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Crazy Hair Day
Friday, May 18 is CRAZY Hair Day. Classes will be voting for the student with the craziest hair. All students are encouraged to participate. Continue
Posted by: Barbara Batoog
Published: 5/17/12

Bid For Kids Teacher Treats, Parent Parties and Classroom photos still available!
If you haven’t had a chance to purchase your child’s 5x7 matted photo it's still available at ! Cost is $25.00 with a multi-family discount for 2 or more photos at $20.00 each. Tickets for some Teacher Treats and Parent Parties are... Continue
Posted by: Barbara Batoog
Published: 5/17/12

Missing the Last Ten School Days for 2011-12 and Independent Study Contracts at the End of the School Year
Students should be in attendance through the last day of school, June 14, 2012, to maintain their enrollment status at their current school. Independent study contracts will not be issued the last 10 days of school. If your child must leave school... Continue
Posted by: Barbara Batoog
Published: 5/17/12

Missing the First Three Days of School 2012-13
School begins on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. If your child does not attend the first three days of school, your student will be dropped from the school on Friday, August 31, 2012. In that event, you will need to reenroll your student. A space at you... Continue
Posted by: Barbara Batoog
Published: 5/17/12

Dress Code Reminder
As the weather gets warmer we would like to remind students of the following dress code standards: No spaghetti straps or off-the-shoulder blouses. No cut off shorts or very short shorts or skirts. Wear appropriate and safe shoes to school. Tennis... Continue
Posted by: Barbara Batoog
Published: 5/9/12

Reminder: Tdap Shot required for all incoming 7th Graders / Frequently Asked Questions
AB354 Requires Tdap Shot for 7 th Graders For the 2012-2013 school year , and all future school years, all students entering, advancing or transferring into 7 th grade will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster immunization (called &l... Continue
Posted by: Terry Koehne
Published: 2/28/12

FAQs related to potential facilities bond measure
Questions and Answers Potential Facilities Bond for SRVUSD     Q:  Why does SRVUSD need to upgrade its schools?   A: The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is committed to providing all students with a quality education i... Continue
Posted by: Terry Koehne
Published: 2/14/12

Ongoing Events and News

Fundraisers

  • Box Tops for Education: Bring qualifying box tops to the office.
  • Kash for Kids Recycling Program: Recycle used printer cartridges and electronic items, including PDas, iPods, cell phones, video games, digital cameras, laptops, video game consoles, and DVD movies. Turn items in to the school office. Contact: Brenda Akey at 964-0534.
  • MarketAmerica: Cougar Ed Fund has partnered with MarketAmerica to transform your everyday shopping into support for CEF. If you shop through MarketAmerica's "web portal" via the John Baldwin Cougar Ed homepage, your purchases from that page will bring a royalty to Baldwin school. Additional benefits to you include cash back for purchases you make. Go to www.marketamerica.com/johnbaldwincef.

Before/After School Clubs:

  • Environmental Club: Open to all students in grades 3-5 interesting in helping the environment at John Baldwin and beyond. The Environmental Club meets every other Thursday at 7:45 am in room 603. Sign up in the office.
  • Breakfast Book Club: The Book Club meets one Wednesday each month, October through May, from 7:45-8:30 am, in the MPR. $60/year includes 6 age appropriate books to read with parents at home and discuss at school, continental breakfast, and a monthly online newsletter featuring their book reviews. For grades 1-5. Contacts: Rebecca Leigh, rebecca.leigh200@gmail.com or Nancy Long at nfl_long@yahoo.com.

Baldwin Goes Green
See the 11/2/11Cougar Weekly for some excellent tips for a waste free lunch. Parents can help reduce waste at John Baldwin be reducing the amount of packaging and food waste that goes into the trash from lunches.

School Pick Up/Drop Off
Procedures are detailed in the 8/31/11 Cougar Weekly. Please review the procedures to ensure a safe drop off/pick for all of our students.

Kids Country Parking Lot
The parking lot at Kid's Country is only for the use of Kid's Country parents when dropping off or picking up their child(ren) from the program. If your child does not attend Kids’ Country, please go to the front of the school to pick-up or drop off your child. Thank you for your cooperation! Students should walk on the west side of the school to and from Kids’ Country and not walk through the parking lot. If your child is enrolled in Kids’ Country, please review this route with them.

Avoid a Parking Ticket
Remember that the curb to the east side of Brookside between Timerline Place and Brookside Court is a "No Parking Zone" between the hours of 7:00-8:30 am and 2:00-3:30 pm. Cars parked in thie area during these times will be ticketed.

Community Events

New! 1st Annual Elementary Sprint 1 Mile Invitational
All students in grades K-5 welcome. Hosted by your elementary PE teachers and the Monte Vista High School track team. Wed, May 30, Monte Vista High School track. Grades K-3 check in by 3:45 pm, Grades 4-5 check in by 4:15 pm.

New! Walnut Creek Aquanauts
Synchronized swimming. Bring a Friend Days are June 9th and September 8th. Summer sessions open for registration. Some swim experience necessary. Visit www.aquanauts.org, call 934-4792, or email WCA.Trainees@gmail.com.

Mustang Soccer
Registration is still open for Fall 2012. Players ages 5-18, no tryouts necessary, open to players of all skill levels, additional training available. For more information visit www.mustangsoccer.com or contact emily@mustangsoccer.com.

Warriors Basketball Camp
See the 5/9/12 Cougar Weekly for details, or contact camps@gs-warriors.com or call 510-985-5310.

Walk for Wishes
5K walk/fun run, Sat. June 2, 8:00 am - 11:00 am, St. Mary's College, Moraga. Register at www.WalkforWishesBayArea.org, call 415-982-9474, or email events@SFWish.org.

Valley Cheer and Dance
Teams now forming. No experience necessary. For more information and to register call 838-3159 or email info@valleycheeranddance.com.

British Soccer Camp
July 23-27at Sycamore Valley Park. For more information or to register see the 4/5/12 Cougar Weekly ,go to www.danvillerecguide.com, or call 314-3400.

Kids Country Summer Camp
See the brochure in the 3/21/12 Cougar Weekly for more information and to register or www.kidscountry.org.

Bears Football and Cheer
Tackle football for all youth ages 7-14, and all cheerleaders ages 5-14. Get more info and register at www.sanramonbears.com.

Quickstart Tennis
At the Crow Canyon Country Club. Go to www.crowcanyoncountryclubjta.com for information on dates, times, and to register.

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Welcome to John Baldwin Elementary!

Darlene Hale, Principal  

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