August 30, 2010

New Announcements:

·         Important Upcoming Dates : 

Sept. 1:	5th Grade Camp Arroyo Info Meeting (5:45 pm – 6:30 pm)   Back to School Night (adults only), 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm = Kinder, Gr. 4-5 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm = Gr. 1-3 (Prochazka and Frank’s classes is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug 31
Sept. 3:	Budget Cut Day – No school
Sept. 6:	Labor Day – No school
Sept. 7	Early /Late Reader Schedule Begins for K-2

 

·        New After School Enrichment Class: We have started a partnership with Spectrum of Science to offer a new series of after school enrichment classes for students. Would your child enjoy building a robotic vehicle, splitting a beam of light, or dissecting? Spectrum of Science will integrate a number of hands on science experiments and make learning S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fun. Download this flyer and sign up directly with Spectrum of Science. Classes start September 7.

 

·        Lunch Duty Supervisors Needed: Are you interested in helping out at our school supervising students during their lunch and lunch recess? Would you like to be paid for this? We have one open positions for up to 6 hour/week lunch duty supervisor position. If you are interested, go to this website to apply. If you have any questions about this position, feel free to contact me by calling the office or emailing me.

·        Playground Supervision Begins at 8:25 am: Our staff starts supervising arriving students on our playground in the morning at 8:25 am. In order to provide the safest environment possible for your child, we ask that students not be dropped off until after supervision begins. However, if your child must be dropped off before 8:25 am, please make sure they stay on the parking lot side of the broad white line painted near the entrance to our playground. Students may enter the playground once our supervisors (in yellow vests) arrive.  

 

 

Recurring Announcements:
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August 18, 2010

New Announcements:

·         Important Upcoming Dates : 

August 20:	Staff Development Day
August 20:	Class Assignments Posted on MPR doors at 4:00 pm
August 23:	1st Day of School, Minimum Day Dismissal (Kinder orientation)– Bell schedule
August 23:	WDPTA Ice Cream Social after school, 12:10 pm – 1:00 pm
Sept. 1:	Back to School Night (adults only),  6:45 pm – 7:30 pm = Kinder, Gr. 4-5 7:45 pm – 8:30 pm = Gr. 1-3
Sept. 3:	Budget Cut Day – No school
Sept. 6:	Labor Day – No school
	Download the newly released District Calendar for 2010-2011 (includes “budget cut” days)

 

·        Map for Vehicle Drop off & Pick-ups: As you prepare for the first week of school, I wanted everyone to be aware that we have worked together with San Ramon Police and San Ramon Transportation to revise the front of the school. Our 3 Traffix buses will pull all the way forward in our parking lot, which will enable cars to still use the parking lot for drop off and pick up even when the buses are present. The Pebble Place exit/entrance to our school is NOT a designated drop-off/pick-up location for students in vehicles. To view a map created by San Ramon Transportation of the endorsed drop-off/pick-up spots, click here.

 

I recommend, if you can, to walk to school on the first day of school. The parking and traffic tends to be heavy on this day.

 

·        Lunch Duty Supervisors Needed: Are you interested in helping out at our school supervising students during their lunch and lunch recess? Would you like to be paid for this? We have two open positions for up to 6 hour/week lunch duty supervisor position. If you are interested, go to this website to apply. If you have any questions about this position, feel free to contact me by calling the office or emailing me.

·        Starting the Day Together: Starting on the second day of school, Tuesday, August 24, you will see a change in how we start the day. Students who start their day at the 8:40 am start time (does not include Kinder or the K/1 combo class) will line up on the playground after the 8:35 am first bell. Teachers will come out to greet students and walk their students to classrooms. As a result, all students and parents should go out to the playground instead of lining up by classroom doors. Teachers will discuss and train students on the first day of school.

 

For the first day of school, students can go directly to their classrooms after the 8:35 am bell.

 

 

Recurring Announcements:
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August 3, 2010

I trust that all of our  Walt Disney (WD) families are enjoying some summer fun. As one parent recently shared with me, “I am in complete denial that the first day of school is only 3 weeks away.” I would especially like to welcome our new WD families to our community. Whether your child is about to enter Kindergarten, or you and your family are new to our neighborhood, on behalf of the entire WD community…WELCOME! 

 

As a special reminder, our incoming Kindergarten “Getting to Know You” day is coming next Wednesday, August 11. During this day, your incoming Kindergartener will spend 40 minutes working with our Kindergarten teachers while parents will hear an orientation from me, our PTA President, Trish Baer, and our DESEF President, Jan Devilbiss. We will use the information gathered during this 40 minute “assessment”  as one factor in creating balanced Kindergarten class assignments for the upcoming school year. If your incoming Kindergartener was enrolled in June, you had an opportunity to sign up for either the 10:00 am, 11:30 am, or 2:00 pm session. If you did not sign up, we will call you soon or you can call our front office (479-3900) to sign up for a session.

 

As all of our families prepare for the upcoming important dates while squeezing in your final summer activities, I wanted you to have a list of important dates to put into your calendar. Feel free to download it by clicking on the link in the previous sentence. Please note that these dates and events are subject to change.

 

Thank you and the staff and I look forward to seeing you later this month.