Dear A.E. Wright Parents,

This month, we are asking you all to take a moment and imagine what it would be like to send your child to school if the PFC was unable to provide access to state of the art computers, up to date software and support for technology.  What would it be like if we had to divide up 2 hours of library time a week between the entire school?  What about losing the ability to provide the resources needed to keep our top notch music programs, amazing science labs and incredible fine arts programs at such high and competitive levels?  Aren't you grateful to have a P.E. program that exposes the kids to almost every sport or physical activity that there is, be it the challenge of climbing the rock wall, experiencing the physical art of fencing or use of the Heart Lab?  And we know you all love that second set of textbooks! Yes, you guessed it...this is about the Spartan Donor Drive, the second of three yearly fundraisers sponsored by your PFC and coming your way this month!  The Spartan Donor Drive is our direct donation request and as we are a charitable organization, 100% tax deductible.  Please know that your donations are crucial to keeping these programs...we need your participation.  Although we hope that you already recognize the value of what your child receives in exchange, we also understand that these are difficult times. We at AEW take pride in the fact that we are a community, and as such, our real and ultimate goal is participation.  If you are unable to give the amount requested, we hope that you will be as generous as you can, keeping in mind that every dollar does help. For those of you who can do a bit more, we thank you for realizing that educating our children raises up our community.  As soon as your envelope arrives, we hope that you will consider not putting it on top of the pile. Instead, put down what you are doing, take that moment to reflect on what is gained and send in your donation! Thank you all in advance for your generosity.

Speaking of thank you's, we have many this month.  Our Magazine Drive was very successful thanks to the incredible Lindsey Rosefsky, with major support from Dawn Rhodes.  Due to the amazing Rob Jordan, our Spartan Directory was completed and delivered earlier than ever; with more Advertising than ever before thanks to the wonderful and ongoing commitment by Cathy Hanzelik.   I would also like to thank Matt Breddan and Faye Ghalchi  for helping to input for the Directory, and Stephanie Columbus for the HUGE job of proofreading that she did.  Karen DeJesse has continued to enhance AEW with her Beautification efforts...come on out this month for some rose trimming with the gardening group; it's actually fun and makes a big difference on campus.  As always, the kids had a blast at the school dances; thank you Simone Brien, Chris Cohen, Julie Fuld and Desiree Steinberg for making the dances so much fun.  Thank you Nikki C'Dealva for coordinating the wonderful enrichment opportunities available to the children after school. To the Korcheks and other families who manned the beverage booth at the LVMWD Fair...we appreciate you! The 8th Grade Honor Society kids returned from their trip to Yosemite with smiling faces and lots of stories and accomplishments to share, and the 7th Grade Honors kids are preparing for their trip to Catalina....we are so proud!
Enjoy November and Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Deborah Vangelos and Mathy Wasserman
PFC Co-Presidents

                

 

 

As part of its outreach effort to the community, the Las Virgenes Unified School District will sponsor bi-monthly Superintendent's Forums open to the community. The sessions will be unstructured and will allow community members to raise issues and ask questions of district senior management. The meetings will be held at school sites to also afford community members the opportunity to visit their neighborhood schools and have a window into the community's outstanding school system.

The evenings will be hosted by Donald Zimring, Superintendent for the District, and will rotate between the east and west sides of the District to afford a maximum opportunity for public participation. The meetings will take place on Monday evenings. All meetings will begin at 7:30p.m. and end by 9:00p.m.

·    Willow Elementary School                     11/09/09
·    Bay Laurel Elementary School               01/11/10
·    White Oak Elementary School               03/15/10
·    Round Meadow Elementary School        05/17/10

For further information, please contact the School District at (818) 878-5225.

A number of AE Wright students have been hard at work rehearsing the music and story of an orphan named Annie, and her dog Sandy, who are placed in the lap of luxury for a week as a part of a publicity campain for Oliver Warbucks. However, Annie's stay turns out to be much more than anyone had bargained for as she works her way into everyone's hearts and learns a few things for herself.

 

Performances are November 13, 14 & 15 held at the Class Act Musical Theatre located at 5345 Wilhelmina Avenue in Woodland Hills. (Just North of the 101 Freeway off Valley Circle Blvd.) For show times and tickets, call the theatre directly at (818) 703-6364.

 

 

November 2 - 6, 2009 
 
FREE MONEY FOR A. E. WRIGHT!  That's correct!  FREE MONEY!  Each aluminum can we recycle during our can drive provides funds for our science lab experiments.  Please save your aluminum cans and recycle them through our aluminum can drive.  Simply crush cans and place them in a plastic trash bag.  Mark the bag with the homeroom teacher and student name, and the total number of cans inside the bag.  Keep your cans in your garage or other convenient storage location.  When our drive begins, bring the bag to the area outside the science building.  It's that easy!  Start collecting and saving cans today!       
 
Did you know this event is managed entirely through the volunteer efforts of our Leadership students and Waste Management Industries?  Our Leadership students count, collect, and move hundreds of cans to storage each day throughout the duration of the drive.  Waste Management Industries donates a large container and transfers our load of cans to a local recycling center for disposal.  Through their donations, we are able to raise over $1,500 each school year.   Recycling aluminum cans is good for the environment, saves landfill space, and raises funds for laboratory supplies in each science classroom. 
 
SAVE ALUMINUM CANS!     SAVE ALUMINUM CANS!     SAVE ALUMINUM CANS!
 

  

 

 

Agoura High National Champion Charges Spirit Team offer a Cheer Clinic 1-5PM on Sunday, November 8, 2009 to girls and boys K-8th grades at the Agoura HS Gym. Contact Teri Randazzo at razzmgirls@att.net or 818.865.8653 for details.

 

Calabasas Basketball League - Player Evaluations November 14 & 15, 2009. Coaches needed.

 

Stealth Volleyball Club - Girl Tryouts Nobember 15-18 at El Camino High School

 

Youth Flag Football Middle School Division - American Youth Flag Football League offers Sign-up Sundays November 1-15 at Round Meadow Elementary School 9:30AM-Noon for boys and girls ages 11 to 14 for season starting January 10th, 2010.

All candidates runnung for the three open positions on the LVUSD Board spoke to the AE Wright Parent Faculty Club on October 13th. The PFC encourages all parents to vote. Read about the candidtates by clicking on the following links.

 

 

 

 

 

The Agoura High Blue Crew Band has envited The AE Wright Band to perform yet again at Agoura High along with Lindero during the football game against Moorpark High. The game begins at 7PM on Friday, November 6th. This is a great experience for our Middle School students while the AHS Varsity football team give it their all on the field. All are invited to join the fun. Click here for game details.

The mission of LVEF is to create and/or financially support quality educational opportunities for all students K-12 in
the Las Virgenes Unified School District and to engage the communities of the LVUSD in this support.

 

LVEF CAAP - Too often parents ask, "Why didn't somebody tell me that?" or, "I should have done what...when?" as they and their
students deal with the complicated and challenging process of applying to colleges. LVEF is pleased to offer a FREE College Application and Acceptance Program known as CAAP which will offer an on-line webcast library available 24/7, an e-mail reminder system, Saturday morning teleseminars, an annual planner, and 8 comprehensive live workshops for grades 8 through 12.

 

Benefit for the Arts Nets $102,000 - The Las Virgenes Educational Foundation in partnership with Artists for the Arts produced a concert last February with Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, and Tommy Shaw starring 72 student musicians from the LVUSD! Middle school music and choir groups were featured in the lobby before the show along with over 250 pieces of elementary school student art. A total of $102,000 was raised through ticket sales and the support of the LVUSD community! These funds will support arts programs district wide.

 

Model Schools and the Future of LVEF - Over the summer we sent 10 high school administrators and teachers from LVUSD to Atlanta, Georgia for the Model Schools Conference, where the 50 top performing schools shared their formulas for success. Those representatives returned energized and ready to share their new knowledge and techniques with other teachers. The LVEF looks forward to being able to expand this program to include teachers and administrators K-12.

To find out how you can help and be a part of the future of quality education, visit: www.mylvef.org