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! ! !Los Gatos Union School District!
Bulldog Beat !www.lgusd.k12.ca.us
Dear Van Meter Community,!!As you can see our school received a Halloween facelift over the weekend. I would like to thank Shauna Goulden, Susan Davies, Adrianna Calhoun, Janet Carmona, Leah Kupke and Michelle Smith for all of their hard work. A thank you to each of you for taking time out of your schedules to get our school ready for Halloween and all the spooky fun that comes our way in October. !!Congratulations to all of the winners of the Bulldog ticket drawing winners from last week. The winners were:!!!Kindergarten - Lorelei Fisher Room 2!1st Grade- Kabir Harish Room 7!2nd Grade- Josiah Rice Room 12!3rd Grade - Sophie Cobb Room 21!4th Grade - Owen Fredrickson Room 32!5th Grade - Nick Harden Room 31 and Elli Nelson Room 19!!LUNCH DUTY SUPERVISORS NEEDED!! We are always looking for lunch time yard duties. This is a paid position on Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs from 11:45 am - 12:55 pm. If you are interested please contact me at [email protected]. !!!Sincerely,!!Rick Rauscher!Principal!Van Meter Elementary School!(408)[email protected]!!
DATES TO REMEMBER October!!6 Fall Photo Make Up Day!12 Minimum Day!19 Minimum Day!20 Principal’s Chat !! ! 8:15 AM!24 Special Board Mtg.! DO! 6:30 PM!24-28 Red Ribbon Week!26 Minimum Day!30 LVM Pumpkin Patch! 11:00 - 3:00 A.M.!
Are You Reading Your Bulldog Beat? The question for this week is: What is the date of our Pumpkin Patch? Please come to the office and give us the answer and you will be entered in our weekly drawing. The winner this past week was Mikako Okubo. Congratulations! Her children,
Erika and Yuri will both receive a Fast Pass to dunk Mr. Rauscher in the dunk tank at our Pumpkin Patch.
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!THE BIRTHDAY SPOTLIGHT!!
Sharleen Clautero celebrated her birthday on October 3rd. She is one of our wonderful 1st grade teachers. She was born in San Francisco, CA. Her family includes her Mom, Dad, two sisters, two brother-in-laws, two nephews, two nieces, cousins, aunties, and uncles. She loves her family! Sharleen enjoys watching movies, reading, exploring the bay area and spending time with family and friends. She loves the caring Van Meter community and the hilarious things that first graders say. She loves 80’s movies (especially ones that break into song) and has a slight addiction to movie popcorn. What makes Sharleen unique? She is Filipino and a Kon Mari fan! !!Jamie Glanville celebrates her birthday on October 7th and is one of our awesome 2nd grade teachers. Jamie was born in Camarillo, California. She is married to Brian and they have a daughter, Cami (11 years old) and Marcus (9 years old). She enjoys watching her kids’ sporting events and running with her friends. Her favorite thing about Van meter is that her colleagues have a great sense of humor – lots of laughter around our campus. Jamie didn’t plan on becoming a teacher – she thought that she would own a plant nursery! !!Karen Anderson-Miller celebrates her birthday on October 9th. She is one of our great music teachers. She was born in Rockford, Illinois. Her family includes her husband, Phil, her daughter, Audrey, and Shadow, the cat. She loves to sing :-) travel and bake. She loves the students, the staff and the music room at Van Meter. Karen has Irish citizenship and she traveled to Africa in 2015. !
!NotesFromtheNurse:Returningtoschool,manychildrenandstaffaresharingassortedviralandbacterialinfections.Andthe9luseasonisquicklyapproaching.
Followinganight’ssleep,itmaybedif9icultinthemorningtodeterminewhetherornottosendyourchildtoschool.Thefollowingaretheguidelinesweuse.Keepyourchildhomeifheorshehas:
• Afeverof99.4ormore
• Chills
• Vomiting,diarrheaorstomachcramps
• Nausea
• Sorethroatordif9icultyswallowing
• Unusuallyred,watery,itchyorburning eyes
• Saysheorshedoesnotfeelwell Pleasekeepyourchildhomeifheorsheisgenerallynotfeelingwellorisunabletoactivelyparticipateinschoolactivities.Childrenmustbesymptomfree,withoutanymedication,for24hoursbeforereturningtoschool. Asapreventativeandprotectivemeasure,washyourhandsfrequentlyandthoroughlyandkeepthemawayfromyoureyes,mouthandnose. Please,keepyourchildhomeiftherearesignsofillness.
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WhereWillYourFeetTakeYou?!WelcometoCarsonCity,NV!ThecapitalofNevadaandnamedformountainmanKitCarson.LGUSDhascollectedover700,000stepsandtraveledmorethan300miles.KeeponcollectingstepsthroughOctober.ThereisstilltimetogettoWashington,D.CbeforeNovember8th.TurnincompletedstepcountlogsforSeptembertotheyourschoolof9icetohaveyourstepscounted.Needanewlog?Findoneatwww.lgusd.org.
TRANSLATORS NEEDED!Hindi, Vietnamese, Turkish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Mandarin!!Volunteer adult translators are needed to help administer primary language assessments to English language learners in the district. The language testing begins in October and takes about 15 minutes per student. There are 1-3 students per language. Students identify pictures of people, animals, shapes, numbers, colors, and vehicles in their home language. The volunteer translator and English language tutor administer the assessment individually to each student. If you can help, please contact Gail Bennett, English Language Tutor, 408-335-2116 or [email protected]
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JoinyourmusicteachersintheLosGatosHolidayParade
Callingall3rd,4th,and5thgraders!
WeinviteyoutojoinusintheLosGatosChildren’sHolidayParadeonSaturday,December3rd.Thisyear,theLosGatosEducationFoundation(LGEF)willshowcasesomeofourwonderfulmusicstudents.Weneed3rdgradestudentstoplaypercussioninstrumentsinajinglesquadand4thand5thgradestudentstoplaytherecorder.
Childrenwillneedtobeabletoattendbothrehearsalsandtheparade.Wewillprovidetheinstruments.EachparticipantwillreceiveashirtandSantahattowearfortheparade.
RehearsalsTuesday11/10atVanMeterroom14from3:15-3:45pmThursday12/3atVanMeterroom14from3:15-3:45pm
Parade Saturday,December3rdindowntownLosGatos9:00am-1:30pm
Ifyouareinterested,pleaseemailusat([email protected]@lgusd.org)byFriday,October28th.
Thankyou,AlysonAnchetaandAnaGeorge
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H&SC Update ANNUAL DONATION DRIVE UPDATE Thank you to the families that have already made their donation to the Home & School Club’s Annual Donation Drive. With your support, we have raised almost $55,000! And, that’s with just 25% of all Van Meter Families contributing. We need YOUR help to continue to provide the academic support and enrichment for every child at our school. To donate simply go to: http://www.vanmeterhsc.org/supporting/donations/
PUMPKIN PATCH: OCTOBER 30TH With your help, this year’s Pumpkin Patch will be fun for the entire family. This year’s
Pumpkin Patch will be held on Sunday October 30th from 11 am- 3 pm. The new date and time was selected to allow families to attend this event without the pressure of Friday night traffic, bedtimes and a more enjoyable family experience. As in years past, there be classroom games, bounce houses, dunk tank, petting zoo and cake walk (just to name a few). Baked goods and drinks will be sold at the Sweet Shop and lunch options will be available. Advance event and meal tickets can be found here: www.vanmeterhsc.org/pumpkin-patch Last year the Pumpkin Patch raised over $35,000 for our school. We hosted over 600 kids and estimate that the total attendance was 1,500 people throughout the evening. An event of this scale can only occur with everyone’s assistance. The more parents that step forward, the easier the job (and more fun)! So please sign up and volunteer for a 1-hour shift at your child’s classroom activity. http://lvm.ivolunteer.com/2016/pumpkinpatch_002 Don’t forget to wear your Halloween costume andvisit the Costume Contest booth! BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Do you want to help make EASY MONEY for our school community??? Don’t forget to check your store bought packaging for the Box Tops logo and clip them out. Each Box Top collected gives 10 cents directly to our school. Feel free to just send them in a baggie or attach them to fun worksheets that came home in Wednesday envelopes last week. For a little extra incentive, there will be a party for the class who collects the most before October 26th.
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DONATION DRIVE CONTEST STANDINGS
Grade Funds
Raised
% of Grade
Making Donation
Kinder $8550 38%
1st Grade $9100 28%
2nd Grade
$8625 28%
3rd Grade $9100 24%
4th Grade $13,900 31%
5th Grade $9500 25%
UPCOMING EVENTS Oct. 20 @ 8:15 am – MPR Principal Chat / HSC Meeting Oct. 26 Box Tops for Education Due Oct. 30 from 11 am - 3 pm PUMPKIN PATCH
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Take It Personally 6-Week Workshop!
Presented by Project Cornerstone!
In partnership with the Parenting Continuum
!DATES: This is a 6-week Workshop, not a drop-in event. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2 !
TIME: 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM!
PLACE: Fisher Middle School (All schools welcome) !
SUGGESTED DONATION: $20.00!
Join us for this 6-week research based series!!
• What are the 8 Keys To Success? !
• Tools for building stronger family communication. !
• Setting and keeping safe boundaries/rules that teach. !
• Passing along our values, like lifelong learning... !
• Skills for growing, living and connecting with others.!
• Taking every moment as an opportunity to build stronger relationships with youth.!
SIGN UP:!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0945aba72d6-take!
FOR DETAILS CONTACT:[email protected]!!PROJECT CORNERSTONE 80 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara CA 95051 | 408 351 6482 | projectcornerstone.org !
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DONATE at www.lgef.orgArtMusic Counseling Science
Study finds arts, music can be the “secret” to STEM successSuccessful tech entrepreneurs seem to have a surprising “secret” to their accomplishments -
studying art, music, and hands-on creative activities.
A study published in the journal Economic Development
Quarterly (1) found that participation in artistic activities
boosts the chance of entrepreneurial success in technical
fields.
Researchers followed a group of Michigan State University
honors college graduates from 1990 to 1994 who majored in
science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).
Graduates who were successful entrepreneurs — those who
went on to found companies or produce patents — were
significantly more likely to have had participation in art, music
and hands-on creative activities than those who did not.
And its not just entrepreneurs who benefit from the arts; a
strong link was found with STEM graduates overall. In fact the
STEM practitioners in this study were 62% more likely to have
had classes in visual arts than the general population, 59%
more likely to have been taught music, 39% more likely to have
had dance instruction, and 38% more likely to have taken
acting lessons.
So how does their music, arts, and hands-on creative
experience help these engineers and scientists in the real
world? It seems artistic thinking is crucial to their work.
The study asked participants to identify the types of tools they used for problem solving and found,
“as one would expect of science and engineering professionals, the vast majority reported using logic
while doing their work…[but] an overwhelming majority also reported using ‘artistic’ styles of thinking:
95.3% reported using exploratory play as a method of problem solving; 80% reported using either
intuition, imagination, or both; and about 80% reported using analogies. In other words, these
successful STEM professionals use ‘artistic’ types of thinking at work just as often as they use
stereotypical ‘scientific’ modes of thinking.”
(1) Arts and Crafts: Critical to Economic Innovation LaMore et al., Economic Development Quarterly, August 2013, 27 (3), p. 221
LGEF Priorities for 2016-17
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