As a friendly reminder, Open House is not for conferencing. If you have questions pertaining to your child’s grades, behavior, or other private details, I encourage you to email your child’s teacher if you have questions or would like to schedule a meeting.
Thank you for supporting your child(ren) this year. It’s a great day to be a Cool Cat!
In education together,
Principal, Daves Avenue Elementary
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Seeking Applications for the Daves Parent Representative
to LGUSD’s Financial Advisory Committee (FAC)
Are you a parent with a financial background and a child at Daves Avenue that would like to contribute to the financial planning of LGUSD going forward? If so, the FAC might be for you. Applications being sought by 5/20/19. Click
here
for more info.
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DAVES AVENUE CARNIVAL & TALENT SHOW
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AT DAVES AVENUE BLACKTOP & FIELD
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This is our annual school-wide end-of-the-year event where families enjoy our Daves Avenue Student Talent Show, DJ, cake walk, inflatables, carnival games and prizes, photo booths and more! $15 wristbands for kids ages 5 and older give unlimited access to all carnival activities. Adults are admitted free of charge. Food is available for purchase during the carnival...enjoy fresh-from-the-oven pizzas, delicious sliders, hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, and shaved ice.
TALENT SHOW
Casting Call! - Calling all dancers, singers, musicians, and other amazing acts...Show off your talent at the Daves Avenue Talent Show during the Carnival!
Registration forms will be available in the office and on the
website
tomorrow.
VOLUNTEERS!
This event needs volunteers to be a success! We are looking for several
parent
volunteers to assist with various Carnival duties at the event. Most shifts are only one hour in length so you may enjoy the Carnival with your kids! If you can help out by taking a shift or two, please sign up at
HERE
.
If you have
Fisher or Los Gatos High School students
who would like to volunteer at the event and earn community service hours, please sign up Fisher students at
Fisher Sign Up
,
and LG High students at
LG High Sign Up
.
CAKE WALK
The cake walk is a very fun and popular event at the Carnival! If you have a love and talent for baking, please consider donating some of your baked goods. Sign up coming soon.....
PRE-PURCHASE WRISTBANDS
Save some time and pre-purchase wristbands for your student(s) at
davesavehsc.org/carnival
. Wristbands can be picked up at the will call booth at the Carnival. They will also be available for sale the day of the event.
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Thank you to our event sponsor:
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2019-2020 HSC Open Chair Positions
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to learn more about each of these opportunities to support our kids!
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Never Miss an Important Date!
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We are excited about Bike to School Day on Thursday May 9th. We encourage students and families who can ride their bikes to school. Otherwise, Walk & Roll - walk from your house or just a block away from the school, carpool with a neighbor or friend, or scooter to school. Safe Routes is hosting a Raffle for students who Bike to School AND students who Walk or Roll (walk, scooter, or carpool).
We are also thrilled to welcome to campus Monte Sereno’s Mayor, Rowena Turner and newly appointed Council Member Daniel LaBouve. Let’s show them how committed to safety and the environment our Daves Avenue Cool Cats are!
To find your Safe Route to School - check out the
Daves’s Safe Routes
page with more information
Here are some fun resources to get ready for Bike to School Day:
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Mom's Night Out!
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Come out and enjoy an evening under the stars with friends new and old! Bring a bottle of wine or your beverage of choice and we’ll take care of the rest.
For more info and to RSVP click
HERE
!
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Open House - MINIMUM DAY
6:00 pm, Classrooms
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Staff Appreciation Luncheon
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Last H&SC Meeting of the Year
8:30 am, MPR
Come to the final H&SC meeting of the year to vote to approve next year’s budget and next year’s officers and directors.
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Budget
Please click
HERE
to view the proposed budget for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Daves Avenue Carnival and Talent Show
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Daves Blacktop and Field
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5th Grade Party
Saratoga Springs
More Information Coming Soon
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Seeking helpers for the Teacher Appreciation Lunch on May 22!
As an expression of our thanks for all their hard work this year, we are hosting a Southern Belle themed lunch for our dear teachers and staff. Most of the menu will be catered, but we are seeking a few southern-themed items to round out the lunch. Please see here for all the details:
https://signup.com/go/ikTFFtK
Note: home-made and store-bought contributions are equally welcome! And if you have a particular southern style menu item that you really want to bring for our staff to enjoy, please let us know!
Thank you!
Jennifer Meighen and Shelley Sullivan
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Trash Free Tuesday Winners!
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Congratulations to our TFT (Trash Free Tuesday) winners for April 23rd.
- 3rd Grader Yilian Yuan in Mrs. Bonner's class
- 5th grader Nikhil Srivatsa in Mrs. Holman's class
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There will be more random Tuesday raffles with fun prizes to come.
Parents, please help your children bring trash free lunches every Tuesday (or even better, every day!)
As a reminder, trash free means
- reusable food containers, instead of ziploc bags
- washable utensils, instead of plastic forks and spoons
- cloth napkins, instead of paper towels
- a thermos or reusable water bottle, instead of plastic water bottles and juice pouches
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Daves Amazing Race at FUNVisors
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Congratulations! to the 1st place winners.
1st grade:
Elle Lamont, Luciana, Maja Rocks.
2nd/3rd grade :
Ethan Sul, Ivan Habib, Jonah Coven , Parham Pourahmad.
4th/5th grade :
Katya Littfin, Ammie Vo-Robinson, Kayla Mitchell, Haya Suliman, Alex Halsey, Calvin Vaughn-Baker, Tyson Vaughn-Baker, Jeremias Stauch.
The winners had a pizza party with Mrs. Mittleman.
Special thanks to all the volunteers who made the event a success!
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Estimation Jar Winners!
1st - 5th Grade Estimation Jar had 79 Frogs
Winner:
David Troy
(Ms. Splaine’s class )
Estimate: 78
Kinder Estimation Jar had 33 Frogs
Winner:
Tyson Vaughan
(Ms. Peattie’s class) and
Josh Granum
(Ms. Dariano’s class)
Estimate: 33
Winners received a Pizza my Heart gift card!
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LGS Recreation’s
Summer Enrichment School
is back with new class offerings and the ones participants already love! Our program, designed and facilitated by credentialed teachers from local school districts, provides young people the opportunity to keep learning during summer months through a wide-range of challenging, engaging, and fun classes!
Visit our link for registration
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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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STAY CONNECTED, visit the Daves HSC Facebook page!
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