Bella Vista Trailblazer News |
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October 1-14 - PTA Reflections Submission Deadline
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October 8 - No School (Staff Floating Work Day)
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October 9-10 - SRVEF Run for Education (Virtual)
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October 11-15 - Minimum Days (Conference Week)
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October 18-22 - Book Fair
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October 25-29 - PTA Red Ribbon & Spirit Week
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October 27 6-7pm - PTA Pumpkin Carving, 7-7:45pm PTA Association Meeting
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October/November - Ed Fund’s Fall Raffle
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November 1-2 - No School (School Recess & Staff Development Day)
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November 4 - Ed Fund and PTA’s ‘Outdoor Classroom Day’
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November 11-12 - No School (Veteran’s Day & Staff Floating Work Day)
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November 22-26 - No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)
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Dear Bella Vista Families,
Our teachers are busy preparing for next week’s conferences. During your child’s conference, teachers will share progress, successes, strengths, and areas for growth. As we head into conference week it is a good time to understand the importance of everyone partnering together to support our students. One of the obligations of a school that receives Title 1 support is to make sure that students, families, and school staff share the responsibility of coming together in partnership to support our students’ academic achievement. We do this with a School-Parent Compact that outlines the responsibilities that all stakeholders take to support and nurture the success of our students. At your child’s conference, the teacher will speak about this and ask you to sign the School-Parent Compact. You can get a head start on this by signing it electronically through this form. Thank you for your support!
Please don’t forget that we will be on a Minimum Day schedule during next week so that teachers can meet with families in the afternoons.
- TK: 9:30 - 12:00pm
- Kindergarten: 8:00 - 10:30am
- 1st - 5th Grades: 8:00 - 12:00pm
We are looking for parents to be part of our School Site Council. This year our focus will be on incorporating the district’s strategic directions and to help stakeholders understand and discuss this work to set our school goals and develop cycles of improvement. Please review the School Site Council section of our website for more information. If you are interested in being on School Site Council, please send an email to Mr. Maloney, [email protected] so you can be placed on the ballot. Members are voted into the School Site Council. Per our by-laws, School Site Council meets at least four times a year to learn about and provide input into our school’s plan for achievement.
Thank you very much to all of the lunchtime volunteers! We have greatly appreciated your dedication and support to help out at lunch and lunch recess. Here is the October sign-up. Please remember that volunteers must be cleared through Be A Mentor and will need to upload proof of vaccination or a recent (week old or less) negative COVID test.
Don’t forget to register for the SRVEF Run for Education! This year’s run is a virtual event so you have the flexibility to participate at your convenience on the trails, treadmill, or track. This event is one of the biggest fundraisers by the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation which supports public education in the San Ramon Valley. Our school receives 30% of all registrations when you register and designate Bella Vista as your school. Please consider supporting our school at the same time as getting some family exercise.
Keeping our school safe and healthy:
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Daily Self-Assessment to check for any possible COVID symptoms.
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Should your child have any symptoms, please stay home, and notify our school office by phone at 925-659-5899 or [email protected].
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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
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2020-2022 School of Excellence |
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Bella Vista was the recipient of a recent designation as a 2020-2022 School of Excellence. Our efforts have been featured in a post on the National PTA One Voice blog. Below is the post about our school.
BELLA VISTA PTA, CALIFORNIA
Bella Vista PTA in California showed they were School of Excellence material when they took the challenges of COVID-19 head on, promoting healthy lifestyles in their school community. Although the pandemic presented new challenges to Bella Vista PTA and their school community; they continued to ensure the health and safety of their students and promote healthy habits at home and at school.
The school adapted a virtual/hybrid model of learning, and the PTA used all of their communication channels to share tips and reminders on how to thrive, both physically and mentally, in the midst of so much upheaval. Bella Vista PTA also added a “Health and Wellness” section to their newsletter and leveraged their social media platforms and website to continue to communicate health and wellness tips.
Through the School of Excellence program, Bella Vista PTA took initiative by identifying the need to promote healthy lifestyles during a time that could have been far too sedentary for students. While remote learning, students were constantly sitting at their computers and not getting up and changing classrooms or going to recess like they did before the pandemic. The PTA raised awareness around health and wellness and brought their community together during a trying time, which is exactly what a School of Excellence does to lead the way to a successful future.
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Bella Vista Library Book Fair |
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The Book Fair is finally returning to the Bella Vista Library! Find new books that are out of this world to add to your bookshelves at home. Funds raised will help put books back into our school library for students to enjoy all year long.
The fair will be open for in person shopping after school to all grades (including TK, K & 1st grade families) in the library after school Monday - Thursday. 4th & 5th grade students may also shop during lunch through Friday. For more details & fair hours, please visit: https://bves-srvusd-ca.schoolloop.com/bookfair
Volunteers are still needed to help run the fair. Please SIGN UP!
Want to skip the crowds? Shop online!
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The Bella Vista Book Fair will be held from Oct 18-22. We need YOU to make our book fair a success! Assistance needed with setting up and/or breaking down the fair. During the fair, volunteers assist children, work the registers, restock inventory. Please sign up here to volunteer:
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Storybook Pumpkin Contest |
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Yay! Spirit Wear should arrive the week of October 11th. Once we receive our Spirit Wear orders, please give our volunteers a few days to sort, organize, and distribute Spirit Wear to the teachers.
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Run Club Volunteers Wanted! |
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We are still seeking a Run Club Chairperson!
Run Club is held once a week on Wednesdays 45 minutes before school starts. If you are able to volunteer and chair this great program; please contact Christie via e-mail.
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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!
The order number is 16556, please have it handy when you log in.
Click to enlarge
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PTA Reflections Art Program - Submit Your Entries! |
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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!
- 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.
Please use the google form to submit your entries. Note: Please don't include the student name on the file or the file name which you upload for the submission.
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San Ramon Valley Science Olympiad |
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Is your student a 4th or 5th grader interested in science? Would they like to gain some hands-on experience and deepen their knowledge of STEM? Then your student should sign up for the San Ramon Valley Science Olympiad, which provides students with the chance to explore the world of STEM in a competitive setting!
The Olympiad’s curriculum is aligned with Common Core and Next generation science standards. Participation in the Science Olympiad rewards students with vital life skills like organization, leadership, confidence, and teamwork; preparing the young generation for success in future years of middle school, high school, and beyond. Students will work as a team and be rewarded for the pursuit of scientific achievement. https://forms.gle/tH46fQSCiBEmvToCA
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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].
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2020 – 2021 Affiliate of the Year Winner!
Bella Vista Education Fund for Building Community
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October - Date TBD:
Ed Fund will be fundraising with its Halloween Raffle. Keep a lookout for more information!
November 04, 2021:
Outdoor Classroom Day (OCD) is November 04, 2021. Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors, a part of every child’s day. Inspire the students of BVES to have outdoor play and learning. Outdoor stations and activities focusing on everything 'OUTDOOR and NATURE' (weather permitting). More details to follow.
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!
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Grab N Go Meals for All Students
Picking up a box supports local farmers and our food service program.
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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
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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.
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San Ramon Valley Council of PTAS, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and Culture to Culture Foundation have partnered together to bring the Stanford Communication Health Interactive for Parents of Adolescents & Others ("CHIPAO) program to help foster familial understanding and communications in our community.
Improving Understanding & Communication between Parents and their Teens
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Free Event on Zoom • 7pm - 8:30pm
Stanford faculty will use vignette/role playing on the topics of “Pride" and “Anti-Racism 101," then will open to a forum for discussion, questions and answers.
For many parents, communicating with and understanding our teenage children can be difficult. From academic expectations to dating to how teens spend their time, the issues surrounding these and other areas and can bring on great stress and family conflicts.
Please join us for an insightful and very entertaining workshop to understand how parents can better communicate with their teens and avoid generational differences.
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Hello Bella Vista families!
Our Bella Vista PTA recently was designated as a 2020-2022 School of Excellence recipient. Great job and congratulations to our PTA that received this prestigious two-year, national recognition award and made this possible! The write up shared below under PTA Updates highlights our successes in the program and points to our PTA as an example to others across the nation on how to achieve the School of Excellence designation. Thank you to our Bella Vista PTA board members in 2020-2021 and our continuing board members that continue to uphold our achievements in 2021-2022.
Our PTA Reflections Program submission dates are open and will continue until October 14th. This year’s theme is “I Will Change the World By…”
From October 25th to 29th, we commemorate Red Ribbon Week and will celebrate Spirit Week. Each day, students are encouraged to dress to match a certain theme to show school unity and spirit. We will share specific theme details in the next two weeks.
On Wednesday, October 27th from 6 pm to 7 pm, our Bella Vista PTA is hosting our pumpkin carving. You must bring your own pumpkin and carving tools to the event. Our PTA will provide stickers, paint, pom poms, glitter, and other decorative items for your pumpkins. After our pumpkin carving and decorating event, we will display all of the decorated pumpkins in the courtyard until Friday afternoon when your child can take their pumpkin home in time for Halloween. We will hold our PTA Association meeting immediately after our event from 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm. We hope to see you there!
Our Bella Vista PTA still has a few open Committee Chair positions available. We ask you to join our Bella Vista PTA so that we can continue to hold events for our children and school. Our Bella Vista Elementary School PTA benefits many of our school programs and students. Please visit us at PTA Board/Committee Chair to see which positions are available. We still have an immediate position for our Run Club Chairperson. This program has been a very important program here at our school. As we enter fall, let’s keep our children moving and active. 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.
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 great weekend!!
Christie Lopez
Bella Vista PTA President
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Ed Fund President's Message |
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A Note To Our Families...
Hello Trailblazers,
Hope you enjoyed your short week!
There is still time to register! Earn money for Bella Vista Elementary School! This event is a fundraiser for the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation and each school, with 30% of your registration net proceeds going directly to the school of your choice - Bella Vista! Registration is $25.00 which includes a mask or cape.
The Run is virtual. The expanded Health & Wellness Expo will be in-person on October 9-10, 2021. Visit their location at 2700 Camino Ramon, across from City Centre. Stay to enjoy a fun day with the family!
Ed Fund Board Meeting:
BVEF meetings are held quarterly. All families are invited and encouraged to attend. Our first board meeting was held Wednesday, September 15. Amongst other things, we analyzed the final financial report for the last school year. I am hoping to share more details around it in the next newsletter.
Have a great long weekend! The Ed Fund Team enjoys working and connecting with our school community!
Thank you families,
Sonali Atry, BVEF President
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PTA & Ed Fund Information |
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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!
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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.
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Amazon Smile, Box Tops and eScrip |
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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!
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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.
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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!
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To receive SRVUSD Emergency Text Alerts, text "SUBSCRIBE" to 68453
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Bella Vista PTA Social Media |
Bella Vista Ed Fund Social Media |
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A Note About Our Email Distribution List...
If at any time, you would like to change the lists you receive communications from or the email address they are sent to, please use the Update Profile link that is in the footer of any the emails we send you. This link is unique to YOUR email address. If you wish to leave one list but not another, use the Update Profile link below to make the change because the unsubscribe link removes you from ALL lists and requires more effort on your part to fix.
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