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First Day of School on Wednesday
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Welcome to the 2014-15 school year! School kicks off with a chapel service on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. (note late start, for first day of school) -- parents are strongly encouraged to attend with their children.
Following the service, students will go to their classrooms and parents are invited to stay for a welcome reception. Preschool and TK students will be dismissed at 11 a.m. and K-5 students will be dismissed at 2:45 p.m.
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Reminders
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Paperwork and Fees
Please remember to turn in your first-of-year forms and fees - they are due ASAP.
Club House
Club House will begin this Wednesday afternoon.
Hot Lunch
Hot lunch will be available beginning Tuesday, September 2. Please review the hot lunch form and turn it in with your payment by this Friday.
Dress this Week (TK-5)
Wednesday: Chapel Attire
Thursday: Spirit Wear
Friday: Free Dress
Labor Day Next Monday
School/Office/Club House closed in observance of the holiday
Back-to-School Sunday
Sunday, September 7 at 9:30 a.m.
Children may attend Sunday School during the service.
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Welcome New Staff
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Mrs. Janet Bugielski
Mrs. Bugielski is our new 3/4 teacher. She comes to us from Saugus Union School District and has been teaching for 12 years. Mrs. Bugielski grew up in Illinois and has been married for 28 years. She has two children (ages 19 and 23).
Mrs. Stacy Kvinsland
Mrs. Kvinsland is our new Teacher Assistant. She is well-known to our Shepherd families and has been a part of our community since 2007. Mrs. Kvinsland has two children (Colton - K and Annika - '14 grad). She also teaches Pilates.
Ms. Lavenda Susilo
Ms. Susilo is our new office assistant. You will see her friendly face when you come to the front desk. She comes to us after living in the Bay Area for almost five years. Ms. Suslio has also been active in a Christian Fellowship that reaches out to college students. Please stop by the office and say hello.
We are also pleased to welcome Ms. Jackie Escobedo, our new computer teacher.
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New Preschool Teachers
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Miss Beda Escobedo is our new Blossom Room teacher. She comes to us from First Presbyterian Weekday School in Northridge. Miss Beda is a certified preschool teacher and also certified in First Aid.
Miss Sheila Rini is our new Sunshine Room teacher. She also comes to us from First Presbyterian and is certified as a preschool teacher and in First Aid.
We are very excited to have them here at Shepherd! Please welcome them.
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| Our Theme for 2014-15 |
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Love the Earth. Love the Creator.
God's eternal power and character cannot be seen. But from the beginning of creation, God has shown what these are like by
all he has made. -Romans 1:20a
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| CPR and First Aid Training |
 SOV staff members just finished another training in CPR and first aid, as part of our commitment to provide a safe campus.The six-hour training is repeated every two years, with half the staff involved in alternating years.
CPR training includes practice with AED devices - Automatic External Defibrillators. Now widely seen in places of public gathering, they are computer-controlled machines which can assist in correcting a faulty heart rhythm. Use of these devices substantially improves survival rates, since the treatment can be given far sooner than paramedics can arrive at the scene.
Currently SOV does not have an AED device on campus. The unit is a one-time purchase, with minor maintenance costs (for batteries and sensor pads, which have a shelf life if not used). They cost about $1,300. Anyone interested in helping SOV acquire this potentially life-saving device, please speak to Jan Garris or Pastor Bryan.
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Work Party
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Thank you to all the parents and staff who turned out to help prepare and beautify our campus for the new school year. Your help is greatly appreciated!
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