Kindergartners clothes donations

Lets keep our children dry!

We are asking for donations of new or used shorts, sweats and underwear to fit our kindergartners if they should have an oops!

(sizes 3-6)

Please give all donations to Kathy in our Wellness Office. Thank You.
--
Anjie Whitman

Fall Artwork Drive for CASP

Hello McGaugh Friends and Family,

Each year the California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) holds an annual convention, providing school psychologists the opportunity to gain valuable skills to bring back to their districts. I am very excited as, for the upcoming 2011 convention in April, I have the opportunity to contribute as Convention Co-Chair and help organize a number of convention events.

As part of our convention theme, Excelling Together: Linking Home, Schools & Community, we are reaching out into the community for student artwork to display at our Awards event and Raffle & Wine reception. Our hope is to create a gallery at the event, displaying artwork from students across Orange County.

We are conducting a Fall Artwork Drive. If you would like to donate your child's artwork to our gallery, please drop off the painting, photography, drawing, and/or sculpture to room 41 by November 31st, 2010. All artwork will be recognized with a label that includes the student's first name and grade level.  Due to this being a large event, donated artwork will not be returned to the student. 

Thank you so much for participating in what will be a fantastic event!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Belisle, M.A., Ed.S

School Psychologist

2010 Student Art Calendars - Extended Deadline

Dear Parents:

Student Artwork Calendars are still available to order, and the deadline has been pushed to October 8th. Most of the important McGaugh dates are listed on the calendar, which includes priceless pieces of art from our young and talented students; it makes a wonderful keepsake.  The attached Order Form has more information, but must be turned in no later than the new deadline of October 8th.

Thank you for your support!

Flavory Fun Awaits

From October 1st through October 17th, Flavory Yogurt at 347 Main St #B (corner of Main and PCH) will donate 20% of their sales to McGaugh PTA!  Go in as often as you would like for some delicious treats, and don't forget to mention McGaugh to the cashier.

No flier needed!

Give Me a H.U.G.S.

The September H.U.G.S. Newsletter is attached and contains information for and about the McGaugh Elementary School special needs students and programs.

HELP * UNDERSTANDING * GROWTH * SUPPORT

 

McGaugh School Site Council

Parents, If you missed the nomination form and are interested in serving on McGaugh's School Site Council, just send in a note or email to Mrs. Palmer. The Council meets four times a year, generally on the third Thursday of month from 2:30 to 3:30 in the media center. We need equal representation of parents and school employees. At this time,we have three parent positions, and only one parent has expressed interest. We need to fill all three positions. For additional information you can read about the council and the responsibilities on McGaugh's Web Page. I greatly appreciate your support and would welcome your participation as part of this Council.

Daryle A. Palmer

Principal, McGaugh Elementary School

Wrap up the Fun

Attention McGaugh Families,

Just a reminder that our gift wrap fundraiser is ending this Friday, September 24th. This year our catalog features quality gift wrap, household items, and unique gifts for friends and family. Project SEEK is eager to continue its fund-raising efforts to ensure the continuation of enrichment programs at our school.


Also, make sure to stop by our table at the Ice Cream Social tonight. We will have a sample of gift wraps and items featured in the catalog.


Thank you for supporting Project SEEK.

 

Galleria of Prizes

Have any new toys laying around taking up space?

Spare emergency gifts stuffed in the closet or

unopened Happy Meal toys filling a drawer?

  

The PTA Carnival Prize Booth

is always looking for greater diversity

and everything is useful.  Please bring any

new, unused toys to the PTA Resource Room

(at the back of the Media Center) before or after school

-so as not to interrupt any classes or studying-

 

For more information or if you have questions,

contact Dawn Caviola

Family Portrait Fun

                                   

Dear McGaugh Family and Friends,

Join us for beautiful beach family portraits at the Seal Beach Pier.  Sittings can be scheduled for:

Sunday, October 3^rd 8-11:00am

or

Saturday, October 9^th 8-11:00am

More details can be found on the attached flier, including how to reserve your family's sitting.  Sorry, no walk-in times.

Tell a Friend ~ Everyone is welcome to participate!

Dining For McGaugh

Join us for a fun night out with family and friends!

Dining for McGaugh
As a McGaugh family, you can enjoy a great meal at a local restaurant and our school will receive 20% of the proceeds.  Just print the attached restaurant flier or pick one up at the front office, then bring the flier in to the restaurant to show that you are from McGaugh.

September's Restaurant:


Tell your family and friends to eat at Islands on Monday, September 27th.

More details are on the flier.

Questions or suggestions, please call:
Andrea Crammer

 

Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Calling all volunteers!

On Monday, September 27th, our school needs about 12 volunteers working in 2 hour incriments between 8am and 4pm.  Your job will be to escort groups of kids from each room to and from hearing tests.  Anyone interested please email or call to sign-up.

Thank you.

Anjie Whitman 

Let Your Groceries Donate for You

Check Your Pavilions Receipt!     

 Is your Club Card linked with eScrip?

Register Today so McGaugh/Project SEEK will continue to receive contributions to help fund important programs for our kids !!

http://www.escrip.com/

Any questions please contact Bianka Kelley 

The Gift of Storytelling

"Once upon a time, in the kingdom of McGaugh, the court Jesters were called upon to entertain the royal children with the gift of storytelling…."

Let's Celebrate and Grow our Media Center!

Dedicate a book to your Student or teacher

for a birthday, special occasion or

just because you love them.

Ø      All dedicated books have a special plaque inside with a personalized message from you.

Ø      The dedicated book is read to your child and their classroom by one or our jesters in costume.

Ø      The book will be enjoyed at home for a short time and then will remain in McGaugh's Media Center throughout time for all to enjoy.

Ø      A colorful bell, with the child's name, is hung on the Jester wall in the Media Center for all to view!

Ø      The cost is $20 per dedication and Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles are encouraged to participate!

Jester Dedication Forms are available in the media center and on-line through the McGaugh Website under the Media Center channel.

Please contact Cari Ledgard with questions.

Time to Reflect - Together We Can

Does your child enjoy creating?

Each year, the PTA invites students to create art inspired by a theme in a program called "Reflections".

The PTA Reflections Program is designed to increase student achievement, foster student talents and promote the arts in your home, your school and your community.

The program is divided into grade divisions and into different areas of art including:
  •dance choreography
  •film production
  •literature
  •musical composition
  •photography
  •visual arts

The theme for the 2010-2011 school year is "Together we can…"

For more information and examples please visit CAPTA.org or PTAreflections.org.

The competition is held at local, then regional, then national levels with recognition and prizes at each level.

To save paper and avoid copying the entire packet, we ask that you request which category or categories you would like to participate in.

Your child will be sent a list of the rules for their category and the required entry form.

Please contact Michelle Samuelson before Sept 23rd (deadline extended).

Entries are due by Monday, October 18th before and after school in the front office.

Questions?  Contact Michelle Samuelson, PTA Reflections Chair

The District’s Operation Steering Committee Wants You!

A message from Daryle Palmer: Our parent representative for the District's Operation Steering Committee can no longer serve as McGaugh's representative since her child has moved on to middle school.

What is Operations Steering Committee?

This is an advisory committee comprised of staff, parents, and community members.  Its purpose is to work together to recommend goals and direction to the LAUSD Board of Education on matters of finance, facilities, lease agreements, bonds, Districtwide fund raising, enrollment, and governance issues such as communication/ collaboration processes.  As an active member of our school-community, you most likely are aware of the budget issues facing the State and, therefore, California school districts.  These issues will be the primary topic of discussion at our upcoming meeting.

What are the obligations of a representative?

The Operation Steering Committee meets 3 to 4 times a year in the Board Room of the District Office, 10293 Bloomfield Street, Los Alamitos. The meetings begin promptly at 6:30 and conclude no later than 8:00. The meetings are generally held in October, January and March. Occasionally there is a meeting in early June. The dates for the meeting have not been determined at this time.

Who can be a parent representative?

Any parent who has a child attending McGaugh Elementary School is welcomed to be a member. Parents who are not selected as McGaugh's Representation (each elementary school has one official parent representative) are welcome to come to these meeting if they are interested.

If you would be interested in attending these meetings and representing McGaugh, please email or call Mrs. Palmer. The district is asking that school have representative and their contact information sent to the district office by September 30^th.

Back to School Child Care

McGaugh Elementary

Back to School Night Child Care Request Form

 

Kids Korner located in Room 49 will provide child care for McGaugh students (K – 5) during Back to School Night. The cost is $4 per student.  Students can be dropped off as early as 6:15 pm and will need to be picked up no later than 8:30 pm on Tuesday, September 14^th.

 

If you are interested in daycare during Back to School Night, please print and complete the attached form and return it to Kids Korner by Monday, September 13.

CA PTA Legislative Alert

Take Action: Urge the Governor to sign SB 847, so schools can receive $1.2 billion in federal funds now!

As expected, the Legislature adjourned late last night without passing a state budget. As we told you last week, the California Department of Education needs legislative authority to disburse the $1.2 billion that California will receive from the federal government as a result of the passage of the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act.   SB 847 (Steinberg), an urgency measure strongly supported by PTA, passed out of the Legislature yesterday and is now on its way to the Governor's desk.   Call the Governor's office today to urge him to sign SB 847 now, so that these funds will begin flowing to schools as quickly as possible.  Click here to contact the Governor.    SB 847 specifies that the funds are to be disbursed to school districts, county offices of education and charter schools, on the basis of revenue limits, within 14 days of the passage of this act or notification to the state of a federal funding award, whichever is later.  As per the federal legislation, the funds are to be used only for compensation, benefits and other expenses necessary to retain existing employees, to recall or rehire former employees and to hire new employees providing school-level education and related services.  Funds must be used before September 30, 2012.   Two additional bills of interest, also needed to allow for the timely disbursement of federal dollars to school districts, were passed and sent to the Governor in the waning hours of the legislative session. Both are also urgency measures. AB 184 (Block) extends the authority for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocate funds for the special disabilities adjustment (SDA) formula for two additional years. AB 185 (Buchanan) authorized the disbursement of School Improvement Grant (SIG) and federal State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) Phase II dollars.

2010 Student Art Calendars

Dear Parents:

The students are busy customizing this year's calendar. Most of the
important McGaugh dates are included on the calendar.
The calendar is a priceless piece of art from our young and talented
students and makes a wonderful keepsake.
The attached Order Form has more information, but must be turned in no
later than Friday, September 24th to guarantee delivery.

Thank you for your support!

2010-11 PTA Membership Drive

PTA Membership Drive

September 7 to September 24, 2010

Join or Renew Your PTA Membership Today!

Any adult is welcome to join.

Membership is $8 per person.

Meetings are held the 1

st Thursday of each month at 8:15am for about 1 hour in the Auditorium.
Attending meetings is a great way to stay informed, but you do not have to attend to be a member.

Receive a FREE Legoland Ticket voucher, good for 1 free ticket with 1 paid admission!

The #1 reason to join the

Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child.

* Get Connected * Be a Role Model * Speak Up * Network *

* Help Your Child Succeed * Witness Improvement *

To Join or Renew

:

1. Fill out the attached form on the envelope.
2. Enclose cash or check: payable to McGaugh PTA.
3. Return to your child's teacher between September 7 to September 24

4. Four (4) memberships are allowed per envelope.
5. Please list all your children's names that attend McGaugh.

For more information contact Membership Drive Coordinators

Additional Membership Envelopes are in the School Office.

First PTA Meeting of the Year

A Message from Tom Motter, President, J. H. McGaugh Elementary PTA

PTA Members,

On behalf of your new PTA Executive Board, welcome back to school!  Our first PTA meeting of the year will be held tomorrow morning in the Auditorium, immediately following the new parents welcome coffee. Again this year our meetings will typically fall on the first Thursday of the month beginning at 8:15 AM. Tomorrow's meeting will begin at 8:30 AM, to allow for the new parent welcome event, and will conclude no later than 9:30 AM. The agenda follows:

PTA General Meeting Agenda

Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: McGaugh Auditorium

Agenda:

1.  Call to Order

  Pledge of Allegiance & Inspirational Message

2.  Approval of the minutes of the June 2010 Meeting

3.  Presidents Welcome

4.  Officers Reports

  Treasurer Report; Resolutions for Paying Bills; Approval of the 2010-2011 PTA Budget

  Principal/Vice Principal Reports

  Executive VP Report

  2nd VP Report - Ways and Means

  3rd VP Report - Programs/Parent Education

  4th VP Report - School Support

  5th VP Report - School Communication and Outreach

5.  Committee Reports

6.  New Business

7.  Announcements

8.  Adjournment

 It should be a fun and informative meeting.  Hope to see you all there!

Best regards,

Tom Motter

Welcome Back to School!

A Message from Daryle Palmer:

McGaugh Elementary School is blessed with a wonderful community that supports us in so many ways. We are lucky to have parents regularly on campus helping in classrooms, the art lab, and the media center.  However, it is important to remember that while parents are on campus, they need to be under the direct supervision of a faculty member.  This is due to additional health requirements and background checks for adults working with students that are required if a faculty member is not present. 

            Many parents love to join their children for lunch. We certainly understand this, but it is very difficult for other students to watch some children getting McDonald's (and smell those very fragrant French fries) knowing that their parents work and cannot provide the same treat. We recommend that you take your child off campus for special lunches.  Please remember that lunch is a part of the educational program where social skills and appropriate behavior is reinforced.

            Due to insurance liability issues, we also ask that parents do not join in at recess and play with their children. We have had adults trip while playing games and break wrists and/or ankles. Therefore, parents should only be volunteering in the classroom during the lunch and recess times.

            Please remember that each year we review "Stranger Danger" safety rules. If a parent notices any child acting inappropriately, please take that information directly to a faculty member so they can deal with the issue. It is scary and inappropriate for any adult who is not a member of the faculty to approach a child on campus.

            We are so very grateful to all of you who give up your time to help make McGaugh such a special environment. Thank you for supporting our school and observing these rules.