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*UPDATED:* PTA Invites You to Superheros Auction! March 20th, 2015

3/20/2015

 
Basket Photos Uploaded.  Check out the goodies!!!  Attention parents, families, friends, neighbors, you are invited to join in on the fun Friday, March 20th, 2015.  Come for a fun and exciting evening in the school auditorium.  There will be student performances, food for sale and culmination seats for auction.  Of course, the big excitement is all the beautiful baskets filled with goodies that can be won.  This event is a major fundraiser for Vintage that enables the school to keep up the programs that it offers and the additional staff (such as Science Lab, Computer Lab, Library personnel to name a few).

5:00 PM Food sales begin
5:30 PM Student Performances
6:00 PM Auction begins

So, please make this a family outing and join in.  Click here to download the flyer.
Click here to view the baskets and other auction excitement.


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PTA Dodger Night - June 5th, 2016 - Order Your Tickets Now!

3/19/2015

 
Start your summer off with a BLAST! Join PTA for  Dodgers Night!! Friday, June 5, 2015 @ 7:10 PM. Tickets will also be on sale at our auction,  Friday March 20th.  Last day to purchase tickets:  Friday, May 8, 2015.  This evenings game is against the st. Louis Cardinals.There will also be a firework show after the game, don't miss out on getting your summer started by joining us and supporting Vintage students and LA Dodgers! Transportation is not provided by PTA, Vintage Elem, or LAUSD

Two Ticket Prices:
All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion tickets are $45.00each.  All-you-can-eat includes: Dodger Dogs, Nachos, Peanuts, Popcorn, Coca-Cola Products and Water
and
Infield Reserve tickets are $30.00 each

Tickets on sale NOW!!!  Limited availability, first come, first serve. 


Click here for the 2015 PTA Dodger Night Flyer for ordering tickets.


            
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Gifted and Talented Newsletter for Feb/Mar 2015

3/16/2015

 
Parents and staff involved with the Gifted and Talented program, please read over the Feb/Mar 2015 Newsletter.

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PTA Restaurant Night - Wed. April 22 at Pizza Rev

3/16/2015

 
Just by eating you can help Vintage PTA raise funds.  Join fellow vintage families and staff at Pizza Rev located at 9420 Reseda Blvd., Northridge (next to Starbucks).  Craft your own pizza (cooked in 3 minutes) and have fun.  Be sure to mention Vintage Magnet when placing your order or hand them a flyer.  Tell your friends and neighbors to join you there.  The more the merrier! 

Pizza Rev PTA Night Flyer


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Standardized Testing FAQs for 2015 *UPDATED*

3/6/2015

 
Parents and students, in this post you will find helpful information regarding the SBAC testing for this year.  Please read through these frequently asked questions (FAQs).

1. How can we practice for the SBAC test.
A. Click here to go to the SBAC Practice Test.

2. Where can we find the answers and rubrics for the SBAC practice test?
A. Click here to go to the SBAC Resources & Documentation for Practice Test answers.  Look under the column for 2014.

3. What is the Testing Schedule for the 2015 SBAC Test at Vintage?
A.  Testing Schedule for 2015
Week of March 23 - Grade 3 ELA
Week of April 7 - Grade 3 Math
Week of April 13 - Grade 4 ELA
Week of April 20 - Grade 5 ELA
Week of April 27 - Grade 5 Math
Week of May 4 - Grade 4 Math & CST/CMA Science
Week of May 11 - Make ups

COMMON CORE'S WEBSITE LIST OF FAQs
http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Parent Resources from the ESCN Symbaloo page:

·What Parents Should Know http://www.corestandards.org/what-parents-should-know/

·Parent Roadmaps http://www.commoncoreworks.org/domain/149

·Guia para los padres (Parent Roadmaps SP) http://www.commoncoreworks.org/Page/367

·Achieve the Core PTA Guides http://achievethecore.org/page/249/pta-guides-for-each-grade-detail-pg

·National PTA Parent Guide to Success http://www.pta.org/files/Common%20Core%20State%20Standards%20Resources/2013%20Guide%20Bundle_082213.pdf

·California Department of Education CCSS Resources for Parents and Guardians http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ccssresourcesparents.asp

·Common Core: Paths to 21st Century Success http://www.teachingquality.org/sites/default/files/users/user4405/Poster%20parents%20and%20teachers.pdf

·Understanding Common Core 
http://www.sanger.k12.ca.us/Parents/0315366B011F7A6F.14/CC%20Newsletter%202014%20Volume%204.English.pdf

·NPR Parents Try their hand at Common Core Math
http://edsource.org/2015/parents-try-their-hand-at-common-core-math/73161#.VOz85_nF98G





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Box Tops for Education

3/5/2015

 
A BIG THANK YOU to all of you that sent in Box Tops for Education.  You may wonder if all that clipping of those little Box Tops for Education symbols is worth it.  Well, it is!  We are happy to report that Vintage earned $980.00.  Please keep cutting out those Box Tops for Education and sending them in.  Twice a year Vintage will process them and redeem them.  Encourage your family and friends to participate too.  It all adds up to funds that will help out our student body.
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Mark Your Calendar: NASA Night - March 13th 2015

3/5/2015

 
Attention Vintage Families, NASA Night is coming on March 13, 2015 6-8PM.  This popular STEM related event promises to present an evening of fun and informative sessions related to science, technology, engineering and math.  Vintage is proud to be able to offer keynote speaker, Ashwin Vasavada, Project Scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mars Rover Curiosity project.  His presentation will begin promptly at 6PM.  After his  presentation will be small group presentations and hand-ons activities in classrooms.  Back by popular demand are MAD Science, California Science Center, Del Mar Rockhounds, LEGO Robotics, Sidewalk Astronomers, Heal the Bay, and much, much more!

Fuel up before the fun.  Fratelli's Pizza will be on sale at 5:30 in the cafeteria.   

Again, we hope our Vintage families will join us for this special event. 
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Read Across America Events a Bit Hit!

3/5/2015

 
Students and staff both enjoyed the silly Seussical events that took place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, this first week of April.  From wearing daisies and crazy socks, dressing alike, attending a Seussical birthday party, to coming to school in pajamas, students participated in demonstrating their love for reading.

Wednesday morning, students and their parents attended our Read Across America Seussical event, "A Dozen Doughnuts And A Duck Dog Too"! Parents chose books to donate from special printed sheets that our librarian provided. Everyone enjoyed doughnuts from Krispy Cream and  Mrs. Forbes raffled off Seussical prizes. A Big Thank You to the families who donated a total of 60 new books for our library!!

Author Joan Bransfield Graham Visits with Vintage Students

3/5/2015

 
In preparation for Read across America, Vintage Magnet hosted a real live author at our achool, Author Joan Bransfield Graham. Mrs. Graham was awarded to  fouth grade  Vintage  teachers and their students for winning the President's Award from a literacy organization called California Readers. Fourth grade previously won a grant which gave them another author and 100 books written by California authors. These books were read and used for a project which was displayed at the California Readers Luncheon back in February winning them the second award.

Author and poet extraordinaire Mrs. Graham  shared  about the writing process of her books,  Splish Splash, Flicker Flash,  and The Poem That Will Not End, with the students. She read many of her poems and involved the students with sign language, and musical  instruments such as an ocean drum, rain sticks and a thunder making cylinder.  The whole student body attended grade level presentations. Mrs. Graham ended the day by doing a poetry workshop with the students who helped win the President's  Award  and by autographing over 100 books for students and staff. It was a great  day!!

Vintage Parent Workshops: Time Changed to 6PM for Mar. 11

3/4/2015

 
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Vintage is proud to offer training sessions for parents.  Vintage is successful because our parents like to be knowledgeable and informed about what their children are expected to learn.  We invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to find out more about how to support your child's success with the Common Core State Standards.  There will be one evening session and two morning sessions as listed below.

Session 1:  Friday, February 13, 2015 at 6PM in the Auditorium (Children welcome at this session)
Topic: Math Common Core Standards

Session 2: Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8AM in the staff lounge
Topic: English Language Arts Standards

NOTE:  Time for session 3 has been changed to 6PM instead of 8AM.

Session 3: March 11, 2015 at 6PM in the Auditorium
Topic: Smarter Balance Assessment


In order to know how many will be attending, please download, print and return the bottom portion of the form to the school, if possible.  Thank you.

Common Core State Standards Flyer




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THANK YOU

Vintage thanks the business community  and non-profit groups for its support. 
  • Alan Birnbaum  - Funding for Robotics
  • Home Depot - Van Nuys - for supplies for our garden...
  • General Atomics
  • Sierra Club - Buses and docent led tours
  • Hammer Toyota - Funding for Robotics
  • Whole Foods - Nutrition Garden Grant and Lessons
  • Kellogg Gardens - Garden supplies
  • Alvarez Garment Rack - for the double coat rack...
  • Fratelli's Pizza - for supplying pizza...
  • Lowe's - for the science lab shed and landscaping supplies...

SUPPORT VINTAGE

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Alvarez Garment Rack - for the coat rack....
Fratelli's Pizza - for supplying pizza....
Home Depot - Woodland Hills - for supplies for our garden....
 Times Warner Cable - Supporting our Lego Robotics program....
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