September 9, 2008

Leg Alert 9/9/08

April 23, 2008

At the Superintendent Parent Council Meeting for the Fountain Valley School District, two optometrist students present the following topic you may find interesting:

Topic Title:  Does your child really have ADHD?

To see the PowerPoint Presentation, click here.

The New York Times Article which was given out in the meeting is as follows:

Article Title: Not Autistic or Hyperactive. Just Seeing Double at Times

Author: Laura Novak

Published: September 11, 2007

To read the article, click here.

August 21, 2007

***ABSENCE HOTLINE * * *
 

The 24-hour Absence Hotline is for student absence reporting. Please call 378.4282 before 10:00 a.m. when your child is going to be absent. You may also request any homework for the day.

As an alternative you may email your child’s absence. The following information is required: child’s name, teacher name, date of absence, absence reason, and name of person giving information and his/her relationship to the child. It is very important that the above information be included in the email. You may reach us at: Courregesoffice@fvsd.k12.ca.us

Your assistance is very much appreciated.

August 21, 2007

Courreges Elementary School
Parent Information

Absences - When your child is absent from school, please either call the Absence Hotline or e-mail the school office the day of the absence no later than 10:00 a.m. Please include the following information: child’s name, teacher’s name, date of absence, and reason for the absence. Please do not send your child to school when he/she is ill. Remember, children should be kept home 24 hours after a fever goes down.
 

Absence Hotline: 714.378.4282
School Email: courregesoffice@fvsd.k12.ca.us
PTA Website: http://www.courregespta.org

Tardiness - Please insure that your child arrives to school on time. Tardiness is a disruption to the classroom and to your child’s learning. Late arrivals must check-in with the office to get a tardy slip before going to the classroom.

School/District/PTA/Community Communication – Each week an envelope is sent home with student, which will contain class work, a newsletter called the “Cougar Tales”, and is published on a weekly basis and is a great source of information, etc. The Courreges PTA will also have the Cougar Tales, PTA flyers, and community flyers, in electronic format called “Electronic Monday Envelopes”. Please fill out the Orange Email Form in the 1st day packet or go to http://www.courregespta.org/monenv.

On-Campus Times - Students are allowed to be on campus 15 minutes before school (7:45 a.m.). There is no supervision on the playground prior to that time. At the end of the day, students are to go straight home when they are dismissed from school. Students on different schedules may not wait for siblings. There is no after school supervision.

Bicycle Riding - Students in grades 3-5 who ride bikes to and from school are required to wear bike helmets. Students in grades K-2 are not permitted to ride bikes to school. Bikes are to be kept in the bike rack with locks. Riders are not permitted to ride on school grounds. The school is not responsible for damaged or stolen bikes. No other vehicles may be brought to school, including roller blades, skateboards, scooters, etc.

Closed Campus - Every school in the Fountain Valley School District has a closed campus policy. Any person coming onto our campus must first sign-in with the office and pick-up a visitor’s badge before going to a classroom. Students are not allowed to leave campus during school hours unless their parent comes to the office and signs them out.

Lunch Information - Hot lunches are available at $2.25 per lunch on a daily basis or a ticket of 20 lunches for $45 per ticket. Checks are to be made out to Fountain Valley School District. A monthly menu will be sent home in the Monday envelope.

Medication - California Educational Code allows school personnel to administer prescription and over-the-counter medication only if we have the Parent/Guardian and Physician Request for Medication form on file in the school office. All medications must be brought to school by the parent and be in the original container from the pharmacy. Medications will be kept in the office and administered to your child as directed on the form. Students may not bring any medication to school to take on their own.

Forgotten Lunches / Homework / Musical Instruments – Please do not ask the office to deliver forgotten items that you or your child forgot. Students in grades 1-5 need to check in the office during recess and/or lunch for forgotten items.

Personal Messages to Students – Please do not ask the office to relay messages to students unless it is an EMERGENCY. The office is extremely busy and it’s not always feasible to relay a message.

School Phone - The office phone is to be used for business and emergency purposes only. Forgotten items or asking permission to go to a friend’s house after school are not considered emergencies.

Lost & Found - Our lost and found is located in the Bowl Area. Careful labeling with student’s name will help with the return of lost items.
 

August 21, 2007

Parent Student Handbook for 2007-2008 School Year

School Year 2006-2007

April 1, 2007

PTA Orange Leaves Newsletter online at:  http://www.fourthdistrictpta.org/orangeleaves/

January 22, 2007

Safe Internet Search

Internet safety is one of our top priorities in the 2006-2007 school year.  With our children learning to use tools on the Internet to do searches, they are potentially being exposed to inappropriate content.  Although the district provides Internet security, safe guarding results from a Google search is the most challenging.

Concerned Courreges PTA parents have researched and found a good search solution which not only will provide our students safe environment to search in, but intelligent search that’s grade appropriate.

The service is http://www.nettrekker.com

We have a 1 month trial effective today until February 9, 2007.  Please try it out yourself and with your children.

To Access Your Free Trial:

Visit http://school.nettrekker.com

Enter Username: courreges07 (case sensitive)

Enter Password: trial (case sensitive)

Expires February 9, 2007

While using your free trial, please be sure to check out these features and capabilities:

• Organize sites by Readability Level - to see how netTrekker d.i. offers differentiated instruction for EVERY student and skill level.

• Match a search with California Content Standards - to see how teachers and librarians can find quality online resources within seconds that match California content standards. You'll also see how it can reduce prep time and provide websites that help with TESTING!

• Read Aloud Function, ELL Section, Dictionary Translation hot key - to see how these tools can help SPECIAL NEEDS students close the achievement gap and improve test scores.

• Save/Send/Share Searches, Narrow your Search and Refinement Tabs - to see how these features save time and increases connections between teachers, students, and parents!

• Safe Image Search, Interactive Timeline, Famous Person Search - to see how these features enhance learning and encourages exploration and connections of events and people!

 Please email us at info@courregespta.org to give us feedback about the netTrekker service.

January 16, 2007

Internet Safety Program

Parents are invited to attend an Internet Safety Class

Tuesday evening, Jan. 16^th beginning at 6:30PM at the Courreges Multi-Purpose Room.

We are fortunate to have Ms. Nikki Parker from Newport-Mesa School District and certified by iSafe to deliver an educational presentation to the parents regarding Internet Safety.  The presenter, who is affiliated with i-SAFE America, will be discussing the following topics:

• Cyber Community

• Cyber Bullying

• Personal Safety

• Predator Identification

You also can see more information about the iSafe organization at http://www.isafe.org. Please plan on attending this meeting to gather important information related to internet safety and your child.

This class is for adults only, please make child-care arrangements.

i-SAFE America is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to safely navigate the internet.

529's for your children

If you don't know what a 529, click here to learn on how you can begin your college savings for your children today.

Barnes and Noble Special!

Fall semester is just around the corner. As kids of all ages get ready to go back to school, visit your 4th District PTA Barnes & Noble.com store now and shop the web's largest in-stock selection of new textbooks-plus dictionaries, test prep and college guides, foreign language resources, and more in our Back to School collection.

From August 29 through September 10, 2006, double your PTA discount at your Barnes & Noble.com custom online store -- and take an additional 10% off our everyday low prices on every order you place!

And while you're visiting, pick out a DVD, music CD, game, gift, or toy to help that busy student in your life relax and unwind.

As always, when you order just $25 in merchandise you get Fast & Free Delivery (see site for details) to any home, office, or dorm room in the U.S. in 3 business days or less.

Don't delay: visit your 4th District PTA bookstore at:

http://www.bn.com/pta

California School Nutrition Guidelines for 2006-2007

School Year 2005-2006

National PTA Newsletter

Communicator

2005 Base Academic Performance Index (API)

Now posted on the Ed-Data Base web site.

Go to http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/API and click on the API Base tab, use the pull-down menu to find reports on the school(s) or district(s) you want to see. The school reports include growth target and similar school rankings data as well.

In addition, on the State Reports -- http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/state -- select the Accountability Report, clicking on the API Base tab gives the 2005 results for elementary, middle and high schools statewide.

For a refresher on the API, go to http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/ed_issues and select the "Understanding the Academic Performance Index" article.

The Education Data Partnership appreciates your feedback!
Ed-Data@cde.ca.gov

PTA Benefits

1. Barnes & Noble PTA Benefit

2. Kinko's Benefit

National PTA Newsletter Articles of Interest

• How important is Recess

• HIV/AIDS

• Reducing Holiday Stress

Sexual Offender Locator Web Site

There are other websites for every state, but this is a good one to go to also.  This is a good site to make sure you know where the sex offenders are - not only for your children but also for yourselves.

Click on http://www.familywatchdog.us/

After entering your address, it will show you a map of the location of the offender, including name, picture and the type of crime.  Be safe.