Vintage spirit was demonstrated by the families and staff that came out last Saturday, April 22, for School Beautification Day and Earth Day and helped clean and improve Vintage's grounds and rooms.  We know you could spend that time many places and we are most appreciative you choose to spend it here, at Vintage. Each effort made to clean, polish, trim, weed, plant, etc., no matter how big or small, makes a positive impact on the school environment.  We greatly appreciate those volunteers that came out. 

A big thanks to the following (If we missed your name please let us know and we will be glad to add it):

K/1 Families:
Bullis
Alba
Blanchard
Deguillo
Keller
Marquez / Alvarez
Castro / Garcia
Ramirez / Quintinilla

2nd Grade Famlies:
Bullis
Carles
Ramirez

3rd Grade Families:
Darie / Wilson
Julian

4th Grade Families:
Deguillo
Franco
Ramirez / Quintanilla
Karapetian

5th Grade Families:
Blanchard
Julian

Staff:
Mrs. Stone
Mrs. Buck
Mrs. De Cordova
Mr. Moreno
Mrs. Kaufman
Mrs. H. Doidge
Mrs. Park
Mr. Wingfield
Mr. Barreras

  Saturday, April 22 is Earth Day and Vintage's Spring School Beautification Day so gather together the family and head over to Vintage to help out for a few hours to make our school a beautiful place inside and out for our students.  This event is open to family and friends, young and old. 
 
When: Earth Day - Saturday, April 22nd
Time: 9 AM to 11 AM
 
We have several projects planned for this day including sprucing up the Vintage and Native Plant Gardens, trimming up parking area vegetation, as well as cleaning the classrooms.

• Label any tools with your child’s name and room number (especially if you will not be able to attend) so that we can get them back to you.
• Please leave any cleaning supplies in the office for Mrs. Buck by April 20.
  

 
 Donated supplies needed:
____ Lysol or Clorox Wipes             ____ Windex                          
____ Swiffers with dusters                 ____ paper towels                 
 
What to Bring:
____ brooms / dustpans        ____ shovels
____ vacuums                       ____ leaf blowers
____ rakes                             ____ hedge trimmers  
____ weed whackers

Click here for 2017 Spring Beautification Day Flyer.

Three very special students, winners at the PTA Auction, experienced, for a day, what it is like to run a school campus.  Two students, who won the Principal for the Day, shadowed Principal Mourao as she went through her day working hard to meet the needs of students, staff, parents, and the district. 

Monday, March 27th, 4th grader, Leo K., sat in the principal's chair and expressed that if he was to make a change at Vintage as principal, he would have classes broken down by subject with students having different teachers for each subject. Leo quickly put to work his expert technology skills preparing a PowerPoint presentation about himself for the Student Award Assembly on Monday. The following Tuesday, 5th grader, Ramiro R.,  took charge. He made sure the staff was taken care of with coffee and donuts! Leo, gave his replacement, Ramiro, some pointers on preparing Ramiro's PowerPoint presentation for Tuesday's Award Assembly.  When asked, Ramiro proposed that if he was principal, he would do away with dress code.  Looking very impressive in his dress slacks, vest, and tie, we are sure students would want to follow his trend in attire.  A new addition to our PTA Auction was Plant Manager for the Day.  Vintage's plant manager, Mr. Wingfield, took 5th grade, Sophia L,  under his wing and showed her what it is like to manage a facility, with over almost 900 students and staff, keeping it clean and safe.  Sophia cheerfully pitched in where needed to make sure things around the campus ran smoothly and, if there were problems, trouble requests were made to the district, or she fixed them on the spot!  Thank you, Leo, Ramiro, and Sophia.

Tuesday, April 4th, the staff at Vintage hosted a Volunteer Tea for Vintage's wonderful volunteers.  Every gift of time by our volunteers spent doing something for our school has made Vintage a better place for our students.  It was with much appreciation that staff hosted a tea for its sweet, hard working, generous volunteers.  We know how hectic life can get these days, so we really appreciate the time you take and the talents you share that helps contribute to our school in a variety of ways.  Whether small tasks or large projects, each and every effort made by volunteers has made a difference.  Please continue to make a difference!  Vintage loves it volunteers!

A big thank you for Mrs. Schoneberg's, for all her effort to organize the tea and to her class for providing the entertainment for this special event.