Read Across America celebrations kick off on Wednesday, February 28, to celebrate the beloved author, Dr.Seuss' birthday. Parents and students can all join in on the fun! Everyone is encouraged to donate a new or gently used hard cover Dr. Seuss book to the Vintage Library. Wednesday, February 28th, parents can sign up to read in classrooms at 8:15 to 8:45 (see flyer below for tear-off).  Thursday, March 1st, students can wear their crazy socks to school.  Friday, students, and one or more of their friends, can dress alike for "Twin Day" (please no pajamas). Students who have demonstrated the most improved reading skills will be invited to a Super Seussical Reader's Party in the Library at 2PM. There will also be a bookmark contest!  Additionally, Cat in the Hat "hats" will be on sale for $5 but supplies are limited.  See flyer below for details.

Learn more by clicking the flyer links below:
Read Across America flyer - English
Read Across America flyer - Spanish
Read Across America flyer - Bookmark Contest
Read Across American flyer - Hat

Attention students and parents, periodically we need to clean out Vintage's Lost and Found Coat Rack that is located outside the south wall of the Science Lab in the walk way.  Please stop by or have your student stop by to try to locate any missing items including lunch bags.  Friday, January 23rd, 2018, these items will be removed.

Time again to give the cook the night off.  PTA is holding a restaurant fundraiser on February 22 - Wednesday.  This is PTA's first Wurst Fundraiser at Dog Haus Northridge.  Please come and get stuffed and raise money for Vintage Magnet school.  Join PTA and other wonderful Vintage families on Wednesday, February 22 at 8931 Reseda Blvd., in Northridge.  Present the certificate (see link below) at the time of purchase.  The more people we bring in to eat, the more money our organization can make!  Dog Haus Biergarten is a craft casual hot dog concept known for its gourmet takes on hot dogs, sausages and burgers; premium shakes and soft-serve ice cream; and more!

Friday, February 23, 2018, 6 to 8 PM, 5th Graders are invited to come celebrate their accomplishments. Wear your favorite Mardi Gras colors and black.  This event is for 5th grade students only (no siblings, please). This is not a drop-off event. A parent must accompany their student.  Refreshments and snacks will be provided. 

Pre-sale price - $5.00 (by February 21, 2018)
Price at the door - $8.00
Funds raised through this event will be used for 5th grade culmination events.

A big thank you to the Home Depot located on Balboa and Roscoe in Van Nuys and their managers, Issa, David, and Abel for making it happen.  Their generous donation to Vintage's 4th Grade Garden Club helped us obtain bark mulch to keep down the weeds, dirt, dust, and mud in our gardens.  The students look forward to spreading it out and the whole school will enjoy how nice it makes the gardens look.

All students in 4th grade plus any other interested classes (parents, too) are invited to help in the gardens.  Just this week, the 4th Grade Garden Club enjoyed harvesting vegetables from their winter garden and creating a healthy salad.

Did you know that Home Deport holds classes for youth, ages 5 - 12, on the first Saturday of the Month from 9 to 12 AM?  Randy, from Home Deport, invites any interested families with children to join him for fun, do-it-yourself projects.

UPDATE:  Vintage Magnet PTA Bond Paper Drive Winners - Thank you all who donated paper for our paper drive. We took in 475 reams of paper. Gracias a todos quienes donaron el papel para nuestro disco de papel. Tomamos en
475 resmas de papel.

The winning classes were:
Las clases ganadoras fueron:
Kinder: Rm. 35
1st. Grade: Rm. 31
2nd Grade: Rm. 23 & Rm. 24
3rd Grade: Rm. 18
4th Grade: Rm. 14
5th Grade: Rm. 17
CONGRATULATIONS!
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Vintage is in need of bond copy paper.  Your donation of copy paper, be it a ream or case, any quality, will enable teachers to continue to print learning materials and correspondence.  Thank you in advance for supporting Vintage Magnet.

• Bring one or more reams of bond paper to your child’s class
  Que uno o más resmas de papel bond a la clase de su hijo
  
  
• Put your child’s name and Room # on the paper
  Poner el nombre de su hijo y # en el papel de la habitación
  
  
• Paper will be picked up from outside the classrooms on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
  Papel se recogerán desde fuera de las aulas el martes, el jueves y el viernes
  
  
• The winning class in each grade level will get Free Dress on Friday, February 16th
  La clase ganadora en cada grado consigue vestido libre el viernes, 16 de febrero
  
  

FLYER:

Vintage's principal, Nancy Mouroa, presented an assembly for parents on bullying.  At the request of parents, we are including a version for kids. Please find that presentation below.  We encourage parents to sit down and go through it with their children.

DEADLINE: Friday, February 16. Every year we evaluate the success of our Magnet Program at Vintage by reviewing student achievement data and getting input from parents, staff, and students. Please click on the picture link below to complete a short parent survey about our Magnet Program. Your input is greatly appreciated. Please complete only one survey per family. .

Please complete the survey by Friday, February 16, 2018

Cada año evaluamos el éxito de nuestro programa Magnet en Vintage revisando los datos de rendimiento estudiantil y obteniendo información de los padres, el personal, y los estudiantes. Por favor, haga clic en la imagen para completar una encuesta corta sobre nuestro Programa Magnet. Su aportación es muy apreciada. Por favor, complete solamente una encuesta por familia.

Por favor, complete la encuesta el viernes, 16 de febrero 2018, al más tardar.

UPDATE: You are invited to attend the Reflections Open House and Awards is Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 from 6:30PM to 8.  See invitation below. The Reflections Contest sponsored by the National PTA is when students reflect on a common theme.  This year's theme was "Within Reach" and students were invited to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. 

Winners selected at Vintage this year are:
Visual Arts for Primary Grades - 1st Place: Annmarie B. in 2nd Grade/Rm. 25

Visual Arts for Intermediate - 1st Place Kassandra P. in 4th Grade/Rm. 14; 2nd Place: Nadia W. in 4th Grade/Rm. 13; and 3rd Place: Enrique N. in 5th Grade/Rm. 7.

Literature - 1st Place: Enrique N. in 5th Grade/Rm. 7; 2nd Place: Kassandra P. in 4th Grade/Rm. 14

Photography - 1st Place: Kassandra P. in 4th Grade/Rm. 14; 2nd Place: Enrique N. in 5th Grade/Rm. 7; 3rd Place: Nadia W. in 4th Grade/Rm. 13.

The first and second place winners will advance tot he District competition.