SOPA Bulletin

CULMINATION / GRADUATION! 5th Grade Thursday, June 17 Kindergarten Friday, June 18 Congratulations to all our Kindergarteners and Fifth Graders!!! Our sweet Kindergarteners -- you are big First Graders now! Yay!!! Fifth Graders -- we will miss you!!! Make sure and come back and let us know how it's going, from middle school, high school, college, and adult life. Go Tigers, forever!

ULTRAZONE LASER TAG! Wednesday, June 16, OR ANYTIME in the next month! 14622 Ventura Blvd (& Cedros), Suite 208, S.O. (818) 789-6620 http://www.zonehead.com/ Come celebrate the end of the year with your friends and school mates! Our Gold Level Great Neighbor, Ultrazone, is hosting this fun event for all grade levels. Last year's laser tag event was awesome, and the kids can't wait to do it again. Tickets are only $15 for unlimited play at the event -- an incredible deal, cheaper than regular price! What's even better, if we reach a certain number of tickets sold, Ultrazone will give ALL the money to the school! Get your tickets afterschool on the play yard on Thursday or Friday this week, or contact Ronna Elbaz at ronna@ledcom.net. It'll be a BLAST -- see you there!

CAFE 50's SOES FAMILY NIGHT Wednesday, May 19th, 5-9 pm 4609 Van Nuys Boulevard, Sherman Oaks Website If you mention Sherman Oaks Elementary the restaurant will donate 20% of the proceeds back to the school! Click here to see their menu.

TREE PLANTING! What a fun day! Classes came out and dug holes, planted trees, mulched, watered, and lovingly welcomed in 16 new trees around the central campus! The gentle swaying of the new trees beautifies the play yard already, and the shade that will come as the trees grow will be a pleasant addition to the grounds. HUGE thank yous to the TreePeople volunteers who worked hand in hand with us for many, many months in the planning, as well as leading the day's plantings, and to all our amazing parent volunteers who made the day happen! The Tree People commented on our fantastic Green Team -- one of the best they've ever worked with!! And, of course, thank you to the administration and all the teachers and their classes who are so excited about their new trees. Kids have been seen blowing kisses and praising their new trees around campus. Way to go, everyone! Cheers, Amy Cross & Dave Riddell CLICK HERE FOR SOME PHOTOS! What a fantastic way to kickoff our campus beautification projects. Reading gardens and mural paintings are coming next! ***If you are a muralist, artist, or know a good one, or are just interested in helping out, please contact Dave or Amy: dave@shermanoaksparents.com or amy@shermanoaksparents.com Check out the new mural by the basketball courts, painted by a SOES alumnus, now in middle school, who wanted to give back to the wonderful community and school he enjoyed during his elementary years. Thank you!! What an awesome spirit!

SOES' ANNUAL TALENT SHOW! Friday, May 7 7pm, at S.O.C.E.S. 18605 Erwin St, Reseda UPDATE: What amazing talent on display Friday night! Bravo to all the kids who showed their stuff and dazzled the audience with their singing, dancing, instrument playing, and comedy routines! Encore, encore!! Come cheer on and enjoy the talented kids at SOES performing on Friday night! Singing, dancing, playing instruments, poetry, comedy, and more! Tickets sold at the door: $3 children / $5 adults Pizza Dinner Served from 6:15 - 6:45 pm (2 slices & drink for $5) Directions to SOCES: Ventura (101) FWY to Reseda exit. Turn right off the exit ramp onto Reseda Blvd (going N). Turn left at Erwin Street (just before Victory Blvd). The school is @ 18605 Erwin St, Reseda. Parking is available.

SOES FAMILY NIGHT AT SLICES PIZZA Thursday, May 6, 4pm-7pm 15136 Ventura Blvd, west of Noble, 818-784-8880 Let's all grab some delicious New York style pizza at Slices! While you are there, thank Slices for supporting our school by donating food and money -- just like this Family Night -- they will be donating back a nice percentage of the night to SOES!

ART FAIR Wednesday, May 5 5pm-7:30pm in the Library UPDATE: Thank you to our Art Explorers teachers and Ingrid Zelinger for organizing our magnificent Art Fair. What wonderful artists we have being nurtured! An art teacher from a local private school was so impressed she came and met with our art teachers to learn about our Art Explorers program! Our fabulous Art Explorers program is one of the many privately-funded programs your contributions to SOPA provides all the kids every week during school. Thank you!! Click Here for more about Art Explorers Come to the Art Fair this Wednesday! If you haven't RSVP'd, you can still come. We will have all the children's artwork available to pull if you decide to come last minute. You can purchase your child's art in a double matted black frame for $32.87 (includes tax). 20% of the Art Fair proceeds go directly to fund during-school programs like Art Explorers through SOPA. The Art Explorers teachers will be there to greet you! If you can't attend, you can still purchase your child's framed art for pick up that week. If you have any questions regarding your purchase, you can call Ingrid at (818) 388-9809.

ENROLLMENT FOR FALL 2010 Forms are available now in the front office! Remember to get your paperwork in right away! Visit the Admissions page for more details.

YEARBOOK PRESALES Preorder your child's Sherman Oaks Elementary 2009-2010 Yearbook before the price goes up! Reserve yours now for only $16. (After May 27th, $21) Expected delivery date is June 12th.

GREAT WALL OF TIGERS The tiles are up on the Great Wall! Swing by outside the office and Room 1 and admire the creativity! They look great! more about the Great Wall of Tigers

SCHOOL SOCCER TEAMS Friday, April 16 Got skills? Come represent your school! Soccer turnouts are this week! See Coach Franco on the main play yard after school to compete against other local schools. Parents welcome to help coach! Go Tigers! Learn more about the after school sports program

CIMI! Catalina Island The Fifth Graders are still buzzing about their three days/nights retreat to the Catalina Island Marine Institute! CLICK HERE (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/two-harbors-cam) to view the LIVE webcam watching a pair of parent bald eagles and their two hatchlings in their nest on the cliffs of Catalina Island. The eaglets are just a few days old at this point. Eagle #82 is Mom and #81 is Dad. To compare cliff vs forest nests, visit http://www.wvec.com/marketplace/microsite-content/eagle-cam.html, which is a live webcam of a bald eagle tree nest across the country in Norfolk, VA. These three babies are a few weeks older and are quite active during the day. (Because of time zones, the time is 3 hours later over there!) See how the nest sways in the wind!

FAMILY DINNER NIGHT AT THE BLUE DOG Wed, Apr 7 4524 Saugus Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Great seeing all the families out Wednesday night for the deeelicious food at the Blue Dog. Thank you to the Blue Dog ownership for supporting their neighborhood school by catering our public SOPA meeting and donating back a percentage from Wednesday night's proceeds!

"THE NOT SO WICKED WIZ OF OZ" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL ENCORE PERFORMANCE! Saturday, April 10, 5:30pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fri Mar 19, 6:30 SOLD OUT Sat Mar20, 6:30 SOLD OUT Sun Mar21, 3:00 SOLD OUT School Auditorium Wow, what talent! Due to overwhelming demand, the SOES Musical Theater Group will be performing one final show of their wickedly wonderful musical -- a combination of The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and The Wiz! So follow the yellow brick road to the auditorium! Pre-sale tickets for this special encore performance are available for $5 each. Get your tickets now, because these shows sell out fast! All 3 of the previous shows sold out rapidly -- don't delay! To purchase tix, or any other questions, email Diana at klfamily@mac.com. Shirts and posters commemorating the performances are also available -- get yours now! Shirts are $10 and posters are only $5.

SUPER SCHOOL, SESSION 3!
April 5 - June 11, 2010

CLICK HERE to download the new Super School class descriptions and application.

Turn in applications to the Kids Center office.
Classes are filled on a first come basis.

For more info, email SuperSchool@ShermanOaksParents.com.

JOG-A-THON!
Main Play Yard
Friday, March 26, 9:15am - 11:15am
(Volunteers arrive at 8:15am)

Come out for our annual Jog-a-thon!

The children have a blast running (or walking) sponsored laps around the school yard.

There will be 3 sessions during the day, grouping K & 1st grades; 2nd & 3rd grades; and 4th & 5th grades.

Parents and volunteers cheer, hand out water, and mark laps on the children's tally sheets.

To volunteer, please email your name & your child's name and room number to Christie Everitt at christieeveritt@yahoo.com.
Have fun, young runners!

MATH & SCIENCE NIGHT!
Upper Campus & Grass Field
Thursday, March 25, 5-7pm

Come investigate physical wonders and natural phenomena at our annual Math and Science Night!

Our classrooms, library, and cafeteria will be transformed into large laboratories where children can explore mathematical relationships and perform lots of different science activities!

Thank you to all the teachers and staff that are putting on this cool, fun event.
See you there!

SOPA MEETING
Tues, Mar 23, 6:45pm

This month's SOPA Meeting started off with the 5th graders and their teachers giving an awesome presentation of their retreat to Catalina -- video and slide show of the trip, as well as live singing of campfire songs. So fun.

Topics and discussion that followed were: Mediterranean Evening recap & Online Auction; Earning 4 Learning update; Kinder Yard cleanup day is April 11; Campus Beautification Update (Tree Planting; Two Reading Garden plans; Campus murals; large grass/or/artificial turf field); Wiz of Oz update -- all in a short-and-sweet hour!

The meeting capped off with delicious food by Blue Dog -- make sure and go to the Family Dinner Night there on Wed, April 7, 5-9pm.

See you next month!

Saturday, March 13
Beverly Garland Hotel, North Hollywood

UPDATE:

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ONLINE AUCTION NOW OPEN!
Now through Sunday, March 28th, 10 pm

The bidding fun continues! We know not all of our families could join us on March 13th and we did not want you to miss out on all the amazing deals. A significant number of items were reserved for an online auction! Trust us people - this is some great stuff!

The auction opened on Sunday, March 21st at 10:00am and ends Sunday, March 28th at 10:00pm. So check out all the great stuff NOW!

The link to the auction site is: http://auctionstar-online.com/events/tsoes2010/

100% of your money is for the kids... and it's tax deductible!

Items are available for immediate purchase through BUY IT NOW, many for 75% of the value!!!

Once the winning bidders are determined when the auction ends on Sunday, March 28th at 10pm, we will contact all winners by phone or email with payment instructions.
Happy Bidding!

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UPDATE:
OPEN BAR, Delicious Food, Mediterranean Band, & Incredible Savings on Auction Items!

The teacher raffle
Winners will be announced at school on Monday, March 15th.
Questions, contact Audrey Santos at audji@mac.com.

A special raffle will be held Saturday night at the BIG EVENT for a child to be Principal of the Day, announce the teacher raffle winners, and win a Best Buy donated Nintendo DSI with 2 games. The winner will be announced during the live auction at the event.

The auctions include HUNDREDS of wonderful items, including your child's special personalized class art project, VIP tickets to Dancing with the Stars, tickets to Lakers game, Knotts Berry Farm, Mt. Baldy ski resort, Toyota Speedway, F-16 flight simulation, Science Camp, yoga, massages, youth Krav Maga, Casa Vega, $125 Slices pizza party, and many, many more!

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As the ancient cradle of civilization, the Mediterranean has been a vibrant haven for trade, cultural exchange, and festive social gatherings filled with music and dance. In this spirit, we invite you to enjoy an enchanting Mediterranean Evening. Come eat, drink, dance, and bid in the marketplace!

Leading up to the big night, we need your help.
Click to download the following to obtain donations for the Silent Auction grade level baskets from your favorite vendors:
*Family Letter
*Community Supporter Letter
*Donor Form

Bring/send in donations -- boxes can be found in each classroom. This year you have a choice of themes to support: everything will be grouped by category... Family Night, Playtime for Girls, Playtime for Boys, Gourmet Basket, Spoil Me, Be Prepared, Go Green, Outdoor Adventures, Sports, Arts and Crafts and Music. Gift cards and cash donations are always gratefully accepted!

Classes that get 100% participation with donations to the class baskets will be acknowledged at a Friday assembly, receive a certificate, and get a voucher for a free ice cream on ice cream Friday!

For more info, please contact
Cindy Morhaim at cmorhaim@sbcglobal.net
Sandi Kirshen at sandikirshen@aol.com

RESET YOUR CLOCKS!
March 14

Daylight Savings began Sunday morning.
Make sure your clocks are correct!

Here is the correct current time:

INCOMING KINDER (FALL 2010) WINE & CHEESE
Wednesday, March 10th, 6:30pm

UPDATE:
A packed house joined us for our annual Wine and Cheese Meet and Greet for incoming Kinders for the next school year! Good beverages and munchies went along with great conversation amongst future parents, existing parents, teachers, and administrative staff.

The fun continues with an Incoming Kinder playdate on Friday, April 16th, at 3pm on the Kinder Playyard at school.

For more info on our Incoming Kinders program, or to get on the Incoming Kinders email reminder list, email Kinder@ShermanOaksParents.com.
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Come join us for our Wine and Cheese Meet and Greet! Open to any parents with an incoming new student who are considering SOES in the fall.

To RSVP, email Kinder@ShermanOaksParents.com

SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM

UPDATE:
Saturday, Mar 6

Our boys are CHAMPIONS OF LOS ANGELES!

#1 in one of the largest cities and school districts in the world!

Way to go! Go Tigers!!!

GAME SUMMARY
Coming into the City Championships, our Tigers were 8-0, winning all their games by over 20 points each. The L.A. semi-final game continued this trend with a solid team effort and a 35-12 victory.

But the final pitted the two top teams in the city, and the Tigers faced a spirited and tenacious team from the Science Center School from the South region.

From the tip off, the crowd could tell this was going to be an incredible game. With Sherman Oaks in their blue jerseys and Science Center in red, the court was a dazzling visual delight: bold colors dashing and weaving and swirling around each other, with the blurry orange orb commanding everyone's attention.

Science Ctr scored the first points to open the game, and played tough defense throughout the first half. They were by far the quickest and sharpest shooting team the Tigers had faced all season. Sherman Oaks matched the high intensity and raised it up a notch, and through great teamwork and supreme skill, battled to a one-point lead at halftime.

After the break, the Tigers came out determined and never let up. Amazing ball handling, precise passes, and solid shooting yielded a flurry of points for the boys in blue. After they began pulling away, Sherman Oaks' dominant defensive play secured the win. The buzzer made it official -- the Sherman Oaks Elementary basketball team is tops in the land. The team and S.O. fans alike celebrated a hard fought win, and the culmination to an incredible season.

Wow -- Way to go, boys!
Go Tigers!!!

CLICK HERE to see pics from the Los Angeles City & the Valley championships

Learn more

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UPDATE:

Our boys are CHAMPIONS OF L.A.!

Our Tigers represented the Valley as the team from the North section, and faced off against teams from the three other regions of Los Angeles (South, East, and West) for the city title, winning the championship game, and earning the title of
#1 in all of Los Angeles.

In one of the largest cities and school districts in the world, and out of 720 elementary schools competing district-wide, our boys can hold up their index fingers with their big, loveable smiles.

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UPDATE:
Saturday, Feb 20

Our boys are CHAMPIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY!

They are playing Saturday, March 6th, for the Los Angeles City Championship! Our Tigers will represent the Valley as the team from the North section, and they will face off against teams from the three other regions of Los Angeles (South, East, and West) for the city title.

Have fun and go get 'em, boys!
Go Tigers!!!

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UPDATE:
Saturday, Feb 13

Our boys won 2 more games this past Saturday (Feb 13) and are now 5-0 in the playoffs!

They are playing again this coming Saturday for the Valley Championship!

Come out and cheer on your friends and schoolmates! These boys are really amazing. Even the referees have been in awe. Plus, it's a great community event. (And free!)

They will play 3 games between 8:30am - 12 noon, so come out to Cleveland High School whenever you can.

Have fun and go get 'em, boys!
Go Tigers!!!

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Saturday, Feb 6

Our teams had fun and played great in their recent games against other local elementary schools!

Two weeks ago, our girls team had fun winning their first two games, and just came up short by 2 points in the tourny's championship game.

This past Saturday, a strong Tiger crowd cheered on our boys team, who won all 3 games, winning the tournament crown!
The boys will play in another tournament
on February 20.

***If you are free, make sure to come to the games. These boys are really amazing. Even the referees were in awe. (In the final game, they beat a very good team 67-4!). As the tournaments progress, the competition will get even more exciting! It's a great community event.

Come out and cheer on your schoolmates!

Go Tigers!!!

CIMI TRIP 2010!
Wed Mar 3 - Fri Mar 5
Catalina Island

UPDATE:
The Fifth Graders are still buzzing about their retreat to Catalina Island and CIMI!

Three days/nights of snorkeling, hiking, dissecting, marine biology, camp fires, and life-long smiles. Can't wait to hear all about it at the next SOPA meeting

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What every student at SOES looks forward to is here for our Fifth Graders! Say "Bon Voyage" to them as they venture out for their Catalina Island retreat!

Snorkeling, hiking, disecting, camp fires, and life-long smiles await. Have fun!!! Can't wait to hear all about it!

FAMILY DINNER NIGHT at ANTONIO'S PIZZERIA
Wednesday, March 3
5pm - 9pm
13619 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 788-1103

Come join at Antonio's Pizzeria for some delicious Italian! Make sure and tell them you are with SOES and they will donate back 20% to our school!

READ ACROSS AMERICA
Read Across the Playground

Tuesday, as a part of a week long celebration of Dr. Seuss, the whole school gathered on the playground and 'circled up' around the perimeter of the yard and read. For some grades, big buddies and their little buddies read together, while some teachers read to their class, or students took turn reading. What a fun event!

SOFTBALL TEAMS (B & G)
TRYOUTS
Mon Mar 1 & Tues Mar 2
Playground

3rd, 4th, & 5th grade boys and girls who like to play softball and baseball -- bring your glove and come play for your school softball teams as we take on other local elementary schools!

See Coach Franco on the playground on or prior to Monday, March 1st.

PJs & BOOKS NIGHT
Friday, Feb 26, 6pm
School Library

UPDATE:
What a fun night! Children (and some adults, yay!) arrived in their favorite pjs, cozied up on their blankets and pillows, and enjoyed 3 different authors/illustrators (and the Statue of Liberty!) reading their books. The children's excitement was matched by the authors' zeal and talents, which inspired us all.

Afterwards, homemade cookies and milk capped off the night while the authors signed books for the children.

CLICK HERE to see photos!

A huge thank you goes to Jill Hotchkiss, who organized and ran this wonderful event! And special thank yous to Chris Robertson and the Statue of Liberty (Little Miss Liberty) , Scott Langteau
(Sofa Boy), and Dallas Clayton (An Awesome Book!) for great readings. Dallas Clayton was especially awesome -- for every book sold on the night, he donated one of his books for free!

This is one of our community events that makes SOES such a special place.

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Kids (and adults!), wear your pjs, bring your blankets and stuffed animals, and come enjoy authors reading their stories! Get to the library by 6pm (it fills up quickly!), reading will begin at 6:15pm. We are expecting three authors at the event.

Afterwards, we'll enjoy homemade cookies and milk in the cafeteria!

This is one of our community events that makes SOES such a special place. See you there!

We need your homemade cookies for this event!
Last year we got lots of homebaked cookies and the night was made all the more special. Please bring in a dozen or more cookies with you, and you'll see a lot of smiling faces at the end of the night!

Please drop them off in the cafeteria by 6pm. Thanks!

SOPA MEETING
Tuesday, Feb 23, 6:45pm
Library

Come out and engage in your child's education, discussing important topics regarding your child's education and school.

Topics include projects taking place at the school (campus beautification projects, science labs, and more), incoming parents, and don't miss 2 special performances -- one by 4th graders with Kindergarteners, and the other a little preview of the upcoming Wicked Wizard of Oz school musical!

Delicious catered food from Antonio's Pizzeria for the adults, and licensed child care and pizza for the kids!

GREAT WALL OF TIGERS TILE PAINTING PARTY
Sunday, Feb 21, 9am-12noon
School Library

Thank you to all who donated $500 (the yearly cost per child for all the during-school enrichment every child receives at SOES) to the Annual Fund by Jan 31!

Bring your family and creativity and paint your own tile(s) to be permanantly displayed on the Great Wall of Tigers outside the office! This year's theme is stars!

Please contact Ingrid Zelinger at ingrid@shermanoaksparents.com.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Friday, Feb 12, 1pm

The campus was hopping during our annual Jump Rope for Heart event Friday!

This is a fun experience which is both great physical exercise for the kids and one of our school's wonderful community service events, enabling our students to help others.

Thank you for all your donations, which go to the American Heart Association!

Way to go, kids! Great job jumping with all your heart!

VALENTINE-GRAMS FOR SALE!
Tuesday, February 9th - Thursday, February 11th

Fifth Grade Student Council will be selling Valentine-grams during recess, lunch and afterschool on these days.

Each Valentine-gram will be a special card with candy attached. They only cost $1 each! Kids can buy them for their friends, siblings, teachers and staff members! They will be distributed on Friday, Feb. 12th during school.

IMPORTANT CIMI MEETING FOR 5th GRADE PARENTS
Tuesday, February 9th
5:30 - 6:30 pm in the Library

Parents of all fifth grade students who are going on the Cimi Catalina trip March 3rd-5th are urged to attend this meeting with the fifth grade teachers.

Please bring all concerns and questions you may have regarding the trip. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please make arrangements to have your questions addressed at the meeting by a fellow fifth grade parent.

Thanks!

FAMILY DINNER NIGHT AT FRESH CUTT GRILL!
14622 Ventura Blvd.
Wed, February 3, 5-9pm

Tonight is family night at Fresh Cutt Carving Grill from 5-9 PM. Bring the family and eat some delicious and healthy food. They catered our last SOPA meeting and the food is yummy. Mention Sherman Oaks Elementary, and the restaurant will donate 15% of the proceeds back to our school!

SOES MUSIC APPRECIATION DAY & CONCERT
Friday, January 29th (during school hours)

UPDATE:

Sherman Oaks was ROCKING Friday!
The auditorium hosted 5 amazing professional musicians, educating our students about their instruments, their careers, and their own personal journeys with music, starting at 5-10 years old, just like the students!

Each musician taught about and demonstrated their instrument:
Davey Jonstone (Elton John's musical director and lead guitarist) electrified the crowd with his electric guitar and mandolin;
Martin Tillman (composer and world renowned cellist, heard in the Transformers, Batman, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and many more) wowed the crowd with unbelievable sounds from under the sea (dolphins, whales, and water) and some tunes from the Pirates movies that all the kids went crazy over;
Denny Seiwell (drummer for Paul McCartney and Wings, Billy Joel, James Brown, and more) got the place thumping displaying the different percussions, rhythms, and combinations using a drum set;
Jesse Jonstone (session musician on piano and various guitars) displayed the bass guitar and how it is different from lead guitar; and
Adam Chester (pianist for Elton John's band, composer for film, T.V., and radio, and SOES father extraordinaire) dazzled the kids with his keyboard, showing its range of sounds and the instruments it can replicate, especially the piano!

The musicians' tales from their young experiences with music, and how "practicing" quickly transitioned into a passion for "playing," inspired young audience members with what can be accomplished when one follows his/her passions.

The children transitioned from being mesmerized to rocking out in their seats to cheering at top lung for the stars on stage, and teachers were dancing in the aisles while the musicians and the student choir brought down the house with We Will Rock You/I Love Rock-n-Roll, Yellow Submarine, Crocodile Rock, and Roll Over Beethoven!

We can't thank Davey, Martin, Denny, Jesse, and Adam enough -- the best assembly ever!

For any communication regarding this amazing event, please contact Maria and Adam Chester at m13chester@gmail.com.

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Music Appreciation Day will be a day where professional musicians come and discuss their instruments and play a few songs for the students at Sherman Oaks Elementary.

It will be held in the auditorium during the school day on Friday, January 29th. That's coming up fast! We're looking for volunteers to help with setting up on that day. We'll also need to assign individuals to each musician for load-in to the auditorium and set-up in the morning (9am), and for break down at the end of the day (2:30pm).

If you can help, please contact Maria and Adam Chester at m13chester@gmail.com. This is going to be a very exciting day and we need as much manpower as possible.

**SPECIAL NOTE TO 4th & 5th Grade Parents:
Make sure to sign and turn in your child's Music Appreciation Day Permission Slip (4th & 5th graders only) by Tues. Jan 26th. We wouldn't want your children to miss the opportunity to sing with some great musicians!

FREE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL

WESTFIELD FASHION SQUARE MALL
Earning 4 Learning
Nov 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010

UPDATE:

Triple Points all February at 818 Freight,
Planet Funk, La Salsa, It’s a Blooming Business,
and OC Designs

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Save ALL your receipts from shopping at the Sherman Oaks Westfield Mall!

We will combine all our receipts and compete for a share of $14,000 the mall is giving to local schools -- computing to $250 - $2500 for our school, depending on our point total!

CLICK HERE for the detailed flyer!

How it works:

SUPER SCHOOL SESSION 2 SIGNUPS
Signups: Dec 9, 2009 - Jan 5, 2010
Classes: Jan 11 - Mar 19, 2010

Look for the new Super School packet in your child's backpacks, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE!

Make sure and sign up early as classes fill up quickly on a first-come basis!

For more information, please contact Meg at superschool@shermanparents.com or 818.986.4121,

Visit the Super School page in the AFTERSCHOOL section of this site.

SHERMAN OAKS SPIRIT WEAR!
Anytime & at Holiday Concert!

Show your school spirit with one of our wonderful spirit wear items: hats, shirts & sweatshirts!

Plus, we've got a brand NEW ZIP-UP HOODED SWEATSHIRT just in time for the cold weather! (available for purchase now: $20 - youth, $25 - adults).

DOWNLOAD Order Form Here

Filled out forms can be turned into the front office or the KidsCenter office.
Items will be delivered to your child's classroom and will be available for purchase at the holiday performance on Wednesday, December 16!

For more information, please contact
Aly Graiwer at agraiwer@me.com
Diana Krause-Leemon at klfamily@mac.com

TAX DEDUCTION & AMAZING EDUCATION -- Annual Fund & Great Wall of Tigers

It's not too late to make your tax deductible gift to the Annual Fund (which provides Art, Music, Computer Lab, Kinder Science, P.E., nurse -- all which the government does not provide)!

Donating now to the annual fund allows your payment to be tax deductible this year! Don't wait till after the new year, when you'll have to wait a whole year to get the deduction!
CLICK HERE to make a donation via PayPal.

And don't forget, when you contribute $500 or more to the Annual Fund (by January 31, 2010), you and your family will be able to decorate a tile(s) that will go up on our Great Wall of TIgers!
CLICK HERE for more information.

"HOLIDAY INN" PHOTOS!
Tues Dec 8 - Thurs Dec 10
Recess, lunch, and after school
Room 7

Come One Come All... Make your reservations for the "Holiday Inn"! Presented by the class of 2010.

Have your kids come dressed to impress as we bring in the holiday season. During their 'stay' at the 'Holiday Inn' they'll get their photo taken against a cool holiday-themed backdrop, and they'll receive it printed and framed in time to give as a gift for the holidays.

Cost is only $2 per picture (with frame). Kids can have their picture alone or with friends!

Pictures will be taken during recess, lunchtime and after school in room 7 on:
Tuesday, December 8th
Wednesday, December 9th and
Thursday, December 10th

Pictures will be delivered to classrooms the week of December 14th.

All funds raised go toward the class of 2010 graduation events and their trip to CIMI in the spring.

FAMILY DINNER NIGHT AT CALIFORNIA PITA
Wednesday, Dec 9
14568 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks , CA 91403
818-380-0005

Come enjoy fresh and healthy Mediteranian food at one of our Community Supporters! Enjoy dinner with your friends and school mates and California Pita will give a % back to our school!

"A MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA!"
UPDATE:
A huge BRAVO! to the cast and crew of this fun show!

The children roused smiles and cheers as they took us through a compilation of songs from "Annie," "Little Shop of Horrors," "Guys and Dolls," "Hairspray," "Les Mis," "Bugsy Malone," "Mama Mia," "Cinderella," "Sound of Music," "Gypsy," and "Fiddler On The Roof"!

THANK YOU to all the parents, teachers, and staff who helped put on the great show -- it could not happen without you!

SPECIAL THANK YOUS to Director Vanessa Raderman, Costumer Ollie Hurley-Jones, Seamstress Martha Lima, and Soundman Charlie Dunce.

Director Vanessa Raderman announced the spring musical .... "The Wicked Wizard of Oz!"
Auditions for roles will take place before the winter break, watch for dates!

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Thursday, Friday, Saturday
December 3rd, 4th, and 5th at 7pm
School Auditorium

Don't miss "A Musical Extravaganza." A show brought to you by the creators of last spring's "Seussical the Musical." This show is a compilation of songs from various musicals like "Annie,""Little Shop of Horrors," "Guys and Dolls," and "Hairspray," to name a few. All performed by students at SOES!

Showtimes are this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (December 3rd, 4th, and 5th) at 7pm in the school auditorium. General admission is $5 per tickets (all funds will go to SOPA).

Hurry and buy your tickets before we sell out!
Where to buy your tickets:

HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE
UPDATE

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the Holiday Gift Drive, helping those in our school community who are struggling to have a joyous holiday season.

It warms all our hearts to come together as a community like this, help our fellow community members, and serve as a wonderful example for our kids.

An extra special Thank You to Don Lukenbill, who lead this wonderful event, to Kim Perez for her amazing help, and to all who helped sort, wrap, and distribute all the gifts. What a great embodiment of the giving spirit.

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The Holiday Season provides excellent stories about sharing and supporting our community. A real life lesson we can teach our children can come from your support of the annual SOPA Holiday Toy Drive.

Each classroom has a box to collect new, unopened toys for those in our school community whose families cannot provide a traditional gift exchange this holiday season.

Suggested grade level gifts:
Gifts should be suitable for 0-4 year-olds (Kindergarten), 5-8 year-olds (1st grade), 9-13 year-olds (3rd grade), 14-16 year-olds (4th grade), and 16-18 year-olds (5th grade). Gift cards are especially appreciated. Checks made payable to SOPA may be left with your child's teacher or in the front office.

These gifts can be dropped in the classrooms through Dec. 17th.

It warms all our hearts to come together as a community like this, help our fellow community members, and serve as a wonderful example for our kids.

For more information, contact Don Lukenbill at don@shermanoaksparents.com.

SOPA Kids Center presents:

"BEARY WINTER"
WINTER DAY CAMP 2009-10

Week 1: 12/21/09 - 12/23/09 (closed 12/24 & 12/25)
Week 2: 12/28/09 - 12/30/09 (closed 12/31 & 1/1)
Week 3: 01/04/10 - 01/08/10

Camp hours are from 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

We are planning lots of fun filled Camp activities, with arts 'n craft projects, group games, outdoor and Indoor "WINTER" recreation, and lots more. Please respond quickly so we can plan early. We will require a signed permission slip for any and all field trips. Forms will be available when you register your child.

***CLICK HERE for Application***
A limited number of spaces are available.
All applications will be processed on a first-come, first-enrolled basis, until the camp is full.

For more information, please contact Deanna at kidscenter@shermanparents.com or 818.986.4121.

SOPA BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR
Wednesday, December 2nd to
Sunday, December 6th
16461 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
818-380-1636

STORYTIME WITH SOES TEACHERS
Wednesday, December 2, 5pm

A flyer will be sent home with vouchers that you'll need to present when you check out.

*B&N memberships, textbooks and other select items are not included in bookfair total.

SOPA FAMILY WEEK AT TOUGH COOKIES
Monday, November 30th - Sunday, December 6th
Party on Sunday, Dec 6th
13638 Ventura Blvd. just east of Woodman Ave.
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm.

LOOKING FOR CHILDREN'S HIP/CUTE CLOTHING FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
Tough Cookies Children's Boutique (a Bronze Great Neighbor) is offering 20% back to SOPA for all purchases made this week. It is geared to hip kids (and their parents) from newborn to size 7/8.

PLUS, Tough Cookies and the other Woodman and Ventura shops are having a party on December 6th, with tattoo artists, face painting, balloon artist, raffle, food and drinks. Mention Sherman Oaks Elementary at ANY of the participating stores* and they will donate 10%-20% back to SOPA.

*Participating stores: Roni B., Abundance, Freak Beat, UPS Store, Illumination, Lene's Place, Sweet Harts,
Steamer Cleaners, Il Tiramisu, Vespa, Camp Happy Dog, The Coffee Roaster, Sylvan Learning Center, Urban Colony, Vitellos Express, Books on the Blvd.

SOPA MEETING!
Tuesday, December 1, 6:45pm
Library

Come partake in the discussions and decisions affecting your child's education and school experience.

As always, pizza and professional, licensed child care for the kids in the cafeteria.

Dinner for adults donated by California Pita!

Entertainment by Rooms 37 & 38!

See you there!

GOBBLE GRAM SALE!
Monday, November 23
Tuesday, November 24
At Recess and Lunch
by the Main Playground Ramp
Only $1 each, with candy!

Delivered Wed, November 25!

Produced by, and benefitting, the Fifth Grade!
(to help pay for their Catalina Camp, and other special Grade 5 activities).

THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
Monday, November 9th - Friday, November 20th

UPDATE:

A huge THANK YOU to our wonderful families and school community who overflowed the classroom boxes with food and donations for turkeys so that our fellow families who are in need can enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving. A special thank you to Don Lukenbill, who lead this inspiring event, to Kim Perez, for her invaluable help and guidance, and to all the parents and staff for their help.

It warms all our hearts to come together as a community like this, and what a wonderful example for our kids.

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The Holiday Season provides excellent stories about sharing and supporting our community. A real life lesson we can teach our children can come from your support of the annual SOPA Thanksgiving Food Drive.

Beginning Monday, November 9th, each classroom will have a donation box for contributions to our food drive. Everyone is encouraged to bring in non-perishable canned or boxed food items for distribution to SOES families who could use a little help.

Frozen turkeys may be dropped off at the Front Office on Monday, November 23rd or Tuesday, November 24th.

Please do not send anything requiring refrigeration, past its due date, or damaged in any way.

Our objective is to provide as bountiful a Thanksgiving feast as we are able to those in our school community who may be struggling.

Monetary donations are also welcome and will be used to purchase food for the baskets. Checks, made out to SOPA, can be dropped with your child’s teacher or at the school office.

Parent volunteers are also needed on November 23 & 25 from 8:30am to 12:00pm to help sort and pack.

For more information, or to volunteer, contact Don Lukenbill at don@shermanoaksparents.com.

SPORTS
Girls' Basketball
Monday & Tuesday
November 16 & 17
Boys' Basketball
Wednesday & Thursday
November 18 & 19
Basketball Tournament Team Tryouts!
Tryouts for our school's tournament teams are November 16-19 on the main play yard.

Please see Coach Franco after school on the yard for more details and schedules.

Participation is free, though around $10-$20 will be asked in order to get jerseys for the players.

Go Tigers!

PHONE-A-THON
November 12, 6pm
Library

UPDATE:
What a great night!
Thanks to our awesome families at the school, we received pledges for over $15,000 to pay for all the privately-funded during-school programs we all provide our children at SOES.

A huge THANK YOU to all the parents who made the calls, all the parents who happily donated, and to Andy Berenson for organizing the great event.

We all are truly blessed and fortunate for such a wonderful school and community.
Let's keep it up!
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Our annual Phone-a-thon is an important part of our drive for parent involvement, both for donations to the Annual Fund to pay for all our privately funded teachers and programs, as well as for volunteering during or outside of school hours.

Come join the fun -- food, beverages, and a library of fellow parents. If you are interested in being a part of the phone-a-thon team, making calls on November 12th, please contact Andy Berenson at andy@shermanoaksparents.com.

SPORTS

FINAL UPDATE:

2nd IN ALL OF L.A.!
In the final weekend of flag football play, our Tigers won their City Semifinal game 19-12!

Our boys in blue then took the field for the Championship game for all of Los Angeles. The Tigers took control early in a defensive battle for the ages, and lead the game 6-0 all the way until the last 2 minutes, when their opponent scored a touchdown and extra point, and held on to win by one point, 6-7.

What an amazing job our boys did this season -- out of 720 elementary schools in Los Angeles (one of the largest cities in the world),
our team is top 2!
We are extremely proud of you! Way to go!

Thank you Coach Franco and Coach Chris!
Thank you to all the parents and fans that cheered our team on throughout the season -- final record 10-1, and Champions of the San Fernando Valley!

Go Tigers!
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UPDATE:
Next up:
L.A. City Championships
Saturday, November 7
10:15 am
(players meet at school for bus at 7:45am)
Marina Del Rey Middle School
12500 Braddock Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

VALLEY CHAMPS!
Our SOES Tigers Flag Football team provided several treats for those in attendance Halloween morning, winning 3 more playoff games (9-0 overall), earning the title of Elementary School Champions of the San Fernando Valley!

They will now play for the Los Angeles City Championship this coming weekend!

This means that they are top 4 out of all of Los Angeles -- out of 720 elementary schools!!!

Way to go, boys! Go get 'em! We'll be cheering you on!

Go Tigers!
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UPDATE:
Next up:
Saturday, October 31, 8:30 am
Holmes Middle School
9351 Paso Robles Ave. Northridge, CA 91325

Our Tigers Flag Football team is 6-0 in playoff play this season, and will be playing for the
Valley Championships this weekend!

Way to go, boys! Go get 'em! We'll be cheering you on!

Go Tigers!
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UPDATE:
They won! Great going, boys! Undefeated in playoff play! Go Tigers as you advance to the Valley Championships!
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Next up:
Saturday, October 24
8:30am-12pm
Portola Middle School,
18720 Linnet Street, Tarzana, CA 91356

Our SOES Tigers Flag Football team played great on Saturday, October 3rd, coming in first place after their first 3 playoff games, so our Tigers are moving on to the regional round of the district tournament, representing our section of the Valley!

Games are tomorrow morning (Saturday) at Portola Middle School.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

UPDATE:
What a great Book Fair! The auditorium was abuzz with activity: kids and parents picking out their new books, purchasing gifts for others, and filling their teachers' wish-lists.

A huge thank you to teachers Ms. Blincoe and Ms. Guldalian to chairing this event, to Jill Kranitz and Marla Hansen as the parent volunteer leaders, and to all who worked shifts and helped make this a great success! See you for the Fall Book Fair!
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UPDATE:
For your convenience, the Book Fair will be open for parents after the Friday Morning Assembly.
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The Scholastic Book Fair is officially open for business! A big thank you goes out to the organizers of the event, Ms. Blincoe and Ms. Guldalian. It looks great!

Rooms went through the book fair on Monday and you should have received your child’s wish list. If you want to order books from the book fair, you may send a check with your child tomorrow made out to Sherman Oaks Elementary.

Alternatively, the fair is open everyday M-Th from 8:30am-3:45pm this week. Browse books yourself during the day (a great time to buy books for the holidays and keep it a surprise) or browse together with your child after school!

Also, parent volunteers are needed to staff the Fair during school hours!

If you are available to work a shift, please contact either Jill Kranitz at jilenore@yahoo.com or
Marla Hansen at hansenca@sbcglobal.net. Thanks!

RESET YOUR CLOCKS!

Daylight Savings ended Sunday morning.
Make sure your clocks are correct!

Here is the correct current time:

HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADE

What fun, and great costumes, everyone!
Friday began with our annual Halloween Parade, where all the children paraded with their class and grade level in all their Halloween costumes while all the parents smiled and cheered them on.

Thank you to all the staff that put on this memorable event for the kids!

GHOSTLY GRAMS!

GhostlyGrams are on sale for $1 each!

Our 5th graders will be taking orders for GhostlyGrams (special Halloween 'telegrams' that come with a little treat) on Wednesday (10/28) and Thursday (10/29) during recess and lunch.

All the money earned goes towards their spring trip to CIMI on Catalina Island. Kids can buy them for themselves, for their friends, a favorite teacher/staff member.

The GhostlyGrams will be delivered during school on Friday (10/30)!

SOPA MEETING

Great meeting Tuesday night.
Thank you to Slices NY Pizza for providing delicious food for all attendees, and to Mrs. Todd's 2nd grade class for starting the meeting off with their incredible performance of Halloween songs!

Watch for the Meeting Notes distributed by your Room Parents!

See you there next month!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Next week is the Scholastic Book Fair, and parent volunteers are needed to work during school hours.

If you are available to work a 2hr shift, please contact either Jill Kranitz at jilenore@yahoo.com or
Marla Hansen at hansenca@sbcglobal.net. Thanks!

GREAT NEIGHBORS &
COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

We have such wonderful local businesses that support our school!

Please support the businesses that support our children through their donations that benefit our kids' education and events.

Visit the Great Neighbors page and
the Community Supporters page for links to their websites, and look for special coupons that often give you great discounts, and even more money back to our school!

DROP OFF / PICK UP

Friendly Reminder:
If traveling EAST (towards Studio City) -- please use Dickens Street.
If traveling WEST (towards Encino) -- please use Greenleaf Street.

Please do NOT drive against this flow of traffic!

(Just go one street south for a hassle-free clear path.)

Do NOT make U-turns in front of the school!

Do NOT park directly in front of the school (on either side of the street) during Drop Off!

Please do not let your kids out while in line for Stop Drop & Roll -- please wait for the volunteer to let them out.

Thank you!
These little details help make the morning drop off and afternoon pickup safe and smooth for everyone.

And a huge THANK YOU to all the volunteers who make our mornings safe and efficient!!!

Please watch for your classroom's turn for SD&R so you can step up for the half-hour and continue this great service!

SOPA Meeting!
Tuesday, October 26, 2009
Library, 6:45pm

Come directly partake in your discussions about your child's education and school activities!

Room 13 will perform for us, is bringing delicious food for the parents, Domino's pizza for the kids, and agenda items include Halloween Carnival recap, school lunch times, the upcoming Book Fair, Phone-a-thon, and Beautification/Tree Planting!
See you there!

SCHOOL HOUSE HAUNT Halloween Carnival!
UPDATE:
Wow! What a great Halloween Carnival this past Saturday! What a fantastic community event: SOES kids, parents and grandparents, teachers and staff, alumni, and local neighbors and friends all enjoyed the fun games, inflatables, food, DJ, and incredible Haunted House -- fun for all!

Amazing job, everyone who helped put on the incredible evening! Thank you!!!
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SNEAKY STREAKS & FINGERS
This event was an incredible success the day before the School House Haunt. Twenty-five staff members including Deanna from Kids Center offered up their hair and nails for the raffle. The lucky raffle winning students spray-painted the staff's hair and polished their nails. The entire student body watched the fun at the Friday morning assembly.
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Ghoul's in session!
Saturday, October 24th, 4-9pm!

TICKET & T-SHIRT SALES!
Ticket packages and School House Haunt t-shirts are on sale everyday this week, after school on the play yard!

Ticket Pre-sale packages: $20 gets you a
$5 admission ticket & $20 worth of attraction tickets (to use anywhere at the carnival -- Haunted House, food, games, etc) -- basically free admission ticket!

T-shirts: our awesome School House Haunt t-shirts are only $10!

Raffle tickets: We also have raffle tickets to win four (4) Disneyland Park Hopper tickets!!! Only $1 each!

HAUNTED HOUSE!
Check out our 5,000 sq. ft Haunted House under construction on the play yard! Exciting!!!

Haunted House will be open from 5pm-9pm.
It will be open from 4-5pm with no body haunting it for littler or more nervous visitors -- must be accompanied by an adult.

BAKE SALE & CAKE WALK!
DO YOU LIKE TO BAKE OR BUY BAKED GOODS?
Bring out your cakes! Give us yer brownies! Surrender your cookies!
The Bake Sale and Cake Walk need yummy treats. The Kids Area needs unfrosted cupcakes.
Please label all baked goods with “CONTAINS NUTS” or “NO NUTS” depending on the ingredients. Package all goodies for individual sale except for iced cupcakes, whole pies, cakes, or the unfrosted cupcakes for the Kids Area.
All proceeds benefit SOPA and out Kids!

Please drop off all baked goods at the front office on Friday Oct. 23rd or on Sat. Oct. 24th at the Bake Sale, Cake Walk, or Kids Area.

STEP UP -- JOIN THE FUN!
Volunteer for 1 hour at any attraction and your
admission is free!

Come and help out your grade...even bring your kids along to meet with their friends and have FUN! Volunteering an hour will make your whole evening!
Sign up in the Kids Center Office
OR
email Don Lukenbill at don@shermanoaksparents.com

McDONALD'S FAMILY NIGHT
UPDATE:
There was plenty of food, good friends, and lucky raffle winners resulting in fun for all who attended. Let's not forget that the owner, Mr. Ho, donated 20% of the sales and 100% of the raffle money back to SOES. Thank you to all that attended the event and helped to bring $550 to Sherman Oaks Elementary.
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Wednesday, October 21, 4:30-7:30pm
Come enjoy a fun night together at McDonald's, and 20% of the night’s proceeds will go to the school!
At the Encino McDonald's: 15700 Ventura Blvd near Haskell Ave.June 17, 2009

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY TODAY!
Wednesday, October 21
Send your filled-out picture form (sent in back-packs) and payment with your child -- it's picture day!

THE ANNUAL FUND & GREAT WALL OF TIGERS
All the during-school enrichment classes that our children love, and that have distinguished SOES -- such as our Music program, Art Explorers, Computer Lab, P.E., Kindergarten Science, our Health Aid, mulitiple classroom aids, and more -- are paid privately by all of us through our fund raising efforts.

100% of your donations to the Annual Fund go to pay for these programs.

It costs $500 per child per year to provide all these classes and teachers.

As a thank you for donating $500 by January 31, 2010, your family can decorate a ceramic tile to be permanently displayed on the school's Great Wall of Tigers!

Click here to donate by credit card via secured PayPal -- any amount you would like -- especially a subscription for $125 for 4 months to get a tile for your family! (Must be subscribed by Oct 31 to make it!)

Your donation is tax-deductible!
SOPA's Tax ID #95-4187428

SHERMAN OAKS STREET FAIR
The Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce held their annual Street Fair on October 18, 2009. Our Chorus had the center stage at 10 am to open the event. They sang several songs and performed outstandingly!
Yay Tigers!

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
UPDATE:
Thank you to all our teachers (and administration and custodians) who hosted us Tuesday night, informed us of their classrooms and the year ahead, and answered all our questions! Our teachers are amazing, and we greatly appreciate all the 'above-and-beyond' effort they give for all our children!
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Tuesday, October 13th, 5:30pm
Leave your children home and come see what your teacher has in store for this year! There will be two rotations so you can visit multiple classrooms.

First rotation begins at 5:30 pm, and the
Second rotation begins at 6:15 pm.

There will be parking on the main play yard.

FAMILY NIGHT AT POMODORO!
Pomodoro, a great, loyal supporter of our school, held a family dinner night this past Wednesday.

The place was packed with SOES families, enjoying delicious Italian cuisine. On top of spending a fun evening out with family and friends, Pomodoro is giving a percentage of the night back to our school!
What a wonderful relationship with our community.

INNISBROOK GIFT WRAP SALES! UPDATE: Delivery will be Monday, November 9th! Remember, you can continue to order from Innisbrook.com throughout the year and the school will get the 50%! Thank you, everyone, for all your orders! Together we have sold over $32,000 worth of items, of which SOPA receives 50% to put towards the funding of our extra programs like Art Explorers, Music, Computer Lab, P.E., Kinder Science, Nurse Aid, classroom aides, field trips, and more! ------------------------------------- The sale through the school is September 18 - October 2nd -- watch for more info in your child's backpack. Our school number is 105383 Order your holiday gift wrap, gifts, and chocolates -- share it with family and friends -- 50% of the proceeds come back to our school! REGISTER CHILD(REN) 1.   Go to www.Innisbrook.com to register your child(ren) for the sale.  Select Parents EZ and enter our school number of: 105383, then “Register Students for Online Store Prize Credits”. NOTIFY FAMILY & FRIENDS 2.   Email family and friends directly from the www.Innsibrook.com website while registering your child.  Your child will get prize credits with their credit card order.  (The link automatically transfers our school number and your child’s registration number) Each item has a .25cent fee to help cover the cost of tax. ENTER ORDERS 3.   Get all your orders together -- both your own and others your family has solicited -- and enter them online: Go to www.Innisbrook.com and select Parents EZ Click "Return 2009 Visitor" and login with your Username & Password Click "Enter Oders from your Orders Worksheet". Enter all of your orders, print out a voucher Send the voucher to school, along with checks payable to SOPA in your Innisbrook envelope. *The deadline for entering orders is Friday, October 2nd.* PRIZES 4.   All participants receive Thank You Gifts Additionally: Top 3 school sellers receive cash prizes! Top 3 school sellers get to go into the money booth at the Pizza Party! One “wild card” winner will be drawn from all sellers to go into the money booth! There will be an after school Pizza Party on December 2nd, for all students who sell $200.00 Receive a snap bracelet and a sticker when you turn in your order voucher to school! Turn in your voucher to be entered into the drawing for Monkey Bucks! (Drawings at Friday assembly: Monkey Bucks to purchase ice cream/water after school) CONTACTS   Contacts:                    Innisbrook Customer Service Phone 877. 525-5608 Email:  customerservice@innisbrook.com     School Support:                          Barbara Johnson anotherbjohnson@yahoo.com Adriana Abrego adriabrego@aol.com Also, click the logo below -- you can order all year long online and SOES still gets half the $ back! Online orders will be delivered to your home. Click the link -- SOES' Innisbrook ID is 105383

SUPPORTING YOUR SCHOOL For FREE!
Stay tuned to find out how to make all your Ralph's grocery purchases give money back to the school!
Also, collect all your Box Tops and Campbell's labels! They will also turn into free money for our school!

ICE CREAM SOCIAL
What fun we all had eating our ice cream sundaes and socializing with our friends this past Friday evening. It's great events like these that make SOES such a great community and special school to attend.
Thank you to all who helped make it happen, especially Patty Puskar and Linda Bradley who headed up the fun event.

SUGGESTED SUPPLIES FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
CLICK HERE to download a list of suggested supplies for September.

If purchased at Office Depot, make sure and have the teller log your purchase for "Sherman Oaks Elementary School," and they will donate money to our school.
Or if shop at Target, link your RedCard to SOES and they will donate money to our school!

U.S. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Our kids were not yet in class when the President addressed school-age children across America, but if you are interested in his speech, you can read it here.

NEW STUDENT PICNIC
Fun, smiles, and camaraderie abounded this past Saturday at our Incoming Families Picnic at VNSO park! Parents reported a wonderful, communal feeling amongst the families who are coming into the school. Lots of yummy food was on hand, and the kids loved the balloon artist and inflatable bouncy-and-slide.
Thank you to Debbie Cabanday and Amy Cross for organizing and hosting this great event; to Diana Krause-Leemon and Aly Graiwer for the popular Spirit Wear; the Elbaz family for the fun balloon artist; and to everyone for the great food!

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
It was great to see all the excited families at the orientation on Tuesday! Welcome!!!
The families heard from Mrs. Harr, then a brief overview from new SOPA President, Andy Berenson.
Especially fun was when the incoming Kindergarteners visited their classrooms for the first time and met their teachers!
Have a great first day tomorrow everyone!
And have a great year!

SCHOOL IS ALMOST HERE!
Hope you are having a great summer break!
We'll see you soon!

Until then:

Mailing from the School
Check your mail the end of the first week of September for important letters from Principal Harr and SOPA!
Do not throw the envelope away! Your child's Room Number will be on the label!

New Student Potluck Picnic
Saturday, September 5th, 10am
Come to VNSO Park by the play structures off Hazeltine to play with and get to know other newly incoming families to SOES!
Contact Debbie at debbie@shermanoaksparents.com to find out what you can bring!

New Student Orientation
Tuesday, September 8th
1:30pm if you did not attend the Orientation in June
2:00pm if you attended the Orientation this past June 12th.

First Day of School
Wednesday, September 9th, 8am

Ice Cream Social
Friday, September 11th, 5:30pm

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