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Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet
BALBOA BEAT
17020 Labrador St. Northridge, CA 91325 (818).349.4801
Volume 4 Issue 3
November 2011
BPA Kicks Off the Year with the Magazine Drive!
Principal: Jana Davenport
Vice Principal: Kristen LoVerme
Magnet Coordinator: Christine Chun
Beat Editor: Carla Cross
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MAGAZINE DRIVE UPDATE…......PG 1
REFLECTIONS…..…….….….…....PG 1
INSIDE THIS EDITON
YEAR BOOK PHOTOS…………....PG 2
ANNOUNCEMENTS.…………...... PG 2
WEBSITE INFORMATION……...PG 2
DIRECT APPEAL…….………..….PG 3
BACK PAGE
CALENDAR ……………...………...PG 4
THE GREEN BEAT… …….……....PG 4
ORCHESTRA …………….…….....PG 4
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In October we completed our first major fundraiser of
the year and would like to thank all of the students, faculty, staff, and families that participated in this year's
magazine drive to make it a success! Over 47% of the
student body participated in the drive, which is a tremendous accomplishment! Way to go!!! Together, we
raised nearly $19k to help pay for class field trips and
other school programs and resources.
Congratulations to the following classes for having the highest class participation level and winning an ice cream social for their class and a $50 gift card for
their teacher: Grades 1-3, Mrs. Bierman's class with 79% participation and
Grades 4-5, Mrs. Klein's class with 88% participation. Honorable mention
goes out to Mrs. Woods' and Ms. Convirs' classes for having the second highest
participation levels.
We would also like to congratulate our top sellers: Sarah Schneider (Room 9 with 62 magazines sold). Sydney Shiotani (Room 12 - with 42 magazines sold),
and Sarah Frederickson (Room 6 - with 37 magazines sold). Finally, we'd like
to thank all of the parents who volunteered their time
to help out with processing sales orders and manning
the prize store. You're awesome and we couldn't have
done it without you! THANK YOU!!!
Diane Lawhorn & Sandra Gibson, Magazine Drive Co-Chairs
REFLECTIONS ENTRIES DUE NOVEMBER 7TH!!!
It’s that time of year again- the PTA sponsored Reflections program!
Students can enter in the following categories:
Visual Arts
Video
Literature
Photography
Dance
Musical Composition
You can enter as many times as you want and in as many categories as you are inspired to.
The theme this year is “Diversity means…..”
If you would like to participate, you can either download all of the forms at www.capta.org/
sections/programs/reflections.cfm or request a packet from school and a packet will be
sent home with your child. NEW SUBMISSION Rules this year! Please look at California PTA
website. The deadline to enter at Balboa Magnet is November 7, 2011.
Thank you, Balboa PTA. Contact Holly or Spike 818.458.9708 Holly@PrepareAndCare.net
818.224.9091 Spike@aieac.org
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Next BPA Meeting
Opportunity knocks...
Wednesday, 11/16 at 7:00 pm
Childcare provided!
Yearbook Photos and Committee Members Needed!
The Yearbook Committee needs your photos to capture
Balboa’s special, fun, school days. This includes field
trips, classroom activities, , Fall Picnic, Pumpkin Math,
Crazy Hair Day, Red Ribbon Week, Halloween etc.
We want to include every classroom and a photo of each student! Submit
photos to the office on a CD (label with event info, child’s name, teacher,
your name/contact info). They may also be emailed to Balboamagnet.yearbook@gmail.com. please contact Jocelyn Guihama if you are
interested in helping with the yearbook. (jocelyn.guihama@gmail.com)
BALBOA NEEDS YOU!
This is the ONLY evening
meeting of the school year, and
we encourage parents who cannot normally
attend the morning meetings to come get involved.
The BPA will provide child care during the meeting.
Please RSVP with your name, number of adults
attending and number of children attending to Aya
Katzaroff
email: aosawakatzaroff@yahoo.com
- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH REFLECTIONS
The following volunteer opportunities are available!!!!
 Collection, log in and set up of show: November 7,8,9,10, 8:30-230
 Judging, ribbon placement and programs days: November 14,15
 Host for the show: November 16, 17, 18, 8:30-2:20
 Take down and return entries: November 18, 12:30-2:00
 Master DVD maker
 Driver for delivery of judge packets
 Refreshment coordinator
Volunteers will begin after drop off in the morning, and each day we will continue until all work is completed. Entries
must be collected and logged in so the entries can be judged and the show can be set up for a school wide Art Show.
Time required depends on quantity of entries received.
Also accepting suggestions for judges that are professionals within the specific categories. Must be sensitive to children and appreciate their art. Please send name and email and category of specialty; Judges needed: 2 for film, 2 for
visual art, 3 for dance, 2 for literature, 2 for music, 1 for photography.
Balboa Parent Association
Parent Education – Special Guest Speakers
When: Friday, November 4th @ 8:30 am
Where: Parent Center – Room 33
Bagels and Coffee Provided
Join us for a special Parent Presentation with the coaches of Social
Coaching Club, Samantha Blank, M.S., MFT and Kathy Zotnowski,
M.S., MFT. They will provide insight, tools and techniques to help
parents implement increased impulse control and frustration tolerance for your children. They will also discuss and demonstrate effective anger and stress management techniques that will work for
parents and children alike.
Please RSVP ASAP – we need to know for materials and
refreshments. Or email Judy Groode at Judy@Groode.net
or contact at (818) 988-2646.
HOLIDAY POTLUCK LUNCHEON
FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF
COMING FRIDAY, DECEMBER
16th. PLEASE LOOK FOR
FLYERS IN NOVEMBER!
Announcing New Balboa Websites:
balboamagnet.com & balboaparents.org
Balboa Magnet Elementary School is happy to announce the
launching of two new websites. The official school site
www.balboamagnet.com will contain important information on
the school and its policies. As it continues to develop, families
will also be able to access important updates from their children's teachers.
The new parent website www. balboaparents.org has also been
completely redesigned and will focus primarily on how families
can support Balboa Magnet. We intend to post important schoolwide event information, volunteer opportunities and information
on how to help raise funds for the school.
The success of these two websites will depend on you! If you
would like information posted on either site, please send documents in formats that can be edited (e.g., word, publisher. DO
NOT send pdfs). Include any deadlines in the subject line and
email to Jocelyn Guihama jocelyn.guihama@gmail.com. who will
forward to the administrators for approval and posting.
Nov. 1 - 4: CANDY SPLIT
Donate half of your Halloween candy for the Frontline
Foundation and Operation Gratitude - just send candy
to school with your child! c/o Ms. Bronson, Room 19
Direct Appeal
- Thank you for your support!!!!
Below is the list of names of those who have so generously given to the Direct Appeal campaign so far.
If you don’t see your name please look for it in the next issue!!!! It’s not too late to make your Direct Appeal Donation
WWW.BALBOAPARENTS.ORG
YOU CAN DONATE USING VISA or MC.
Jose & Leticia Avalos
Jared Taylor
Edmund & Deborah Wong
Margaret McNally & Geoff Greenberg
David & Jana Davenport
Ilene Sutter-Rosenberg
Tom & Masae Yasuda
Cindy Malone
Preston Lee
Jason Hughes
Elina Baron
Indra Setiadi
Rachel & Melvin Reiter
Rosina Chavez
Laura & Douglas Shewfelt
Greg & Kim Milman
John Lamprea
Gina Arzumanyan
Russell & Christine Coons
Artemis Javanshir
Wanda Yung
Kerry & Nan O'Donnell
Joo Young Yoo
Eun Ju Jeong
Patricia Pacheco
Tony & Carmen Sands
Sebastian & Paula Kupiec
Steve & Judy Block
Marie Salcedo
Rebecca & Mark Frederickson
Holly Stuczynski
Susanna Eldib
Vanesa Lara Schmoisman
John & Charlene Ishikawa
Kristen Lazarian & Richard Horvitz
Jason Li
Todd & Kelly Mitchell
Rauf & Tamilla Shalumova
Sally & Ed Protiva
Tricia DeGeeter
E. Bart Plange
Jennifer & Kipp Shiotani
Paul & Bernadette Hanson
Caroline & Philippe Marecaux
Easter & Jodie Xua
Dan & Arcy Gesshel
Erica & Jose Arrendondo
Rary Khamlue
Sanjay Kulkarni & Supriya Belpathak
Itoko Deitrick
Lee & Sara Bradford
David Harte & Kathleen Wilhoite
Larry Vad
John & Cathy Gabriel
Ivan Trinh
Alan Mendelsohn
Courtney & Ron Robart
Justin & Hanna Ryu
Veronica & Robert Lee
Lissette & Marcelo Maccarone
Jocelyn Guihama & David Olson
John & Evangeline Equina
Daniel & Beth Lobl
Chong Lee
Mieyeun Park
Eva & Steven Cohen
Bhavik & Ami Shah
Mark & Sharon Chang
Kim Tran
Mohammadi Fidaali
Yuko Sano
Tasnim Hussain
Kevin & Sandra DeHaeseleer
Bradley & Maria Smith
Hargunvir & Harjinder Singh
Buck McGaffee
Mike Tran
Ken and Tammy Robinson
Jeff & Jen Endler
Mona Contreras-Valenzuela
Efren & Eunice Miguel
Lynn Deng
Jae Lee
Gary & Jan Baer
Zhanna Rubinova
Darryl & Leanna Hendrix
Scott & Sandra Gibson
Paula & John Tillotson
Sharon Bai
Helen Ioffe
Laurie & Michael Carter
Wendy Liu
Stacy Soendker
John & Christina Yu
Zhilbert Melekyan & Karmella Grigoryan
Norma & Hector Valle
Damian Coleman
Jeffrey and Maggie Yong
Imelda Abalos Porter
Alain & Alice Dalva
Sushil Madhogarhia
Wayne & Jill Basinger
Scott & Dotty Calvin
Christopher Rabina & Rhoda Acosta
David & Ina Labowitz
Bassam Bunny
Huan Chu
Jienming & Sylvia Jou
Joseph & Catherine Kim
Lisa Poggi
Aram Guyumjian
Matt & Carla Reeves
Han & Laura Park
Jennie & Rob Gappinger
Eric & Yvette Vink
Hongying Chen
Walter & Milbet Del Cid
Coco Cheng
Alla & Val Chernyak
Eric Taylor
John Katzaroff
Eugene & Anna Kocis
Renee Brendel-Konrad
Lourdes Guerrero
Erdenetsetseg Ganbaatar
Lisa & Aaron Labowitz
Randi & Xinna Severino
Jinhee Martinez
David & Laura Silverman
Matt & Miho Blumkin
Agnes Chun
Inna & Michael Kaplan
Stephanie & Reza Laleh
David & Frances Scott
Raquel Matsubayashi
Martha Lin
Dana Adelstein
Ilona Merrit
Maryam Abed
Andre Senasac
Satty & Gary Gill
Keiko Yetter
Tony & Carla Georgian
Judit Pitarresi
Stephanie Le
Vishal & Smriti Garg
Jeffrey & Grace Won Stone
John Hua & Aichun Yang
Jeffrey & Jill Horowitz
Kathy Lee
Rick & Lori Teraji
John & Alyson Rocha
Maritza Zamora
Kirk Bodyfelt
Ana Perez
Dalet Brady
Harvey & Renee Rose
Alan & Denise Drut
Tom & Ashley Dupont
Eugene George
November 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Stop Drop & Roll:
Mrs. Klein’s Class
10/28 - 11/04
Thu
2
Fri
3
Sat
4
5
11
12
Bank Time Tuesday
1:34 Dismissal
6
Stop Drop & Roll:
Mrs. Mussack’ s
class 11/07 - 11/15
9
14
15
14th—18th
Crazy Week
Bank Time Tuesday
1:34 Dismissal
21
Stop Drop & Roll:
Mrs. Canas’ class
11/16 - 11/23
27
Stop Drop & Roll:
Ms. Donson’s class
11/28 - 12/05
The Green
Beat
16
17
18
19
25
26
Reflections Art Show 16th-18th
22
23
29
Bank Time Tuesday
1:34 Dismissal
24
NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving
Day Holiday
Regular Day
2:34 Dismissal
28
NO SCHOOL
Veteran's
Day Holiday
BPA Meeting at
7:00 p.m. in the
auditorium
details will be
sent home with
students
20
10
School Picture
Make up day ——
Spirit Day: Wear
RED, WHITE &
BLUE to honor
our Veterans
Bank Time Tuesday
1:34 Dismissal
13
Stop Drop & Roll:
Mrs. Canas’ class
11/16 - 11/23
8
7
30
Coming up in December: Stop
Drop & Roll: Mrs. Honigberg’s
class 12/06 - 12/13
FEELING MUSICAL?
Come help The Balboa Orchestra!
This year we have 135 students total in the orchestra, and only one teacher. This is 40 students more than the district's recommended
number! In order to meet the needs of each student and
keep lessons moving forward smoothly we are looking for a
few helpers:
 help with tuning violins
 assistance during class time (especially
What happens to those little
plastic baggies once you’ve finished eating your sandwich? If you throw them in the trash, they either
make it to the local landfill where they will likely remain for hundreds of years or end up in our waterways and oceans. Sadly, up to one million sea birds
and one hundred thousand marine mammals are
killed each year by plastic trash. However, there is
those with knowledge about playing flute,
some GOOD NEWS… Plastic sandwich bags and
clarinet, trumpet, or violin)
wrappers can be recycled! Our friends at TerraCycle
 a piano accompanist (for the spring concert)
upcycle plastic baggies into composite lumber, which
Contact Mio Hirako at mailto:mio.hirako@gmail.com
is used for outdoor decking, furniture and more. Last
year, Balboa Magnet students collected over 2,000
plastic baggies and, they have already collected nearly 1,000 baggies since school began this year! The news gets even better…
TerraCycle will donate 2 cents to Balboa Magnet for every baggie we collect!
Don’t forget… The next “Stop, Drop and Recycle” event is Friday morning, November 4th. Just drive up and drop off your
empty water bottles, printer ink cartridges, old cell phones, plastic Ziploc baggies, and empty glue sticks.
For more information, please contact Kelly Mitchell at kelly@juicyplants.com