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The Dragon Digest
Vintage Hills Weekly Newsletter
2020-2021 | September 29, 2021
Upcoming Events
Sept 30 Yearbook Discount Ends
Oct 1 Reflections Art
Competition Entries Due
Oct 5 Q&A: Fall Edition Zoom
Oct 6 - Walk & Roll
  • Porky's Pizza Dine-Out
Oct 11-15 Book Fair
Oct 16-24 PPIE Virtual Week of the Stars
Oct 12 Picture Day
Oct 31 Rotary's Halloween Spirit Run
Nov 5 Fun Run
Nov 18 Picture Retakes

Fridays Spirit Day
Ongoing Fundraisers:
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What's App Grade 5
MELISSA NEGRON
from Mr. Randall 5th Grade Class!
Congratulations Melissa, and thank you for our new 2021 FUN RUN LOGO!

We received 42 wonderful entries and last week the Vintage Hills teachers, staff and administration voted for their favorite logo. Thank you to all of the students who participated!

The Fun Run is being planned for Friday, November 5th.
Reflections Art DUE FRIDAY!!!
This year's theme is "I Will Change the World By..." With all the current uncertainty, it's important for students to take a moment and think what small part they can do in making this world a little bit better. All entries should take this theme into consideration. For more information and entry forms, visit the Reflections webpage

Competition Details
  • Entry Deadline October 1, 2021.
  • The two entry groupings are K- 2nd grade and 3rd - 5th grade.
  • The seven categories: visual arts, literature, photography, dance choreography, film production, musical composition and special artist.
Yearbook discount ends TOMORROW!!!
Yearbooks are 10% off through September 30th!
Did you forget to order your child's 2021-22 yearbook during online registration? All yearbook purchases are 10% off through September 30th! Are you looking to buy a yearbook from a previous school year? Yearbooks from the past 5 school years are still available to purchase from TreeRing and are also currently 10% off. Purchase Directly Here
If you have any questions, please contact our yearbook coordinator at yearbook@vintagehillspta.org
Welcoming Committee Q&A: Fall Edition
Tuesday, Oct. 5th
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Tuesday Oct 5th
7PM via Zoom
Meeting ID: 832 0562 8930
Passcode: 913791

It's FALL!!!! The best time to be a student at Vintage Hills. There are so many amazing activities this year and we want everyone in the "know." Come to learn, ask questions and get to know one another.
  • Agenda includes:
  • School Smarts
  • Book Fair
  • Halloween Spooktacular
  • Fun Run
What questions do you have? Please submit here.
Walk & Roll to School
Oct 6th
Students, Parents, Teachers, join us on Wednesday, October 6 for the annual Walk and Roll to School Day!

On this day all students and teachers are encouraged to walk, bike, scoot, or skate to school. Each classroom will be given a poster to track participation. Students will attach a sticker to the poster indicating how they got to school that day. For each grade level, the classroom with the highest participation will win a prize!

Details: To be considered you must have walked from your home. For those that live too far away, you can park a bit farther away than normal and walk or roll at least one quarter of a mile to be counted.
Book Fair
Oct 11th - 15th
The Fall Scholastic book fair comes to Vintage Hills October 11th-15th.  This is a very popular school event where kids can shop for books for themselves or for their classrooms by selecting items for their teacher from the teacher's wish list boxes. AND, as an added bonus, all purchases earn the school credit towards lots of new titles for our school library!
 
This year will look a little different than past years as we won’t be able to accommodate after school shopping. However, students will have a chance to preview the fair with their class, make their wish lists, then can return another day to shop with their class during the school day! We’ll also have an online fair if your student cannot shop during the school day. Find it beginning October 8th here:
 
To make purchasing easier, parents can set up an E-wallet for their student(s) in lieu of having to send cash, check, or card to school. More information on how to do that can be found here !
 
As always, we need volunteers to help run this event. Please sign up here to help!
Picture Day
Tuesday, October 12th
Get Ready for Picture Day
Save the date and get prepared for school picture day, Tuesday, October 12th! Retakes will be on Thursday, November 18th. We are excited to welcome back Dorian photography this year. Order your pictures at dorianstudio.com
PPIE News
Join us for our annual Fall Gala! To keep our schools safe, we will again have a Virtual Week of the Stars October 16-24. We'll showcase local restaurants, have teacher appreciation drawings, feature great online auction items - and Juliette Goodrich, CBS-KPIX news anchor, will host a fun broadcast event for everyone! Registratiion is FREE and will open in early October. We'll keep you posted!  Please check this section for updates on great online auctions (HINT: The Voice tickets, Bay Area by Air, vacation homes, etc.).

Student Applications for STEAM grants (for up to $500) are open September 20. Please visit our website here to learn more.

FOR ELLEMENTARY SCHOOLS ONLY - We are thrilled to announce that PPIE will once again fund bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Ed! These are wonderful vehicles from Black Tie Transportation offered at a special discount to PPIE. Please let us know if you have any questions.
PTA PSA
This program is not sponsored by the Vintage Hills PTA. Approval to distribute flyers is a community service and does not imply endorsement.
NOTE: Our school will receive $5 for every student who registers! Sign up at: spiritrun.pleasantonrotary.org
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