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Keep updated on school news and check recent
listserv messages from Mr. Brooks Below:

(Calendar will always be the first item.)

Calendar Notes

Please mark your calendars with the upcoming school holidays and events.

August 21. . . . . .....Office reopens full time 8:00 to 3:30

August 29 . . . . . . .Wildcat Welcome 11:00 am - 12:00 noon - Class lists posted

Click here for Elementary Welcome Letter and or Middle School Welcome Letter

September 2 . . . . .First Day of School 2008-09 School Year

September 3 . . . . .Reminder - This and every Wednesday students are dismissed according
...................................to the banked minutes schedule. Click here for schedules.

September 16 . . . .Elementary School Picture Day and Middle School Make-up/Retake day

September 17 . . . .Middle School Back to School Night (early dismissal minimum day)

September 24 . . . Elementary Back to School Night (early dismissal minimum day)

Want to plan ahead for the 2009-10 school year? Click here for the District Calendar link.

Middle School Room Numbers

If you'd like to add the room numbers to your Middle School Schedules, here is a list of the teachers and their room numbers. For P.E. classes, students should report to the P.E. locker rooms at the bottom right corner of the 400 building. We hope you plan to attend the Wildcat Welcome on August 29 between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Your child can walk around the classroom area to familiarize himself/herself with the layout, especially if they are new to Middle School.

PLEASE CORRECT YOUR GREEN SCHOOL CALENDAR

If you picked up a green school calendar at Middle School Orientation
or a white calendar from the office before 8/22/08 or downloaded from
the website before 8/22/08, please make the following corrections to that calendar:

January 30 - K-8 No School Martin Luther King Day - Should be January 19

February 1 - Grades 6/7/8 No School 1st Semester Wrap up - Should be January 30

Elementary students do attend school on January 30

Alternatively, you could download a corrected calendar from this website to replace the old one.

Cost of hot lunch increases...

From the desk of Dawn Davey
Director, Food and Nutrition Services:

Due to increased fuel and food costs, Food Services proposed to the Board increases in lunch meal prices; hence, the increases were approved in May.

They are as follows:

Elementary $2.25

Secondary $2.75

To view menus and learn more about CUSD's Food and Nutrition Department click the link below:

http://www.capousd.org/campus/

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Arlene J. Badger
Secretary
Food and Nutrition
949-234-9503
ajbadger@capousd.org

Listserv from Principal Tim Brooks - 6/19/2008

I would like to personally thank every student, parent, and staff member that made this year such a success. Arroyo Vista K-8 is truly a professional learning community. We are able to achieve such great heights through the team effort that goes into our students’ learning. Thank you for an exciting 2007-2008 school year and we look forward to the 2008-2009. Have a restful summer with your families. We’ll see you at the Wildcat Welcome in August!

Summer Office Hours

August 14th - August 20th
8:00 am- 12:00 pm

Beginning August 21st
8:00 am-3:30 pm
Closed 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm for lunch

From the PTA's newsletter 6/16/08

• Parent Volunteers – Begin New District Background Check Now in Preparation for the 2008-2009 School Year

There is a new Board of Trustee’s policy requiring that next school year, all parent volunteers must undertake a background check before volunteering for school activities.  All volunteers will now be required to have the following:  1) a negative TB test or chest x-ray, 2) a Livescan Fingerprint check 3) a completed Megan’s Law check on file with our school and school district. and 4) a completed Volunteer Application Form.  A copy of the policy can be found at: http://wwwcapousd.org/board%20policies/BP%201240.pdf. 

Packets can be printed from the district website which is: http://www.capousd.org/parent.htm#vol

Parents will need to have completed the packets in order to volunteer.  There is a fingerprinting location in RSM!  It is "LiveScan" at the Sports Performance Academy at 30021 Comercio in RSM. Phone: 949-713-9245. No appointment necessary, hours are 9 am to 7 pm M-F and 9 am to 1 pm Saturdays.

• Participate in the PTA’s Summer Postcard Campaign

We’ve seen great progress in the budget fight these last few months with the reinstatement of Capistrano Unified School District’s permanent teachers. However, the state budget process is far from over and we are still facing significant cuts.  The budget is still being negotiated, and will need to be passed with a two-thirds majority.   Continuing to apply pressure to our representatives could result in another $15 to $20 million in funds for our school district.  Please participate in the Capistrano PTA’s Summer Postcard Campaign.  Instructions will be posted on www.avpta.org by Wednesday, July 18th.  Contact Kathy Spencer, teamspence@cox.net or Christine Kerst, ckerst@cox.net, with questions.  

• Birthday Book Club Members Contributed 179 Books to the Arroyo Vista Library This Year!

The Birthday Book Club had one of the best years ever! Our library has grown by 179 books this year thanks to your generous donations to the Birthday Book Club. The PTA was also able to add close to 200 new AR tests, including some popular titles like: Diary of A Wimpy Kid and Roderick Rules, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2, The People of Sparks and The Prophet of Yonwood, the entire Alex Rider Mystery Series including Snakehead, Mr. Putter and Tabby Run the Race, several new Magic Treehouse books, several Hank Zipzer books, The Lightning Thief, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and two new Junie B. Jones titles.

Thank you again for all of your donations and look for changes in the book club next year. We are going paperless and your selections will be made via email. Also, if you have any suggestions for books that you would like to see added to our library please email Jenny Hamilton, jenhamilton@cox.net.

See you in September!

Box Tops For Education
Summer Contest

Prizes:
Four winners will each receive one $25.00 gift card to Target

Here’s how you can win.
Start by clipping box tops this summer. For each 25 box tops you turn in you will be entered in the drawing for the gift cards.

The box tops must be packaged in groups of 25 in sealed plastic bags or envelopes with the students name and teacher.

The box tops can be turned in beginning September 2nd thru September 9th. Winners will be chosen in a random drawing on the 10th.

So keep on clipping this summer so we can reach our goal of $2000.00 for the 2008-09 school year! Funds raised during the 2008-09 school year will go directly to the general PTA fund that supports music programs k-3, assemblies, field trips and meet the masters.

If you have any questions regarding the contest or need information about box tops and the participating brands please feel free to call me at 949-713-5321 or Jennifer.munro@cox.net

Thank You,
Jennie Munro
Box Top Coordinator

FROM THE CUSD FOUNDATION:
   
Dear Parents,
 
The district’s Board of Trustees approved the revised recommended budget last night which provides additional money from the state per the Governor’s May Revise on May 15th to rehire most of the teachers.  They still need $1,000,000 from the CUSD Foundation to be able to rehire ALL of the teachers and preserve our current class sizes in grades K – 12. 
 
We have already received $887,600 and have extended our deadline to June 13th to reach the revised $1,000,000 goal.  Please go to www.cusdfoundation.org to download a donation form for faxing or mailing or to pay by PayPal or Google. 
 
Your donation dollars will guarantee that ALL of our fine teachers are hired back ensuring the excellent quality of education that each child in this district deserves for the upcoming school year.
 
THANK YOU TO ALL THE MANY VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS!!!!!
 
Executive Director
CUSD Foundation
director@educationforthechildren.org

CONTACT INFORMATION:
22431-B160 Antonio Parkway
Box 611
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-3932
Phone: 949.888.0035

If your child enjoys having too much fun…………

Cure The Summer Time Blues And Join Us for YMCA Summer Camp At Arroyo Vista School

Camp Includes;

*Three Field Trips                            *Sports & Wacky Fun Games
*Small & Large Group Activities         *Arts & Crafts
*Camp Songs & Skits                          *Campfire time (not actualfire is used)
*Talent show                                      *Leadership for 6th Grade
*Character Counts Recognition            *Afternoon Snack
*And Much More…

Summer calendars available upon request in Rm. 27 or from campus YMCA staff
Enrollment is open to all campers between the ages of 4 yrs. 9 months and 12 years of age
For more information call Cathy Schoettger, after school program director at

Arroyo Vista School YMCA: (949) 589-8502

Reserve your child’s space now at the Saddleback Valley YMCA - (949) 380-3502

 27341 Trabuco Circle, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
www.ymcaoc.org

KINDERGARTEN 2008

PLEASE RETURN PACKETS IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.

For more information on Capistrano's Kindergarten programs there is an abundance of information on the website at http://www.capousd.org/kinder.htm One of the most valuable pieces at this link is the "Welcome to Kindergarten Brochure." You can also find out more about Arroyo Vista's Kindergarten program by visiting this link: Kindergarten Page

Office Depot offers credit for school supplies!

If you give the I.D. Number below when buying qualifyng school supplies at Office Depot, Arroyo Vista receives credits equal to 5% of the qualifying purchase to use for classroom supplies!

Office Depot's ID Number for Arroyo Vista is 70012683

From 11/14/07 - Keeping in touch with school events

WHAT’S GOING ON?

Do you ever feel like you’re left out of the loop?  Have you missed items sent home from school in your child’s backpack?  Here are a few ways you can stay in touch with what’s happening at school.  Once you visit these websites, bookmark them or add them to your “favorites” for easy access in the future.

1.  Check out Arroyo Vista’s Website at www.capousd.org/aves/
(This is the site you are currently visiting)

2.  Sign up for the Listserv System – this is a service for which you may or may not have already enrolled.  Once enrolled, any group message sent by administration will reach you via your email address. 

To enroll click on this link http://www.capousd.org/listservs/elementary/aves.htm or, visit the district website www.capousd.org and follow the easy steps on the link “Sign up for school email here.”

3.  Visit the District Website - The district’s website is www.capousd.org  In addition to signing up for the Listserv system (above), this site has lots of information about our district, the schools, calendars, and links to other sites.

4.  Take a look at the PTA Website – This wonderful site has many valuable pieces of information and is the place to visit for information on PTA sponsored activities.  Be sure to check this one out at www.avpta.org.

 5.  Utilize Edline – This tool for middle school students and parents is a lifesaver as students move between classrooms and teachers.  You can track assignments and grades with a few mouse clicks.  This year we have over 95% of accounts activated, so if you’re one of the 5% who haven’t visited this site it’s www.edline.net  (Middle School Parents:  If you need an activation code, please call our office at 949-234-5951.)

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