Dragon Tales 5.5.08
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 May 5, 2008
Calendar: May--June
May 5-9 Staff Appreciation Week
May 6 El Macero Open Golf Day for Davis Schools Foundation
May 7 Korematsu Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival and Bazaar
May 8 Last Day for Running Club
May 10 City of Davis free Bike Rodeo, 9 a.m. to noon, 600 A Street parking lot
May 12 PTA Meeting, 7 p.m., Room 6
May 16 Dragon Fun Run: “From Davis to Beijing”
May 17 Birch Lane Spring Fling, noon to 3:30 p.m.
May 17 North Davis Dolphin Dash
May 17 Davis Farm to School Connection Rummage Sale, 5th and C Streets
May 17 Joe Craven event at Davis High School
May 21 Korematsu PTO Meeting, 7 p.m.
May 26 Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL
June 6 Valley Oak Carnival, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
June 12 Last day of school
Attn: 6th Grade Parents
Due to the generous donation of time and talents by Davis artists Cindy Ruff and Sue Rutherford, the 6th graders will have a 6th grade legacy project after all! The classes have been busy painting their tiles this past week. A few parents helped out with these painting sessions and we would like to thank them for sharing their time. Many parents are needed to assist with the actual installation of the tile dragon tentatively set for the weekend of May 17-18. Please consider volunteering for a shift to help with your child's legacy project. Interested parents can contact Julie Cuetara at 758-8238 or email valleyoakpta@yahoo.com.
Nugget Market Friendship Club
Nugget Market will be continuing their Friendship Club program where community members contribute their shopping receipts and a percentage is donated back to the school/group of their choice. However, receipts are no longer being collected at the grocery store sites. Please collect your receipts and turn them in at your new school office.
Volunteers Needed for Dragon Run
This year's theme is "From Davis to Beijing" in celebration of the upcoming Summer 2008 Olympics. Dragon Run is a fun fitness event for all classes, which will be held on Friday, May 16. Proceeds will benefit the Davis Schools Foundation.
Forgive me, but I left Kurt Yeaman's and Maria Garcia's classes off of the schedule on the volunteer form. Both classes are scheduled to run at 9:20am. Volunteers are needed to assist with set-up/clean-up, handing out water and counting runners’ laps. Return your volunteer forms soon or send an email to Martha Gegan at marfjax@gmail.com.
Staff Appreciation Week
It takes a village to raise a child…and run a school! This week offers an opportunity to encourage your child to express appreciation to a staff member who has been special in his/her life. Take a moment to say “Thanks”!!
The current members of the Valley Oak staff are:
School Principal: Mary Ponce
School Secretaries: Pat Johnson, Sharon Talesfore, Susan Larsen
Custodian: Rigo Mayorga
Kindergarten: Nancy Byrne
Kinder/1st Grade: Susan Chan, Audrey Nelson
1st Grade: Kurt Yeaman
2nd Grade: Roxanne Deutsch
2nd/3rd Grade: Jan Coker
3rd Grade: Maria Garcia, Janet Sitts
4th Grade: Nicole Smith, Josh Crowell, Luisa Guenther, Cheri Olmstead
5th Grade: Danette Krueger, Steve Kelleher, Karen Luke
5th/6th Grade: Brent Miille
6th Grade: Allen Carlson, Paula Odabasi, Robert Creely
Science: Bill Storm, Sarita Cooper
Reading: Mary McCoy
Reading Paraeducators: Laurie Djalili, Mary Kahn, Jonna Regal, Jennifer Vinh
English Language Development: Lisa Arvin, Teri Murphy
English Language Paraeducator: Maria Cabrera
Librarian and Library Technician: Sandy Pattison, Ruth Beckon
Resource: Kristi Moseanko
Special Education Paraeducators: Bev Greene, Penny Gunther, Kathy Marr
School Counselor: Ellen Shields
Speech/Language Therapist: Sandra Cantu
Occupational Therapist/Adaptive PE: Nick Mariano
School Psychologist: Trish Byard
Gate Psychologist: Barbara Sells
Instrumental Music: Kim Cole, Jeff Dupuertis, Clyde Quick
Computer Technician: Julie Cuetara
School Nurse: Rhona Youtsey
Health clerk: Teri Furlow
Kitchen/Breakfast Coordinator: Linda Bryant
Kitchen/Lunch Coordinator: Hannah Adams
Noon Supervisors: Mary Landeros, Maria Klaiber, Peter Fuqua, Lauren Sitts, Theresa Horwath, Afshan Khan
WOW! It is a long list of truly dedicated people who are committed to making Valley Oak School a great place for our students!!
Tee it up for Schools!
El Macero Country Club invites the community to play golf on Tuesday, May 6. Green fees are $50 per player with 100% of the funds raised through these fees going towards the Davis Schools Foundation's fundraising campaign.
Please phone Brian Clark at 753-3363 to schedule a tee time. Singles and two-somes will be paired with other players to allow for as many players to participate in this event at possible.
Battle of the Books Winners
Congratulations to the two teams that won this year's Battle of the Books! Members included:
Elizabeth K. – Guenther
Kinsey V. - Guenther
Ray Z. - Guenther
Chenoa D. - Olmstead
Frances D. - Odabasi
Vivian K. - Odabasi
Jasmine Z. - Odabasi
Mandy C. - Carlson
The California Young Reader Medal winners for the entire state are announced:
Primary Category - Dex: The Heart of a Hero (Superdog) by Caralyn Buechner
Intermediate Category - Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Middle School Category - The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman
Picture Books for Older Readers - Mr. Maxwell's Mouse by Frank Asch
Farm to School Connection Rummage Sale
Donations are needed for the upcoming Davis Farm to School Connection Rummage Sale to be held Saturday, May 17 at the Davis School District Parking Lot and 5th and C streets.
Volunteers are also needed.
To make an appointment to drop off items, or to volunteer to help please contact Carrie Juchau at 756-7177 or e-mail carriejuchau@yahoo.com.
Korematsu PTO to Choose Officers
The Korematsu PTO will hold elections for new officers at the regular meeting on May 21 at 7 pm. Positions to be elected are: President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
If you are interested in running for an office, please notify Ann Stevens (president@korematsupto.org) or Shari Ludden (sharindavis@sbcglobal.net), before May 10.
To be eligible to run for office, or to vote on May 21, you should be a paid member of the Korematsu PTO. Membership forms are available on the web page, http://korematsupto.org and can be turned in at the Korematsu school office.
Next year will be an exciting and eventful year for the PTO and the school. Run for an office and get involved!
Free Bike Rodeo for Kids Saturday!
Test your ability on the bicycling skills course, learn about bicycle safety, have your helmet properly fitted and enjoy fun and prizes at the City of Davis Bike Rodeo.
This free event will be held Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at 600 A St. For more information, visit www.cityofdavis.org/streetsmarts.
Joe Craven at Davis High School
Davis Schools Orchestral Music Association is sponsoring a benefit concert by local nationally-renowned musician Joe Craven on May 17 at 7:30 pm at the Davis High School performance arts hall. Elvis and the E-Men will contribute the opening act.
Tickets can be purchased for $35 at Watermelon Music or at the door. Prior to the concert, there will be a taco buffet dinner and no-host bar in Community Park at the solar panels that begins at 5:30 pm. Doors open to the concert at 7 p.m. Tickets for this fun family-friendly event can also be purchased at Watermelon or upon walk up at the dinner.
You can help Save Our Music in the Davis schools by contributing to this event. All proceeds go to a joint fund serving all Davis School music programs. Joe Craven's generosity will ensure that all proceeds go directly to the SOM fund.
Dash with the Dolphins
The North Davis Dolphin Dash will be held Saturday May 17 at 8:30 a.m. It includes a 1/4 mile, 1 mile or 5K race and is open to all ages.
Registration is due May 14 and is $12 per person or $37 per family. Registration on run day is $14 per person or $39 per family.
Registration forms for the Dolphin Dash are available in the North Davis school office. Child care is available.
For questions, contact Meg at 753-2466 or megconant@hotmail.com.
Parent/Guardian Alert
On April 24 at about 3:30 p.m. it is reported that a man 20-30 years of age may have followed a female Pioneer Elementary student who was en route home. The man did not speak to or approach the student. The incident was witnessed at the corner of Cowell and Mace Blvds.
If you witnessed this event or have any information, please call the Davis Police Department at 747-5400.
Please impress upon your children to follow these basic rules when walking to or from school:
Do not talk to strangers, even if they know your name!
Always walk directly to and from school using the same path everyday.
Always walk or ride your bike with a group of friends.
Run directly to school or home if you are approached by a stranger.
Immediately notify a school official or parent if you are approached by a stranger.
Birch Lane Spring Fling
Birch Lane’s Spring Fling is Saturday, May 17 from noon to 3:30 p.m. and Valley Oak students are invited to join in the fun.
This carnival event will include an auction as well as classroom booths with a hula hoop contest, face painting and tattoos, art projects, water balloon toss, a cake walk and more.
The Unitrans double-decker bus will be shuttling families between Valley Oak Elementary and Birch Lane Elementary throughout the event. The shuttle is free and kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Carnival tickets will be available for sale before and after school, between Tuesday, May 13 and Friday, May 16.
Buy early and save!
Valley Oak Student Coupon
For the Birch Lane Spring Fling
Good for
1 FREE
popcorn OR cotton candy
Valid May 17th, 2008, Limit 1 per student
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