Dear Daves Avenue Families,
Please join me in congratulating our Cool Cat performers and all of the crew members of Rockin’ Robin Hood, the LGUSD play. The performance was spectacular and it was so special to see our very own students shining on stage. Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who also spent countless hours making sure that the performance was top notch.
The Los Gatos Education Foundation (LGEF) is working hard to cross their finish line with a gold medal! They are 91% of the way to their annual goal. With your help, they hope to cross the finish line by February 28, 2019. Thank you to all families who have donated thus far. If you would like to help us finish the race, you are welcome to donate today at
LGEF.org
. Your support to LGEF and
Dollars for Daves
matters!
Just a friendly reminder, our campus will be closed all of next week for February Recess. School will resume on Monday, February 25, 2019, at 8:15 A.M. Please be safe and stay as healthy!
Also, please read the letter below from Student Services regarding a local climate survey coming up in March.
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Kind Regards,
Principal, Daves Avenue Elementary
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From the District Nurse
It's Flu Season .....
Due to the higher incidence of flu-like symptoms in our community:
* Review respiratory "etiquette" with your child (cover your mouth when you cough/sneeze with tissue or your sleeve)
* Frequent hand washing with soap and water (preferred over hand sanitizer) is the best defense
* Keep your child home if he/she has a sore throat, cough and/or fever
*Currently, students need to be symptom free for 48 hours (without medication) in order to return to school
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Did you know that you can purchase discounted tickets to Boogie Night, the 2019 Cool Cat auction, if you are a
DOLLARS FOR DAVES
donor? Simply
click here
to make your
DOLLARS FOR DAVES
donation & you can then purchase your Auction ticket at the discounted rate!
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BOOGIE NIGHT - 2019 COOL CAT AUCTION
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Calling all disco divas and cool cats…get ready to blast back to the grooviest decade with Daves Ave!
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TOP TEN REASONS TO BOOGIE
10. Enjoy a kid-free night on the town with your spouse.
9. Catch up with old friends…and make new ones.
8. Support H&SC funding for things like classroom tech, field trips,
community-building events and more.
7. Witness Ross Hanson's emcees skills… He’s not just a fabulous chef at
Oak & Rye.
6. Check out people’s disco gear and groovy moves.
5. Dust off your fabulous leisure suit and platforms.
4. Get great deals on summer camps, cool events, restaurants, fabulous
jewelry, and so much more.
3. Don’t miss out on sign-up parties that sell out quickly.
2. Have the opportunity to nab unique experiences like dinner at the Fire
Station or a reserved school parking spot for the year.
1. Have FUN while building our Daves Community!
Tickets are only $125 per person or $75 for
DOLLARS FOR DAVES
supporters. You get to party like a disco superstar and enjoy a delicious buffet dinner, drinks, dancing, lots of surprises, and a guaranteed fun night!
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Thank you to our sponsor!
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Never Miss an Important Date!
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Final Date to Register for the Daves Avenue Science Fair
See more info about the Science Fair below
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February Recess - NO SCHOOL
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School Site Council Meeting
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, MPR
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6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Glass House, Downtown San Jose
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The Book Fair is happening soon!
8:00 am - 6:00 pm in the Library
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Conference Week - MINIMUM DAYS
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March H&SC Member Meeting
8:30 am, MPR
Please join us 8:30am for our March Home & School Club member meeting. During this short meeting, we will vote to approve the purchase of flexible seating for each classroom. See you there!
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Math Night
5:30 am - 7:30 pm, MPR
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Author's Day
See more information about Author's Day below.
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SPELL4FUN Winners
1st Grade:
Bella Berry, Piper Harris, Rose Mahoney, Danny Jackson, Max Navarro
2nd Grade:
Ginger Clarke, Neena Srivatsa, Ava Cranmer, Sophia Cranmer, Annika Kalele
3rd Grade:
Enzo Reginelli, Jonah Coven, Christopher Cox, George Garner, Parham Pourahmad, Ethan Sul
4th Grade:
Kira Vodomerova, Anna Cummings, Lily Tran
5th Grade:
Zoe Charles, Josie Hanson, Preston Drolette, Nelson Kramer
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Estimation Jar Winners
1
st
- 5
th
Grade
Estimation Jar had 95 Fuzzy Snails
Winner:
Haley Betti
(Ms. Clark’s class)
Estimate: 95
Kinder
Estimation Jar had 42 Fuzzy Snails
Winner:
Kotone Tanada
(Ms. Peattie’s class)
Estimate: 40
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was a huge success!
There were many winners, some good laughs, and a lot of fun.
Thank you to...
* all the student and adult volunteers
* the bakers and treat donors
* the one-and-only Bob Luton
* everyone in attendance
A special shout out to Jenna Mittleman and school staff for their support, the Home & School Club for hosting the event, and Di Mattei Construction for their corporate sponsorship.
Karin Luton, Bingo Night Chair
Michele Grancell, Bingo Night Co-Chair
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The Daves Avenue Home & School Club Presents...
The 2019 Science Fair - April 4, 2019
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The Science Fair is a great opportunity for all Daves K-5 students to showcase their inner scientist. Visit the
Science Fair webpage
to register. There are also tips and resources regarding grade-appropriate ideas and how to set up display boards.
Important Dates
February 15: Final day to register your student(s)
February 25:
Display boards distributed to students' classrooms
March 25:
All projects due
April 4: Science Fair: Family Night Presentations on 4/4 from 6pm - 8pm. Classroom tours 4/4 - 4/5.
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On Author’s Day this year, March 28, we welcome
Keiko Kasza
(for grades PreK-2nd) and
Katherine Applegate
(for grades 3rd-5th). Author’s Day is a school-wide celebration. Learning the books takes time, which can be hard to find before an order deadline. This year, for the first time, every student will be gifted a signed book written by the author they will hear. The usual forms are
only
for ordering additional books. No form is needed for the gift book. Forms, deadlines, and family budget can be obstacles. We aim to clear obstacles, so that all are included. Several people have helped make this possible for the first time this year. To hear more, please visit the library.
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Keiko Kasza, who will speak to PreK-2nd grades, is both author and illustrator. She was born in Japan and grew up there with her extended family. Ms. Kasza came to California in 1973 to attend college, studying graphic design. Leo Lionni’s
Frederick
is one of the books that inspired her happy switch to children’s books. She has published 22 books
which are memorable, funny and deceptively simple (because complex things are captured so clearly).
. She compares creating a book to “acting on stage under the lights… when I’m acting, I’m a child myself.” Her last name is pronounced KA-za, and sounds Japanese, but is “actually her husband’s Hungarian family name.” She visits us from Indianapolis. For more information visit:
keikokasza.com
A Mother for Choco
is the book that will be gifted to every PreK-2nd grade student.
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Katherine Applegate, who will speak to our 3rd-5th grades, is author of over 100 books. Her best known books convey complex, subtle situations with deceptive brevity, eloquence, and depth. Empathy pervades her work, which includes many unusual points of view.
The One and Only Ivan
won the Newbery Medal, the highest honor for a children’s novel, in 2013. A movie is being made also. Extraordinary honors make authors extraordinarily busy, so we are fortunate to have Ms. Applegate as our guest. (Mrs. G has wished she’d come to Author’s Day for over a decade.) She visits us from Tiburon, CA. For more information visit:
katherineapplegate.com
Wishtree
is the book that will be gifted to every 3rd-5th grade student.
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EVERY book findable has been assembled in our library, often in multiple copies (thank you bookmobile and SCCL for this huge assist). Students are encouraged to prepare for authors by reading their work. We’ve tried to make it accessible! Keiko Kasza’s works are brief, so students will hear most in class and at the library before Author’s Day. Katherine Applegate’s are longer, but should not be read in a hurry (many make thoughtful family read-alouds). In addition to the obvious titles, we’ve gathered those that are hard to find.
CLICK HERE
for details about available books by both authors, or ask your librarian, who has read all to better advise.
Suggestions? Questions? Please bring them to the library or
email Mrs. G
!
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Box Tops for Education Class Competition!!
The
Free2Me
program keeps you informed on businesses that offer
FREE
money that comes right back to Daves Avenue Elementary! Each month we will feature a participating business and have some special raffles and prizes.
Free2Me
is featuring
Box Tops for Education
again this month!
Box Tops
are trimmed from participating products and earn us $.10 for each one collected. We earned almost $80 from our first submission and hope to earn even more this time. To jazz up the fun
Free2Me
would like to offer a class party to the class that submits the most
Box Tops by Feb. 26th
(this is a hard due date for the contest). Please turn in your trimmed Box Tops in an envelope or baggie labeled with your child's name AND teacher for full credit to the shiny blue
Box Tops
box in the office. Want to earn even more credit for you class?! Visit
www.boxtops4education.com
and enter our school in any sweepstakes listed. You'll earn 5 bonus points for your class for each sweepstakes entry. Print and send with
Box Tops
or email screenshot to
Free2Me@davesavehsc.com
. Happy Clipping!!!
We have also extended our second
Benefit Mobile
drawing till
April 1st
. Please help our school earn more free money by using
Benefit Mobile
to pay for purchases you are already making. Download the
Benefit Mobil
e app today to be entered to win a $50 Target gift card!!!
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Daves Avenue FOOD DRIVE
to benefit our local community in need
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We are coordinating a FOOD DRIVE to help fill the House of Hope pantry shelves. Each grade level will collect specific items and everything will be delivered to House of Hope for distribution to families in need. Participation is voluntary.
FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BRING IN ITEMS!
ITEMS BEING COLLECTED:
Kindergarten: nut/seed butter & jam/jelly
First Grade: pasta and sauce
Second Grade: canned beans (all types)
Third Grade: canned fruit or fruit cups
Fourth & Fifth Grades: low sugar boxed cereal (regular sized boxes, please)
Please place your donated items in the House of Hope food bins located outside of each classroom.
For more information about the House of Hope
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The Girls on the Run after-school program is more than just a running program - it gives 3-5th grade girls the tools to be
HAPPY
,
healthy
, and
confident
!
With the addition of more
fantastic
volunteer coaches, we can now offer this
Fabulous
program to even more girls!!
Join our Amazing Daves Avenue GOTR Team today!
GOTR runs from
March 4th through May 15th on Mon & Wed after school.
Carolyn, Hayley, Heather, Patty, Ali, Tai & Kimberly
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Daves Avenue Elementary School
17770 Daves Avenue, Monte Sereno, CA 95030
Phone: 408-335-2200 | Fax: 408-395-6314 | Attendance Line: 408-335-2245
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Daves Avenue Home & School Club
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THE AVENUE is approved by Principal Jenna Mittleman and the HSC Board to provide pertinent information weekly to the Daves Avenue community.
*The Avenue newsletter is written exclusively to provide the Daves Avenue community with school information. Articles, information, calendars, etc. may not be duplicated or re-printed in any manner without the permission of the Home and School Club or the Daves Avenue school administration.
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