THE AVENUE - Edition 13 (11/03/2021)

Volume 4 | Edition 13 | 2021-2022

November 3, 2021

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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Greetings Daves Avenue Families,

Thank you to all students, staff, and parent volunteers who helped to make last week a success with the Fun Run, Picture Day, and the Halloween Parade. Watching our Cool Cats shine in the parade and cheering on our 4th and 5th graders as they rocked the Thriller dance was priceless! A huge shoutout the Mrs. Brown, Ms. Mahoney, Mr. Ochoa, Mr. Ducker, Mr, McCullough, and Mr. White for leading the charge to spread joy!

Seeking Daves Avenue District Wellness Committee Member(s)

Are you interested in participating in a district Wellness Committee? We are seeking Daves Avenue parents! The LGUSD Wellness Committee consists of members of the public faculty, staff, and food services. They will be collaborating together regarding school breakfast and lunch. The committee will meet every 2-3 months and discuss ways to improve student wellness with food and food exposure. Please join us for the first meeting of the 2021-22 school year on Tuesday, November 16 at 8:30 A.M. in the Fisher Professional Development Center. Please email the Director of Food Services, Mrs. Kerry Billner if you are interested.Thank you!

This week, all students in LGUSD are engaging in virtual Kindness assemblies. At Daves Avenue, we continue to remind students to be Peaceful, Aware, Wise, & Safe at school and in our community. When students are found showing their PAWS on campus, they earn character cards for a monthly drawing. Congratulations to the recipients of the November 2021 drawing!

As conferences will wrap up this week, I want to thank you for your continued partnership. Our community is PAWSitively amazing and I am grateful to be a part of it.

Kind regards,

Jenna Mittleman, Principal

DISTRICT MEETING

OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK OPPORTUNITY

As a followup to the September 14 community discussion, please join us on Monday, November 8, 2021, 4:30pm at the District Office where all CDPH guidelines for indoor meeting protocols will be followed. The discussion will focus on the proposed capital improvement plans including landscaping upgrades at Blossom Hill, Daves Avenue and Van Meter schools. The proposed schematic designs for the outdoor learning spaces, adaptive playground at Van Meter and artificial grass playing fields will also be discussed. This meeting is in preparation for the Board of Trustees meeting on November 18th.

Draft Presentation

FAQs

PICTURES FROM FUN RUN !

The Fun Run was a HUGE success!! A gigantic thank you to our head chairs Elise Mazzoni & Alexis Barnickel, our Fun Run committee, the many amazing volunteers and all of our fabulous sponsors!

*Pictured above is of Jacqueline Kutting and Adalyn Stefani, the 3rd graders who designed the logo for the fun run shirts. A big thank you to them for their artistry.

I.B. INFORMATION NIGHT

Lexington Elementary School

Invites the Los Gatos Parent Community to

International Baccalaureate Information Night

for

Prospective and New Lexington Families

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

6:30-7:30pm

Lexington School Multi-Purpose Room

19700 Old Santa Cruz Hwy

Adults Only, Masks Required

Lexington’s Principal, Jason Deppong, and IB Primary Years Program Coordinator, Kristin Johnson, invite you to learn about our unique International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program The IB is a world-renowned global education program that aims to develop global citizens through an inquiry and concept-based educational program and inspire student action. Lexington offers Spanish at every grade level, encourages environmental stewardship, and celebrates multilingualism. Join us for an educational and entertaining evening! You can also visit https://lex.lgusd.org to learn more about our school.

MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS

SR2S OFFERS COMMUNITY CONTEST

The Mineta Transportation Institute of San Jose State University has launched a Elementary Poster Contest which allows students in Santa Clara County (grades 1-6) to demonstrate their knowledge of the year’s transportation theme:

Stroll and Roll Back to School

Through an artistic, visually compelling image, students can convey their knowledge of safely using active modes to get to and from school.

Six winners—three from grades 1-3 and three from grades 4-6—will earn a cash prize in the form of a gift card as well as having their posters displayed at the Mineta Transportation Institute Banquet at San José State University in June. All prizes must be claimed by the end of the academic school year in which the entries were made. Field trip prizes include bus costs and entry fees*.

We hope you will pass the information in the attached flyer along to your students and network of educators and parents so that they may add the contest to their fall curriculum. Additionally, please feel free to contact irma.garcia@sjsu.edu if you have any questions, including assistance with procuring art supplies for participation, bringing in a guest speaker, or would like more information on the contest.