Journey School News

At a recent hunger summit in Rome, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent a clear message regarding rising food prices: "We need to respond to the current climb in prices with immediate action."

The World Food Program USA is offering a simple way to take action today. With this new hunger IQ test, a child will receive a warm meal because of you!

Click here to test your hunger IQ.

By taking this quiz, you'll provide a nutritious meal to a hungry child at school, helping improve their chances for a better future.

**PLEASE NOTE** This section of the newsletter is intended to promote awareness within our community of our wider world. JS does not intend this as a solicitation or official endorsement, but rather as a source of information and as a reminder that even the smallest of actions can make a difference. All JS community members are welcome to submit information to this section by emailing
journeyschoolnews@gmail.com

Journey School Fundraising

3 no-cost ways
to earn money for
our school !!!!

1. eScrip: Sign on to www.escrip.com enter school name register your bank and grocery cards.

2. Ralphs rewards: Sign in to www.ralphs.com go to enroll your card click on community programs and type in Journey School.

3. Purchase Scrip: Look for info and order forms sent home with your kids! Click here for order form
or
Click here for list of scrip merchants

JS Classifieds

WANTED: Wooden shelving/storage unity for classroom.

Please see Miss Hellene ~ Morning Glory Kindergarten

YEARBOOK ARCHIVE

A volunteer is needed to take old yearbooks and have them reprinted and possibly laminated to preserve them for the future. Please contact Shoon for more info.

LOST & FOUND
Parents, the Lost & Found is overflowing! Please remember to look through the lost & found for your children's missing items.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

to provide teacher lunch on Wednesdays. Lunch can be as simple as a crockpot of soup and bread. Lunch is for 15 teachers. Please Email Lisa Fry for more details.

P.O.P.S. VOLUNTEERS

Parents are needed for recess duty Monday through Friday from 10:30-11:00 AM or 12:30-1:10 PM. You can volunteer weekly, bi-weekly, or as a sub. We will work with your schedule! Please email your availability to journeypops@gmail.com or sign up online here.

HANDWORKERS & READERS NEEDED:

Attention Parents: Our children are in need of parent helpers in Handwork Class. Handwork is M, T & Th from 10:55 AM - 2:45 PM. Please contact Sylvia Sandefur, Handwork Teacher, to find the best fit for you! 949.257.5335 or bunique@cox.net.

Good Things Are Happening!
May 20, 2011

Dear Journey School Friends and Family:

The auction was a great success and tremendous fun. Thanks to you, we raised over $20,000 to further bolster our educational program. We are so grateful to the Auction Committee, Parent Cabinet, Donors, Community Partners, and all those in attendance who made the event possible. THANK YOU!

Onwards and Upwards!

Shaheer Faltas

STAR Testing

Make-up STAR Testing will be all of next week: School attendance is very important.

Please continue to:

Arrive to school early so our children are not stressed due to tardiness
Ensure all students get lots of sleep and great nutrition
Follow our media guidelines
Encourage your child to exert lots of effort without stressing about the end results
We want them to see the link between trying hard and doing well

Classic Car Show Tomorrow

Saturday, May 21 - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Come on out for some family fun at a Classic Car Show on the Journey School Campus! This fundraiser is to help our 5th Grade teacher, Jill Murphy, who is struggling with a difficult illness and will be out for the remainder of the year. Please feel free to invite friends and family!

If you are interested in showing a car, click here to download the attached flier.

If you would like to help with the event or bring in baked goods, please contact Charlie Jeffers at cjeffers@takeouttech.com.

Car show May 2011

Council Corner

Wheels4Life

At 12:30 PM today, Friday, May 20, extreme mountain bike rider and Wheels4Life founder, Hans Rey, will be at Journey School to talk about his charity which gives bikes for transportation to people of need in developing countries. He'll be showing his short film: "Wheels4Life: A Story About Giving".

We are also exploring how our children can help give bikes to needy families and communities across the seas through this great foundation. More to come in early June.

2011-2012 Enrollment

Class Size Increase

As many of you know, Journey School is considering a class size increase to accomodate increased demand while raising schoolwide revenue. At the same time, the school is 100% committed to ensuring excellent teacher:student ratios. We are still working diligently on sorting out the details relative to a potential class size increase in grades 1-8. Once a decision is finalized we will notify applicants on the waiting list. Thank you for your patience.

Applications

We are currently accepting applications on a first come first serve basis and encourage interested families to complete the application found on our website at www.journeyschool.net. To download the application directly, please click here.

New Kindy Students 2011/2012

Kindergarten students will be notified by mid-summer announcing which class and teacher they will be joining for the next school year. Please note there is no need for individual orientations prior to the mid-summer announcement.

New & Returning Students

If you have notified the office that you plan to return next school year but have changed plans please e-mail julie@journeyschool.net immediately so the next student in-line on the wait list may have a fair opportunity to enroll in the school. You should know we have received a handful of requests from other schools for student records which usually indicates that a family has decided to enroll their student elsewhere. Please know we must respond to these requests in a timely fashion since a student cannot be enrolled in multiple schools--not only within the district, but the state as well. If you are considering a change of schools for the upcoming year, please notify Julie with your final decision by next Wednesday, May 25, 2011. We will be responding to these requests after this date. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter. Please know that Journey School respects and supports whatever decision you make for your child's education.

JOURNEY DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS

RAPUNZEL

Please join us for an adventure filled with music and dance.

MAY 22ND - 1:00 PM

Tickets $10

Journey students $5

available at the door

Or email lisamariefry@yahoo.com

SHOWS AT CSS

27101 Aliso Creek Rd # 136

Aliso Viejo

Hot Lunch Days
Sharky's Mondays -- Click here for the form that will be good until the end of May.

Z Pizza Fridays -- Click here to download the Pizza form.

As always, forms will go home with the children and are available in the office in the drawer marked Sharky's & Z Pizza. When completing your order forms, please take into consideration any field trips your child's class may have and remember not to order on those days!

Community Discount Cards for Sale

Each Discount Card Only $10.00

We offer discount cards from Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente and Ladera Ranch. Please see attached flyer for discounts. All discount cards are valid through 08/31/2011. To purchase your discount cards, please contact Bettina Spretke at matashis@cox.net.

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