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Live Oak Elementary Newsletter ---------------- Feb 07, 2024

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Important Dates

Feb 09 - Last day to buy Valentine Grams

Feb 11 - Talent Show registration Closes

Feb 15 - Virtual Math Night

Feb 12-18, 11:30am - 8pm - Community Dine out at Dos Coyotes

Feb 19 -No School, Presidents Day Holiday

Feb 20 - School Recess, Staff Development day

Feb 22 - Spring picture Day

Feb 28 - Next PTA Newsletter

Mar 08 - Last day to order Yearbook Recognition Ads for 5th Graders

Mar 13 - Spring Run Club Begins

Mar 19 - Spring Book club Meet #1

Mar 20 - PTA Elections, 2024-25

SRVUSD Calendar 2023-24

Live Oak Bell Schedule

Live Oak PTA Calendar

Student Council Updates

Valentine Grams will be sold through Friday, February 9th. There is a basket in the office if parents wish to purchase them for their children, too!

We have a limited amount, so if families want to purchase class sets, they should contact Mrs. Freels at lfreels@srvusd.net as soon as possible!

Our Student Council members will be making announcements this week in celebration of our district’s Words Matter Week!

PTA Elections

A new Nominating committee for the year 2024-25 was elected at our last PTA Association meeting held on Jan17th.

Please join us in welcoming its members

Mr Peter Fong,
Ms Madhvi Owen,
Ms Shyamala Jayaraman,
Ms Dharshana Eswaran
Ms Tejal Nemane

The Nominating committee would like to bring the following message to your attention.

Want to know more? Come and meet the current PTA Board and other chairs on Thursday, Feb 15 at 12pm at our Community Dine out at Dos Coyotes. Scroll below for flyer. *Each person buys their own meal.

WE WANT YOU to join our PTA board for the '24-'25 school year!

Let's work together to create an enriching environment for all our students – we'd love to have you on board!

To learn more about the various PTA positions, responsibilities and time commitments Click here

NOMINATE NOW

General PTA Updates

Community Dine Out

Participate in our week long Fundraiser and help us raise the funds we need to bring in wonderful programs for the Live Oak Community.

*Click image to download Flyer as Pdf or save a screenshot

Student's Corner

Presenting our first Doodle Showcase Winner!

Congratulations Jaxon L on creating this awesome doodle for us!! 👏

We will proudly display your artwork on the PTA website for the next couple of weeks! We've also found a special place for it in header of today's newsletter edition.

Want your doodle to be showcased next? Participate in the contest below!

PTA Family Bowling

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Family Bowling event. It was a great event with a lot of fun and energy!

Huge thanks to our Family Bowling Chair Therese Kathka and her family who organized the various activities for kids- Tattoos, scavenger hunt, jokes, bowling bingo, photo booth - to enjoy along with bowling. Thanks to Daniel Bae for the photo printer equipment for the event. Thanks to all DVHS NHS volunteers as well as volunteer parents who pitched in to make this event a success! Thanks to our platinum sponsor, Yogi Sharma!

Kindness Week

Our students took part in The Great Kindness Challenge. Each student was given a list of acts of kindness that they could do during the week. Each day, teachers tallied up how many acts their students did and we added them to the Kind-o-meter that was posted in the cafeteria. Here is a photo of the end product. Over 10,000 acts of kindness were reported last week!

With a lot of student input and a little bit of AI, some of our 5th grade students wrote a song about Mr Fong and Mr Shui. Want to hear it? Click on this link - Our Admin Team

We are so proud of our Live Oak Eagles!

Inclusion and Diversity

Thank you Live Oak Eagles for participating in Inclusive Schools Week! We hope you enjoyed classroom activities, discussions, and reading books on the topics of inclusion, kindness, and diversity. Let’s continue to keep our school an inclusive place for all to learn and grow!

In an effort to ensure our school and communities continue to improve successfully educating all students, here are some recommended books to share with your child:

The Girl Who Thought In Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca
My Brain Is A Race Car by Nell Harris
A Walk In The Words by Hudson Talbots
Six Dots by Jen Bryant
Just Ask: Be Different, be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor
Not So Different by Shane Burcaw
Song For A Whale by Lynne Kelly
Different: A Great Thing To Be by Heather Avis
Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari
Kind by Jess McGeachin
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold/Suzanne Kaufman
I’m (Almost) Always Kind by Anna Milbourne
Making Friends & Getting Along by Carron Brown/Ashlee Spink
This Little Dinosaur by Coral Byers/Alberta Torres
No Matter What We All Belong by Becky Davies
Kindness by Helen Mortimer/Cristina Trapanese
It’s Ok To Be Different by Todd Parr
Be Who You Are by Todd Parr
Different by Michael Buxton

SRVUSD Updates

San Ramon Childrens' Makers Market

This unique one-day marketplace empowers children (ages 7 to 17) to explore their entrepreneurial ideas, receiving valuable feedback from genuine customers in a real-world setting. It serves as an excellent platform for young minds to grasp the intricacies of building a business marketplace. Act quickly, as applications will be closing soon.