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Venetia Valley PTA. Venetia Valley PTA. VV P arent & T eacher A ssociation. January 15, 2014 General Meeting. AGENDA. Venetia Valley Kindergarten. Who we are?. Deirdre Wilson Kristin Vandro Sheila Torres. What is happening in K?. New collaborations New model - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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VV Parent & Teacher Association
January 15, 2014General Meeting
Venetia Valley PTAVenetia Valley PTA
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AGENDATopic Presenter Time
AllocatedCall to Order Renee O’Hare 5 min
Introduction to Kindergarten
Kindergarten Teachers 20 min
Counseling Services Margarett Ann Centrella 15 min
PTA Business Renee O’Hare 20 min
Principal’s Update Mari Kernan 20 min
Close of Meeting Renee O’Hare 5 min
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Venetia Valley Kindergarten
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Who we are?
Deirdre Wilson
Kristin Vandro
Sheila Torres
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What is happening in K?
• New collaborations
• New model
• New and revised themes
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Collaborations
• A new adventure born in spring of 2013• Hoover School visit with our PK Old Gallinas
• Introduced to SEAL: a bilingual model
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SEAL Model(Sobrato Early Academic Language)
Goal to develop academically proficient and literate students who love reading and writing, express
themselves articulately in two languages, and are actively engaged in their learning.
Pillar 1 Focus on Rich,
Powerful, Precise and Academic
Language
Foundation 1Research on Preventing
the Creation of Long Term English Learners
Foundation 2Enacting the Research
on Effective English Learners Practices
Pillar 3 Articulation Across
Grades, and Alignment of the Preschool and K-3
Systems
Pillar 2 Creation of an Affirming and
Enriched Environment
Pillar 4 Strong Partnerships
Between Parents and Teachers
Foundation 3Seizing the Opportunity and Addressing the Demands of
the Common Core Standards
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Summer Kinder Academy
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2013-2014
• Continuing to train with Dr. Laurie Olsen and the SEAL coaches
• Aligning our curriculum with Old Gallinas and with each other
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Launched the Bilingual Model
• Goal is to begin to close the achievement gap by teaching students all academics in Spanish
• Kinder 80% in Spanish• 50% in Spanish by 3rd grade• Demands alignment to ensure all groups are
working on the same theme and teaching the same skills
• Spanish Enrichment is given to non-spanish speakers 30 min per day. (exposure and conversation only)
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Super ParentsOur parents have an active role in their child’s education
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Kinder Themes• Teaching common
core standards through SEAL strategies
• 6 Science and Social Studies related themes
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Citizenship
Citizenship
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Community Helpers
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Community Helpers
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Push and Pull Experiment
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Push and Pull Unit
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Weather Unit
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Coming Up!
• Living things/Farm• Long Ago and Today
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Math CurriculumWe have aligned the common core standards to our Everyday Math Program
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Specials
• Garden • Music• Library• Playworks
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Counseling Services
• Margarett Anne Centrella, M.Ed, Counselor • Sandra Ramirez Griggs, MFT, Youth & Family
Services, Mental Health and Substance Use Services, County of Marin
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PTA SHOUT OUT!CECILIA PEREZ!Venetia Valley’s Bi-literacy coachThank you for:
• Giving a stellar presentation at November PTA regarding Common Core
• Regularly updates Venetia Valley’s web page• Overall great attitude and beautiful smile
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FALCON FUND!FONDO HALCON!
GOAL: 100% participation from FAMILIES & TEACHERS/STAFF
Donations accepted YEAR ROUND!
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Falcon Fund Status Through 1/6/2014
• 32% of VV Students have contributed• 60% of teachers/staff have contributed• Amount raised through 1/06/2014:
$24,376
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THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING!Isaias Gramajo/Wendy De LeonJuan Hernandez/Yessenia GironBrett/Ally MitchellAlberto Hernandez/Irma MorfinGidalti Lopez/Maricela CalderonAmparo LopezAlfredo Rivera/Soledad RamirezVictor Valiente/Arlene CastroWilliam Hernandez/Celia PinedaSamuel Jimenez/Sandra ManciaElvira LopezThomas & Maria LarsonJuan Carlos Hernandez/Maria CastroGrace XinAdam/Erin ChaffeeParminder & Malkeet GrewalHolly WipflerKuldeep Singh/Amarjit KaurScot & Monica StaffordSamuel Cardenas/Alede RuizIsaac Urbano/Loyola SedanoVanier/Alberta AmilcarJessica BlakeJuan Castellon/Teresa AlasJorge Coronado/Angela Najarro
Ilso De Leon/Onelia DiazErik/Marisol DiazWilliam Fenner/Monique RutterSamuel Morales/Esmeralda GarciaManuel Gomez/Dora RamirezDelfina RogelOliverio Calderon/MariaElena ReyesZoila FloresAgapito Rodriguez/Yolanda ManciaFelipe Vasquez/Feliciana PerezBina Patel and Hamed SalahshorLeonel Vazquez/Guadalupe ReyesJaswant & Gurpreet BassiJohn/Ericka BenassiniSalvador Diaz/Robelia De LeonEduardo Gonzalez/Jianette PuacaraJose Orozco/Marianela ReyesElma ReyesPetr/Connie KaderaAzucely EscobarGabriela SantosMaritza Lopez/Jaime MazariegosReina GonzalezVilma GonzalezMartha Orellana
Tuan Tiet/Bong NguyenMildred GramajoHector/Herlinda GarciaMynor & Thelma MaldonadoJheny Jut RecinosAdam & Erin ChaffeeChris & Oriel CookJoshua Frost & Amy CosbyElmer Gramajo/Dorita De LeonCandace LangleyBaldomero Ramirez/Maria AlvaradoOsman Zacarias/Londi CifuentesMark & Kimberly PressBelico De Leon/Alondra DiazClaudia & Jose GarciaLuis Jimenez & Dalila MazariegosAndreas & Jessica BoschFrancisco Chan/Vilma EscobarEdgar Leon/Alida VilledaTeresa MaganaJose Mazariegos/Elba JimenezShannon & Renee O'HareVlanderley/Marilucia ResendeJose Ruiz/Norma BarrientosJulian/Sukhwinder Saban
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THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING!Nixon and Jeanine ChangeuxJorge Espejo/Liliana MontejanoLuis Hernandez/Maria MacedoOmar Mazariegos & Maria OrtizBenedicto Mazariegos/Sara RodasAlejo Salinas/Yolanda CamachoRosa FrancoFrancisco/Ingrid GalindoHenri Reyes/Nohemi MonterrosoMaynor Rodas/Marleny MaldonadoMayra DiazJames & Torhalla DabalosJose Felix & Sheila TorresJuan Arreaga/Marta LopezMagdalena Ortiz & Roger De LeonPaul & Grace DearbornSteven/Sarah HinkleyJose Quintero & Martha FloresDavid & Lisette RossAdilso De Leon/Rosa GramajoSteve Litras/Kari FranciscoPatrick Muithya/Mary KilonzoAura GarciaFrancisco & Berta CaleroJavier & Lynn Hernandez
Paul & Christina DearbornTeresa MagañaRoger/Pamela HarrellMinh Le/Thuy TruongEduardo Utrilla/Fatima GonzalezJames/Torhalla DabalosBenjie CortezSamuel Gallegos & Helen ReidJose Felix/Sheila TorresGraciela ChavezMiguel Godoy/Mayra BuenoMayra RomeroJulian Saban/Sukhwinder KaurHector& Ana ChanErik/Dioneyra DiazMatthew Griggy & Jennifer StebbinsRaul Lopez/Dianeth MazariegosRoseli Santos/Alma MaldonadoJesus Vara & Irene EscobarIrlanda MunozKathleen BraboGalindo De Leon/Amilda CifuentesOsvaldo & Max EspaillatJuan Florencio/Matilde CruzHector Garcia/Herlinda Martinez
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THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING!Quirino Gonzalez/Ninfa KuJesus Luna/Jacqueline CastroHugo Mejia/Yadira MunguiaKen & Corey MongeManolo Morales/Silvia HernandezJose/Maria PenaJulio Reyes/Silvia HernandezJohn Gofeng Xu/Jan Cizhen ZhuSalvador Alvarado/Adela RamirezJuan Carlos Barrios/Ruth PelicoFrancisco Tespa/Sulma CamposManuel Escobar/Martha SierraMauricio Garduno/Darlin RuizJuan Lopez/Norma AraujoMaria RodriguezSabino Rodriguez/Mirna BatresAndrea Hedin and Peter FisherAlden and Phyllis FlemingCharles Runkel / Marciam TaylorDuc-Tin & Thanh-Nhan ToJames & Monica Walsh
Jose Gongora/Judith CalderonWilliam/Rebecca HonickGeorge Paloglou/Julie Chan-PaloglouEliasar Rodriguez/Marquin MaldonadoMarlo Cruz/Carmen QuintanillaKevin & Helen DriscollSteven Litras/Kari FranciscoRulaman Mazariegos/Cleotilde CalderonAleksei & Lina RajamachviliPatrick & Kimberly BarrHugo Anaya & Claudia De JesusLuis Jimenez & Dalila MazariegJorge Espejo & Liliana MontejaSarahi MazariegosRafael/Alma PulidoDelfino Torres & Rosa BolanosMichael & Rebecca HornickRiccardo Cruz & Michelle CastilloTad Jr. & Jennifer InouyeEdgar & Diana MendozaEdwar & Elisabeth Shea (Ed and Betty Shea)
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Thanks to the Teachers/Staff Who Have Contributed to the Falcon Fund!
STAFFJuan RodriguezMari KernanMaria BartlettBarbara WingLeslie Ramirez Coach CarlyRoxanna GuzmanLaura McCurdyNancy DonovanJaquie Parker Margaret Anne Centrella
Kindergarten – 4th Kristin Vandro – KSheila Torres – KDeirdre Wilson - KYoana Landin – 1st Briana Padilla – 1st
Lucia Wahl – 1st
Kim Press – 2nd Diana Mendoza – 2nd
Megan Sulsberger– 2nd
Michelle Rosecrans – 2/3Alexa Sakellariou – 2/3Jessica Ferrar – 3rd
Carolyn Kenneray – 3rd
John Seligman – 3rd
4th – 8thJoy Conway – 4th
Kim O’Brien – 4th
Maggie Dawes – 4th
Karen DeTore – 5th Marc Belmont – 5th Mary Kate Kenney 5th
Michelle Castillo – 5th
Freddy Dominguez - MSShannon McKown – MSRaleigh Yasinitsky – MSMabel Bialik – MSDavid Schmitz – MSMichele Harland - MS
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2013-2014 Approved BudgetRevenue Generated this year
Description of Revenue Revenue Amount
Falcon Fund Donations up to 01/06/2014 $24,376
Spirit Wear Revenue $6,014
Carnival $15,801
Library $393
Middle School Music $650
Book Fair $7978
Misc donations (Gaspares, Target, United, Escrip, HeadsUp) $4,643
TOTAL REVENUE $59,855
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2013-2014 Approved BudgetExpenses Paid Through 1/6/2014
Description of Expense Expense Amount
School Beautification - mural $613
Teachers Supply Accounts $4200Academic competitions – Spelling Bee, Mathletes $450Library: Refunds of lost book fees $86Book Fair $392Teacher Lunch: Staff mtg 1st week of school $138Middle School Music $565
Kindy Welcome & 1st Day coffee $90
Bank Supplies, service fee’s $185Spirit Wear $4602Carnival $2175
Total Expenses Paid $7113
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2013-2014 Approved Budget
Total Approved Budgeted Amount $110,465With approved amendments…..
Tropical Night (+$2,800), Online Auction (+$1,000)School Supervision (-10,000)
$104,265
-$59,855WE STILL NEED TO RAISE $44,410
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The Good News!
• Last year we raised 28K in Falcon Fund – this year we’ve already Raised 24K!!!
• 32% of our families have already made a contribution to our schools programs – We still have 68% left that can help out!
• Carnival had a huge year for fundraising!
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The Other News…..
• We need to raise 44K in order to pay this years bills
• Already cut from our budget:–School Supervision Personnel: $10k
• We may have to reduce:–Garden hours–K-3 Music hours–Teacher Supply Accounts
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How do we meet the Falcon Fund Goals?
$180 per family donation to the falcon fund would cover ALL of our
expenses for THIS YEAR ONLY
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Other Ways To Raise Money
• Dinner Dance (Tropical Night)• Live and/or Silent Auction at an event• Raffle• Rummage Sale• Dine-For-Dollars Events• Father-Daughter Dance• Mother-Son Event• Use Amazon, sign up for Escrip
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How Can You Help?• Give to the Falcon Fund if you haven’t already• Spread the word! Share tonight’s information with
other parents, encourage them to give.• Volunteer to make phone calls, 5-15 calls per class• Come to the fundraising meeting on 1/22 with
your ideas or contact Amy if you have questions or ideas
• Volunteer for potential upcoming events such as a dinner dance, rummage sale, dining events
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Another easy way to earn!Go to VVPTA.ORG, click on the AMAZON link and BUY, BUY, BUY!
October 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013 = $488.50
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Next Steps?
• Fund Raising meeting 1/22 – 6:30 – 8pm, all are invited (School Library)– Some ideas: Rummage Sale, Dine 4 Dollars,
Auctions, Raffles, Mother/Son fun night, etc• Falcon fund campaign continues:
– 1/23: Letter home to families that have not contributed
– 2/3 – 2/7: Phone calls to individual families who have not contributed
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Upcoming Dates to Know!• Jan 20: Martin Luther King Day (No School)• Jan 29: SELAC Meeting • Jan 30: Kindergarten Tour• Feb 2 - 7: Falcon Fund phone campaign• February 11: 5th Grade-Parent Middle School Information Night • February 12: Parent Meeting (5th grade & LEAP Review)• February 13: Kindergarten Tour• Feb 17-21: Mid Winter Break (No School) • February 27: Kindergarten Tour
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How to stay in touch?
• PTA Mail blasts – please email us if you’d like to subscribe: [email protected]
• Facebook: LIKE us “Venetia Valley K-8 PTA”
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Principal’s Update
• Mari Kernan, Assistant Principal
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Common Core State StandardsCCSS
What are they?
Where can I find more information?
http://www.srcs.org/
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Professional Development• Teaching in a way that is effectively aligned with
the Common Core takes practice, effort, and patience.
• We are accelerating the process by offering extensive professional development for our teachers.
• Venetia Valley teachers are lifelong learners.
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English Language Arts• Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd grade
teachers are working with Laurie Olsen and her team of coaches.
• They work extensively on thematic unit planning and English language development & alignment to common core.
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Mathematics• 4th & 5th grade teachers are working with
Hallie Foster & Julie McNamara on Common Core alignment & best practices in teaching mathematics.
• 6th-8th grade teachers are also working with Hallie and Julie, as well as with Davidson & the high schools on Common Core & vertical alignment as they articulate across the grade levels 6-12.
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Science, Social Studies, English
• 6-8 teachers are working with Phyllis Goldsmith & Emily Richards, of the UC Berkeley History-Social Science project, on cross-discipline writing strategies.
• Literacy leads in ELA and Science attend articulation meetings with DMS & high school leads.
• K-5 teachers are working with Phyllis & Emily on writing prompts and strategies.
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Common Core “Shifts”• Shift 1-Read more informational text• Shift 2-Read more complex text• Shift 3-Use of academic vocabulary• Shift 4-Have conversations around
texts• Shift 5-Use evidence to inform or to
make an argument• Shift 6-Reading and writing is
emphasized in all subjects.
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Why the change????
So all students are college and career ready!!
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Smarter Balanced Assessments
• No more STAR tests! (Except for Science in grades 5, 8, & 10)
Instead…
• Students in grades 3-8 will take a field-test version of the new Smarter Balanced tests in Mathematics and/or English Language Arts
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What else is going on at VV?K-5
• Enrichment Homework Club• Health Van Coming-Healthy
human Services Dept. (K/1st)• Kinder School tours• Kinder Courtesy Registration
Date-Feb 5th• Drama classes–6 weeks
sessions by Marin Shakespeare Company
• Run for Reading-March 31st
6-8• Mathletes• Valentine’s Day Dance• Basketball• Afterschool Enrichment
Classes• Homework Club• Restorative Justice• College Days• Mitzvah Kitchen – 7th grade
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5th Grade Parent Information Night
• February 11
• 6:30-7:30
Come learn about:• All the amazing
things going on in the Venetia Valley Middle School!
• What classes will be offered!
• Q & A with a panel of VV middle school teachers!