Live Oak Elementary Newsletter ----------------------------------- May 08, 2024

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Important Dates

Open House

TK - 5 , Thu, May 16, 6-7pm

County Preschool, Wed May 22, 11:25am-11:55am

SDC Preschools and Special Ed. Programs, Thu May 30, 3-4pm

Open House for TK-5 is on Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 6-7pm. All are welcome to celebrate all of the hard work that our kids have done alongside their teachers.

Open House for our County Preschool is Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 11:25-11:55am

Lastly, our SDC Preschools and Special Education programs will be having their Open House on Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 3-4. This evening will also serve as the dedication ceremony for the Molly Gherlone Playground Equipment

Field Day and Family Picnic

Field Day Games, May 29 - 8am-10:30am

Family Picnic, May 29 - 11:45am-12:15pm

Field Day is a well-loved exciting event that gives our students a chance to celebrate their classroom pride while having fun and keeping moving! There will be lightly competitive games and activity stations that TK-5 will cycle through during school hours. We need family members that are already cleared through Be A Mentor to volunteer at each station.

Sign up to join the Fun!

The Family Picnic will immediately follow at 11:45am-12:25 pm. All are welcome to come and enjoy a family picnic at school.

Participants in Math Olympiads are located in all fifty states, three US territories and in thirty foreign countries. In all, there are 4,061 teams and approximately 90,000 participants. Students who earned awards rank among the best mathematicians on their grade level. Individual awards are earned for total scores according to the following criteria:

• Medallion: 25 points, a perfect score
• Gold Medal: Top Scorer, one per team
• Gold Pin: Top 2%
• Silver Pin: Top 3-10%
• Patch: Top 11-50%

Thank you to Ms. Tracey Casey for leading our 3 teams. 

https://moems.org/ for more information.

Top Scores for each team:

Saumyaa M, Hubert N. Aadish S, Xi Yuan C. 

Top 10%:

Vivaan S., Isaac K., Jay B. 

Top 50%:

Harsha B, Karlyne L., Krishna G., Duncan N., Alexander L., Emma N. , Chloe W., Anousha C., Harshith P., Arjun S., Pranav N., Anisha A., Avnish G.,Siddharth C.,

Anirudh K., Chenan W. Mriganka P., Kaavya S., Bradley W., Sloka I., Ethan Z., Aadya Y.

Wednesday, May 29 is Field Day! So in addition to ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY, it’s also Grade Color Day! You have plenty of notice to make some colorful plans!



• TK/Kinder: Red
• First: Tie Dye
• Second: Orange
• Third: Blue  
• Fourth: Green
• Fifth: Purple 

Summer Grams go on sale this month! Beginning next Monday, May 13, students can purchase grams for friends at morning recess. We will be selling grams (which will include bubbles) until May 23, or they sell out!

Thank you to all Live Oak Ed. Fund donors who participated in the "Spring into Auction" event and helped raise $11,909 for the school. Thank you to those who donated for “Live Oak Sponsored Tiles”. The tiles are now are posted on the Live Oak tiles wall. Those who were not able to participate this year, hopefully, we'll see you next year.

I am very excited to announce the elected next year Ed. Fund board members. Congratulations on the board positions. Cheers for another year.

President: Danny Bae

VP: Wendy Sanchez

Recording Secretary: Jenny Lee

Treasurer: Lisa Corpus

Financial Secretary: Connie Cheung

Corporate Match Chair: Harry Hansrai

Warm Regards,

Naresh Desai, Ed. Fund President 2023-24

PTA Association Meeting ( HSA and Student Participation Awards)

May 15, 6:30pm, Live Oak MPR

Please join us as we thank those who have served the community with dedication and commitment over the years.

We would also like to distribute participation awards to all the students who participated in the Virtual contests held by the PTA this year.

Without your support, many programs we have come to cherish WILL BE CANCELLED! As things stand today, without some of you stepping up, we simply DO NOT have the bandwidth to organize these programs!

PTA needs your help!

Fill this form here or email liveoakpta@gmail.com to let us know which event you can help with.

To learn more about the various PTA positions, responsibilities and time commitments - Click here

Help us plan events for next year. Click to fill up the feedback form - PTA Events Feedback form

ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW! 

The last day of school is fast approaching. We've captured many wonderful memories in this year's yearbook. 



Go to  https://web.treering.com/validate and enter your LiveOak's passcode 

101597072601646

Spirit Wear Design Contest

Live Oak PTA is bringing the Spirit Wear Design Contest for all the students of Live Oak across all grade levels. The theme for the Spirit wear for upcoming year is -

"Golden Eagles- United We Rise."

Last Date for submitting your entries is May 23, 2024.

For more information visit https://www.liveoakpta.net/school-programs/spirit-wear-design-contest

Thank you for celebrating Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! We have a few more days of planned activities, and we hope your family joins the fun.

Our teachers and staff nurture, educate, and protect our children on a daily basis. They deserve our respect, appreciation, and gratitude. This week, in particular, remember to thank your child’s teachers and school staff members, such as the administrators, front office staff, paraeducators, librarian, speech therapists, resource team, psychologists, instrumental music teacher, lunch staff, bus drivers, and custodial staff to name a few. A simple thank you is always appreciated!

Sometimes, families may choose to purchase gift cards for teachers and staff members. To avoid gift card scammers, we strongly advise families to avoid purchasing gift cards at big kiosks in grocery stores and discount department stores. Instead, if you wish to purchase a gift card for someone, buy the cards stored behind a cashier OR send a gift card electronically. For example, buy Amazon gift cards directly from Amazon. Contact roomparent@liveoakpta.net with any questions.

Fifth Grade Promotion

Wed, June 5th

Parents, lets keep up Live Oak's long standing tradition of paying it forward!

Help the 5th Grade families celebrate the day! Sign up to help!

Live Oak's Fifth Grade Promotion will take place Wednesday, June 5th in the MPR. At Promotion, we celebrate our fifth graders and wish them well as they move on to 6th grade and to a different school. Please support our fifth grade families by volunteering to help.

Traditionally, Live Oak fourth grade families volunteer to help with Promotion, so our fifth grade families may enjoy the day with their students. Not only will you continue Live Oak's long standing tradition of paying it forward, you will also learn how to plan for your own child’s event.

We especially need help between 10:30 am - 12 noon with treat distribution and the photo booth. While we strongly encourage fourth grade families to help, we would greatly appreciate assistance from adults with children TK-3rd as well. 

Sign up today to help at Promotion. Contact Lili at roomparent@liveoakpta.net with questions. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Last Book Club Session, Tuesday, May 14th in the MPR at 7:00 AM

Calling all young adventurers! Ready for an epic journey?

Join Cub Scouting, where learning meets fun! From K to 4th grade, all are welcome to join our exciting adventures and learn valuable life skills along the way. 

Don't miss our FREE Space Derby event to meet us and experience the thrill first hand! For enquiries, please email to Pack997.sanramon@gmail.com.

Food Allergy Awareness Week

Did you know that 1 in 13 kids in the United States has a food allergy? That’s about two students in every classroom. For children with food allergies, even a tiny amount of food they are allergic to can make them very sick.

Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 12-18) provides a unique opportunity to help raise awareness about food allergies and anaphylaxis. Though increased awareness, we can promote respect, safety, and inclusion of the 15 million Americans with food allergies (1 in 13 kids in the United States has a food allergy). A few facts to consider:

• Food allergy occurs when a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks a food protein. Symptoms range from mild (rashes, hives, itching) to life-threatening (trouble breathing, loss of consciousness).
• People can be allergic to any food, but there are 9 foods that cause the most reactions: milk, eggs, peanut, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, sesame, and shellfish.
• Reactions can range from a mild response to anaphylaxis.
• Every 3 minutes, a food allergy reaction sends someone to the Emergency Department.

Learn more about food allergies and how to keep friends and families safe at https://www.foodallergy.org/resources

PLATINUM SPONSOR 2023-24

If you are interested in being a sponsor for any Live Oak PTA event, please reach out to Sapna at waysmeans@liveoakpta.net

Vintage Spirit Wear Sale!