BALBOA BEAT

Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet
BALBOA BEAT
Volume 4 Issue 2
Principal: Jana Davenport
Vice Principal: Kristen LoVerme
Magnet Coordinator: Christine Chun
Beat Editor: Carla Cross
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fall Picnic Update ………………….....PG 1
INSIDE THIS EDITON
YEARBOOK PHOTO REQUEST…….PG 2
STOP DROP AND ROLL ………....... PG 2
MAGAZINE DRIVE………………….......PG 2
DIRECT APPEAL……………………...PG 2
CANDY SPLIT.. ……………………....PG 2
PTA MEMBERSHIP....…….………….PG 2
Green Team……….. ………………....PG 3
BOO GRAMS…………………….........PG 3
SAVE IT ON YOUR CALANDAR…....PG 3
BACK PAGE
CALENDAR ……………...……….…...PG 4
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We are
currently
updating
the parent
website:
www.BalboaParents.org
We‘ll be back soon!
17020 Labrador St. Northridge, CA 91325 (818) 349.4801
October 2011
Balboa‘s Annual Fall Picnic
This year‘s Fall Picnic was a huge success! We had great weather and a record turn out! I‘d like to send a big thank you to all the volunteer parents
and families, friends, teachers, students and alumni. You all did a great job
grilling, selling, supervising games, watching kids ‗bounce‘, and even dancing! I‘d especially like to thank Ayse Francis for coordinating and greeting
all of the volunteers and Tom Francis for building, painting and donating
our brand new ‗Sponge in the Face‘ standee. A huge thank you goes out to
Alan Au for donating his time and talent as our awesome DJ/MC. You kept
us moving and grooving all day! I‘d like to send out a big thank you to Jodie
Xua who organized the ice pops and ice keeping everything cool and for all
her help and wisdom along the way. You kept me sane. I‘d like to acknowledge Kipp Shiotani for organizing our terrific dads and grills to cook all
those delicious hot dogs and to the Cross Family for their generous donation of hot dogs, buns, sodas and snack bags. A big round of applause to
Jenn Shiotani for choreographing, teaching and leading students, teachers,
classes, and parents our first ever Flash Mob at Balboa! Great job Jenn and
great job to everyone involved. We made over $1370! The picnic was a success because of your help and contribution. I‘m overwhelmed by the support
but not surprised. The families at Balboa are wonderful and this event‘s
success proves it.
Sally Protiva - Fall Picnic Chair
!!!!!! BALBOA'S FLASH MOB !!!!!!!
We had over 200 people participate in the Flash Mob at 4:45pm at the Fall Picnic! It was a fun and fantastic experience
for everyone! Thank you so much for supporting me in this crazy fun idea!
Thank you to all the teachers & staff who participated! And for those teachers that asked
me to come into their classroom for 15 minutes to teach their kids the routine, thank you
for having me! I enjoyed teaching your students and getting them excited for our super
"secret" event!
Thank you to my lead dancers: Sydney Shiotani, Nathan Gabriel, Angelina Lim, Kathy
Ceron, Hannah & Sierra Protiva, Judy & Dani Groode, Lori Glazer, Lauren McKee, Nicole
Minkow, and Sydney Coons.
We'll be working on editing the video and posting it on a secure site. - Jenn & Kipp Shiotani, BPA Co-Presidents
GRILLIN' DADS!
The "Grillin' Dads" at the fall picnic were an incredible success! Because of the generosity of
the Cross family in donating all the food and the fathers who donated their time and cooking skills we made over $700 in food sales at the Fall Picnic this year! That's even with
time out to join the Flash Mob! :)
A big thank you to: Sergey Gorokhov, Robert Reel, Rafi Anoushian, Dennis Antilla, Brian
Loo, Brian Kier, Mark Fredrickson, Ariel Banzon, Daniel Baron, Milton Escobar and Kipp Shiotani.
BA LB O A BE A T
V O LU ME 4 I S SUE 2
Opportunity knocks...
.
TAP needs
your help
every Tuesday
and Thursday.
Tennis shoes and batteries will be
collected once a month. For Oct,
collection will be Oct 14 – 18.
Come help for
a short time,
or all day. It is
a very rewarding way to
volunteer AND
make new
friends.
The soda tabs will be collected to
benefit Ronald McDonald House.
These will be collected all year
long. Please turn in to office
ATTN: Ms. Bronson, Room 19.
Reminder about the Carpool Procedures
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Photos Needed!
The Yearbook Committee needs your photos to capture
Balboa‘s special, fun, crazy school days. This includes
Classroom activities, Field Trips, Fall Picnic, Pumpkin
Math, Crazy Hair/Sock/Hat Day, Red Ribbon Week, Halloween etc. We want to include every classroom and a
candid shot of each student!
Photos may be submitted to the office on CD with event
info, your child‘s name and teacher, as well as your name
and contact. They may also be emailed to [email protected].
DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR DIRECT APPEAL
DONATION!
We need every family at Balboa's participation. To
If cars are lined up in the carpool lane don’t take a left turn from
date, 100 families have donated to Direct Appeal. We
Balboa onto Superior OR from Superior onto Paso Robles
have a long way to go to reach full participation.
2. Cross at the corners only!
Remember, the suggested donation is $400 per stu3. Please remember we are in a residential neighborhood—No
dent. However, we encourage everyone to give an
Honking
amount that is comfortable for their family. Your con4. Do not park on Paso Robles on the school side.
tributions directly benefit your child and every child at
5. Do not leave your car (not even for a moment) while in the carpool
Balboa. Send your check payable to Balboa Spirit Club
lane.
in to the office or donate online at
6. Do not stop in front of the bus stop on Balboa.
www.balboaparents.org. Questions? Contact Stephanie
7. Wait patiently for cars ahead to move forward.
Schneider at 310-990-7775 or [email protected].
8. Follow the Crossing Guard’s instructions.
9. No U-turns on Paso Robles after dropping off at the car pool
lane!
2011 Magazine Drive
John Gabriel (Carpool Chair) [email protected]
Come help with one of BPA’s biggest fundrais5th grade schedule for carpool duty:
ers of the year (and meet some really cool
10/03 - 10/11 Room 9 Ms. Convirs
people at the same time)
10/12 - 10/19 Room 8 Mr. Brescher
10/20 - 10/27 Room 10 Mrs. Brownell
10/28 - 11/04 Room 12 Mrs. Klein
Collection Days—help us count money
11/07 - 11/15 Room 13 Mrs. Mussack
and process orders

Wednesday,
Oct
5th - 8:30 am—10:00 am
PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
 Wednesday, Oct 12th - 8:30 am —10:00 am
We would like to thank all the Balboa Parents that
 Wednesday, Oct 19th - 8:30 am —10:00 am
signed up for the Balboa Magnet PTA!! We had a
great year! We signed up 796 memberships which
Prize Store—help us pass out prizes
is 106% participation!! That is the best we have
to qualifying students
had in at least 5 years!
 Friday, Oct 7th - 11:30 am —1:00 pm
The winners of the Pizza Party:
 Friday, Oct 14th - 11:30 am —1:00 pm
1st - Room 12 - Mrs. Klein with 196% - best in
 Friday, Oct 21th - 11:30 am —1:00 pm
at least 5 years
2nd - Room 9 - Ms. Convirs with 151%
3rd - Room 25 - Mrs. Bierman with 150%
Here‘s your chance to get rid of that
Halloween candy. Our school has beRoom 18 - Ms. Hooper will receive a Popsicle
come an active supporter of Frontline
Party with 142%
Foundation. This all volunteer organizaGreat Job everyone!! Thanks to all the wonderful
tion prepares and serves over 825,000
volunteers that helped with Membership Drive! meals to people who have no other reWe could not have done it
source for food. After Halloween divide
without you!!
your candy into two piles. Bring one pile
to school on Nov 1, 2, and 3rd. Frontline
Co-Chairs Judy Groode &
Foundation will pass out the donated HalJocelyn Guihama
loween candy with the meals served downtown Los Angeles.
A flyer with more details will be sent home..
1.
Candy Split
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BALBOA GREEN TEAM
The Green Beat
Helping our school, and the earth, just got a
little bit easier. Balboa Magnet is proud of
our green fundraising efforts and we invite
you to be a part of the Balboa Green Team. You can help by
bringing your old cell phones and used ink cartridges to the school
office for recycling. You can also support our efforts by shopping
online at www.greenraising.com where you can purchase a variety
of eco-friendly products and 25% of your purchase will be donated
to our school. The children have already started recycling their
Ziploc baggies at lunchtime and they are doing an amazing job! If
you would like to find out more, or would like to volunteer to be a
part of the Balboa Green Team, please email Kelly Mitchell at
[email protected].
CONGRATULATIONS BALBOA STUDENTS!
HERE IS WHAT YOU DID
FOR THE ENVIRIONMENT LAST YEAR:
YOU RECYCLED 2,000 PLASTIC BAGGIES!
YOU HELPED TO PROVIDE:
- A YEAR OF FRESH WATER FOR 8
PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO WATER.
- A MEAL FOR A FAMILY OF
FOUR.
- PROTECTION FOR 2.75 MILES
OF WILDLIFE LAND!!
- AND YOU PREVENTED 2,000
BAGGIES FROM BEING SENT TO
THE DUMP!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
TERRACYCLE AND THE BALBOA GREEN TEAM ☺
Announcements
10/5 - 10/21 Magazine Drive
10/11 - 11/8 Enter the Reflections Art Show! (see Pg. 4)
10/24 - 10/28 Boo Grams go on sale
10/24 - 10/28 Red Ribbon Week
10/26
BPA Meeting (8:30am)
10/31
Halloween Parade 1:15
11/4
Green Team Collection @ Carpool Lane
11/7
Reflections Due Date! NO EXCEPTIONS!
11/11
Veterans Day—NO SCHOOL!
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
Food Storage Brigade: We are collecting
ziploc baggies at the lunch pavilion in the
green collection bin. The bags are mailed
to Terracycle where they are recycled into
decking, containers and other products.
Glue Crew Brigade: Teachers and volunteers in the TAP room will be collecting
empty glue sticks and empty glue bottles.
The glue sticks will be mailed to Terracycle for recycling. You can check out a
video on Terracycle at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kXaP_wPmw70. Terracycle pays .02
cents for each baggie and glue stick collected!
Water Bottle Collection:
Water bottle collection bins are located in
each of the lunch pavilions. The bottles
are taken to local recycling centers on a
weekly basis and the collected funds are
donated directly to the school.
Greenraising:
www.greenraising.com - is an online store
that offers a wide variety of eco-friendly
products such as re-useable water bottles,
candles, recycled wrapping paper and
more. 25% of purchases made using Balboa as the affiliate are donated to the
school and, during an online fundraising
period, we can earn 45%. Another website
www.motherearthfundraising.com is similar.
First Friday each month; , a Green
Team member will be out at the carpool
drop-off in the morning to collect any of
the following: used ink cartridges, cell
phones, glue sticks, ziploc baggies, water
bottles, etc. We are hoping that the ease
of simply being able to hand something out
of the car door will encourage more people
to start collecting their own household
items to be recycled through our projects.
E-Waste Fundraiser:
We are working on finding a good date to
hold our E-Waste fundraiser at the school.
Green Mouse recycling will provide a
truck, advertising banners, flyers and 3-4
employees to help collect and load the
items. They take anything from computers to televisions to basic electronic
appliances.
October 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
2
Wed
3
4
Fall Picture Day
Fri
5
Sat
6
Magazine Drive
Collection Day!
TOMORROW
Stop Drop & Roll
10/3 –10/11
Rm 9-Convirs
Thu
7
Magazine Drive
PRIZE STORE!
Safety Committee
Meeting @2:00 pm
9
10
11
Reflections Kick Off
Stop Drop & Roll
10/12 –10/19
Rm 8-Brescher
16
17
12
Magazine Drive
Collection Day!
18
13
Pre-sale for
BOO-GRAMS
19
20
Magazine Drive
Collection Day!
Stop Drop & Roll
10/20 –10/27
Rm 10-Brownell
23
Stop Drop & Roll
10/28 –11/4
Rm 12-Klein
24
Red Ribbon Week
25
Red Ribbon Week
SBM/SSC
Meeting @ 2:45
30
21
Magazine Drive
PRIZE STORE!
26
Red Ribbon Week
27
Red Ribbon Week
BPA Meeting at
8:30 a.m. in the
Parent Center
15
Volunteers
needed to
help with the
Magazine
Drive
22
Volunteers
needed to
help with the
Magazine
Drive
28
Red Ribbon Week
29
BEAT Article
submission deadline
Thank you!
Lost and Found!
BOO GRAM SALES
14
Magazine Drive
PRIZE STORE!
8
Volunteers
needed to
help with the
Magazine
Drive
31
Halloween Parade:
Stop Drop & Roll
10/28 –11/4
Rm 12-Klein
1:15 pm Come and
join the Fun!
November 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
Fri
2
4
5
11
12
Green Team
collection at
carpool lane
Stop Drop & Roll
10/28 –11/4
Rm 12-Klein
6
Stop Drop & Roll
11/7-11/15
Rm 13-Mussack
Sat
3
7
Reflections
Entries Due Today!
BOO GRAMS COMING SOON!
Boo Grams will be available
for sale Oct. 24 - 28 and will
be delivered on the Oct 31.
These fun greetings include a
sweet message along with a
treat for your favorite Balboian. Last year, the Student
Council raised over $1,000!
Money for Boo Grams and
Val-O-Grams last year went to pay for CPR training
for Student Council officers and Teaching Assistants.
8
9
10
Fall Picture
Make-Up Day
VETERAN’S
DAY—NO
SCHOOL
REFLECTIONS ART SHOW NEWS
This year's theme is ―Diversity Means…‖
Entries due no later than Nov. 7!
You can enter in the following categories:
Dance Choreography, Film Production,
Literature, Musical Composition,
Photography & Visual Arts
If you can volunteer, please contact Holly
Stuczynski at [email protected].
To download entry forms and read rules for each category, go to
www.ptareflections.org/cs/about_reflections