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CALENDAR
 
SOES NEWS   <-Click for archive news!    
 
SOPA BULLETIN
June 10, 2009
 
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OUR LAUSD BOARD MEMBER'S GALATZAN GAZETTE
June 18, 2009


 
     
 

SUMMER VACATION!
School's out, it's summer time!

Have a great summer break, and we'll see you in September!

Until then:

Summer Camp at SOES
June 22 - August 28, 2009
SOPA's KidsCenter presents "Ocean Commotion" Camp! Sign up for fun Summer Camp right here at SOES, full of water slides, field trips, and play activities.
Download Application
Download the Schedule

New Kindergarten Orientation
Tuesday, September 8th

First Day of School
Wednesday, September 9th, 8am

 
 
 
  ULTRAZONE LASER TAG FAMILY NIGHT
www.zonehead.com

Wow, what a great evening! Ultrazone was packed with Sherman Oaks kids and parents Monday night. Each round of lasertag ended with each team coming out into the lobby, chanting for their team color, awaiting final tabulation of scores: "Red, Red, Red...!!!"; "Blue, Blue, Blue...!!!"; "Yellow, Yellow, Yellow...!!!"

The lasertag was loved by the players, and the great deal was loved by the parents! Many players played 7 rounds or more, making each 20-minute round only around 2 dollars!!

Thank you to Ultrazone for hosting such a fun event, and for being so generous in donating to our SOPA!
Almost ALL of the night's proceeds were given to our school!

Thank you to Ann Mangini for organizing and putting on this great event, and to her team of parents who worked the ticket and yummy pizza, drinks, and desert table all night!
 
 
 
 

TIGER TRACK TEAM AT DISTRICT MEET!
Our Tigers ran and jumped like champions, Saturday! Everyone competed their hearts out, and it was great fun to cheer them on. And on top of the fun they had in their events, there were many first, second, and third place finishes by our Tigers in their heats and races throughout the day -- congratulations! Great job out there, everyone!

Go Tigers!!

 
 
 
  KINDER ORIENTATION & PLAYDATE
It was great to see all the new SOES families who are beginning school next fall at the orientation and playdate! Hope all had fun -- we are excited!

Thank you to Principal Harr for her talk and information, and to Debbie Cabanday for organizing a fun (and yummy) playdate on the Kinder play yard!

 
 
 
  FINAL SOPA MEETING & ELECTIONS!
Thank you to our devoted SOPA Board this school year -- your dedicated work and tireless energy for the school and children are awe inspiring.

Welcome to the Board voted-in on Tuesday night! Thank you to all who came out to the last SOPA Meeting of the year and voted for next year's SOPA Board of Directors -- during a close Lakers game, nonetheless!

A great group of parents and their children filled up the library, voting for their Parent Association representatives, cheered for Volunteer of the Year Rachel Mackey, applauded the Teacher Appreciation team, got excited about the Ultrazone Lasertag event, and marveled at everything this school community has accomplished and enjoyed this year in a Year-In-Review recap -- and wow, what a list! Quite a year. Despite all the bad budget news around the state, it's a great time to be at Sherman Oaks Elementary, thanks to the dedicated staff and families at the school.

Finally, once votes were tallied (THANK YOU, ladies!), we welcomed in the new Board for the 2009-10 school year:
Jody Bradley, Patty Puskar, Ingrid Zelinger, Dave Riddell, Audrey Santos, Andy Berenson, Debbie Cabanday, Amy Cross, and Don Lukenbill, who all look forward to working closely with Marianna Rodriguez and Vanessa Raderman who also stepped up to offer their efforts on the board level.

Thank you all! We look forward to making 2009-10 the best year yet!
 
 
 
  SPRING SING!
What great performances by all our children!
The Spring performance highlighted beautiful, patriotic songs -- each grade level singing traditional songs we know and love, and a new, previously-unheard song.
Smiles, applause, and cheers exploded like fireworks!
Great job, everybody, and thank you to Mrs. R for all her tremendous work with our children!
 
 
 
  TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
An amazing Fiesta said "Thank You" to all our teachers, administration, and staff Monday after school.
No staff is better, and no one shows our appreciation better than our team of parents led by Linda Bradley, who put on another incredible event, including a delicious volunteer-served buffet, professional massages, fun Fiesta ambience and dazzling decor, a free raffle, and moving presentations for our beloved staff members who we will dearly miss next year.
We love you all -- thank you for all your dedication and devotion for our children.
 
 
 
  SPIRIT WEEK A FUN WEEK FOR ALL!
Last week, the Student Council organized Spirit Week for everyone at Sherman Oaks Elementary. Students, teachers, and staff dressed up according to the daily theme, and fun was had by all. Monday through Friday, the themes were Collegiate Day, 70's Flower Power, Twin Day, Super Hero Day, and Crazy Clothes Day, respectively. What a great way to begin closing (or 'clothing') out the year!
 
 
 
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The Annual Fund
Make a Donation to the Annual Fund here on-line through secured Pay Pal!

100% of your tax-deductible donations to the Annual Fund directly pay for our children's "whole-child" education throughout each regular school day -- music, art, computers, p.e., science, nurse, field trips, and more -- these programs do not exist without our donations!
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Thank You!
 
  Sherman Oaks Cares
Thank you to all the kids, teachers/staff, and parents that helped with all the different Sherman Oaks Cares projects and events. Our school community really helped out others in need, and further taught our kids how rewarding it is to make a positive difference in others' lives.
 
     
  SOES Talent Show
Thank you to Ms. Linton, Mrs. O'Malley, Mrs. Rogriguez, Mr. Adkins, Mr. Vigil, Mr. Goldin, Marianne, and everyone who put in countless hours outside of the school day to organize and put on such a tremendous Talent Show for our kids. Also, thank you to all the children who performed and their families -- you were absolutely tremendous!
 
     
  State Testing
Thank you to all the parents and helpers who helped the teachers administer the state testing these past two weeks! Your help was vital for our kids!

And thank you to our fabulous teachers for establishing a low-stress environment for our children, introducing them in a positive way to the standardized testing that will be a part of their educational careers all the way through college and professional school!
 
     
 

Fabs Pizza & Italian
Thank you to Fabs for providing such a delicious dinner for our May SOPA meeting attendees, and for hosting Family Dinner Night last week! Thank you for donating a percentage back to our school!
Fabs
4336 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks 91403

 
     
  California Pita Grille
Thank you to California Pita Grille for hosting our Family Dinner Night on Wednesday! Let's keep supporting them like they support us!
They fully donated the delicious and plentiful dinner for everyone at our April SOPA Meeting, and are giving 20% of Wednesday's income to our school! Thank you!!
See you at
California Pita
14568 Ventura Boulevard (right next to Tilly's)
 
     
  Computer Media Lab
Wow. There are not enough thank yous in the world to thank the people responsible for creating our new Computer Media Lab. To all those who made this project happen, you are forever heroes to our children, the school, and the futures of both!
 
     
     
  Links & Flyers  
  Summer Camp
June 22 - August 28, 2009
SOPA's KidsCenter presents "Ocean Commotion" Camp! Sign up for fun Summer Camp right here at SOES!
Download Application
Download the Schedule
 
     
  Seussical!
Video preview of rehearsals and show
 
     
     
     
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