Tues., Nov. 3: Cougar Ed Board Meeting, 7:00pm, Library
Wed. Nov. 4: PTA Meeting, 8:45am, MPR
Wed., Nov. 4: Community Forum, 6:30pm, San Ramon Valley High School
Fri., Nov. 6: Make Up pictures taken
Community Forums: Superintendent Enoch will be sharing his proposals related to (1) continuous education academic improvement, (2) superintendent's 21st Century Advisory Committee, (3) creating of a high school forum series, (4) standardization of technology infrastructure for the district, schools, and classrooms, (5) STAM (science, technology, engineering, math) expansion, (6) possible expansion of world language instruction into the elementary schools, (7) optional instructional day consideration for senior students, and (8) some comments and thoughts about facility development. All parents and community members are invited to attend any of the forums. Dates are: Nov. 4-San Ramon Valley High School, Nov. 9-Dougherty Valley High School, Nov. 12-Monte Vista High School, and Nov. 16-Cal High School. All forums begin at 6:30pm and end at 8:00pm.
Spirit of Danville: Pre-Holiday Shopping and Dining Event, Nov. 12, 5-9pm, in downtown Danville, the Danville Livery, and the Rose Garden Shopping Center. Fundraiser for the San Ramon Valley Educational Foundation. To purchase tickets: Contact Shelly Firebaugh at shellyfirebaugh@sbcglobal.net. You must purchase tickets through Shelley in order for Baldwin to receive a portion of the proceeds. For more information go to www.discoverdanvilleca.com.
Library Help Needed: Help is needed in the school library from 8:35-10:20 am on Tuesdays through Fridays. Training is provided. Volunteers must be cleared through the office via the usual volunteer procedures. Contact: mhayes@srvusd.net with your time and date preference.
Flu Facts: Flu symptoms are: Temperature (oral) of 100 degrees or higher, respiratory symptoms, sore throat. Flu is viral; every inidividual is affected differently. The school office staff will screen ill stuents and will send them home if they have a fever of 100 degrees or higher. Treatment is: rest, fluids, and fever-reducing medicines such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen. Please consider the following before sending your student to school: Use proper and frequent hand washing after sneezing, coughing, or using a Klenex. Keep your children home for 24 hours after all symptoms, including fever, have subsided. Your child needs to be fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine. The contagion cycle will only be broken when students are kept home from school for the duraction of the illness. The Contra Costa Health Services has created an FAQ about the H1N1 virus. Click on the pdf file in the locker to the right.
4th Annual John Baldwin Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament: Friday, November 13th, 2009 – How Lucky Can
YOU Be!!! Dinner at 6:00 Poker tables open at 7:00. All are welcome. Location: Sycamore Clubhouse, 635 Old Orchard Dr., Danville, CA, 94526
$125 per seat OR $1000 per table (10 seats – Eg. Corporate Table, Soccer Team, Fishing Buddies )
All proceeds go directly to John Baldwin Cougar Education Fund!!
Contact Steve Schneider 925-360-6943 or schneider62@sbcglobal.net
Volunteer Orientations:
All volunteers are required to attend a 30 minute orientation prior to beginning their volunteer hours. See the Calendar above for dates and times of the first 2 orientations. Contact: Vicki in the office.
Reading volunteers needed:
We are seeking volunteers who love to read and to work with students. Training will be provided. Contact: Candy McDermott, Reading Specialist, at cmcderm@srvusd.net.
Healthy Kids Birthday Celebrations:
In an effort to model healthy choices for our students, Baldwin will be celebrating student birthdays a little differently this year. Please do not send food treats for the class. Your teacher wil be giving you more information about birthday celebrations.
Avoid a parking ticket:
There is no parking on the east side of Brookside between Timberline and Brookside Ct. between 7:30-8:30 am and 2:00-3:30 pm. Cars parked in this area during these times will be ticketed.
Box Tops 4 Education:
Thanksgiving Promotion. Give Thanks to Your School by giving $1.00. Color in a Turkey with 10 Box Tops and get $1.00 for John Baldwin! See (link to PTA page for Box Tops) See also list of participating products.
Contact: Charlyene Swierstra swierstr@pacbell.net or 314-9795
eScrip:
If you shop at Safeway and are not registered for eScrip, please fill out the form in the Cougar Weekly. It takes only minutes to complete. Turn into the office. Contact: Jill Bruntz at bruntzbunch@att.net or 838-8718.
Kash for Kids Recycling Program:
Turn your trash into cash for Baldwin by recycling used printer cartridges and electronic items, including: PDAs, iPods, cell phones, video games, digital cameras, laptops, video game consoles, and DVD movies. These items can be turned in at the school office. Contact: Lisa Griffey at 743-1379 or sonnnn@sbcglobal.net
California Coastal Art Poetry Contest: California students in grades Kindergarten through 12 are invited to submit their work to this annual contest. Entries must be postmarked by January 30, 2010. For more information, go to www.coastforyou.org, or see the flier in the Oct. 28 Cougar Weekly. Presented by the California Coastal Commission.
Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble: Presents the 2009-2010 season, featuring The Biggest Gift (Dec. 18-20), Wizard of Oz (Mar. 5-7), and Pinocchio (May 7-9). Order tickets at www.fantasyforum.org.
Little Broadway: Musical Theater training program for children ages 5-12 (a program of The Ballet School). Jan. 3-Feb. 7, noon-3pm. For more information see www.theballetschoolorg or the Oct. 28 issue of the Cougar Weekly.
Spirit of Danville Pre-Holiday Shopping Dining Event: Thurs., Nov. 12, 5-9pm. Purchase a ticket for $5 to take advantage of exceptional deals from your favorite downtown Danville, Livery, and Rose Garden merchants. There is more info in the 10/21/09 Cougar Weekly, or at www.discoverdanvilleca.com.
46th Annual Bob Vincent Cross Country Races: Thurs., Nov., 5, 4:00pm at San Ramon Valley High School. Practice races Oct. 28, 4:00 pm. Hosted by SRVHSl Boys and Girls Cross Country Team. More info in the 10/15/09 Cougar Weekly.
Girl Scouts: Baldwin has Girl Scout troops for every grade. Contacts: Susan Bray at sbray2000@hotmail.com or Karen Kleinman at stevenkaryn@sbcglobal.net.
Girls Softball: Information and registration: www.srvgal.org.
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", Nov. 5, 6, 7. Doors open at 7pm. Performance begins at 7:30pm. Admission is free. Donations accpepted for The California Transplant Donor Network, in honor of Nolan Blair, recent heart transplant recipient. For tickets and more information: www.tinyurl.com/DanvilleJoseph
H1N1 Flu Vaccine FAQ.pdf
