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Red Ribbon Week is next week! Every day is a Special Spirit Day! The class with the highest participation will win the “Red Ribbon Trophy” competition.

Thank you for celebrating Unity Day with us by wearing orange! Bullying Awareness and Prevention are so important as our children grow older!

Our October meeting is next week. We will decide where to donate the proceeds from our Autumn Grams, as well as November’s Special Spirit Day! Thanks for your support!

PTA Updates

PTA Special Elections - Results

We’re excited to announce the results of our recent PTA election! Please join us in congratulating Shipra Butail, who has been elected as our new PTA President.

We’re grateful to everyone who participated in the election and to all the wonderful parents who continue to support our school community. We look forward to a great year ahead!

Thank you for helping keep the spirit of collaboration and community alive at Live Oak!

Open PTA Position - VP of Programs

We are looking for a VP of Programs. This role is very fun, dynamic

and perfect for someone who loves to plan events. The VP of Programs would work with committee and other Chairs to plan and organize

programs for the school year.

Collaborate with principal, PTA president, other committee

chairpeople, and campus student groups to coordinate, plan and

implement programs

Publicize approved program calendar using newsletters, website, social

networks, and school handbook

Oversee and delegate volunteer recruitment for implementing and running programs

PTA Reflections 2025

Calling all Live Oak’s artists, musicians, dancers, writers, film makers to participate in this year’s Refelctions Arts Program. This year’s theme is “I Believe”.

Deadline to receive all submissions: 25th October.

Categories: Visual Arts, Photography, Literature, Music, Dance, Film.

Click here to submit

Can’t wait to see kids’ creativity! All skill levels are welcome!

Get ready for a howling good time at our Trunk or Treat event on October 24th! We're just a few days away from the big night. Join us at 5:30pm for a sensory-friendly experience designed for our younger preschool/TK families. Then, from 6:30pm-8pm, we'll open up the fun for all K-5th grade families.

We are still looking for volunteers to assist with trunk or treat Friday night. With 20 AWESOME AND AMAZING trunks planned we have a few families hosting games who need helpers. Set up, candy runners and clean up are also open for volunteers. Please signup to help.

Have a spooky sweet time at this fun community event. Shift times are short and you do not need be a mentor clearance 🎃

Requesting Candy donations! Sweet treats needed for our Trunk or Treat! To make this event a real treat, we need your help! Please consider donating individually wrapped, nut-free candy to ensure every student has a spook-tacular time filling their treat bags. Drop off your donations at the front office by Thursday Oct 23rd.

We appreciate your support in making this a memorable event for our students!

Pumpkin Patch (Kids only event)

We’re excited for our Pumpkin Patch Event coming up on Wednesday, October 29! 🎃 It’s going to be a fun day filled with smiles and pumpkins for kids.

To make this event a success, we would love your support! If you have some time to spare, please consider volunteering. Your help will make a big difference and take some load off the parents leading the event.

Signup here to help

We especially need help Tuesday 10/28 to pickup pumpkins and Wednesday, 10/29 morning to put them out in school.

Thank you in advance for your time and support! ‎

2025 Spirit Wear has been distributed to all classrooms.

You are still eligible to receive the complimentary spirit wear shirt when you give the recommended full ask your student(s) to Ed Fund. Write checks to “LOEF” and you can hand them to your student’s teacher or at the front office.

If you have any questions, please email spiritwear@liveoakpta.net.

Important update: The fall breakfast book club's initial meeting has been rescheduled for October 28th. This change is due to the extended sign-up period, which also pushed back the book reading timeline. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and hope this new schedule allows everyone sufficient time to read their books.

Yearbook

Work has begun on creating the 2025-2026 Yearbook, If you need to order a book you can directly from Treering, You can also start adding pictures in the folders and creating your FREE custom pages, instructions can be found here https://www.liveoakpta.net/fundraiser/yearbook

Movie Night - Friday, Nov 14, 2025 - pending a chair to lead the event

Movie Night has always been a beloved school tradition, and we’d love to bring it back! To make that happen, we need parent volunteers to help organize. No experience is required—the PTA team will provide all the details, guidance, and support you need. If you’re interested in helping revive Movie Night or have any questions, please email us at liveoakpta@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support in keeping our school community strong!

Sister School Toy Drive

Donations will benefit students at our sister school, Michelle Obama Elementary School.

Donate a new and unwrapped toy (value $15-20). No nerf guns or toys resembling weapons of any kind.
Drop off donations to the bin in the front office at Live Oak November 3rd – December 2nd.

* Sister School Program is a philanthropic program that benefits Live Oak students by fostering civic responsibility, enhancing community engagement, promoting volunteerism, and by teaching the joy of helping others.

Lunch Volunteers

Live Oak is looking for Volunteers to help with Lunch support. If you are available to help, please sign up here

Recent Events

Fall Book Fair

Thank you so much Live Oak for supporting the Fall Book Fair! As always, your purchases help the school build a better library for our children. Many thanks to Ms Legate and our chairs Vidhi Mody and Therese Kathka for co-ordinating the event.

Here are the names of the wonderful Book Fair volunteers: Vidhi Mody, Priya Thakkar, Shawn Kathka, Kaitlyn Manighalam, Suchita Ghosh, Shyamala Jayaraman, Jenny Lee, Nagi Radhakrishnan, and Jeanna Aydelotte without whom we could not have had a successful event.

Run for Ed

Last Sunday, Live Oak Elementary students and staff, along with their friends and family participated in the 42nd Annual Run for Education. Post race, participants enjoyed the kids’ zone, inflatable games, face painter, SRVFPD fire engine, SRPD patrol car, exhibitor booths, and more at the expo.

What is the race?

The Run for Education is a community tradition in the San Ramon Valley spanning more than 40 years. By participating, we helping fund STEAM grants and innovative programs across our 35 San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) public schools representing the communities of Alamo, Danville, and San Ramon. The Run for Education is the largest run that supports education in Northern California.

Missed out this year? Join us next year! Registration is now open. https://srvef.org/the-run/

Message from the Legislative Advocacy Team

CA PTA Statement on Immigration Enforcement in Schools

With increasing immigration enforcement activity in the state, PTA has issued a statement in regards to the educational well-being of all children in California schools. You can view the full statement here.

California’s State Budget Outlook: Financial Risks and Federal Threats

While California crafted a protective budget during difficult times, federal actions have added significant uncertainty. The combination of depleted state reserves and federal funding threats creates a more challenging environment than anticipated when this budget was passed. The budget’s success will depend on economic recovery and avoiding deeper cuts to federal education funding.

The education rainy day fund is completely depleted ($405 million used)
$1.88 billion in payments to districts delayed
Heavy reliance on temporary funding for permanent programs

With these increasing budgetary pressures, our Live Oak Ed Fund and contributions are critical to preserving classroom needs and programs.

SRVUSD Updates

Streets Smart Community Bike Festival - October 25th

Families are invited to a free fun-filled time of activities, games, music and hands-on learning focused on bike and pedestrian safety at the Street Smarts Community Bike Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2025 on the Blacktop at Iron Horse Middle School, 12601 Alcosta Blvd., in San Ramon. Drop in anytime between 10am and 2pm.

Pre-registration is encouraged and makes your child (ages 3-12) eligible for the bike drawing and other prizes. While activities, prizes and giveaways are designed for children ages 3-12, all ages are welcome to attend the event. No bike? No problem! There are plenty of non-riding activities for everyone to enjoy!

If you are interested in being a sponsor for any Live Oak PTA event, please reach out to Tori at waysmeans@liveoakpta.net

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