Dear Cool Cat Families,
Happy Fall! Thank you to all families who attended the Family Movie Night on Friday. Special thanks to Danielle Rooney, Sherry Lee, and our amazing Home & School Club for supporting such wonderful community building events.
Now that students are settled into classroom routines, it is important to extend a reminder to all stakeholders about the importance of maximizing instructional minutes as mandated by the California Department of Education. In order to achieve this, we need your help! We have an opportunity to make a huge impact by incorporating these simple strategies into daily routines for our youth:
- Create a checklist for students to use at home prior to coming to school. This checklist could include: homework, backpack, water bottle, lunch, instrument, etc. Ideally, this checklist will be reviewed in the evening before bedtime.
- Set up a routine and stick to it. This will promote student independence and help to minimize morning procrastination (cartoons, social media, daydreaming, staring at cheerios, etc.).
- Eat! Eating a healthy breakfast before starting the school day is linked to improved concentration, better test scores, increased energy, a higher intake of vitamins and minerals, and even a healthier body weight. Breakfast is especially important for young students whose brains use up about half of the body’s energy.
As the Daves Avenue staff are committed to promoting good use of instructional minutes, please know that if your child forgets an item at home and a parent chooses to bring it to the office, the front office staff will not call classrooms during the instructional day. For example, if you are driving your child to school and realize that an instrument was left at home and you have the ability to bring it to school, please make sure it is labeled as it will remain in the office where your child can pick it up during recess or lunch. Thank you for taking an active role to encourage responsibility and independence in all settings. Together, we can help maximize instructional minutes!
In education together,
Principal, Daves Avenue Elementary School
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Never Miss an Important Date!
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Walk & Roll Week Continues!
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Walk and roll everyday this week for Walk & Bike 2 School Week!
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4th Grade Bike Rodeo
Daves Blacktop
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4th Graders will learn bike handling and safety. Plan ahead to
bring your bike, a
helmet
and
comfortable shoes.
If you're driving in with the bike(s), parking is available across the street in the Church parking lot and surrounding streets.
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2019 Auction Committee Kick-Off Party
6:30 - 8 pm, Flights Restaurant in Los Gatos
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Interested at what goes on behind the scenes of the annual Cool Cat Auction? Join us to kick-off the preparations! No commitment required.
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Smile! It's picture day!
We are looking for a few parent volunteers to be runners to classrooms. Full-day (8:15am - 2:30pm) volunteers are preferred but half-day will be accepted as well. If interested, please talk to Amy or Sue in the front office. Volunteers will be compensated with a free picture package!
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NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day
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Champions of Math Classes Begin
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Classes will be held every Tuesday, Oct 9 through March 12,
2:45 - 4:15 PM in Room 20.
Enrollment has begun! To register your 4th or 5th grader, and to view more details on our program, including a bonus Math Olympiad problem, please visit:
davesavehsc.org/mathchamps
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Monthly Math Olympiad contests start on November 13th.
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Home & School Club Meeting #2
8:30 am, MPR
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Deadline to Donate
DOLLARS FOR DAVES
for Wine & Cheese Party Eligibility
Donate DOLLARS FOR DAVES at the Benefactor Level to be eligible for a fabulous Wine & Cheese Party!
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A big
THANK YOU
to the
Robinson, Justice, Del Grande and Vaughn
families for hosting the fantastic Daves Avenue Poker Party last Saturday night. A good time was had by all and the funds raised support amazing programs for our kids, teachers and school. Their support and generosity is greatly appreciated!
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The Quakes want to thank you for your
DOLLARS FOR DAVES donations!
The Quakes understand the importance of building a strong school community & have reached out to Daves to show their appreciation. They would like to offer every Daves family who donates to
DOLLARS FOR DAVES
two free tickets to the October 6th game! You are also welcome to purchase additional tickets at their most discounted rate. Please consider donating today and join the Quakes for a fun-filled night against the New York Red Bulls!
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Click to Enlarge
Daves Project Cornerstone Co-Chairs
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Free2Me features OhmConnect!
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 contests and prizes.
This month we are featuring
OhmConnect
. Click on the image to the right to see how you can win a new Smart thermostat or a $50 Main Street Burger gift card! It's not too late to get in on the action. Sign up today and earn Daves $20 right away.
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We are now collecting Box Tops for Education! Send your trimmed Box Tops in an envelope or baggie with your child, drop them in the shiny blue box in the office, and get entered for a gift card raffle next month (one entry for every 25 Box Tops)!
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Do you have or know of a business that would like to support the Daves Avenue Home & School Club?
Our
Annual Community Sponsorship Program
allows local businesses to help support critical programs at Daves Avenue while having a positive presence in our community throughout the year
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Thank you SO MUCH
to the following businesses for supporting Daves Avenue through our annual community sponsorship program for the 2018-19 school year!
We greatly appreciate your support!!
BrandVia
Level 10 Construction
Hall & Burnett Orthodontics
De Mattei Construction
Vardy’s Jewelers
South Bay Development
Los Gatos Pediatric Dentistry
Mathnasium
Sanco Pipelines
Mamal Rahimi, DDS
Louie Leu Architect, Inc.
IQ Autoworks
JCC
C&O Painting
Click
here
to learn more about how you or your company can support our school!
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LOS GATOS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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Click on the graphic to
Meet YOUR Campus Captain
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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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