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1/25-2/7: Junior Library Guild Home Book Fair
1/28: Common Ground Meeting, 9:00-10:00am (Zoom)
1/28: Student Materials Distribution - Self Service, 12:00-6:00pm
1/29: PTA Virtual Meeting, 9:00-10:30am (Zoom)
1/29: Student Materials Distribution - Self Service, 12:00-5:00pm
2/1-2/5: Words Matter Week
2/2: Virtual Book Fair Read-A-Loud with Mrs. Walton & Mrs. Briggs, 5:30pm (Google Meet)
2/3: Virtual Book Club, 4:00pm (Zoom)
2/3-2/4: Disney Dine-Out: Pizza Bello (all day)
2/11: Student Materials Distribution (Pre-K, TK, Kinder, Hansen's 1st Graders
Only) - Self Service, 12:00-5:00pm
2/11: DESEF Meeting, 7:00-8:30pm (Google Meet)
2/12: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day
2/15: NO SCHOOL - President's Day
2/17: Minimum Day (Monday Schedule)
Welcome to the PTA!
We are currently looking for parent volunteers for the 2021-2022 school year.

The PTA is a child advocacy group that exists at the school, district, state and national levels. The PTA functions to foster a sense of school community, to organize and facilitate school activities and to communicate information relating to family support and parent education opportunities.

Some of the PTA programs we brought to you so far this year include:

Run Club
Reflections Art Program
Sister School Program
Run For Education
Common Ground Coffee
Virtual Book Club
Walt Disney Science Garden

If you are interested in joining our Walt Disney PTA team, please contact Adrienne Yasuda, our PTA President for information re: open positions.

Questions? Contact: Adrienne Yasuda, PTA President
PTA Meeting This Week
Join us for our next PTA meeting!

When: Friday, January 29th
Time: 9:00-10:30am

Register in advance for this meeting here if you are planning to attend.

Questions? Contact: Adrienne Yasuda, PTA President
Make a Difference with DESEF!
Dear Disney Families,

DESEF supports funding for Walt Disney’s paraprofessionals (who help teachers and students), our TK/Kindergarten music program, Dragon Academy (academic intervention), Rainbow Room (social and emotional learning), STEM learning, and more. To run these programs, we raise funds over the year with the help of amazing parent volunteers.

We are currently looking for parent volunteers for the 2021-2022 school year. This will provide a wonderful opportunity to work with other parents and be involved in the decision making process.

If you would like to volunteer or know someone who is interested, please contact our President, Lauren Shimek at desedfoundation@comcast.net.

Questions? Contact: Lauren Shimek, DESEF President
Online Book Fair is Here!
Junior Library Guild

Mark your calendars and get ready for some fun! We are hosting an online book fair! 

Book Fair Dates: January 25th - February 7th. 

I am so excited about this book fair and wanted to share some highlights with you:

• Our partner for this online book fair is Junior Library Guild. JLG is a book-selection service that until now has only been available to librarians. Over 40,000 new books for children and young adults are published annually and JLG only selects the top 3% for its collection. So, you KNOW these books are going to be good! 

• Shop from the comfort and safety of home! With health concerns and social-distancing requirements, this online fair is the perfect way for you to shop from the safety of your home. And you can shop using any major debit or credit card – no cash needed! 

• Direct-to-home delivery! Every purchase from our online book fair will be delivered straight to your door. You can also shop teacher wish lists and those books will be shipped directly to their classrooms. Easy peasy! 

• Books starting at $5! Most books in our online fair will be hardcover and first edition with library-quality binding. Books start as low as $5—and shipping is FREE for all orders over $30. 

• Supports our school library! Our library receives a percentage of every book fair purchase, and we can use these funds raised as JLG credit to add more quality books to our collection and receive funds in cash for other needs. Your support is so appreciated!

Keep an eye out for more information about our online JLG@Home Book Fair. Thank you in advance for supporting Walt Disney Library and helping us put quality books in the hands of our students!

Thank You!
Anneli Eriksson, LMC 
Common Ground Coffee-Home Edition
Thursday, January 28th from 9:00am-10:00am

Do you have a child with an IEP, 504, or learning differences?
How are things going? Or not going….
Which coping strategies are working best? Which aren’t?
How are YOU feeling? 

Let’s connect!

Hope you can join!

Email me for a link to the meeting!!

Questions? Contact: Stephan Meynier, PTA Special Needs/Inclusion & Diversity Co-Chair
2021's First Disney Dine Out: Pizza Bello
Pizza Bello

Back by popular demand, Pizza Bello will be the first dine out of 2021. Due to last year’s popularity this will be a two day event, February 3rd and February 4th (all day long)! 

Order delivery or takeout from Pizza Bello and they will donate 20% of the proceeds to Walt Disney! Must present flyer. (Look for a copy of the flyer sent home in your student’s supply bag or use this link to print your own copy)

Located at:
12191 Alcosta Blvd. in San Ramon 
(corner of Montevideo Dr. and Alcosta Blvd.) 
(925) 248-2180 


Questions? Contact Kristina d’Azevedo, DESEF Dine-Out Chair
Walt Disney Science Garden
Help Wanted!

Experienced Fence Builder Needed! We need to replace the fence at the front of our Walt Disney Science Garden. The current one is falling apart. Do you have experience? We will provide all the materials, we just need your time and expertise.

Questions? Contact Laura DiGiovanni and Lindsey Shaw, WDPTA Science Garden Chairs
Family Engagement Event
Navigating Emotionally Intense Conversations with Your Child:

Trying to offer support when your child is upset or stressed can feel like tiptoeing through a minefield.

San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs invites parents and adult family members to join us for an interactive (virtual) presentation - “Navigating Emotionally Intense Conversations with Your Child”, on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 10:30am. At this presentation, the speaker Dr. Magen will share parenting techniques to help you reach positive outcomes for you and your child.

Join us for this virtual presentation on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 10:30 am on Zoom. Advanced registration is required. Links to join the presentation will be emailed January 28.

For more information about the speaker and the event, visit the www.srvcouncilpta.org website.

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