Mohr
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PTA Members Get
Discounts With Local Businesses
The Pleasanton
PTA Council is joining with local businesses for PTA Shops
Ptown. The program is an
opportunity to support local businesses using your PTA membership.
Just show your PTA card to receive discounts from participating
downtown merchants. By buying in Pleasanton, not only are you
helping the local economy, you are helping our town protect
important city services. For example, by spending $100 with a
locally-owned business, $68 stays here in town. With a retail
chain, $43 of that same $100 stays in the area. For more
information, click on the box above.
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Innisbrook
Fundraiser
Its not too late!
You can still order high-quality, Innisbrook wrapping paper and
raise money for our school!
Out-of-town friends and relatives can too!
Click on the image above, enter our school number: 102844 and start shopping!
Mohr will receive 40% of the sales, and the items will be shipped
directly to you!
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capabilities.
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information, click the graphic above
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October 6, 2010
Greetings, Mohr
Eagles!!
New! Mohr PTA has gone
Social!
Find us on
Facebook!
Follow us on
Twitter!
Dear Mohr Families,
It was wonderful to see so many parents and students enjoying our
first PTA sponsored family event of the year, the Ice Cream
Social.
Thank you to Randie
Hill and Tenne Rogers for organizing this
fun event! And many thanks to their hardworking parent and teacher
volunteers.
Thank you to Laura
Murdock and Paula Bursley and their team of volunteers for their
hard work coordinating School Picture Day.
Thank you to Ellen
Cummings for organizing this year's first Pizza with the
Principal.
Thank you to Clavel
Tambunting and Doris Lem for all of their
hard work coordinating our Innisbrook Gift Wrap Sale.
Thank you to Joyce
Hong and Eunjung Lee for their hard work
coordinating our Parent Potluck. Every dish was so
delicious!
Please mark your calendar for these
upcoming events.
Thursday, Oct. 7 - Walk to School
Day (snacks and drinks will be served on the blacktop from 7:45 -
8:15am)
Friday, Oct. 15. - Family Fun
Fair 5-7pm (Games, Cake Walk, Food, Music, Prizes and lots
more!)
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Important
Dates
Thur. Oct 7: Walk to School
Day
Fri. Oct 8: New Student
Social for grades 3-5
Mon. Oct 11: PTA Executive
Board Meeting
Tues. Oct 12: PPIE Student
Grant Applications Due
Fri. Oct 15: Fall Fun Fair
-- NO ICE CREAM SALE TODAY -- Join us at the Fun Fair!
Sat. Oct 16:
PPIE Bon Appetit "Toasts & Tastes of Fall"
Culinary event benefiting our schools
Mon-Fri, Oct 18 - 22: Red
Ribbon Week
Fri. Oct 22: Reflections
Entries Due
Thur. Oct 28: PTA Meeting,
6:30pm
Thur. Oct 28: Flu Shot
Clinic, 4-7pm, Fairlands Elementary
Thur-Fri, Oct 28-29:
Minimum Days for Grades 1-5
Thur-Fri, Oct 28-29: Early Bird
Days for all Kindergartens
Fri. Oct 29: Halloween
Parade,
8:30am
For a Printable
October Events Calendar, click here!
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Walk to School Day, Thursday
October 7th
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Walk to School
Day
Get ready, get set, GO! Mohr families get ready to put on your
walking shoes for our 8th Annual Walk to School Day! Our school
will be partnering with the City of Pleasanton to celebrate this
fun event which will be held on Thursday, October 7, from 7:45 -
8:15 a.m. on the blacktop by the school playground.
You don't even have to make breakfast! The City of Pleasanton will
be treating Mohr families to breakfast bars, cocoa, milk and
coffee. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to spend some
extra time with their kids and talk with them about safe walking
habits as well as the healthy benefits of walking. Also, by
allowing children to safely walk to school, traffic is reduced
around our schools. So mark your calendars and please plan to join
us on Thursday, October 7th!
See this flier for all the
details!!
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New Student Social October 8
Grade 3-5
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New Student Social for 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade
Students--- Friday, October 8th during lunch ......Come have
some fun!!
Calling out 3rd,
4th and 5th grade students NEW to
Mohr Elementary. If you
would like to join us in playing some game and activities during
lunch....then come to the New Student Social on
Friday, October 8th (11:55 to 12:50). Bring your
lunch that day and meet me in the MPR.
Mrs. Lodato, Mohr
Elementary School Counselor
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| Ice Cream Sale Friday After
School |
Ice
Cream Novelties for sale this Friday!
Ice
cream will be sold by the flag pole and in the back playground
right after school, *weather permitting*. The price is $1 per ice
cream. Exact change is appreciated!
All the proceeds from the sales will go to the general PTA fund
that supports our classrooms, technology, assemblies, FAME, Field
Day and many other programs.
We will be selling every Friday after school for 30 minutes this
falll until the weather cools and will resume again in the Spring.
If you are interested in helping with the ice cream sales, please
contact Terry Arellano.
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Firehouse Arts Center Presents
"James and the Giant Peach"
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James
and the Giant Peach opens October
8
Come and see
Pleasanton students perform at the brand new Firehouse
Arts Center!
Pleasanton
Civic Arts and San Francisco Shakespeare Festival have teamed up
again; this time to bring to life the beloved story of James and
his amazing peach based on the book by Roald Dahl. You won't want
to miss this chance to be in the audience of the first play ever
performed on the Firehouse stage. Rehearsals started back in
August, and the actors, including
one of our very own Mohr
students, Luke Darga, have been working hard
to make this a show you won't forget.
The
production has two casts in order to allow more students to
participate. Luke Darga is performing in the New York
(NY) cast. If you want to see a specific actor make sure that
you purchase tickets for the appropriate show as indicated
below.
The
entire cast list is posted at www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/community/arts/performing-arts.html.
Friday,
October 8, 7:30pm (B)
Friday,
October 15, 7:30pm (NY)
Saturday,
October 9, 11 am (B) & 7:30 pm (NY)
Saturday,
October 16, 2pm (NY) & 7:30pm (B)
Sunday,
October 10, 2pm (NY)
Sunday,
October 17, 2pm (B)
Tickets can be
purchased at the Firehouse Art Center box office (4444 Railroad
Ave),
by phone
931-4848 or online at www.firehousearts.org
Box Office Hours
are Wednesday-Friday, 12-6pm and Saturday, 10-4pm.
*Special
'Student Matinees' on Wednesday, October 13 (B) and
Thursday, October 14 (NY) at 9:30am and 11:00am are
available for group purchase only. If your school, house of
worship, sports team, or other group would like to purchase a block
of tickets, please contact
Michelle Russo
at 931-4847 or mrusso@ci.pleasanton.ca.us.
**Please
don't delay purchasing tickets.
Firehouse is a small theater and seats are
extremely limited.**
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Spectrum of Science
-- after school science labs
Check out our exciting new
lab "KABAMM! KABOOM!
CHEMISTRY!":
Whirl
& swirl with turbulence & real chemistry! Build a model of
the king of chemicals! Is "IT" black or blue? Perhaps a little
green shows through? Experience slippery, slidey, fuzzy, roaming,
foaming action of a chemical reaction & more! Concoct ooey
gooey squishy science chemistry combinations! Take home the SOSF
BOOKLET OF FORMULAS & YOUR OWN LAB RACK for chemistry in
the making! http://www.spectrumofscience.com/index_AfterSchoolLabs.htm
See this flier for
details!
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Birthday
Marquee
 Looking for a
way to make your child's birthday a little more special? You can
have their name advertised on the birthday marquee at the front of
the school. The cost is just $5.00. All you have to do is print and fill
out this form and turn it into the office with your
payment. We'll
do the rest!
Please turn in your form at least two
weeks before you wish to have your child's name
displayed.
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PPIE Student Grant Applications
Due October 12th
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PPIE Foundation
Student Grants
Pleasanton Partnerships In Education
(PPIE) Foundation welcomes students, parents and staff back to what
is sure to be another great year of learning and
exploration. PPIE programs and activities have
already begun!
PPIE Foundation Student Grant
applications are now being accepted for the first cycle of
funding. Funding is available in amounts up to $500
per project/per year for extracurricular or co-curricular PUSD
student projects. All applications must be
authored by a student. Teachers and parents have
an advisory role only. See the application packet for
complete details. Application packets may be obtained
from the PPIE Foundation website, http://www.ppie.org/grants.html.
Application deadline for cycle #1 is October 12, 2010.
Contact the PPIE
office (846-5620) or Mohr PPIE ambassador (praveenhari@yahoo.com 925-998-5235) if you
have any questions.
Last year Mohr students received 3
Grants!
* PPIE is a nonprofit group that
uses its funds to enrich programs at various schools and award
grants to students and teachers.
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Fall Fun Fair Friday, October
15
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Mohr Fall Fun
Fair
Come join Mohr families on October 15 from 5-7PM for an
evening filled with fun and excitement. Join friends to play
carnival games, eat food, win prizes, and have lots of fun. Tickets
will be presold after school on October 13th and 14th by the
flagpole, and will also be available at the event.
There will be NO Friday Ice Cream Sales this week. Come join us at
the Family Fun Fair! Volunteers needed! Contact Michelle DeLucia.
Sponsored by Mohr PTA
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News
Reminders...
10% Back to School Program: If you are not
currently signed up as an eScrip supporter, turn in your Safeway
receipts before Oct. 13th, or email theScrip Chair with
your Safeway Club card number to raise more money for Mohr.
Safeway Renewals: Renew your Safeway Club card
before Nov. 1st on www.escrip.com or the Scrip committee will
renew for you.
Here are ways you can still help Mohr raise more for this
year....
- Register your Safeway club card, credit or debit cards if you
have not done so yet. Go towww.escrip.com.
- Make sure Mohr is the organization you are supporting via
eScrip. You can support up to 3 organizations. Make the change
online or pick up an ADD/CHANGE form.
- Use the eScrip Online Mall when you want to shop online. Check
out all the merchants on their website!
- Make purchases at the participating eScrip merchants with your
registered credit/debit cards and Mohr can receive 2.5 % - 8% of
your purchases.
- Register your Target VISA card on www.target.com,
go to "Take Charge of Education", and designate Mohr as your
school.
- Use your Quality of Life card when you shop at Nob Hill or
Raley's. (If you need a card, please email eScrip
Chair.)
- Use your S.H.A.R.E.S card when you shop at Lucky Super Market.
(If you need a card, please email eScrip
Chair.)
Thank you for continuing to support Mohr with your shopping!
Questions? Contact Makiko Allwardt, Scrip Chair at masbsc@gmail.com.
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Bon Appetit! Wine and Dine for
Education, Saturday, October 16
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Bon
Appetit
Toasts &
Tastes of Fall
A Culinary Event
Benefiting Our Schools!
October 16, 2010,
6:30-10:30PM
at CarrAmerica Conference Center Pleasanton
If you enjoy sampling an array of gourmet foods and sipping a
selection of fine wines, then be sure to mark your calendar for
Saturday, Oct. 16.
The annual Bon Appetit: Toasts & Tastes of Fall fundraising
event for Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation is back
for its sixth spectacular year. This year's event will be held from
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the CarrAmerica Conference Center, 4400
Rosewood Drive, in Pleasanton.
This is not your typical stuffed-shirt fundraiser. You move at your
own pace through a room bursting with enough culinary delights to
make Julia Child blush. Each delectable dish from Pleasanton's
finest restaurants is exquisitely paired with a fine wine. There's
also a martini bar, live music and silent auction.
Here's the really fun part: Each food station has a Pleasanton
school principal who helps serve food and wine. So come on out and support Mr.
Fob�rt!
There will be a cash prize awarded to the Parent Club at the school
site that sells the most tickets! To purchase tickets ($65 each),
please contact our PPIE Ambassador (praveenhari@yahoo.com 925-998-5235), or visit
www.ppie.org, or contact the PPIE office at
(925) 846-5620 or mail@ppie.org.
Proceeds will assist in funding programs PPIE facilitates at
various school sites and to fill grants submitted by students and
teachers of the Pleasanton Unified School District. Last year, Bon
Appetit raised over $70,000 for our schools!
* PPIE is a nonprofit group that
uses its funds to enrich programs at various schools and award
grants to students and teachers.
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New Merchants Added
to PTA Shops Ptown
Show your PTA membership card to get these great deals!
Main
Street Brewery
Buy one menu item and get the second menu item free with the
purchase of two beverages. One free item per table. Maximum value
$8.95
Pleasanton Pediatric
Dentistry will make a donation to PPIE on the first
visit of each new patient when they show their PTA card.
The
UPS Store (Pimlico location) will give PTA members 25% off
on all products and services excluding shipping. Services include
notary, printing, copying, and laminating.
Beauty
Society's Jodie Fialho is offering 10% of any order or host
a private Facial Event and receive Double Hostess Credits for a
total of 30% in free products.
Other merchants offering discounts to PTA members include Fusion 3 SalonSpa, Viva Yogurt Caf�,
Tommy T's, Roman Holiday Salon, Red Coats, LaVite Restaurant, The
Hopyard, Filigree Cakes, Fabulous Friends Pet Sitting, Eddie
Papa's, and Crispin BJJ Brazilian Jui-Jitsu. For a complete
listing of all the merchants participating in PTA shops Ptown and
the discounts they are offering to PTA members, please go to www.pleasantonpta.org/psp_partners.html. If
you have a business and are interested in participating, please
visit www.pleasantonpta.org and click on the PTA
Shops Ptown logo for more information.
If you would like to be the first to know when new merchants are
added to the program, follow us on twitter @pleasantonpta.
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Let's Celebrate Red Ribbon
Week!
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October
18th- 22nd
MONDAY:
"We are
JEAN-ius...We are Drug-Free." Wear your favorite Jeans to school!
Make patriotic classroom pledge poster keeping "hands" off
Drugs.
TUESDAY:
"Drugs R
Ridiculous". Wear crazy outfit to school!"I CAN, You CAN, We All
CAN Say NO to Drugs" by bringing a CAN of healthy food to school to
donate to a local charity. Pls bring donations to bins located near
the flag pole and by the back walk way. Prizes awarded for
donations!
WEDNESDAY:
Wear ALL RED to
school! Come sign your name to our school wide posters hanging on
the Kindergarten fences, pledging to be Drug-Free at 9AM. Lunchtime
visit to meet Pleasanton Police Officer and K-9 unit!
THURSDAY:
"Being Drug-Free is No
Sweat". Wear sweatpants to school. Bookmark hand out for each
student as a reminder that saying No to Drugs means the same in
every language.
FRIDAY:
"Team Up Against
Drugs". Wear your favorite team jersey or spirit shirt to school.
Don't Let Your Brain Get Crispy...say NO to Drugs with a special
treat give away at lunch.
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JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU....
Innisbrook
Gift Wrap Fundraiser has received tremendous support from
everyone. We couldn't thank you enough for helping us
reach our goal. Even in these hard times, Mohr
families once again have shown their generosity and made it
possible. The total sales for this year are$9,041.00 of which up to 50%
of the profits go back to Mohr School. The funds will be used for
Classroom Support, and other school programs that would benefit
our students.
We are proud and lucky to have a very supportive Principal, Mr.
Ben Fobert. Special thanks to Janet Wolfinger, Karen
Vifian, and all Mohr Staff/Teachers. Thanks to
our dedicated volunteers: Eliza Lum, Winnie Lang,
and Tracy Dorian, Beth Limesand (newsletter), and Laurie
Park. We appreciate you!
One
last thing, it is never too late, you could still order online at
www.Innisbrook.com.
Our school number is 102844.
Let's
continue to "Soar at Mohr!"
Gift Wrap
Co-Chairs,
Doris
Lem & Clavel Tambunting
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Reflections Program Entries Due
October 22
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Reflections Art
Program
Mohr PTA REFLECTIONS program gives your children the opportunity to
express their creative talents in art, photography, music, writing
and/or Dance choreography and Film/video production! They choose
the media they enjoy and create an original piece that fits the
theme:
This year's theme is "Together We
Can..."
EVERY ENTRANT TO THE MOHR PTA REFLECTIONS PROGRAM WILL:
Receive a Certificate at a special evening ceremony!
Have their entry judged for possible advancement to the Council,
District, State and national PTA levels of judging.
Students may submit works in any of six arts areas:
* Dance choreography
* Film production
* Literature
* Musical composition
* Photography
* Visual arts
Entries in all categories will be collected from both groups:
* Primary Group : Grades K-2 and
* Intermediate Group : Grades 3-5
IF your child is interested in entering the PTA Reflections
Program, please email Reflections Chair Hima Krovidi at
hkrovidi@yahoo.com or co-chair Vyji
Kalavacherla at vkalava@yahoo.com and receive the Reflections
packet via email. As we are going GREEN since last year, no paper
packets will be sent to students. The packets will be sent as
electronic documents to the requesting students. The packet will
give specific rules for each category.
The deadline to submit the artwork is October 22nd, 2010. You can
request the packet anytime before this date.
The Reflections program is
sponsored by local, state, and National PTA, which is supported
by memberships in school PTAs such as ours. So Thank You Mohr PTA
members for helping make this worthwhile program
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Adult Education Class Offered
October 21
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THE
POWER OF GREEN AND
RED LANGUAGE -
FREE
The
Pleasanton PTA Council in partnership with PUSD Adult Education is
happy to announce that we are bringing back to Pleasanton the
popular class THE POWER OF GREEN AND RED LANGUAGE. In
case you missed it last spring, here's a second chance for parents
to learn from presenter John Tompkins a new way of communicating
that will include practice in replacing everyday Red Language
pitfalls with Green Language alternatives. Green
Language is a type of communication that is free of the kinds of
words that can imply negative or judgmental
references. Red Language is the habitual way of
speaking and thinking that raises stress levels and leads to
controlling and out-of-control behavior. (For more
information on Green and Red Language go to www.greenlanguage.com )
Where: Amador Valley High School
Library
When: Thursday, October 21st 6:30 - 8:30pm
This
class is open to all Pleasanton parents at no cost.
Preregister by phone, fax or online to ensure your spot in
class. Walk-in registration is permitted but space is
limited.
Register
by phone, fax or online.
426-4280
(phone) 846-5317
(fax)
http://pleasanton.k12.trivalley.com/adulted/coursecatalog/index.asp?CategoryID=15
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Step Up! Fight the Flu -
PTA Council Hosts Vaccination Clinics
 Influenza season is fast approaching, and receiving
an annual vaccination is the best defense against this serious and
potentially deadly disease. Receiving an annual vaccination is more
important than ever because the CDC now recommends that EVERYONE,
regardless of age, be vaccinated against
influenza.
To
help keep everyone healthy, PTA Council will be hosting a
vaccination clinic at Fairlands Elementary in the Multipurpose
Location at 4151 W Las Positas
Blvd on Thursday, October 28 at 4:00 to
7:00 PM for the whole family and community. For those that
would like it, this year we are also able to offer the whooping
cough (pertussis) vaccine at the clinic for an additional
charge.
Each flu
vaccination will cost $30, or you
can opt for the flu mist for $35. Medicare Part B
will be accepted from those who are eligible. Participants will
also be able to receive additional tips on staying healthy during
this influenza season.
To participate
in this convenient clinic, register online at: https://secure.flubusters.com/home.aspx . If
you are unable to register online, please call 1
(866)358-2878.
Don't miss this chance to
help protect yourself and your loved ones this influenza season.
For more information, visit www.flubusters.com/pta
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PTA Meeting Thurs. Oct
28
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October's PTA meeting will be held
on Thursday, October 28 at 6:30pm.
Please Join Us!
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Pack 934 always
welcomes New Cub Scouts
 Most of our boys attend Mohr Elementary school. We
have a great program that helps our boys develop by providing
positive influence on character development, helping boys develop
habits and attitudes of good citizenship, encourage good
sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and
body.
Our boys
have an opportunity to improve understanding within themselves,
their families, our community, country and world. Our strength
comes from our parent volunteers who help foster a sense of
personal achievement by helping boys develop new interests and
skills. The boys learn how to be helpful and do one's best, while
having fun and discovering exciting new things.
We
encourage all interested boys and their families to join,
especially those in 1st-3rd grade. Check out our Website at
www.cspack934.com for more information or
upcoming events!
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| California PTA Urges You to
Vote |
PTA
in California
Empowering our
members with skills in advocacy so that they may speak out
effectively on behalf of children is one of the core purposes of
PTA. California State PTA has published a Special
Election Issue of PTA in California with a wealth of
information to assist PTA members in engaging in key races and
issues for the upcoming statewide election November
2.
Although PTA does not
support or oppose candidates, we do provide opportunities to
educate our members about those seeking key offices that will
impact the lives of children and family in
California. Inside this newsletter you will find
responses to PTA questions from Larry Aceves and Tom Torlakson,
candidates for California Superintendent of Public Instruction
(pages 3-6).
For the November 2010
statewide election, the California State PTA has adopted positions
on three of the ballot measures. Proposition
analyses, including background information, arguments for and
against, and rationale for PTA support, is included in the
newsletter for Proposition 25 - Support,
Proposition 24 - Support and
Proposition 19 - Neutral (pages
7-9).
The entire PTA
in California Special Election Edition newsletter can be
found by clicking this link: PTA in California
Don't forget to vote
on November 2nd.
PTA members vote and
with almost 1 million members statewide our voices
count!
If you haven't yet
registered to vote, you need to register at least 15 days before
the election. You can obtain voter registration forms from your
county elections office, library, post office or DMV
office.
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GATE Nominations Due December
8
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Nominations
for gifted and talented education (GATE) testing are being accepted
now
Nominations due
december 08, 2010
Schools in Pleasanton are preparing for
the annual Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) testing
period.
The purpose of GATE services is to
address the needs of students who need challenges beyond what the
general education program can offer. The district
works with school staffs to provide high quality differentiated
opportunities for learning that meet students' particular abilities
and talents and to focus on the areas of need.
Every student up to grade 8 in Pleasanton
Unified School District (PUSD) is offered the opportunity to be
tested at least once for GATE identification.
Students may be tested several times, as often as every other
year.
Students in grades 4 to 8 must be
nominated by a teacher, parent, or other school staff to be tested
for GATE services. Parents may nominate their child
by submitting a completed Parent Nomination / Questionnaire /
Permission for GATE to the Special Projects
Office. Parents wishing to nominate their child are
encouraged to talk with their child's teacher about the benefits
and implications of GATE testing. The Parent
Nomination for GATE form can be found on the district web site
www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us. Click
on the Educational Services button, the GATE button and then the
Identification button. There, parents can read the
instructions and download the District GATE parent nomination form.
Nomination forms are also available at each school
site.
Students are not eligible to be nominated
if they took the CogAT test last year.
Students will be tested during the school
day at their own school. A letter notifying
parents/guardians of the testing dates and other information will
be sent home mid January. Testing will be begin in
late January and finish in late February. The test
will be administered at each school on different days during this
period.
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After School Enrichment
Opportunities
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Fliers
for After School/Other Activities at Mohr
The following
extra-curricular activities are currently available at
Mohr:
Spectrum
of
Science
Other programs/fliers approved by the district offered at other
locations:
These district-approved fliers are posted
as a courtesy, and should not be taken as an endorsement by the
PTA
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Beth Limesand
Newsletter Editor
everychild.onevoice.
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