THANK YOU LAGUNA NIGUEL ROTARY
The 3rd graders of Crown Valley Elementary wish to express their appreciation to the Laguna Niguel Rotary Club. At this morning’s Flag Salute, members of the Rotary presented each 3rd grader with a small tree, a Toyon (A.K.A. Hollywood). The presentation was made in honor of Arbor Day. Thank you to the Laguna Niguel Rotary for their support. This organization donates books, supplies, dictionaries and other items to the students of Laguna Niguel.
OPEN PTA POSITIONS FOR NEXT YEAR
Looking for a way to support your child’s education next year? Why not join the CVES PTA Executive Board? The CVES PTA is vital to each and every student’s school career and working along with the PTA you will have a direct impact! The following positions are needed; both jobs require very little time.
Auditor – The auditor conducts an audit of the financial books and records twice a year. It takes about 3 hours to complete an audit and involves running through a checklist and making sure the financial records are in order. People that have held this position in the past have not always had a financial background and have had no problem fulfilling the job requirements.
Parliamentarian – This position is fairly simple and involves keeping and becoming familiar with the bylaws of the Crown Valley PTA; assisting the president in keeping order of the meeting, motions, votes, etc.; and overseeing the nominating committee.
Please contact Ann Garrett at anngrrtt@yahoo.com for further information.
YEARBOOK PICTURES WANTED
Do you have pictures of your child’s classroom this year you would like to share? Perhaps the pictures would make a good addition to the Crown valley yearbook! If you have a few, please email them to Amanda Stringer at amanda_de@yahoo.com
FLAG FOOTBALL
Flag Football – For 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students who are interested in playing flag football this spring, please contact Joe Bonner at josephcbonner@yahoo.com to get more information. Joe is the father of a new student at Crown Valley this year, and brings with him many years of youth coaching experience. He has signed up his son in a coed community league and would like to recruit some interested players from the school to join in on their team and have some fun! Sign ups are going on now, so if you are interested you should contact Joe quickly to learn more about this program.
Co-Ed Flag Football Sign Up Extension- 3rd grade – 5th grade ONLY
We will be extending our sign up deadline for flag football to this Friday March 12th. You may sign up at the South Coast YMCA or down at the Crown Valley YMCA. Practices will be held on Friday’s starting next week at 2:05pm- 2:45pm and 30 minutes before the game starts. If your child is interested please call and sign up your child today. 949-495-3776
Summer Time- As another school year is beginning to wind down many of you are looking for a safe, friendly, and fun environment for your child to spend their summer days. Here at the Crown Valley YMCA we are here for you and your child M-F 6:45am-6pm with daily and weekly themes, walking fieldtrips, exciting water days, and weekly bus fieldtrips. We currently have spaces available through the rest of the school year and are accepting enrollment for the summer. Save Money $$$ Register and Start your child by June 1st and avoid the summer add on fee (grades K-5). Incoming kindergarteners Register by June 1st and Start your child July 1st and you too can avoid the summer add on fee.
For the first time we are offering a monthly rate for 3 days a week and also for a few dollars more our monthly rate for 5 days a week. For more information and a tour of our facility, please contact Louisa at 949-495-3776.
CAMP OAKES~ July 17th – July 24th, 2010
Camp Oakes is a YMCA resident camp that is located in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake. At Camp Oakes your child will take part in a week full of life altering experiences as they overcome challenges, make lifelong friends, and experience a variety of fun and exciting activities that include: canoeing, archery, high and low ropes courses, rock wall, horseback riding, stargazing in the observatory, crafts, swimming or relaxing by the pool, teambuilding, hiking, singing, laughing, the list goes on!!! Camp Oakes is open to ages 8-17! Financial Aid IS Available.
Apply online now at YMCAOC.ORG or contact~ Staci Chambers at schambers@ymcaoc.org or Dorain Cassell at Dcassell@ymcaoc.org
Contact Information –
Louisa Villegas
949-495-3776
lvillegas@ymcaoc.org
FEATURED ARTICLES
Thousands rally for O.C. schools
More than 2,300 parents, teachers and students demonstrated against state school budget cuts Thursday afternoon, waving signs and urging cars to honk horns at different sites throughout Orange County. About 400 demonstrators gathered in Laguna Hills, 200 in Westminster, 150 in Santa Ana and 50 to 60 in Buena Park. Events were held at eight different sites in Anaheim, making it hard to estimate numbers — though they topped 500. The gatherings are being staged as part of a national Day of Action, with events also being held in other California communities and in other states.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/cuts-237484-school-state.html
Donated car a labor of love for auto students
After her fiancé died of a heart attack, Mary Fisher donated his 1978 powder-blue Lincoln Continental to the San Clemente High School Auto Academy, where it has become a sort of mascot that the students plan to fix up.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/car-237689-fisher-pastorak.html
Gas-tax bill holds schools harmless
With teachers and college students taking to the streets to protest budget cuts on Thursday, Democrats in the Legislature took a step toward restoring $900 million of the more than $2 billion that Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed to cut from K-12 schools and community colleges. They did so, largely along party lines, in passing a variation of the “gas-tax swap” that Schwarzenegger proposed. That’s the sneaky plan to eliminate the 6 percent sales tax on gasoline and replace it with a 17.3 cent excise tax on gasoline. Doing this will free more than $1 billion for the general fund, because there were tighter restrictions on the use of the sales tax revenue. Schwarzenegger hasn’t said whether he would sign the bill.
http://educatedguess.org/blog/2010/03/04/gas-tax-bill-holds-schools-harmless/
O.C. school cuts: $352 million and counting
Orange County’s 28 public school districts have identified $352 million in budget cuts for the 2010-11 school year, and are planning on eliminating at least 571 jobs. These are the latest estimates as of Monday from local districts that have also been targeting furloughs, a shorter school year, the elimination of music and arts, and cuts to other programs and services. Those budget cut totals are expected to grow throughout the week as school boards continue to meet to identify other budget cuts ahead of March 15, the deadline for notifying teachers who face layoffs, and the last day to submit detailed financial plans to the county.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/school-238225-cuts-districts.html
322 Capo Unified educators face job losses
Seeking to close an anticipated $34 million budget deficit, Capistrano Unified trustees on Tuesday authorized notifying 322 educators they could be out of a job at the end of the school year. The proposed terminations would increase class sizes in the fourth through 12th grades by one student each next fall, as well as increase first-grade classes by about five kids each, mirroring the size of classes in other primary grades. In middle and high schools, some courses might be eliminated or consolidated, including foreign language classes and other electives.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/school-238446-teachers-board.html
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing,
some kind of excellence is within my reach.”
Anthony Bogle
Principal
Crown Valley Elementary School
