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November 9-13, 2009

Words of Wisdom theme for the week is
“Crossing Boundaries”

Spirit of Danville

Join your friends and neighbors for some fun and cheer and raise some critical money for our schools. Attend the Spirit of Danville taking place on Thursday, November 12th in Downtown Danville, The Livery and The Rose Garden. There will be entertainment, shopping discounts, free food, free drink, door prizes, major raffles—big screen TV and TREK bicycle, trolley service to the 3 major shopping junctions in Danville and much more! The Spirit of Danville was conceived by Discover Danville, a non-profit serving the merchants in Danville. Admission to the event will be $5 and the entire proceeds benefit the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation. Purchase tickets online now: www.srvef.org/spiritofdanville or at each location the night of the event.


Reflections Showcase

Reflections Showcase
Congratulations to the Iron Horse Finalists for the San Ramon Council of PTA’s Reflection Showcase 2009-10.  The finalists are:
            Photography:       Madison De Main
            Visual Art:            Sharon Ye
            Literature:           Samantha Weinhagen
 
The Reflections Showcase will be held at Iron Horse on Monday, November 16th from 6:00-7:30 p.m.  The San Ramon PTA Council invites all teachers and students to join them in appreciating the artwork created by all of our district’s finalists.

Invitation for GATE Students

Event:  Speaker Dr. Richard Wilkins
Date:  November 17, 2009
Time:  3:30-4:30
Location:  Los Cerros Middle School Library

Dr. Richard Wilkins is General Manager, Health and Medical Services, for Chevron Corporation, working out of the company's headquarters in San Ramon, California. He oversees the design and implementation of programs and services to meet the health and medical needs of the company's 62,000 employees, and addresses health and medical services.
He is also on the Board of Directors for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. He will share with us his extraordinary experiences and achievements through partnerships in promoting the health of many people around the world. Come to this GATE presentation and see how one person can contribute through human energy.

We need your input on the "Next Level" for our schools!

Our community has grown accustomed to a high level of academic performance in our schools. The upcoming community forums provide an opportunity to think creatively about ways to make this outstanding school district even better, and to revisit the values, mission and priorities of our school district.
 
We need your input at these forums around issues such as:
·        How to best prepare students for success in a changing competitive, global environment, and what this means for teaching and learning.
·        Technology and expansion of world language education.
·        A possible restructuring of the senior year experience, allowing these students more time off campus in order to have a job, engage in community service or political advocacy, and/or take college classes.
·        How to best meet all of our facilities’ needs in terms of growth, modernization of older facilities, and energy conservation.
 
The forums will be scheduled at each high school. Parents, staff, students and other community members may attend any forum that works best with their schedule. The community forums will be at 6:30 p.m. (staff forums at 4:00 p.m.). The dates and locations of the forums are:
·        Monday, November 9, Dougherty Valley High School
·        Thursday, November 12, Monte Vista High School
·        Monday November 16, California High School
 
For more information, contact the Superintendent's office at 925-552-2933 or ghaddad@srvusd.net.   We hope to see you there!