Live Oak Elementary Newsletter ----------------------------- Sept 05, 2023 |
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September
Sept 11-15 Fall Book Fair
Sept 12 12-9:00pm Community Night Out @ On Fire Pizza
Sept 13 7:25-7:45am Run Club starts
Sept 14 7:00-8:00pm Destination Imagination info session
Sept 20 6:15-7:00pm PTA Ice Cream Social
Sept 20 7-8:00pm PTA Association Meeting
Sept 25 School Recess (no school)
Sept 26 Teacher Work Day (no school)
October
Oct 2-6 Conference Week (minimum days)
Oct 8 8:00am-2:00pm Run for Education
Oct 10 7:00-7:45am Fall Book Club
Oct 15 Reflections submissions last day
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SRVUSD Instructional Calendar
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This is a friendly reminder that it is not too late to complete your Annual Registration. Please consider donating to our Education Fund which makes everything we do at Live Oak to be possible. BIG thanks to those that have already donated.
When you donate to our Ed Fund, did you know that the corporate match of your donation can be submitted for both parents? While creating your Future Fund registration, add both parent’s information including both of your companies details, then our Future Fund platform will take care of the rest. Please reach out to our Ed Fund (liveoak.edfund@srvef.org) to edit your account to reflect your spouse’s company info if you haven’t done it already. This is single handedly the best way to maximize your donation to our school.
We need your help! If you are interested in working at the school or would like , we have a variety of Paraprofessional (Teacher Assistant) positions available. Click here to see all of the positions that we have here at LO. We would love to have you on our team. (This link will take you to a page where ALL of the jobs within our district are listed. Just go to the search bar and enter Live Oak to sort through our site specific jobs.) If you have any questions, feel free to stop by the office and ask.
Volunteers -We LOVE our volunteers! An email was sent from our District about local TB clinics specifically for volunteers. Be sure to check your email box for that correspondence if you still need TB clearance. Remember that this is a requirement for ALL volunteers starting this year.
Attendance Reminder-If your child misses school for any reason, please contact the attendance line at (925) 803-3199 to clear the absence within 48 hours. Please make sure to leave your child's name, teacher, and reason for the absence. If you do not do this, your absence will be listed as an unexcused absence and could convert to a CUT in the system.
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Live Oak Education Fund - Volunteers needed |
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Hello Live Oak family,
Thank you so much to all parents who helped us raise $125,891 this year. Our goal is to raise $250,000 this school year to continue supporting the same program as last year. We will continuously evaluate all anticipated requests for this year and may reduce goal if we are not able to backfill any specific position (e.g. less para educators, delay in position filling etc.). Please donate to Live Oak EdFund to reach the goal: https://liveoak.futurefund.com/
Last Year's fund was used for the following activities:
- Para educators
- Vocal music teacher
- Art teacher
- Increase of the Librarian hours
- Headphones for all grade level
- Other programs like
- Eagle’s Nest
- Soul Shoppe
- 3D printers
and other essential supplies that help staff to support the kid's well rounded growth.
We are in the need of volunteers and have opportunities that may not require significant effort.
Thank you
LO EdFund
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Join the LiveOak PTA for a cool, delightful Ice Cream Social on Sep 20, 2023, at 6:15 pm sharp! Stick around for the 1st PTA Association meeting and learn about the Public school system ,meet the leadership team and share all your ideas and suggestions and have yourself heard. Let's create special memories for the kids together - see you there!
Please RSVP below stating the number of people planning to join from your family for logistics!
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We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Literati Book Fair from Monday, Sep 11-Friday, Sep 15.
This event is an opportunity for students of all ages to build their home libraries and further their love of reading. As always, all purchases benefit our school.
We plan to keep the fair open for all families every day of the week for 2 hours after regular school hours. M, T, Th, F - 2:30pm-4:30pm and W - 12:50pm-3pm.
We are in urgent need of volunteers to help us at the registers. Please sign up.
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Community Night Out
On Fire Pizza!
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Run Club starts next week - Wed, Sep 13 at Tiffany Roberts Field. Let’s get our children focused on health and fitness at an early age! Looking forward to seeing you all out on the field.
No sign ups Required! Just show up to run!
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Fall Book Club - starts Oct 10th |
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Who: Open to all Live Oak students
When: Second Tuesday every month - Fall Book Club (October - December)
Where: Live Oak MPR
Time: 7:00 - 7:15 am Light Breakfast
7:15 - 7:45 am Book discussion
7:50 - 8:05 am Light breakfast for late start first graders
8:05 - 8:35 am Book discussion for late start first graders
Cost: $30 for PTA members, $40 for non-PTA members
Join us for Fall Book Club second Tuesday of the month, starting October to December.
Sign ups coming up soon!
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Reflections - calling all Students! |
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Does your child like to create art? Do they express their ideas through art, photography or music? Take the opportunity to participate in this year’s Reflections program!
The Reflections Art program is an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. Students can submit original creations in one or more of these six categories:
- Visual Arts
- Literature
- Photography
- Dance Choreography
- Film Production
- Music Composition
Student recognition and awards will be given! Student winners at the school level will move on to the district level competition.
Now accepting entries! Submit here. Last date to submit is October 15, 2023
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You are the 'P' of PTA. As a member of the PTA, you advocate for children, promote parent and family involvement in schools, and improve the lives of all children and families.
Make your voice be heard by joining the PTA today.
Become a member of the PTA and enjoy a few extra perks of membership available exclusively to PTA members like you! Get your Membership HERE!!
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We are looking for parent volunteers who are able to pick up pumpkins for the school and who also have access to a truck or large van. If you can help, please get in touch at liveoakpta@gmail.com. Dates required: TBD
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Thanks to everyone who purchased the spirit wear. Spirit Wear sales are closed for the academic year. Spirit Wear will be distributed to those who purchased it in October.
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Room Parents - Thank you! |
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On behalf of the LOPTA, we want to thank our room parent volunteers for attending orientation and for their willingness to help this year. Room parents will be in contact with their respective classes very soon. Contact roomparent@liveoakpta.net with questions.
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Wanna be your child’s Superhero? |
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LOPTA would love to have you be a Parent Volunteer this year! We have many opportunities for you to choose from to enrich your child’s education. If you or anyone you know, is interested in learning more about this volunteer opportunity, please contact Live Oak PTA Team. Click here to learn more.
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Dear SRVUSD Community,
Further to the information we shared in summer about parents/caregivers who want to be SRVUSD volunteers, we are pleased to announce that SRVUSD has partnered with John Muir Health to provide three TB clinics in the upcoming weeks. At these clinics, John Muir medical professionals will ask volunteers the questions from this Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Questionnaire, which is an alternate way to fulfill the TB requirement instead of having an injection or chest x-ray. The risk assessment at these clinics is free for all volunteers.
Please review this important information before determining which clinic you will attend:
- You do not need to be a John Muir medical member to participate in a clinic. Whether you have Kaiser, no insurance or some other insurance, all are welcome! .
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The option of the Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Questionnaire will be provided on all three clinic dates. We highly recommend you review the risk assessment questions (page 1) ahead of time.
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If you believe you will need a skin test based on the risk assessment questions, you must attend the clinic on September 11th, and return for the clinic on September 13th for the skin test results to be read.
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If you believe you will need a skin test completed on September 11th, you must plan to bring $30.00 cash, check, or money order (made payable to SRVUSD) to pay for the skin test.
- If you do not have the means to pay for a skin test, please reach out ahead of the September 11th clinic to your school Principal.
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If you believe you will need a chest x-ray to show proof of negative TB, please go to your medical provider or to one of these community providers.
The dates, times, and locations of the three John Muir Health clinics are listed below. You do not need to make an appointment, and you do not need to go to the clinic if you have already provided proof of TB clearance:
September 7: 4:00-6:00 p.m. @ Los Cerros Middle School Professional Development Center (Risk Assessment only); 968 Blemer Rd., Danville
September 11: 4:00-6:00 p.m. @ Dougherty Valley High School Main Gym (Risk Assessment & Skin Test Injection); 10550 Albion Rd., San Ramon
https://cchealth.org/immunization/pdf/community-providers-list.pdf @ Iron Horse Middle School MPR (Risk Assessment & Test Results Read from Sept. 11 only); 12601 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon
We value your support and willingness to volunteer at SRVUSD schools, and we thank you for your shared commitment to the success and safety of all students. Please reach out to Tami Castelluccio in Educational Services at tcastelluccio@srvusd.net with any questions.
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SRVUSD Seeks Parcel Tax Oversight Committee Members |
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The nine member (plus one alternate) committee provides oversight for the Board of Education to ensure that the funds are spent as intended by the voters of the parcel tax. The committee meets at least twice per year and reports on an annual basis to the Board and community on how the funds have been spent. All meetings are open to the public.
Currently there are openings for three member positions and one alternate to be appointed by the Board of Education at their regular meeting on October 10, 2023. Parcel Tax committee members serve a two-year term. They cannot be compensated and cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. Members must reside within the boundaries of the SRVUSD and must be registered voters. SRVUSD employees or officials of the district, as well as vendors, contractors and consultants are not eligible to serve as members.
Applications are available on our Parcel Tax Committee webpage. The deadline for submitting the application is 3:00 p.m. on September 11, 2023. For additional information, please contact Sandra Corsetti in the Business Office, at scorsetti@srvusd.net.
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Destination Imagination® (DI) General Info Session |
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Open to All SRVUSD Students (K-12)
Gale Ranch MPR - Sept 14, 2023 - 7:00-8:00pm!
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Destination Imagination® (DI) is an outside-of-school, project-based educational program that inspires and equips students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders. Teams in our program improve in creative thinking, critical thinking and collaborative problem solving. Our participants experience the creative process, develop new friendships and learn to work together.
Students in grades kindergarten through university can participate, with up to seven members per team. All Students in SRVUSD are invited to attend. Each team needs an adult Team Manager who helps students stay on track but does not directly help the team develop their solution to the DI Challenge. Team Managers are typically parents or other volunteers.
Please join us for an Information Session to learn more. Bring your students since teams may be formed during the meeting.
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