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John Baldwin Elementary Cougar Weekly
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John Baldwin Cougar Weekly
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Please mark your calendars with these important Baldwin dates!
7:00pm, PTA Outdoor Family Movie Night
Rett Syndrome Awareness Week
Tuesday, September 20
PTA Otis Spunkmeyer Orders Due
1:00pm, School Site Council Mtg
Saturday, September 24
10:00am, San Ramon Valley Emergency Preparedness Fair
Thursday, September 29
7:00pm, Cougar Ed Fund (CEF) Mtg
Friday, September 30
Staff Development Day - No School for Students
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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Parents and Community,
It is my pleasure to introduce you to Norma Andres, part of our Math Intervention team financed by the Cougar Ed Foundation (See her message below). Norma wanted to share some important information with you regarding our new math curriculum.
Regards,
Joe Romagna
Principal
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Dear JB Families,
As you may know, this year our school district has adopted the Eureka Math curriculum, which is published by Great Minds.To help facilitate this change, the district has created a list of online resources that families can use for added math support in the home. Whether you and your student are looking to get a clearer understanding of daily lessons for homework help, wanting to brush-up on basics, or looking for a challenge - there are a suite of sites bookmarked HERE.
Here's what's available for every grade level:
* Homework help videos directly tied to your student's math lessons
* Tips for parents
* Games for reteaching and accelerated learning
If you find these helpful, you can bookmark this Symbaloo site, which will be updated regularly by the district. Please reach out to your student's teacher if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Norma Andres
Math Intervention
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JB DIRECTORY ART CONTEST WINNERS!
The Baldwin PTA is proud to announce the winners of the 2016-2017 Directory Cover Art contest
First Place Winner
Mark Liu, 4th grade, Mr. Swenson's class
Mark's original cover art will appear on the directory's front
cover and will be distributed to more than 300 families. We
received 52 entries and Mark's cover received the most votes at the September PTA meeting.
Congratulations, Mark!!
Second Place Winner
Gemma Luotto, 5th grade, Ms. Humphrey's class 
Gemma's cover will appear on the directory's back cover. Gemma's cover received the second highest number of votes at the September PTA meeting.
Congratulations, Gemma!!
Honorable Mentions go to the following artists.
Their cover art will appear within the directory's pages:
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS & HELP YOUR PTA!
Advertising sponsorship opportunities are available in the 2016-17 Baldwin Directory, which will be delivered to families in October. Ads range in size and cost from $65 to $400. Please email or call Carolann Magnani, 510-996-8981. Revenue raised helps offset the cost of directory printing and funds PTA programs for our kids!
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 JB MOVIE NIGHT - FRIDAY, 9/16!
Registration Closes Friday at NOON!
Register HERE for JB's first ever outdoor FAMILY movie night! Feature Presentation of Zootopia will begin at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7pm and check in will be in the MPR.
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JOHN BALDWIN BOOK FAIR 
It's that time again... the FALL BOOK FAIR is coming... VOLUNTEERS* NEEDED!!
We are excited to be holding the Fall Scholastic Book Fair at John Baldwin! We are looking for volunteers to help work various shifts from October 7 through October 14. Working at the book fair is a lot of fun and a great way to support literacy in our school.
Please take a look at the Sign Up Genius and let us know when you are available to get involved! If you can only do a partial shift, please do so. In addition, feel free to sign up for as many shifts as you would like. We always need a few more people for set-up and take-down so join us when you can!
*All volunteers must be cleared at a level 1 through our volunteer management system. Please visit www.srvusd.net/parents/volunteers to obtain clearance if you haven't already done so.
Thank you so much for your anticipated help.
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CEF Volunteer Opportunity: AUDITOR
CEF is looking for an Auditor for immediate placement on the 2016/2017 CEF Board.
The annual audit report for fiscal year 2015/2016 (reporting period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) has just been completed with a clean report.
The auditor will perform a mid year audit for July - Dec, 2016, and then an audit of Jan - June 2017. The job is roughly 5 hours twice a year (Jan and July). Upon completion of reviewing the bank accounts from Quickbook reports to the accounting documentation, the Auditor will sign off on the Annual Audit Report to be submitted to the Board.
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OTIS SPUNKMEYER FUNdraiser 
Friendly reminder that the Otis Spunkmeyer FUNdraiser event will end on Tuesday, September 20th!
We earn 40% of every dollar sold from this program and if every student at our school sells three items , we will hit our target goal!!
Please return all monies in the Otis Spunkmeyer envelope (which was given to each child) along with the order forms by Tuesday, September 20th (Cash or Money Orders/Checks payable to John Baldwin PTA). Delivery of these perishable items will be made during the week of October 17th.
GO JB COUGARS!!
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Lemonade STAND for Rett Sept 16th - 23rd
Get behind our Baldwin connection to this cause!
Collect your coins/dollars, turn in to classrooms Fri. Sept 23rd
(GLAD zipper bags will come home Fri., Sept 16th)
The Lemonade STAND for Rett is a fundraiser for a Cure that supports Rett syndrome research which affects Katie (14) who is big sister to our 2 Baldwin students Melissa (5th - Budge) and Abby (3rd - McCaul). In thanks, we'll end the drive with a free after school Lemonade for every student on Friday Sept 23rd . The grade raising the most will earn a visit with our family during Abilities Awareness Week to learn more and ask questions!
Last year, Katie had a major surgery during this time. So many students wrote her "Get Well Soon" or "You Can Do It!" colorful, cheerful cards which raised her spirits and helped tremendously with her 3-month recovery!
Visit www.rettsyndrome.org/StandforRett to read our story and make an online donation which will count towards the grade-level competition if you leave me a Comment with your child's grade(s)
Download this " Just Like Me" informational coloring book to learn more as a family.
Idea: Students can hold their own Lemonade Stands and Bake Sales to earn their coins/dollars - this helps raise even more community awareness! Let us know if you do this and we'll stop by in support!
Volunteers needed 9/16 and 9/23 - SignUp Genius coming
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RUN FOR EDUCATION - OCTOBER 16TH
The JB Run For Education campaign is now well underway! This week, your child will come home with a flyer with all the details you need to register for the event. Please remember - whether you walk, run, "virtual run" or volunteer, IT ALL COUNTS! Every single participant will count towards our school total - our target is to raise $3,000 for new PE equipment for the school. Keep an eye on the Run-O-Meter at the main gate to see how we're doing. Let's get that mercury rising! As an added incentive to sign up, we'll hold a weekly raffle for 10 FREE BASKIN-ROBBINS ICE CREAM CONES. All new entries that week go into the raffle, with 10 new winners announced by Mr. Romagna every Friday! Don't miss out - the only way to be in with a chance of winning is registering for the run! Fifth graders can also sign up for the 5TH GRADE WALK TEAM (though they can of course run it!). Thanks to sponsor Toll Brothers, they will get a special 5th Grade Walk Team t-shirt in addition to the race shirt, and the school with the most 5th graders registered will receive a PIZZA PARTY for all the students in 5th grade! How's that for an incentive?! If you have any questions or you want to help promote the event at our school, please email Heini Tallent. Register to run, walk or support John Baldwin HERE. Volunteer for the Run for Education HERE. Thank you! |
DAILY, FULL-IMMERSION SPANISH CLASSES FOR 
JOHN BALDWIN ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
Join Viva el Espaņol to learn Spanish through games, songs, stories and art projects. This full-immersion approach is offered before school every school day, which assists in reinforcing lessons learned. Students will learn vocabulary related to a variety of everyday themes, practice using it within sentences, and master many useful phrases. They will also learn about various traditions of different Spanish speaking countries. Curriculum for continuing students builds on what they learned in the first year of our program, further expanding to new subject areas and more complex phrases.
1st - 5th Grades for Fall 2016 7:45-8:30AM, Monday - Friday September 26, 2016 - June 2, 2017 Click here to download the flyer!
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 San Ramon Valley Emergency Preparedness Fair
Saturday, September 24, 10am-2pm at San Ramon Central Park
The San Ramon Valley Emergency Preparedness Citizen Corps Council invites the community to get prepared at the 9th Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 24, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at San Ramon Central Park and Community Center at 12501 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon.
This event is focused on families and personal preparedness. At the fair, families can gather ideas to update or create their home earthquake kit. They can get their child fingerprinted and learn about fire safety in the home through a tour of the Kids Fire Safety House. From 10 a.m. to noon, there will also be a car seat check point. For more information on the Fair or on how you can #BeReady, visit bereadysrv.org
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Reinvigorating the Inclusion
Conversation: People First Language
Inclusion is one of SRVUSD's four initiatives. We believe that understanding and embracing inclusion begins with a personal journey for educators and families. Why People First Language? People First Language moves us beyond labels and helps us see our students as students first. Please join us to 1) learn more about what SRVUSD is doing to reinvigorate the inclusion conversation and 2) engage with us in some lively activities.
We invite you to submit any questions about inclusion through the RSVP link below, by Friday, September 16.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
7:00 to 9:00 PM Iron Horse Middle School MPR 12601 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon, CA 94583 Join SRVUSD SELPA Executive Director, Jean Anthony, Ed.D., SRVUSD Special Education Director, Cindy Perez, Special Education Assistant Director, Carol Unterseher and Program Supervisors for an evening of engaging conversation about inclusion. Also attending will be Christine Koehne, Special Needs Support Liaison and Todd Gary, Community Advisory Committee (CAC) chairperson to share information on how they work with families with children with disabilities. The presentation is open to all and endorsed by both the San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs' Special Needs and Parent & Community Concerns Committees. To learn more about either of these committees, visit www.srvcpta-ca.schoolloop.com
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 Child Nutrition Assistants (Permanent & Substitute) Are Needed at Various SRVUSD locations
The school district has a number of job openings for permanent and substitute Child Nutrition Assistants and for Lead Child Nutrition Assistants at various sites. Pay Range: $14.10 to $18.91 per hour.
Qualifications are familiarity with:
- Standard kitchen equipment, utensils and measurements
- Sanitation practices related to handling and serving food
 - Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy
- Proper lifting techniques
- Reading and writing English communication skills
To Apply:
- Go to http://www.srvusd.net/employmentopportunities and read about the application process, then
- Click on EdJoin.org link and scroll down until you reach the Child Nutrition positions. (Note: you can narrow the search by selecting "Classified" from the dropdown menu.)
- For assistance with completing the application, call (925) 552-5021.
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A Note About Our Email Distribution List...
The email list that this newsletter sends to was updated recently to include all parent emails that agreed to release their information for school communications in the Annual Update as well as all site staff. Everyone in this update was also added to the distribution list for the San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs. If at any time, you would like to change the lists you receive communications from or the email address they are sent to, please use the Update Profile link that is in the footer of any the emails we send you. This link is unique to YOUR email address. If you wish to leave one list but not another, use the Update Profile link to make the change because the unsubscribe link removes you from ALL lists and requires more effort on your part to fix.
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Community Announcements
Disclaimer: The following events, activities, or programs are not sponsored by the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Approval for flyer distribution does not imply endorsement, but is a courtesy service to the community. Click on images for more detailed information.
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 BLACK DRAGON CHESS
Underlying its proven social and cognitive benefits, Chess is fun! Join us for the upcoming session as we continue our journey into this fascinating game! The class will include individual and group instruction, as well as supervised play amongst the students. All ability levels are welcome, even if you've never played before. Previous students are also encouraged to continue. All materials provided. End of session prizes given.
Grades: 1-5Day: WednesdayTime: 1:55-2:55pmPlace: LibraryDates: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16Price: $150/student (one additional sibling is $75) (The first parent to volunteer as an assistant will receive free tuition for one child. No knowledge of chess necessary. Must be available for all classes)Contact: J.B. McCann (925) 788-0814 ***Deadline to register is September 5th
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The Cougar Weekly is produced by John Baldwin PTA in the effort to keep the parent and teacher community informed of upcoming events at the school, in the district and in the community. All newsletter submissions must be approved FIRST by the following people in order to be included in an upcoming Weekly. DEADLINE IS FRIDAY AT 3:00 P.M. EACH WEEK. If you have questions, you can contact the Cougar Weekly Editor, Alyssa Wisenor, at JBcougarweekly@gmail.com.
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