Join Vintage students and staff celebrating their love for reading.  Starting Wednesday, March 2nd (which is Dr. Seuss' birthday) we will have three days filled with fun to show our love for reading.  Please join in.  The article below details how what will be happening on those three days.

Magnet Survey – Parents 
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 HERE 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 26, 2016.
 
 Encuesta Sobre el Programa Magnet - Padres
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 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, 26 de febrero 2016, al más tardar.

 All LAUSD students and families are invited on Saturday, March 5th, 2016, 9AM - 3PM, to Reseda High School for a showcase of LAUSD Programs.  Come out and learn what is happening locally in your school district.  Learn more about programs for your children.  There will be student music, dance, theater performances, fun-runs, food trucks, parent resources, enrichment programs, and lunch for all students.  Stop by Vintage's table and say hi!

Check out the video below.

Learn more by visiting http://achieve.lausd.net/northwest  or www.btb.lausd.net

Wednesday, Feb. 17th, 2016, Quiznos Subs at 16931 Devonshire St. in Granada Hills is the place to eat, all day! Present the flyer sent home and tell them you are from Vintage and they will give Vintage's PTA 15% of your purchase price.  This is an easy way to support our PTA and to help Vintage and to not have to cook!  Your participation is greatly appreciated.  Hope to see you there.

Parents, Relatives, and Friends of Vintage, your participation is requested for this wonderful event that greatly benefits our students and school.  We are excited to announce the PTA Silent Auction is coming soon so mark your calendar and join us.  Awesome themed baskets of goodies, artwork, and other donated items will be auctioned off.* The funds raised make it possible for Vintage to continue to... have support in our library, computer lab, and science lab; send students on field trips and have special assemblies;  provide items that the school needs but might not be able to fund otherwise and much more.  By supporting the PTA fundraising events and pooling our funds together, we can provide a wonderful school experience for all our students.  Please join us the evening of March 11th for a fun evening and fellowship with other Vintage supporters.

Date: Friday, March 11, 2016
Auction Preview Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Auction Beings: 6:30 PM

*Parent Liaisons will be contacting class parents for contributions of items for the themed gift baskets.  Top 10 classrooms raising money for the school will receive an ice cream party.  If you have not received a note from your Parent Liaison, email or send a note to the attention of Lorena Hernandez, PTA representative letting her know which room.  Each of your contributions makes the basket special and desirable, so please pitch in and contribute.

Vintage families and friends, students from all grade levels, please come out and support Vintage's 5th grade Class of 2015.  Pencil in "Let's take the family out to the Crunchy Crab" on Thursday, February 25th. Twenty percent of your meal ticket (dine in only) will go back to Vintage.  These funds will help with 5th grade culmination activities.  All of our students will be 5th graders one day so come out and support this year's 5th grade class.

WHEN: Thursday, February 25th, 2016
TIME:  11 AM to 10 PM
ADDRESS;  13076 Glenoaks Blvd., Sylmar, CA 91343
WEBSITE: http://www.thecrunchycrab.com/
REMEMBER:  Tell them you are from Vintage (or present the flyer that was sent home).

State Standardized TestingThe standardized test used by the state of California is called the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC).  The testing window for this year’s state standardized test opens up in March.  As we get closer to testing, we will send home information to parents about our testing schedules for each grade. 

Our teachers are busy working with students and teaching the Common Core State Standards.  As parents, you can learn what this online assessment is all about by reading the “Parent Guide to the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments: Overview and Sample Questions.”  This Parent Guide contains important information for all parents, including helpful links like:

• Sample student score reports and how to understand them
• Practice Tests that you can do online with your child
• How to support your child at home

Please click on this link and get started.  We need to work as a team to make sure all of our students are confident and successful.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/sbparentgde35.pdf           (English)
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/practice-test/     =  Practice Test
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If you would like a printed copy of this guide, please send a note to your child’s teacher to request one.
 
 
Pruebas Estandarizadas del EstadoLa prueba estandarizada utilizada por el estado de California se llama el Consorcio de Evaluación Smarter Balanced (SBAC).  La ventana para la prueba estandarizada estatal de este año se abre en marzo.  A medida que nos acercamos a las pruebas, le enviaremos la información a los padres acerca de cuándo  cada grado tomara su examen.

Nuestros maestros están ocupados trabajando con los estudiantes y enseñando las Normas Fundamentales Comunes del Estado.  Como padre, usted puede aprender mas sobre esta evaluación en línea leyendo la "Guía de los Padres para las Evaluaciones Sumativas Smarter Balanced Resumen y Preguntas de Muestra."  Esta Guía para Padres contiene información importante para todos los padres, incluyendo enlaces útiles como:

• Informes de calificaciones de los estudiantes de la muestra y cómo entenderlos
• Pruebas de práctica que usted puede hacer en línea con su hijo
• Cómo apoyar a su hijo en casa

Por favor, haga clic en este enlace para empezar.  Tenemos que trabajar juntos para asegurarnos de que cada estudiante se sienta seguro de si mismo y tenga éxito.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/sbparentgde35spa.pdf        (Español)
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/practice-test/ = Prueba de práctica
Si desea una copia impresa de esta guía, por favor envíe una nota al maestro de su hijo para solicitarla.

 Vintage is requesting all Vintage Families and staff to take the school experience survey.  PARENTS: Only one survey for Vintage needs to be done as a parent/guardian of Vintage student(s).  When you have completed the survey, send a note to your child(rens) teacher(s) saying it is done.  Last day for parents to do the survey is Feb. 11, 2016.  STAFF:  Please complete a survey for our school site, Vintage.  Staff, please do by Tuesday, Feb. 5th 2PM.  Print out the last page turn in to the Main Office placing it in Mrs. Mouroa's box outside her door.

Click this link to access the survey or type in: http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/8397 and look for the image below.  Click the appropriate choice for Parent or Staff.  Students will complete at the survey at school. PARENTS: DO NOT HAVE STUDENTS TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE.

Update:  Visit Mr. Bullis' website for more up-to-date details on Vintage's LEGO Robotics League.

 Thursday, January 28th, 2016 at 6PM in the Vintage Auditorium a meeting to get more information and sign up for LEGO Robotics will be held.  This fun, hands-on experience will incorporate math, science and technology.  We will need parents to help coach teams of 2-3 students.  Team practices will be held on Thursdays from 6 to 7PM.  There may be additional practices set up by the coach. Teams will learn how to design, build and program LEGO robots. Students from grades 3 to 5 are encouraged to join.  Younger students may join if accompanied by parents who can provide support.  A $40 per student donation is requested (scholarships are available upon request). 

More detail including schedule of events was sent home with students.  For a copy of the flyer, click here. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Mourao at new5993@lausd.net. 

At Vintage we have seen a number of students come through the Nurse's Office suffering with coughs, red-itchy eyes, and runny noses.  The website Pollen.com may provide an insight into what may be causing these symptoms:
Type in the zip code for the area you will be in and check out what pollens and other allergy factors may be occurring at that location.  According to Pollen.com their website provides, "Reliable up-to-the-minute allergy forecasts that show the upcoming airborne allergen conditions in your local environment, Pollen.com prepares you for the day by offering you all the facts - at a glance!"

Want to see what is happening around Vintage Magnet in regards to pollens and other allergens?  Click here to access information for the zip code 91343.