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Page 8 - May 2011 ~ Danville Today News
Greenbrook Elementary By Jenise Falk, Principal
Experience how we care… The Stratford is deeply committed to providing the very best care…..
CARE TO SHARE
The Stratford honors National Nurses Week during the month of May
Nominate your choice for Nurse of the Year by posting a “CARE TO SHARE” story on our FACEBOOK wall. Tell us why your nominee should win one of three $700.00 prize contributions to the charity of their choice. Post your nomination on The Stratford’s Facebook page by May 27 and help us recognize the dedication of all nurses and the care they give to others...
Link to our FACEBOOK PAGE @ www.StratfordSeniorLiving.com and learn all about our Care to Share efforts and read the heartwarming stories of the best nurses!
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I am very excited to announce some great news for Greenbrook.! We have been awarded a number of grants from various organizations that will make an immediate impact on our students and their learning. We were awarded five grants, worth over $9,000, from the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation. Kindergarten received five iTouches to be used for assessing reading fluency and for use during “Switcheroos.” (Kinder learning centers). We are excited to add the iTouches to our growing numbers of this device. We also received a grant for 30 thesauruses to be used in 3rd grade and also a number of “challenge” math games for use during math centers. Fourth grade received a grant of over $1,000 for IXL math, a program that allows for remediation and acceleration in math. The students love it! In addition, we received funding for 30 site licenses for Microsoft Word for our student laptops. This will give the students the capacity to use either Google Docs or MS Word when formatting and typing essays and presentations. Thank you, SRVEF, and to all community members for supporting the fundraising activities of the Foundation! In addition, Lawrence Livermore Lab has awarded the SRVUSD a $10,000 grant to purchase alternative energy (wind power) kits for all 21 elementary schools. The presentation of the grant will be made right here at Greenbrook in our science lab. Mr. Pelham, our science teacher, along with Mr. Hitomi, principal at Alamo school, were instrumental in leading the design and application of the grant. Each school will receive kit for use in the science lab. For the second year in a row, we have received a $500 grant from the Contra Costa County Solid Waste Authority of our work with recycling. “Wastebusters” activities encourages our students to recycle, reuse, and reduce.
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St. Isidore’s 5 th Grade Am er ica n Tea m b ea t CCOP’s American Team in the Boys Basketball Finals on February 27 with a score of 29-22 to win the Tri-Valley 5th Grade CYO Championship. Spartan team members left to right top row: Coach Dale Pearce, Cole Peterson, Joe Peterson, Matthew Johnson, Daniel Medley, Jordan Gutierres, Coach John Perkins, Coach Greg Johnson. Bottom row left to right: Brandon Rigby, Tommy Williams, Jackson Pearce, Hunter Perkins, Will Riherd.
St. Isidore’s 7th Grade A Team recently beat St. Joan’s 7th Grade A Team in the Boys Basketball Finals to win the Tri-Valley 7th Grade CYO Championship. St. Isidore finished the season 11-1 and also won the regular season title. Team members left to right top row: Coach Michael Lloyd, Zack Medley, Carson Meehan, Bryce Anderson, Coach Bob LaShells, Nicky Macarchuk, Spencer LaShells, Jack Westbrook. Bottom row: Ben Whitten, Clayton Tennant, Jake Lloyd, Ryan Davis.
Our custodian , Fred White, encourages Greenbrook students to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
The Del Valle Council of PTAs donated a video conferencing system to every elementary school. We can’t wait to have this technology in place! So, in dark days of the state financial crisis, grants and donations such as these give us a wonderful reason to smile and give thanks to all of our partnerships – our partnerships with the greater community, our local community, and most importantly with our parent community. The month of May is a busy one, filled with STAR testing, Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, Teacher Appreciation Week activities, Fun Run, the Father/Daughter Dance, band, strings, and choir concerts, orientation for incoming kindergarten students and parents, Open House, field trips to Gold Camp and Camp Arroyo, and many other fun events. Our students are growing by leaps and bounds every day, filled to the brim with grade level knowledge. We can’t believe that it is almost time to say goodbye to this school year. We have already begun planning for our August Walk-Thru Registration. Please watch for our June Registration Gazette. The edition will have important information about Registration for the 2011-2012 school year. Enjoy the May sunshine. Have a wonderful month!