Bella Vista Trailblazer News

September 3, 2021

Hello Trailblazers!

September 6 - No School (Labor Day) September 7 - Spirit Wear Deadline September 14 - Minimum Day (Staff Development Day) September 15 4:30pm - Ed Fund Board Meeting (Virtual) September 20-24 - Start with Hello Week September 24 8-9am - Coffee with the Principal October 1, 6-8pm - Family Movie Night October 1-14 - Reflections Submission Deadline October 8 - No School (Staff Floating Work Day) October 9-10 - SRVEF Run for Education (Virtual) October 11-15 - Minimum Days (Conference Week) October 25-29 - Red Ribbon & Spirit Week October 27 6-7pm - Pumpkin Carving, 7-7:45pm PTA Association Meeting

Principal's Message

Dear Bella Vista Families, Happy September! Not only do we see the Autumnal Equinox, but we also commemorate Attendance Awareness Month, Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), and Patriot Day on September 11. Attendance is crucial to the success of our Trailblazers. Did you know that missing two days of school per month means missing 10% of the school year? Please do all you can to schedule appointments and extended vacations when school is not in session. It is also very important for students to be on-time to school. Coming to school late can cause students to start their day feeling behind. Being on time is important so that we can give kids every opportunity to succeed.  Bella Vista is looking for Child Nutrition Assistants to work in our MPR preparing and serving lunches to our students. Please check out the district’s Classified Human Resources page to view these employment opportunities.  We are in need of parent volunteers to help out with our lunch supervision in the MPR and on the playground. Parent volunteers need to be cleared through Be A Mentor and will help under the guidance of our Noon Duty Supervisors. Volunteer hours are generally 11:30 - 1:00pm. Please sign up here for a shift or two during the month of September. Thank you! Daily Self-Assessment to check for any possible COVID symptoms.  Should your child have any symptoms, please stay home, and notify our school office by phone at 925-659-5899 or [email protected].  Pathways to Return to School following a COVID symptom.  Thank you for your support in helping to keep your family and our community safe and healthy. Take care and thank you very much for being a partner in your child’s education. Trailblazer strong! Thank you! Ryan Maloney

Spirit Wear Order Deadline

Please order your Bella Vista Spirit Wear by Tuesday, September 7th! We have extended the deadline. Please go here to our Bella Vista Store to order your Spirit Wear to show school pride and spirit! Purchase using this link: https://bellavista.futurefund.com/store We wear Spirit Wear on Fridays!

Yearbook Orders

Here's to another exciting year with the return of our Trailblazers and new staff members! We expect to strengthen our current program while creating new traditions during 2021-22. Friends, teachers, school events, art projects, and more… once-in-a-lifetime memories your children will make every day at Bella Vista. You can help preserve these memories and events forever by supporting and purchasing a yearbook copy now! Click on the Herff Jones secure web site to place your order: www.yearbookordercenter.com. The order number is 16556, please have it handy when you log in. Click to enlarge picture

Destination Imagination

For more information about Destination Imagination: https://www.caldi.org/regions/bestofthebayregion/ or Register Here

Reflections Art Program

Calling all Bella Vista artists! Join us on the Reflections Adventure to change the world! “I Will Change the World By...” is the 2021-22 Reflections Theme! PTA's Reflections Program encourages students of all ages to: Unleash creative talents and be inspired Express themselves imaginatively in their artwork Experience the fun and joy of making art Tap into critical-thinking skills to create art inspired by the annual theme Receive positive recognition for their original works of art. So, what is your child waiting for - ask them to pick up that pen or brush or camera and create their masterpiece. Please submit all your entries between Oct 1st and Oct 14th, 2021. Details on how to submit the entries will be shared by Oct 1st, 2021. For questions, contact the BVES Reflections Representative, Pallavi Sringeshwara.

4th Annual Culture in the Community Celebration

The San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs is proud to co-sponsor the Annual Culture in the Community Celebration, Sunday, October 17, 2021, from 10am to 2pm at the San Ramon Community Center. This event will be back in-person, all booths will be outdoors following safety protocols. What is Culture in the Community? San Ramon celebrates its rich diversity of cultures with food, crafts, booths, music, dance and more. Culture in the Community is a fun and free event to honor the diversity in San Ramon. Many countries and cultures will be represented to honor San Ramon's cultural pride in this exciting, community-driven event. We are currently accepting participant applications (performers, booths, etc.). To apply and for more information, view the online application. View the flyer here or visit www.SRCultureintheCommunity.com for more information. Applications are due by September 3rd. Click to enlarge picture

Run For Education

The 2021 Run for Education is NOW OPEN! The Run for Education is a 38 year tradition in the San Ramon Valley, and you don’t want to miss it! The run will be virtual this year, but we hope to bring back some of our traditional in-person activities on October 9 and 10, 2021, based on county guidelines. The low registration price of $25 includes an SRVEF mask or cape! You can still order a shirt to keep your collection up to date, but orders need to be placed soon to guarantee delivery by September 1st! This event will be a fundraiser for the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation and each school with 30% of registration net proceeds going directly to your school team chosen. Additionally, the Run for Education is setting up pledge pages for every participant that will allow schools to raise even more money with 70% of those donations going directly to the school.  We are excited about offering this fundraising opportunity to our schools! This is a healthy and fun family activity we can all enjoy while observing local guidelines AND raising funds to support our programs and people! Questions? Contact Karen Robman at [email protected].

Ed Fund News

2020 – 2021 Affiliate of the Year Winner! Bella Vista Education Fund for Building Community Events and Achievements: BVEF would like to thank Mrs Hitomi and her students for sending us Thank You cards! Mrs. Hitomi & Class, you are so welcome. Translation Services: The Bella Vista Ed Fund (BVEF) Board is diverse and offers translation services in English for all Ed Fund related services. This includes Registration, Future Fund, Corporate Match, Auction and Fundraising.  If you need assistance in a language other than English, please contact BVEF at [email protected] as we may have a language service that could be of assistance to you. These include:  Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) Hindi Motu (Papua New Guinea) Myanmar (Burmese) Spanish Thank you!

Service & Community Info

Grab N Go Meals for All Students Picking up a box supports local farmers and our food service program. Be sure to check the SRVUSD Child Nutrition Website and follow SRVUSD on social media for the latest information. City of San Ramon's After School Enrichment Program Are you looking for something for your kids to do after school? The San Ramon Parks & Community Services Department offers classes at all school locations right after school. Classes for winter at Bella Vista include Chess, Claymation: Animation Production, Mad Science and Robotics. Click here for more information! The city of San Ramon hosts many exciting classes and sports, some of which are held on our campus. Please take a look at their offerings HERE. Did you know that families in need can get access to low cost internet and possibly even computers at home through the county. Click the link for more information: Low income Internet & Computers

PTA President's Message

Hello Bella Vista families! There are just a few more days to order your Spirit Wear via our store on our Future Fund website Bella Vista Future Fund Store. We typically wear Spirit Wear to show school pride and spirit on Fridays! We extended our deadline to place your order(s) until Tuesday, September 7th! Please remember that this is the last day to order your Spirit Wear for this school year. We anticipate that we will distribute all Spirit Wear by the end of September.  Our Bella Vista PTA still has a few Committee Chair positions available. Please visit us at PTA Board/Committee Chair to see which positions are available. Our Bella Vista Elementary School PTA benefits many of our school programs, students, and children. We have immediate openings for our Run Club Chairperson and an Art Docent Chairperson. These two programs have been very important programs here at our school. If you are interested in chairing any of our programs, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail at Christie Lopez BV PTA President. Our PTA has a few upcoming events in the next few weeks. Please refer to the important dates on our newsletter and on our PTA Events - San Ramon page.  We thank you for your time and support of our Bella Vista PTA!   Have a restful Labor Day weekend!! Christie Lopez Bella Vista PTA President

Ed Fund President's Message

A Note To Our Families...  Hello Trailblazers, There are so many ways to give back to your community. If you are looking at a few easy methods to give back to Bella Vista Elementary School, here are a couple of simple ways: Corporate Matching your donations to Bella Vista!! A way to help our school is with Corporate Match. It is a simple task to double your donations!    You donate. Your employer matches it. Double the funds!    Submitting your charitable donation for Corporate Matching with your employer, helps Bella Vista Ed Fund and your children. If you have any questions about how to get that set up, please refer to our corporate matching page or reach out to our BVEF Treasurer, Jessie Ang at [email protected]. The 2021 Run for Education is NOW OPEN!   The Run For Education (RFE) is a 38-year tradition in the San Ramon Valley, and you don’t want to miss it! This is the only run we will be having this year. The Run For Education will be virtual this year, but we hope to bring back some of our traditional in-person activities on October 9 and 10, 2021, based on county guidelines.    The low registration price of $25.00 includes an SRVEF mask or cape! You can still order a shirt to keep your collection up to date. T-shirt delivery starts Sept. 1st and the final order is on Oct 15th at 5pm.   BVEF meetings are held quarterly. All families are invited and encouraged to attend. Please see the information below under resources or the BVES website, under Ed Fund.  Enjoy the weekend! The Ed Fund Team enjoys working and connecting with our school community! Thank you families, Sonali Atry, BVEF President  [email protected]

PTA & Ed Fund Information

You are the 'P' of PTA. As a member of the PTA, you advocate for children, promote parent and family involvement in schools, and improve the lives of all children and families. Make your voice be heard by joining PTA today. Become a member of the PTA and enjoy a few extra perks of membership available exclusively to PTA members like you! Get your Family or Individual Membership HERE!

Corporate Match A way to help our school is with Corporate Match. It is a simple way to double your donations! You donate. Your employer matches it. Double the funds! Submitting your charitable donation for Corporate Matching with your employer, helps Bella Vista Ed Fund and your children.  If you have any questions about how to get that set up, please refer to our corporate matching page or reach out to our BVEF Treasurer, Jessie Ang at [email protected]. Thank you!

Amazon Smile, Box Tops and eScrip

What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at AmazonSmile, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. Please choose the charity: BELLA VISTA EDUCATION FUND or BELLA VISTA PTA.  Every little bit counts. https://smile.amazon.com (under the Account tab).   So stick to Amazon Smile, and shop away!

One of the best and easiest ways to get new school equipment and supplies, is by collecting Box Tops. To earn cash for our school, please help by clipping and sending Box Tops to your student's teacher or the front office BoxTop collection box. Every single one of them counts.    Money raised will go towards purchasing a variety of children's animated movies and games. Fun for everyone! Thank you for helping BVES to MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

When you shop and dine at eScrip merchants with registered cards, you earn money for Bella Vista!! 3 Easy Ways to Earn for Our School: Sign Up/Add Card eScrip Online Mall eScrip Dining by Rewards Network Please select "Bella Vista PTA San Ramon" as our school. Let's make a difference and sign up!! Click HERE to learn more!

Resources

Quick Links Bella Vista Home Page Bella Vista Bell Schedule Bella Vista PTA Page Bella Vista Ed Fund Page Bella Vista Site Council Page SRVUSD Home Page Infinite Campus Portal SRV Council PTA Page Lunch Menu Link to the SRVUSD Instructional Calendar To receive SRVUSD Emergency Text Alerts, text "SUBSCRIBE" to 68453  Bella Vista PTA Social Media ‌ ‌ Bella Vista Ed Fund Social Media ‌ ‌

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