HOME & SCHOOL CLUB PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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Happy November Daves Avenue Families,
We had our last meeting of 2018 last Friday. Can you believe it? Time is flying by rather quickly.
A huge thank you to our
Fun Run
committee (Ali Olivo, Jamie Girton, Karin Luton, Kerry Tranduc, Michelle Grancell, & Selin Gurses Acar) for pulling together a fabulous event for our kiddos and parents alike. It was a huge effort and the committee worked nonstop to make sure it was a successful and fun experience.
Thank you to the
CASA
team (Claire Nippress & Stephani Regalia) for helping us observe Red Ribbon Week and making sure we continue to make healthy and good choices. The school was decked out in red bows and looked lovely.
Scooter to School Day
is coming up on November 14th.
All scooter riders will be entered into a raffle brought to you by Safe Routes to School - thanks to Meghan Spencer.
Also on November 14th, there is a
Bubbles and Baubles
event at David Yurman. There will be champagne, hors dβoeuvres, music, and fun! Tickets are still available, and cost $25 each. You can purchase them
HERE
.
THANK YOU so much to those who have donated
DOLLARS for DAVES
; we are very grateful. Unfortunately, we are still at 34% participation, and need your help to raise more funds to support field trips, technology, classroom grants, and Coach Rance (just to name a few expenses). Please visit
https://davesavehsc.org/donate.html
to donate.
The Home & School Club Board wishes everyone a wonderful and memorable holiday season ahead. π€
President, Daves Avenue Home & School Club
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IMPORTANT DISTRICT MESSAGE
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BLOSSOM HILL ROAD BRIDGE UPDATE
Blossom Hill Road is open for west-bound traffic only. Blossom Hill Road is CLOSED to east-bound traffic until Caltrans can repair structural damage to that side of the Highway 17 overpass. Caltrans continues to move forward with repairs on the Blossom Hill Road Bridge with
re-opening of the bridge scheduled for November 28, 2018
.
Vasona Park is available for drop off for students coming from the west side of Town. The park gates open at 8:00am. Consider walking, riding or carpooling during this time. Please continue to include a few extra minutes in your cross-Town plans.
The Town has a series of FAQs posted on its
WEBSITE
that addresses many other questions and ideas.
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IMPORTANT HOME & SCHOOL CLUB MESSAGES
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ATTENTION: Carnival
Co-Chair
Needed!
Hi Daves Avenue Families,
We now have one Carnival Co-Chair and are looking for an additional Co-Chair to help get our 43rd Daves Avenue Carnival underway. The Carnival is set for Friday, May 31st.
Our awesome Carnival is a community building event to bring our families together. Our families will enjoy games, prizes, bouncy houses, face painting, food, a talent show (chaired by Ali Olivo), and more. The Carnival Chairs will have a committee of helpers to manage all the volunteers, games, inflatables, food, concessions, and all of the logistics of ensuring a fun and safe carnival. The responsibilities begin in the late autumn with bookings and payments, and then activities ramp up in the spring.
Our previous fabulous Chair has passed down all of the information you will need. Save the Dates have been sent to previous vendors. We just need a Co-Chair to help oversee it all to run smoothly. You will have a partner to work with! If you think you might be interested, please
email us
!
We appreciate you considering it.
Thank you!
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The results are in β congratulations Cool Cats, collectively you have raised
$17,219
!!!
We would like to recognize
5th grade
not only for raising the most funds ($4,489) but also for their help with the overall clean up after the event.
Now the Winners!
- TK/KG β Ms. Peattie - $1,291
- 1st Grade β Ms. Ludeman - $1,112
- 2nd Grade β Spencer/Valouch - $650
- 3rd Grade β Ms. Bonner - $1,294
- 4th Grade β Mr. White - $930
- 5th Grade β Ms. Baker - $2,183
Congratulations to all of the winners β they received their trophies today during the Wednesday Wave and will be in their classroom for the rest of the school year.
In the coming weeks through student council reps and other means, we will be asking students their feedback and ideas for the improvements they would like to see on the blacktop.
If any of our parents have any connections to assist with these black top enhancements (repainting, new painting, design), we would love to hear from you! Please reach out to the
Fun Run Team.
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Never Miss an Important Date!
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Book Fair!
Daves Library
Open 8am - 6pm, Daily thru 11/9
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The Daves Avenue Book Fair happens during Conference Week, twice a year.
Buying books at the Fair supports our Library, as 25% of the proceeds come back to us!
Think about those favorites your child and family like to re-read, as these make
great holiday gifts!
And if your childβs favorite is not at the Fair, we can order it (it usually comes in a week or less!)*.
- Shop during school and surprise your child with a new book! (Right after school is usually the busiest time.)
- If your child is enjoying a book their teacher is reading aloud in class, note that these books are targeted at the classβ listening level, so be ready to have this book be a family read-aloud.
- Cash, Check and Credit Card are accepted!
* To order books, make a wish list with your child and either email our librarian,
Amy Goldsmith
, or drop by the library and Mrs. G will process your order.
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Join
the Los Gatos
Holiday
Parade
!
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Dear Students and Parents,
We would like to invite you to participate in the Los Gatos Childrenβs Holiday Parade on Saturday December 1st. This year, the
Los Gatos Education Foundation
would like to showcase some of our wonderful music students. We need fourth and fifth grade students to play recorder and third grade students to play percussion instruments to help represent the Los Gatos Education Foundation (LGEF) in the parade.
If you are interested, please let us know via email by Friday November 9th
. You will need to be able to play the
attached music
, attend all rehearsals, and attend the parade. You will receive a shirt and Santa hat to wear for the parade.
Rehearsals at Daves Avenue Elementary School
:
Tuesday 11/13 at Daves Ave room 3 from 3:15-3:45pm
Monday 11/26 at Daves Ave room 3 from 3:15-3:45pm
Friday 11/30 at Daves Ave room 3 from 3:15-3:45pm
Parade
Saturday December 1st downtown Los Gatos β parade starts at 11, but parade participants arrive earlier (please plan to be available 9 am-1:30/2 pm)
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Alyson Ancheta and Ana George
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Scooter to School - Get excited - those students who Scooter to School will be entered into a Raffle to win cool Safe Routes to School goodie bags!
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Bubbles & Baubles Event
(Auction Party)
7:00 pm, David Yurman at Valley Fair Mall
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Enjoy cocktails and apps with your fabulous Daves Friends! Get a head start on your holiday shopping at David Yurman
(20% of all proceeds go to the Home & School Club!) or just enjoy a relaxing evening getting pampered with your friends!
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Not completely satisfied with your child's school picture? Just bring your child's picture package to school today and they can be retaken.
We are also requesting
volunteers
to help out. If you're available, please talk to Amy or Sue in the front office. Thank you!
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Thanksgiving Recess - NO SCHOOL
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Halloween Scavenger Hunt Winners at FunVisors
Congratulations to the 1st place winners of 2018 Halloween Scavenger Hunt!
1st grade: Frankie Hogenhout, Beren Aytuna, Cyrus Rahimi, Logan, David Troy and Ashton Blakeney
2nd/3rd grade: Quinn Harr, Jackie Zhuge, Alyshia LaPlante, Fiona McInerney and Jenny Serhiienko
4th/5th grade: Cole Zimmer, Calvin Vaughn Baker, Tyson Vaughn Baker, Austin Williams and Alex Halsey
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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Featuring this month's edition of "THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN GREEN!"...
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Free2Me features Benefit Mobile!
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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
Benefit Mobile
for the months of November and December! Did you know that many of the purchases you are already making could be earning our school
FREE
money if you paid through
Benefit Mobile
?! That's right, by adding just one simple step into your routine you could earn Daves Avenue up to 20% back. Simply download the
Benefit Mobile app
and purchase the amount needed through the retailer listed and use that to pay for your purchase. By
downloading the Benefit Mobile app
and joining the Daves Avenue Team this month and next you are eligible to win one of two $50 Target gift cards that have been generously donated to us by
Benefit Mobile
. You will receive 1 entry just for signing up and 5 entries for every purchase made through
Benefit Mobile
. Our first drawing will be
Dec. 1st
and the second drawing on
Jan. 1st
.
Thank you to all the families that turned in
Box Tops
!!! Our very first submission was
$75.40
in
FREE
money! Due to the awesome success we will have another raffle in the near future so please keep sending in those trimmed
Box Tops
. Congratulations to
McKinley Holst
from Mrs. Peattie's kindergarten class! You were our first
Box Tops
raffle winner and will receive a
$25 gift card
from any retailer on
Benefit Mobile
!!!
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LOS GATOS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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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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