The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. -- R. W. EmersonSupport the Emerson PTA!Download Donation Form. Emerson Jr High School PTA Meeting AgendaApril 8, 2008
Carnival! Come to the Emerson Jr HIgh PTA CARNIVAL!
Click on the flyer for a larger version which has all the details! The Emerson PTA is presenting a CARNIVAL on April 10-13 at CANNERY PARK on East Covell Boulevard at J Street in Davis. The Carnival will feature rides for the entire family, plus game and food concessions and Emerson student booths and music. Come ride the new Ring of Fire, the beautiful Wave Swinger, or other great Carnival attractions – and help out our kids while you and your family have fun! HOW TO GET YOUR TICKETS SAVE: Advance tickets are $20 for a wristband to ride all the rides you want for one day only. Order forms will be distributed to students at school. Also watch for tickets sales at school announced in the Daily Bulletin or contact EMERSONCARNIVAL@gmail.com. Daily tickets available at the gate for $25, or by the ride. For further information contact Frances McChesney at 750-1030, Gustavo Soberano at 750-2698, or Ellen Moratti at 756-8087. TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AFTER SCHOOL IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THIS WEEK. MAKE CHECKS TO EMERSON PTA. CARNIVAL HOURS: Download the Carnival ticket form Save Emerson BlogSchool Board Meeting: Please join us!*** Tonight ***The school board is meeting this Thursday, March 20 at 7 pm. We are asking everyone interested in the school board's decision (who isn't?) to join us at 6 pm in front of the meeting. Not all of us will get a seat but all of us can be seen. Bring your signs! Bring your friends! And, of course, bring your kids. Save our Schools Rally!*** Today! ***
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When: Tuesday March 18th We'll meet at Central Park (Russell Blvd. between B and C st.), rally there and then walk across Russell Blvd. to the DJUSD office. Bring: posters, banners, friends and all your family (Students are encouraged to speak at the Rally) We can not allow the School District to take rushed decisions without an in depth task force study . The proposal to close one Jr. High will have deep negative repercussions across the whole Davis community and the environment! Laying off 20% of our teachers, librarians, psychologists, etc. guts our wonderful schools, reduces our quality of life, lowers our property values and decreases the city's tax revenue. Spread the word!!! It's not just about school families! More Letters!Ellen Dean has written an excellent letter to the school board to express her concerns, and lay out concrete suggestions for alternatives to closing Emerson. You can read the text of her letter by clicking "more" at the end of this post. Inspired to write your own? March 17,...More Letter to the School BoardOur co-presidents, with input from several PTA members, have written an excellent letter from the PTA to the school board regarding the potential closing of Emerson. It lays out the position of the Emerson PTA on the closing of Emerson. The letter clearly describes some features of Emerson, some potential effects the closure of Emerson would have on the entire community, corrects some misinformation about Emerson and its possible closure, and finally lays out several possible alternatives.The letter is available here Lois Wolk bill (AB908)Lois Wolk has introduced a bill in the California Assembly. It calls for removing the shackles of spending categorical's from the local school board to allow them to set priorities and allocated reserved special funds to general purposes during this budget crisisPlease ask Lois Wolk to attend the school board meeting March 20 at 7:30pm to discuss this bill. You can reach her office at (916) 319 - 2008 or by email at her website: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a08/ . Please let her know we support her bill, and would be very interested in her attendance at the school board meeting to discuss it. A copy of the bill is here Thank you for your help! PTA Meeting Agenda March 11 2008
PTA Meeting Feb 12 2008Parents, Please welcome the Davis School District Superintendent at the PTA's next meeting on Feb. 12th. It is a great opportunity to get to meet Superintendent Hammond and ask questions about our school and our district. The meeting is at 7 pm in the Emerson Library on Feb. 12th. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Minutes from January PTA meeting. Ode To EmersonThe Emerson Fundraiser and Poetry Contest! Download Donation Form. There once was a school named Emerson These lads and ladies decided The first step is get out your checkbook So seal the envelope with a smile This money is used for good causes Our tax ID is 139423006 And if you think you can write a better poem THANK YOU!!! - The Emerson PTA City of Davis: Focus on Safety Video Contest The "Focus on Safety" video contest for junior high students is an opportunity for Davis students grades 7 through 9 to spotlight their creativity and showcase their knowledge of traffic safety by producing 60-second (or shorter) Public Service Announcement videos on the importance of safe bicycling. The videos should focus on one of the following topics
Working in groups of up to four, students can either work under the guidance of staff members from Davis Media Access at one of several free video production workshops to be held Jan. 29 through Feb. 28 at the Blanchard Room of the Davis Library, or can produce the videos on their own. Videos are due Feb. 29. There will be great prizes for everyone, including digital photo cameras and $50 Target gift certificates for the winners as well the chance for them to see their PSAs on the big screen at a special awards ceremony to be held March 15 at the Davis Varsity Theatre. The city of Davis has some information about bicycles in Davis, as well as some great bicycle safety tips to help you get started. For complete information, a schedule of workshops and an entry form, please visit www.cityofdavis.org/streetsmarts Homework at Emerson: Join the DiscussionIntroducing the Davis Homework Blog Come on by and join the discussion!Junior High Career Days Speakers Needed The School-Business Partnership of the Davis Chamber of Commerce is working with the Emerson, Harper and Holmes Junior High Schools to offer Career Days in February and March 2008. We are recruiting speakers now! If you are a sports announcer or a sports medicine doctor, a tree house builder or an artist who paints trees and you love your job and talking to teens, we are interested in YOU (or your spouse or neighbor or cousin!) These events will take place during the following Thursday mornings:
You may choose to present at one or more schools. Our time frame is approximately from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. We are seeking Career Day Speakers who can share their work lives with our students. You would speak about your career and perhaps bring samples of your work product, tools, equipment or other visual to show in a 20-30 presentation to a classroom. If you are interested in more information about being a Career Day Speaker, please contact: Heather Mariano, Career Day Coordinator, at DAVISCAREERDAYS@GMAIL.COM before January 28th. (Earlier is better!) Blood Drive for Former Emerson PTA Member Terri Strack January 22, 2008 3:30 to 7:30pm at the University Covenant Church
Terri Strack is undergoing treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia. Since she
requires numerous blood transfusions and may need a bone marrow transplant in
the future, an account has been set up for her at Bloodsource (account # 4280),
and a blood drive is planned for January 22, 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the University
Covenant Church Multi-Purpose Room, 315 Mace Blvd . Donors may volunteer to be
swabbed for bone-marrow typing at this event. Blood donations may also be made
at any Bloodsource location at the donor's convenience.
More information on marrow donation is available here. Parent's Guide to MRSA (Staph Infection) The California department of public health released a statement about MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ) and how to prevent it. Detailed information is available on the CDC website. The short version: wash hands frequently, keep yourself and your environment as clean as possible, and cover wounds carefully. For more detailed information, you can download the advisory (pdf). For more information from the health department, go here (pdf) . Free Money for Emerson PTA and our kids!eScrip!This is the easiest way to register or renew your participation in the Safeway and Albertson’s FREE, NO-HASSLE automatic donation programs! We will have forms available on this site soon, but in the meantime you can contact Kyria Mills at 756-8435 or KLBMILLS@ucdavis.edu with questions. Let us know what's going on!The Emerson PTA website is a great place to keep the community informed about what is happening at Emerson. If you would like to let us know what your club, class, parent group or other organization is up to, send your message to More |
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