Dragon Tales 2.11.08

Valley Oak Elementary
Davis Joint Unified School District
Web: www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/voak
E-mail: valleyoak@djusd.k12.ca.us
PTA website: http://www2.dcn.org/orgs/vopta/
PTA email: valleyoakpta@yahoo.com
(530) 757-5470

Week of Feb. 11, 2008

Calendar: February
Feb. 13 Oral Language Fair Assemblies, intermediate grades at 9:15 a.m., primary grades at 10:15 a.m. and a 7 p.m. performance for the public
Feb. 13 Montgomery Information Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Front Office of Montgomery
Feb. 15 Welcome Coffee at Montgomery Elementary, 8:45 a.m.
Feb. 15 Author visit by Sandy Holman (community invited) intermediate grades from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m., primary grades from 10:15 to 11 a.m.
Feb. 18 NO SCHOOL, President’s Day
Feb. 19-22 Black History Week
Feb. 20 Site Council Meeting, 7 p.m. in Room 6
Feb. 25 Incoming 7th Grade Parent Information Meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Holmes MPR
Feb. 27 Incoming 7th Grade Parent Information Night, 5:30 p.m., Harper MPR
Feb. 28 Incoming 7th Grade Parent Information Night, 7 p.m., Harper MPR
Feb. 29 Dr. Seuss Day
Feb. 29 Variety Show permission slips due by 3:05 p.m.

The 2008 Variety Show is Coming!
Start getting those acts ready, here are the dates for the Variety Show!
Permission slips available in office Friday, Feb. 15—Fri. Feb. 29;
Permission slips due in office by Friday, Feb. 29 by 3:05 p.m.;
Auditions Friday. March 7, Times TBA; Dress Rehearsal Thursday, April 17 Time TBA;
School Assemblies Friday, April 18 Times TBA;
Evening Performance Monday. April 21 at 6:30 pm.

STAR Testing Focus Group
Parents interested in improving the way STAR testing results are communicated are invited to discuss the meaning of STAR performance levels and to share ideas about brochures and web screens at the Sacramento County Office of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
The focus group begins with a dinner from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. followed by a meeting from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Child care will be provided for school-aged children during the focus group by request. Reservations are required. For more information, contact Linda Stoneall at lstoneall@ets.org or at (510) 326-9166.

Oral Language Fair ’08: We Shall Overcome
Below are the results of this year’s Oral Language Fair. The participants all did a fantastic job! The Top 18 will perform in all three shows Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Top 18 Performances
Heroes- Deutsch
Midway- Coker
Harriet Tubman- Crowell
As I Grew Older- Smith
Still I Rise- Smith
Speak Up- Olmstead
Ay, Mi America- Cabrera
My Dream-Olmstead
Entra Machete, Sale Calavera- Cabrera
Behind the Color Blind- Cabrera
Canto Hondo, Deep Song- Cabrera
Perseverance- Kelleher (Annie)
Colors of the Rainbow- Odabasi
My Dream- Olmstead
Standing Tall-Luke
I Won’t Be Pushed- Guenther
Major Differences- Olmstead
Journey Through Heartsongs- Sitts
Learn How to Love Each Other- Chan/Nelson
More First Place Performances
Melinda Mae
Kick And Live
A Choice
Keep Trying
Perseverance- Guenther
Remember
Hey, Young Child
Still Here- Guenther
The Road Not Taken
Still Here/Speech to the Young- Smith
Harriet Tubman- Olmstead
Midway- Olmstead
On Being a Champion
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Don’t Quit- Kelleher
Perseverance- Kelleher- Sara
The Land of Perseverance
I Too, Sing America- Odabasi
Don’t Quit- Guenther
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me- Guenther
Major Differences- Yeaman
Second Place Performances
The First Dandelion
Hold Fast Your Dreams
I Dream a World Shadow
I, Too- Guenther
Title Unknown
If
Defense of Fort McHenry
The Biggest Problem
The Ballad of the Free
Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace
Persevere- Odabasi (Sam)
Perseverance- Odabasi
Try, Try Again
Hope
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Don’t Quit- Odabasi
Still I Rise- Odabasi
Persevere- Luke
Caged Bird
Gettysburg Address
Perseverance- Kelleher- Jessie
Perseverance- Kelleher- Sachin
America the Beautiful

Black History Week Activities
Black History Spirit Week is Feb. 15 to Feb. 22. Kicking off our Black History Spirit Week is Award Winning Children’s Author, Sandy Lynne Holman, who will be visiting Valley Oak Friday, Feb. 15 to spend the day with our students and staff. Sandy has presented to thousands of youth and adults on a variety of topics such as cultural diversity, early childhood education, resiliency and character education.
She is the founder of the The Culture C.O-O.P., an organization she developed to assist people and organizations working with diversity in education. Sandy’s award winning books and other educational items are available to order. She will be available for book signing after the assemblies.
For more information contact: The Culture C.0.-O.P. at 877-Colors-7 (877-265-6777) or visit www.CultureCo-Op.com.

Montgomery Welcoming Activities Rescheduled
The Welcoming Activities for Valley Oak families headed to Montgomery Elementary have been rescheduled. The Information Meeting with Principal Shelly Wickwire will be held Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Front Office. A Welcome Coffee will be held Friday, Feb. 15 from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. If you are unable to attend either activity, please feel free to stop by our school for Open House on April 3rd from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
We look forward to meeting you and your children.
--Montgomery Staff