Tuesday, September 22. Students may wear their uniforms or their Sunday best. Order forms were sent home today. Please be sure to turn them into your child's classroom.

Minimum Day and Fellowship

Thursday, September 24. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Fellowship play date at Mae Boyer Park to follow.

Parents Fellowship and General Meeting

Saturday, September 26 at 6:30 p.m. This is a fellowship event and general meeting for parents only. Please RSVP to the Evite by September 20.

Volunteers Needed!

We have several volunteer positions open to help our school. Not only would you be helping our students and staff, you'll gain those valuable volunteer hours.

Picture Day Volunteers - We need a couple of volunteers to help with picture day from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 22. You would be letting grades know when it's their turn and making sure the kids look neat and tidy. Please contact the PTF if you are interested in helping.

Scrip Volunteers - We need volunteers to sell Scrip one day a week. This can be done in the mornings
(8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.) or after school (2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.) for a total of 1 hour per week.

If you can help in anyway, please let our office know. Thanks!

Elementary News

2015-16 Student Council
Meet our new Student Council leaders (left to right): Presidents: Timmy Riordan & John Ohannesian
Vice Presidents: Matthew Calderon & Tyler Lee
Secretary: Jeremy Oliver

Building Bridges

On the first day of school, the 5th and 6th graders continued the tradition of "Building Bridges." With a few sheets of paper and some masking tape, the students were challenged to build a bridge. The winning bridge was made by John Ohannesian and Tyler Lee. It held a record-setting 46 encyclopedias!!

Thank you from stations 105 & 106

The fireman at stations 105 and 106 send their thanks for the amazing cards that the SOV students made and signed in honor of our appreciation for all that they do for our community. They received the cards and enjoyed yummy treats. Thank you!

Spirit T-Shirt Contest Winner is...

Congratulations to Tyler Lee for winning this years Spirit T-Shirt contest! You will receive order forms in your child's folder in the coming weeks.

Preschool News

Preschool will be hosting a Children's Rummage sale on Saturday, October 10 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Drop-off days in Founders Hall:
Thursday, October 8 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday, October 9 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to clean out your closets and garage. Recycle items your child has outgrown or simply no longer uses while benefiting Shepherd. This event will be free and open to the public! Please consider donating a variety of children's items such as furniture and accessories, outdoor/sports equipment, toys, games, electronics, maternity and children's clothing and shoes (*no car seats/boosters, cribs, strollers, or helmets). If you have any questions, please contact our Preschool director, Mrs. Nereyda Levings at 818-347-6784.

School Board

Welcome Blossom and Sunshine students and parents! We are looking forward to an awesome year of growth, learning, nurturing and fellowship. Preschool is represented on the School Board by our wonderful director, Nereyda Levings.

Save the Date - Pastor Bryan's 30th anniversary

We will be celebrating Pastor Bryan's 30th anniversary of his ordination Sunday, October 18. A celebration brunch will follow the worship service. Hope to see you there!

Cherub Choir

Rehearsals are from 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays, starting on September 22. This year, Cherub choir is open to students in grades TK-6. The fee is $50 per child for the entire year. The flyer went home in your child's folder today. Please return the form no later than Friday, September 22.

Animal Encounters Enrichment After School

Let's Enrich Our Kids After School!

SOV's Animal Encounters After School Enrichment sign up sheet went home last week. Animal Encounters begins Monday, September 28 and meets for eight weeks every Monday from 3-4 pm at SOV.
The deadline is this Friday, September 18. Sign up now, space is limited!

Learn to Play Piano!

Miss Joy has openings for private piano lessons on our campus Monday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. For information, please call Mrs. Joy at 818-932-0716.

SCRIP Promotions

Today is Thank-Scrip-ing™ Day! Don't miss 24 hours of awesome ScripNow� bonuses from dozens of your favorite retailers, from 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Plus, we're shaking up the Thank-Scrip-ing Day formula for the first time ever, and some of our retailers are offering bonuses for Reload or ReloadNow� products too!

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - ReloadNow Available

Java fans rejoice! Gift cards for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf� are available for ReloadNow� with the same great 9% rebate! Gift cards can be reloaded for $10 - $100, and the maximum card balance is $150. With ReloadNow, your reloaded funds will be available in minutes when you pay with PrestoPay™. Order using MyScripWallet™, our mobile experience, and you can even reload your card on-the-go.

If you have any questions or need help signing up, please give our office a call at 818-347-6784.

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