Valley View Newsletter: Planning for Spring Fling, Vicki Nishimura and More

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Mon Apr 9th, School is back in session! See you there!

Face-Painting Training will take place on Tuesday at 2pm. Please RSVP to Aliyah ataliyahbielma@yahoo.com or call her at 818-915-6667.

VOLUNTEERS!

EVERYONE will be expected to volunteer for at least a 1 hour block, so that NO ONE has to cover missed shifts.

If you haven't already, you'll get an email from room parents soon outlining how to sign up ONLINE for volunteer time. If you have any problems with the site, send your questions toinfo@valleyviewelementary.org.

We will also have paper sign-up sheets posted before and after school starting Wednesday. But don't wait! Sign up and to get your favorite spot!

Go to the link below to sign up for your classroom booth.

Kindergarten Rm1

Freeze Dance

http://tinyurl.com/freezedance

Kindergarten Rm2

Math Game

http://tinyurl.com/mathbooth

1st grade Rm10

Knock the Bottles

http://tinyurl.com/knockbottles

1st grade Rm11

Skull Frisbee Toss

http://tinyurl.com/frisbeetoss

2nd grade Rms3&4

Soccer Kick

http://tinyurl.com/soccerbooth

3rd grade Rms12&14

Eyeball Toss

http://tinyurl.com/eyeballtoss

4th grade Rm7

Treasure Chest

http://tinyurl.com/treasurebooth

5th&6th grades Rms5&6

Hot Wheels

http://tinyurl.com/wheelbooth

Once the classroom booths timeslots have been filled (or if you'd like to do something different) you can sign up ONLINE for the other volunteer positions we need as well:

EXTRA BOOTHS: Hi-Striker, Obstacle Course, Slide, Legos, Crafts

http://tinyurl.com/extrabooth

FOOD SALE: Bake Sale, Popcorn, Sno-Cones, Food Sales

http://tinyurl.com/foodsales

ENTRY BOOTH: Ticket & Raffle Ticket Sales, Volunteer Check-In

http://tinyurl.com/entrybooth

Choose your time slot and sign up now! We need you!

New this year... Child care will be provided while you are working your shift, if you need it. Here's how it works.

When you sign up to volunteer online (or on paper), mark that you will want child care so we can get a head-count.

On Sunday April 29th at Spring Fling, whatever time you get to the festival, ALL volunteers will need to go to Volunteer Check-in at the Entry Booth (ticket, t-shirt & raffle sales) to sign in. Get your name tag and make sure you are on the list for child care while you're volunteering. Then go have fun with your child at the festival until just before your shift.  

Five minutes before your shift, take your child to the Kid's Korral (enclosed hand-ball court) and sign him/her in with our fantastic Child Care Coordinator. Your child will be entertained in style... while you head over to your booth and have fun doing food sales, painting faces, working a booth or whatever you signed up for.

Right after your shift, go to the Kid's Korral to sign out your child... and continue to enjoy the festival with him/her.

These items will complement the rest of the food offerings of corn on the cob, hot dogs, veggie dogs, cole slaw, pulled pork sandwiches and pulled pork sandwiches. We really need these drinks and sides to complete a fun meal option for the festival. Your donations are critical to our success!

Please bring your food and drink donations to the PTA room anytime, and the deadline is Wednesday April 25th. 

Kindergarten Rms1&2  300 bags of assorted single-serve chips

1st grade Rms10&11    200 cans of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Orange

2nd grade Rms3&4       200 juice boxes or juice packs

3rd grades Rms12&14   200 juice boxes or juice packs

4th grade Rm7             200 cans of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Orange

5th&6th Rms5&6           300 bags of assorted single-serve chips

BAKED FOOD DONATIONS:

Sign-ups for baked goods donations will be posted on the red wall of Room 12 right after Spring Break. We will need individual items like cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc., as well as full cakes, full pies, etc. In addition to the Bake Sale, this year we will also have a Cake Walk to win special baked items! So we will need even more than ever before.

Placerita Nature Center bus field trip (1st grade) Tuesday 4/10.

A hiking tour features the historic "Oak of the Golden Dream", site of California's original gold discovery in 1842. The students will explore the landmark "Walker" cabin built in 1920 for the Walker family, and city wildlife concluding with a seasonal waterfall and the top of the Santa Clarita Divide.

Colonial Times workshop (4th, 5th & 6th grades) Wednesday 4/11. Students experience a 2 hour living history program as spirited characters take them back to a 1850s gold mining camp. Highlights of the program include letter writing with quill pens and ink, authentic time period games, and panning for gold.

Thank you, Valley View parents, for your continued support of these valuable extra-curricular learning opportunities for our students!

VICKI NISHIMURA

A native Angeleno, I started teaching  at V.V. in February of 1968.  Though I retired in 2002 I'm still here teaching cursive handwriting, working in the library. and doing what I can. I've got a great husband, Tosh, two wonderful stepchildren, and three super grandsons.  Currently, I have two cats, but have raised indoor bunnies and hamsters from my classroom.  (And all along I really wanted a dog.)  My spare time is filled with movies, reading, computer Scrabble, and golf.  My retirement gift from staff and friends was a digital camera and it opened a whole new world to me.  It eventually led me to the V.V. yearbook, my most time-consuming and happiest endeavor.

My parents and my husband.  Mom volunteered in my classroom for 20 years and was my most fervent supporter.  My parents and husband stuck with me during some pretty intense illnesses and I will always treasure them for that.

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