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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!
7:45am, First Breakfast Book Club
Dining for Dollars - Frozen Cafe, Noon-9pm
PICK UP OTIS SPUNKMEYER ORDERS FROM MPR!
Monday, October 24-Friday, October 28
Red Ribbon Week
Monday - Super Hero Day
Tuesday - Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday - Walk & Roll to School Day, and Wear Red
Thursday - Wear Neon or Bright Colors
Friday - Wear JB Colors
Monday, October 24 10am, Cougar Ed Fund Meeting Friday, October 28 Photo Make-Up Day
Saturday, October 29 JB Halloween Fall Fest
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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Baldwin Families,
As you will read a little further below, this week is Digital Citizenship Week. On September 30th, may of our staff members participated in a presentation by Kristen Berg, our district technology teacher on special assignment, on what we can do to better promote digital citizenship at school. While most of our students don't have a facebook profile, many of our older students are starting to become familiar with apps like Snap Chat and Instagram. Our younger students are very excited to have access to technology, but should be reminded that their passwords to programs at school are personal and shouldn't be shared with friends. For teachers, parents, and principals, it is important for us to think about the digital footprint we leave behind. Remember these simple pieces of advice: Think before we post, check privacy settings, deactivate and delete old accounts, and search ourselves online from time to time.
To learn more about leaving a positive digital foot print, CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SRVUSD DIGITAL FOOTPRINT TOOLKIT As always, thank you for your continued partnership in your child's education.
Joe Romagna
Principal
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OTIS SPUNKMEYER COOKIE ORDER PICK UP -- 10/19!
Otis Cookie orders need to be picked up THIS WEDNESDAY, OCT 19th in the MPR!!
We need volunteers to help deliver orders and prizes! Click here for Sign Up Genius link!
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 JB HALLOWEEN FEST - SAT, OCTOBER 29!
Join us for an evening of Halloween Fun! Tickets available soon on the Future Fund website.
Saturday, October 29th 5:30-9:00 pmJohn Baldwin Elementary Carnival Games
Photo Booth
Face Painting
Pumpkin Crafts
Cake Walk
Family Pumpkin Carving Contest
Dinner available to purchase from Fuddrucker's (must be pre-ordered) Dessert available to purchase from Cool Beads (think Dippin' Dots)
The PTA is looking for a few volunteers to form a Halloween Fall Fest committee!If you would like to help, please email Dena Mazza. |
DINING FOR DOLLARS 
Help support John Baldwin Cougar Ed Fund !
October 19, 2016
Noon - 9pm
at the Frozen Cafe´
2475 San Ramon Valley Blvd Ste 4
San Ramon, CA 94583
(in the Safeway shopping center)
Bring this flyer when you visit Frozen Cafe and 15% of your purchase will be donated to Cougar Ed. Please hand in a hard copy or show an electronic version of this flyer upon placing your order. Combining great taste and great fun - for a great cause. |
RED RIBBON WEEK 
Red Ribbon week is a time to educate the children on the importance of making smart choices, and to celebrate John Baldwin being drug free! A member of the Danville Police Department will come speak to grades 1-5 on Tuesday 10/25 and focus on "4 qualities of a good choice." Please encourage your children to participate in the fun theme days below!
10/24: We have the power to be drug free! Be a superhero and say no to drugs! Please have students dress as their favorite superhero.
10/25: Let's sock it to bad drugs and pledge to make good, healthy choices. Please have students wear crazy, mismatched or sporty socks.
10/26: We have the power to make healthy choices and stay drug free! AND it's "walk and roll" to school day! Please have students walk or bike/scooter to school together in support of taking care of our bodies. Let's all wear red!
10/27: Our future is bright! No drugs in sight! Please have students wear neon or bright colors
10/28: John Baldwin is proud to be drug free! Please have students wear JB colors
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JOG-A-THON 2016: Wednesday, November 9 
It's time to start gearing up for our annual Jog-A-Thon again! I know we just ran for the SRVEF Run for Education, so let's keep up the momentum and KEEP RUNNING!!
On Wednesday, November 9th JB students will walk, jog, and run to raise money for all of the programs supported by Cougar Education Fund, like Art, Music, P.E., Library, Reading and Math Intervention specialists, and many more!
Our goal is to raise $28,850 this year. That's only a $50 pledge per student! And all of the money earned goes right back to benefiting YOUR kids this school year! But they'll need your support!
Students will be asking friends and family to sponsor them for this fun event. And we're SUPER excited to be offering our online pledge website, The Get Movin' Crew, again this year to make fundraising even easier! You will be able to send pledge requests to friends and family near and far using social media!
Students should have brought home more information with pledge forms and detailed instruction on how to make your student's online pledge page. It's super easy and takes 2 minutes to do!
Please help us spread the excitement about this fun-filled, healthful event!!
Can't wait to see you on the track! Go Cougars!
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2016 Digital Citizenship Week is coming up October 16-22! 
As an SRVUSD Digital Citizenship Committee partner, San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs helps to raise awareness about Digital Citizenship and increase family engagement in positive online habits.
The 2016 SRVUSD Digital Citizenship theme is "Digital Footprints". Did you know everything posted online leaves behind a footprint? A few of the ways we can shape this digital footprint are:
* Thinking before we post
* Checking privacy settings
* Deactivating and deleting
* Searching ourselves online
To make it easy for everyone to participate in the Digital Footprint conversation, SRVUSD has created a toolkit for schools, students, and parents. This webpage has ideas of how to get involved, as well as sample messaging and images. http://www.digitalsrvusd.net
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 REFLECTIONS
Baldwin PTA Invites you to submit your entry for this year's PTA Reflections Competition -
"What is your story?"
Art work can be submitted in the following categories: Entries should be submitted to the John Baldwin office by October 26, 2016. There are two divisions, Primary: up to Grade 2 and Intermediate: Grades 3 - 5. One entry from each category/division will move on the the council level. For full details, or to be inspired by last year's winners, check out the SRVUSD Reflections page.
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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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 Reading the Signs: A Conversation About Dyslexia
October PTA Special Needs Evening Program
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Iron Horse Middle School Multipurpose Room
One year after the passage of AB 1369, the landscape for dyslexia is changing in California schools. On October 4th, the SRVUSD Board of Education adopted a resolution designating October as Dyslexia Awareness month.
Please join members of the district's Dyslexia Think Tank for a discussion about dyslexia:
- What is dyslexia?
- What is happening with AB 1369 implementation?
- What is SRVUSD doing and where are we headed to better address the implications of dyslexia in public schools?
Dyslexia Think Tank participants will include: School Board member/Decoding Dyslexia CA Regional Manager - Rachel Hurd; Director of Elementary Instruction - Carol Loflin; Special Needs Support Liaison - Christine Koehne; Intervention Specialist/Teacher - Monina Salazar.
This event is free, open to all and hosted by the San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs' Special Needs Committee. Please register to attend so we know how many people to plan for.
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 Shop through the eScrip on-line mall and merchants donate up to 16% of your purchases to our school. Discounts at hundreds of your favorite online stores including Nordstrom, Macy's HP, Old Navy, and more! Did You Know? Earning through the eScrip Online Mall does not require a registered credit card!
For more information how eScrip works, watch this video or go to escrip.com.
Shop through John Baldwin Cougar Ed Fund's Amazon.com link and our school will earn 1.2% 
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Legislative Advocacy: Election Season is upon us!
Contra Costa County is actively seeking poll workers to help with the November 8 election. If you would like to apply, please complete the poll worker application. Students may also apply (subject to meeting eligibility criteria).
The November 8 ballot is crowded. There are 17 ballot measures for you to consider. One of the purposes of PTA is to secure adequate laws for children and youth. This entails law making at all levels, including ballot measures. California State PTA has carefully researched the ballot measures and has taken a "SUPPORT" position on five of them. For space reasons, we have chosen to only list here the proposition number and title. To read PTA's short rationale on each, as well as links for more information, refer to the full Legislative Advocacy article.
PROPOSITION 51 - SUPPORT. School Bonds. Funding for K-12 School and Community College Facilities. Initiative Statutory Amendment.
PROPOSITION 55 - SUPPORT. Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
PROPOSITION 56 - SUPPORT. Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
PROPOSITION 58 - SUPPORT. SB 1174 (Chapter 753, Statutes of 2014), Lara. The California Education for a Global Economy Initiative (California EdGE). In 1998, voters
approved Proposition 227 requiring that all students be taught in English, and that English learners be taught in sheltered English courses.
PROPOSITION 63 - SUPPORT. Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute.
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 SNAPOLOGY
Snapology of the Tri-Valley is now in your area where we offer after school enrichment in STEM/STEAM using LEGOŽ, littleBits, Engino and other construction builds. Snapology will be @ John Baldwin Elementary in the Library after school. You can register online at trivalley.snapology.com You'll need to create an account with your contact information. Call (925)452-6180 or email deniselee@snapology.com if you have any questions.
CLASSES:
These are the classes offered on Thursdays from 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM in the library for 3rd-5th grades:
- Engineering Using LEGO 11/17, 12/1, 12/8 & 12/15 4 classes @ $60.00
- Combat Robots 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9 & 2/16 6 classes @$90
- Engineering - Simple & Powered Machines 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, & 3/30 (no class 3/23) 5 classes@$75.00
- Architectural & Structural Engineering 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11 & 5/18 6 classes@$90
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Parent Screening of the Film "Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age" 
"SCREENAGERS: Growing up in the Digital Age" probes the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director's own, and depicts messy struggles, over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists, solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world."
All SRVHS students will view the movie the week before Thanksgiving break!
When: Wednesday, November 9th, 7-9 PM
Where: SRVHS Commons
Who: All adults concerned with the screen use of teens should attend
How: Tickets ($15 each) are on sale through Eventbrite. Please bring your tickets or phone with confirmation of purchase.
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BARTON READING AND SPELLING
Barton Reading and Spelling program is up and running, serving our Baldwin Cougars. Thank you to our five tutors generously giving of their time to these children. We have more students who would benefit from this program, so we need additional tutors. Do you think you would be interested in being trained to tutor a student twice a week for 45 minutes each session? We're setting up our next training opportunity and will reserve a space for you.
Email Margaret Hart for additional information on the rewards of being a Barton tutor or to sign up for Baldwin's program.
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Coffee with the Superintendent 
Meet San Ramon Valley Unified School District's new Superintendent Rick Schmitt at our "Coffee with the Superintendent" John Baldwin Elementary School on December 7, 2016 at 8:45am in the MPR. At this coffee, the Superintendent will share a little about his priorities, the District's "Framework for Excellence" and his philosophy. What Mr. Schmitt most appreciates is hearing from parents and one of his priorities is two-way communication. He always walks away from these meetings having learned new, interesting and important information.
The Superintendent will be meeting with every school parent community this fall. If you can't make this event, check out Www.srvusd.net/coffeeswithsupt for details of other meetings. If you have questions, please email his Executive Assistant Cindy Fischer. |
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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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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.
To submit information for this weekly bulletin, please contact:
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