Disney Elementary School Education Foundation for supporting this event. A special “thank you” goes out to our committee chairs – Sarah Frank, Valerie Singh, and Michele Cordoba who led a long list of parent volunteers for their creativity and hard work.

 

·         Technology Update:  With the infusion of new “21^st century tools” on our campus, we are starting to see teachers and students participating in new learning activities that were not possible without these tools.  Here is a brief overview of what your children did this week in our computer lab. Personally, the exciting aspect is we are starting to see Disney students not only be “users” of digital content, but they are now starting to be “authors, creators, and producers” of digital content.

 

Kinder: Students completed their Sesame Street sorting game.
1st and 2nd: Students finished math logic games.
3rd and 4th: Students started on their grade level Synonym games.
Tayeb: Students used MS Word for their weekly spelling test.
Hughes: Students worked on 5th grade Synonym game.
Macias: Students worked on researching materials for their script for the upcoming class podcast. Students were introduced to the basics of creating a podcast.

 

 

 

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.