2/8-2/12: Have a great week!
Kindergarten Registration: We are now taking completed registration packets for new kindergarteners that
have siblings attending Baldwin this year. Packets and information are available online at the SRVUSD website. Follow the “Enroll Your Child” prompts to fill in and print out all the necessary forms needed to enroll you child. Sibling registration runs from January 26th through February 5th from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. New students without a sibling at Baldwin or non-sibling registration will run February 8th through February 19th from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Please make sure to get your packets in because if you miss this deadline you will be placed on the non sibling list and will be involved in the lottery IF we are required to hold one. Please pass the word along that registration is in process for any new kindergarten students you may know planning to start in the Fall here at
Baldwin. Any questions, please do not hesitate to call our Office Manager, Vicki Kallick at 855-5200.
Kindergarten Information Night: Orientation meeting for parents of prospective incoming kindergarteners:
- San Ramon residents: Feb. 16, 7:00-8:30pm, Coyote Creek Elementary School MPR
- Danville residents: Feb 17, 7:00-8:30pm, John Baldwin Elementary School MPR
Registration is required. Register at www.srvusd.net.
Extra Student Directories Available: Extra John Baldwin student directories are available. Contact Jonathan Multhaup at jonathanmulthaup@att.net . This would be a great time to join the John Baldwin PTA! Each PTA membership includes a directory and is only $10. Directory purchase alone is $5.
Roy's Magic Camp at John Baldwin (Magic Workshop): For Grades 2-5, Feb. 4-April 1. For more info, cost, and to register: www.magicshows.org and www.magiccamp.org.
PTA Advocacy Day: February 17, 2010. Take action and join PTA in Sacramento. More information to come.
Bid for Kids Auction 2010:
The Cougar Ed Board is pleased to announce that Lori Luotto, Carrie Shapiro and Emily Wetmore, along with Shelley Clark as an experienced advisor, will co-chair Bid for Kids 2010. Mark your calendars for March 27th, 2010 with a “Casino Royale” party at Round Hill Country Club. Volunteers make this event a success and we need your help! Come learn more about the auction and the many (big and small) ways that you can help out. We’ll find a job that fits your interests and your availability. Bring friends and learn more on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Teacher’s Lounge (or contact any of the auction chairs). Thanks for your support!
Safe Pick-up After School:
Please help us ensure that all students remain safe after school by picking up students in the following ways:
- Parents on foot: Pick up your child on the blacktop near the picnic tables.
- Via car: Students should wait seated in front of the library. The adult staff will assist students in loading in the cars. Please do not exit your car.
No students should be playing on the grass area in front of the school since it makes it impossible for our staff to monitor their safety.
Lost and Found:
from Pack 809: Please check the lost and found (in the MPR for lost items. Each trimester, unclaimed items will be donated to charity.
Flu Facts:
Flu symptoms are: Temperature (oral) of 100 degrees or higher, respiratory symptoms, sore throat. Flu is viral; every individual is affected differently. The school office staff will screen ill students and will send them home if they have a fever of 100 degrees or higher. Treatment is: rest, fluids, and fever-reducing medicines such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen. Please consider the following before sending your student to school: Use proper and frequent hand washing after sneezing, coughing, or using a Kleenex. Keep your children home for 24 hours after all symptoms, including fever, have subsided. Your child needs to be fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine. The contagion cycle will only be broken when students are kept home from school for the duration of the illness. The Contra Costa Health Services has created an FAQ about the H1N1 virus. Click on the pdf file in the locker to the right.
Healthy Kids Birthday Celebrations:
In an effort to model healthy choices for our students, Baldwin will be celebrating student birthdays a little differently this year. Please do not send food treats for the class. Your teacher wil be giving you more information about birthday celebrations.
Avoid a parking ticket:
There is no parking on the east side of Brookside between Timberline and Brookside Ct. between 7:30-8:30 am and 2:00-3:30 pm. Cars parked in this area during these times will be ticketed.
Box Tops 4 Education:
Thanksgiving Promotion. Give Thanks to Your School by giving $1.00. Color in a Turkey with 10 Box Tops and get $1.00 for John Baldwin! See (link to PTA page for Box Tops) See also list of participating products.
Contact: Charlyene Swierstra swierstr@pacbell.net or 314-9795
eScrip:
If you shop at Safeway and are not registered for eScrip, please fill out the form in the Cougar Weekly. It takes only minutes to complete. Turn into the office. Contact: Jill Bruntz at bruntzbunch@att.net or 838-8718.
Kash for Kids Recycling Program:
Turn your trash into cash for Baldwin by recycling used printer cartridges and electronic items, including: PDAs, iPods, cell phones, video games, digital cameras, laptops, video game consoles, and DVD movies. These items can be turned in at the school office. Contact: Lisa Griffey at 743-1379 or sonnnn@sbcglobal.net
Danville Sea Devils Swim Team: New registration, Feb. 18, 2010. General registration begins at 6:30. Danville Station homeowners can register beginning at 6:00. Danville Station Clubhouse, 1320 Van Patten Drive, Danville.
6th Annual Street Smarts Storybook Poster Contest: Elementary school children from the San Ramon Valley are encouraged to draw illustrations for Street Smarts' Third traffic safety storybook, "The Giant's Party". The winning illustrations will be featured in the final ten-page storybook. Open to K-5 students of all artistic abilities. Contest ends Feb. 8, 2010. Entry forms and more info at www.streetsmarts-srv.com.
Tri-Valley Soccer Club: U7-U8 Program and U9-U14 Programs. Clinics and tryouts. For more info and to register: www.trivalleysoccerclub.com.
Programs at the Danville Library:
- Paws to Read: For readers in grades 1-5. An opportunity to hone skills while reading to a therapy dog. Contact: Danville Library Children's Librarian at 837-4889.
- Book Discussion Group for Kids: For readers in grades 3-5. Registration begins on January 25. Space is limited. Sessions are Feb 17, March 17, and April 14. Contact: Danville Library at 837-4889.
- Children's Winter Programs: Check out the following special programs for children at the Danville library - Mother Goose Time, Toddler Storytime, Preschool Storytime, White Crane Lion Dance Troupe, Fratello Marionettes, Juliette Mcdonald and the McDonald Gifts, Mad Science. Get more info at the library or at www.cclib.org.
Danville Little League Registration for 2010: Registration may be completed online at http://www.danvillelittleleague.net Click on the “register online” tab and follow the prompts. For questions contact, webmaster@ danvillelittleleague.com. Early registration
deadline is January 16th. Late fees will begin on January 17, 2010.
California Coastal Art Poetry Contest: California students in grades Kindergarten through 12 are invited to submit their work to this annual contest. Entries must be postmarked by January 30, 2010. For more information, go to www.coastforyou.org, or see the flier in the Oct. 28 Cougar Weekly. Presented by the California Coastal Commission.
Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble: Presents the 2009-2010 season, featuring Wizard of Oz (Mar. 5-7), and Pinocchio (May 7-9). Order tickets at www.fantasyforum.org.
Girl Scouts: Baldwin has Girl Scout troops for every grade. Contacts: Susan Bray at sbray2000@hotmail.com or Karen Kleinman at stevenkaryn@sbcglobal.net.
H1N1 Flu Vaccine FAQ.pdf
