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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
We hope you are enjoying your Winter Break!
School resumes on Jan. 7, 2013 |
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Lydiksen Parent Faculty Club | |
CO-PRESIDENTS
2012/2013
Liz Carter
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Character Trait of the Month
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Responsibility
"If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders."
~Abigail Van Buren
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Facebook
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Check out Lydiksen's Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/LydiksenPFC
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No-Cost-to-You Fundraising | |
Many employers will match donations to our school. Contact the Human Resource department at your workplace to find out if they will match your tax-deductible donation
(tax ID #23-7116178)
Register for Escrip and earn money for Lydiksen. Write a review and earn an extra 2.5% for our school!
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Target Take Charge of Education
1% of your total to our school each time you use your Redcard! Click Target Education to register your RedCard today! |
Boxtops for Education
Keep saving those boxtops!
Safeway Card on escrip.com
$ for Lydiksen each time you shop! Go to escrip.com and register your Safeway card!
Lucky SHARES Card
Use your Lucky SHARES card every time you shop- Lydiksen will get a percentage!
The Lydiksen Yearbook Committee is looking for photos of every student.
Step 1: Go to community.lifetouch.com
and create your account. The Access Code is: NXJLWJ
Step 2: Check your e-mail & click to confirm your account.
Step 3: Log in and start uploading photos!
 Quality is very important. Please submit photos with appropriate content that are 300 dpi (high resolution) in .jpg format. Also please include the class/grade and/ or full name of the students in the photos if possible. Any questions, contact the editors: amyf_johnson@yahoo.com
Any questions, comments, concerns, additions to the
Lydiksen PFC Weekly Newsletter??
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EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 24 - Jan. 4: Winter Break
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan. 7 - First day back from Winter Break
Jan. 13 - Progress reports go home this week
Jan. 15 and 16 - Vision Screening in B-6
Jan. 17 - Outdoor Ed. Parent Meeting in MPR
Jan. 21 - Martin Luther King , Jr. Day - No School
Jan 22 - PFC Meeting @ 7 PM
Jan. 25 - Twin Day
Jan. 25 - Dad's Night out at the Cabana Club
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PPIE Tax Benefit | |
Looking for a great cause to donate to before year end?
Donate to PPIE, Pleasanton's Education Foundation
www.ppie.org
What is Pleasanton Partnership's in Education Foundation (PPIE)?
- PPIE is our non-profit education foundation supporting all Pleasanton public schools to maintain high quality education for all students. PPIE raises funds for critical programs and services that are district-wide such as class size reduction, additional class sections, counselors, literacy coaches (previously reading speciaists) and specialists for technology and physical education, which cannot be solely funded by donating to individual school sites.
Where does your money go?
- PPIE is suggesting a voluntary donation of $350 per elementary student and/or $200 per middle and/or high school student to restore many critical programs and services.
- Please know a contribution - of any amount - is greatly appreciated, and monthly payments are available at: www.ppie.org.
- Donations are 100% voluntary and tax deductible.
Elementary School Goals:
- With 50% participation in donations, PPIE will fund 2-hours technology specialists per school site, 2-literacy coaches (previoualy reading specialists), Class Size Reduction in 1st grade to 25-1, PE Specialists, and counseling.
- Any shortfall in raising funds to achieve each level would be divided between the elementary schools on a per pupil basis for principal discretion in these areas.
Middle School Goals:
- Raising funds for additional class sections, counseling, technology and campus supervision.
High School Goals:
- Raising funds for additional class sections, counseling, technology, and campus supervision.
- Funds raised will be divided on a per pupil basis across the (3)middle schools and (3) high schools to be used at the site via principal and school site council discretions within the above program areas only.
Thank you for to our donors that have already contributed to
this year's campaign.
Voluntary donations can be made to www.ppie.org through
March 31, 2013.
Fore more information, please visit www.ppie.org or
e-mail questions to mail@ppie.org.
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Messages from Principal Bolar |
STAR Testing
The state STAR testing window for grades 2-5 at Lydiksen is April 29-May 10. Please do not schedule vacations or appointments that interfere with school on these testing days. Thank you.
AM Supervision Help Needed
We need parent volunteers to assist with supervision of late start students from 8:50-9:05AM on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Please consider helping in this way one or more days each week. Contact the office staff to sign up.
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures
To ensure student safety and improve traffic flow, please follow the established procedures when dropping off or picking up students in front of the school. Cars are to pull all the way forward so that multiple vehicles can be loaded or unloaded at once. Students may get in or out of cars at the curb lane only. Do not park or leave your vehicle in the curb-side lane. Staff members are there to assist traffic flow and monitor safety. Please follow their directions as they guide cars and students. Thank you for your patience, cautious driving, and adherence to these procedures.
School Site Council Nominations
Thank you to the following nominees for offering to serve on Lydiksen's School Site Council (SSC): Christine Catura, Nathan Danielson, Jean Hughes, and Bettina Smith. SSC members are elected by the parent community. Please look for a paper ballot to come home with your child. Please complete the ballot and return it to school by Friday, December 21.
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Common Core Standards Community Forums | |
Save the Date! Common Core State Standards Community Forums
In order to prepare all teachers, students, parents and the community for the implementation of Common Core State Standards, and in collaboration with Pleasanton PTA Council, the District is holding three Community Forums this spring. The goal is to provide an overview and some specific examples of the kids of work the students and teachers will be doing with the new standards. PUSD teachers and administrators will be presenting during each of the evening events.
Save the date(s):
Elementary Schools: Tuesday, March 19th at Hearst Elementary School MP room
Middle Schools: Thursday, April 18th at Pleasanton Middle School MP room
High Schools: Tuesday, April 30th at Village High School MP Room
ALL events are 6:30 to 8:00 pm
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Thanks,
Beth Limesand
President,
Pleasanton PTA Council
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Etiquette Training Course |
"Please Pass The Manners." Manners are the key to your Child's future success. A 6-week youth etiquette training course will be offered at Lydiksen begining Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in the school library for grades 3-5. These fun interactive classes will teach the basics of manners and communication skills, with a strong focus on respect and value for others. Content geared towards life today. 6 week class, $100.00.
space is limited.
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Planning for Family Fun Night | |
It may only be December, but it's never too early to start thinking about
Family Fun Night coming in early May.
If you're going to be clearing out all the old toys to make room for the new, we are looking for small "happy meal toys" and party favors to give away as prizes. Please turn them in to the front office anytime. Just label it FFN.
Did your kids receive new toys from crazy Aunt Marge that they really don't want? Are they still brand new in the box? Consider donating them to Family Fun Night. We'll combine them with other toys and make great raffle baskets and you get a tax deduction!
Finally, are you interested in giving suggestions to make this year's
Family Fun Night even bigger and better than last year?
We'll be hosting a get together in early January to hear your ideas!
Date and time will be in next week's announcements.
Contact Wendy Keller (wendykeller4@gmail.com) or Monica Stephens (Mstephens12@gmail.com) with any questions.
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Dad's Night Out |
The first ever Lydiksen Dad's Night is coming soon.
Dads, mark your calendars for
January 25th at 7:00pm at the Highland Oaks Cabana
(the pool and clubhouse behind the school).
Due to legal restrictions we can neither confirm nor deny that poker will be played or adult beverages will be present.
For more information or to RSVP your spot,
contact Coach Stewart or Wendy Keller. |
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The City of Pleasanton is pleased to announce a new community website,ptownlife.org. The ptownlife website is a direct outcome of the Pleasanton Youth Master Plan approved and adopted in August 2010 by the Pleasanton City Council and Pleasanton Unified School District. The goal of the website is to meet a vital need of providing a central source of information and resources to Pleasanton youth and families. |
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Sincerely,
Lydiksen Parent Faculty Club
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