CROWN VALLEY TALENT SHOW
Friday, March 26, 6:00 PM
Entertainment, Food, Fun!
Hula Ice and Taco Dawg Hot Dog Truck arrive at 4:00 PM!
performers must arrive by 5:30
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Crown Valley Elementary will be holding parent/teacher conferences the week of March 29. Your child’s teacher sent out conferences letters. After school classes will be canceled during parent/teacher conferences. Students will be dismissed on the following schedule:
Grades 1-5: 7:45-12:15
Kindergarten
Early Birds: 7:45-10:45
Late Owls: 9:15-12:15
DHH Preschool: 7:45-12:15
SDC and Language Builder Preschool Classes will continue on regular schedule
LAST CHANCE TO BUY YOUR CVES YEARBOOK
Last chance to purchase your Crown Valley 2009-2010 Yearbook! Please click here to access a flyer or email Amanda Stringer at stringer_de@yahoo.com.
Yearbooks will also be sold at Talent Show. The cost is $25 per yearbook. The last date for purchase is March 31.
EARTH HOUR/MARCH 27TH
Emmeline Kim, a student at Canyon Vista Elementary School in Aliso Viejo, asked Crown Valley Elementary to spread the word about Earth Hour 2010. From San Francisco to Chicago to Sydney, Australia, cities and countless individuals around the world will be turning off the lights for one hour at 8:30 PM on March 27th. The Crown Valley community is requested to join this demonstration of support to team up against global warming.
As Miss Kim states, “Help save our planet-participate in Earth Hour 2010 on March 27th, 2010. Turn off the lights from 8:30-9:30 PM. For more information, visit www.earthhour.org. You can make a difference.”
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CVES SOCK HOP/CVES PTA SPONSORED EVENT
Mark your calendars for Crown Valley’s Annual Sock Hop! This year’s event promises to be even grander than last year. . . Music, games, friends and In-N-Out Burgers! The Sock Hop will held on Friday, June 18.
SOSCA PRESENTS THE PALE PINK DRAGON
The South Orange County School of the Arts (SOCSA) at Dana Hills High School presents The Pale Pink Dragon, a tale for every Princess and Prince. The show will be held at Dana Hills High School on Sunday, March 28 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $7 for Adults and $5 for children 12 years old and younger.
PTA NEWS
Become Cyber Savvy
The Dana Hills Family of PTA’s together with the City of Dana Point Police Services will be holding a Parent Education Night titled “Empower Yourself Become Cyber Savvy!” on Monday, March 29th at 6:30 p.m. at the Dana Hills High School Porthole Theater.
Lt. Mark Levy, Dana Point Chief of Police will be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening with presentations given by San Clemente Police Chief – Lt. Paul D’Auria and Glen Warren from the Orange County Department of Education.
Topics will include:
• The How’s of Video Games
• Innocent vs Specific Searches
• Anonymous Access
• Parental Control
• Cyber Citizenship
• Building a Digital Reputation
• Protecting Identity
• Cyber Bullying
When it comes to our digital world many of 5th graders are smarter than parents. This program will offer “real facts for our real world.” This information is critical in order for parents to help protect their children. We invite all families and residents of Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and San Juan Capistrano to join us. Please click here to access flyer.
PTA Meeting: The next PTA Meeting is Wednesday, April 21 at 12:30 PM in the site’s Library.
Box Tops: The Crown Valley PTA is continuously collecting Box Tops. Please send your Box Tops to your child teacher.
FEATURED ARTICLES
More school districts on financially distressed list
Cutbacks in state school finance have generated a sharp uptick in the number of California school districts in financial distress, state schools Supt. Jack O’Connell said Monday. “Massive state budget cuts are crippling our public school system’s ability to operate,” O’Connell said as he released a list of 126 school districts that the state is watching closely, up 17 percent from a year earlier. “Public education in California received $17 billion less in state funding than anticipated over the last two budget years.”
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/2010/03/more-school-dis.html
Judge dismisses ex-Capo chief’s $5.5 million lawsuit
An Orange County judge has dismissed a $5.5 million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by fired schools chief A. Woodrow Carter against the Capistrano Unified School District, his second such ruling since Carter’s termination more than a year ago. Superior Court Judge Steven Perk in Santa Ana said Friday that Carter had “no facts” to support the argument that he was wrongfully terminated under state labor laws, and no right to have been notified of performance-related issues before he was fired.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/carter-240233-lost-school.html
Nearly half of California’s largest districts eye shorter school year
In response to California’s deepening budget crisis, administrators in nearly half of the state’s 30 largest school districts are considering shortening the school year from its current level of 180 instructional days, according to a survey by California Watch.
Teachers in San Jose have already agreed to cut one week from the school year. In Los Angeles, Superintendent Ramon Cortines is pushing to cut the school year by 5 days. The Long Beach Unified School District wants to reduce it by three days, and the San Francisco Unified by two.
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/nearly-half-californias-largest-districts-eye-shorter-school-year
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“You have to have confidence in your
ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”
Anthony Bogle
Principal
Crown Valley Elementary School
