...Imagination in Education
February 12, 2015
www.liveoakcharter.orgIn This Issue... Page 1
Auction News Page 2
Event Calendar C3 News
Foundation News Page 3
6th Grade and Ancient Rome Page 4
Live Oak Buddy Program Page 5
Strings and Choir Concert Page 6
Bulletin Board Credo Corner Community Events
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Auction Volunteers - Many Hands Make Light Work!
In order to raise $60,000 we need school-wide support. Consider how
you can support the event this year, and don’t forget to buy your ticket!
BEFORE THE EVENT ~ Work from Home!
• Callers Help us call businesses who have received donation
re-quests. Any amount of time you can give is appreciated.
• Online Auction Support Basic computer skills needed. Help enter
and proof online auction items.
HALL SET-UP ~ Anytime Friday March 13, 8:30am-9pm)
• Transform Herzog Hall with us! Set up tables, arrange auction items,
decorate, assemble programs, and more! Come when you can!
EVENT NIGHT ~ (free positions)
• Check-in Manager (1 person) Oversee arrival and registration of
guests, assignment of bidding numbers.
• Check-out Manager (1-2 people- training before the event) Manage
check-out table team. Organize bidder folders, calculate winning bid
totals by bidder, and collect payments. Need basic computer skills to
enter bid and payment data into excel spreadsheet.
• Silent Auction manager (1 person) Manage closing of silent auction
tables and organizing items for pickup at the end of the night.
EVENT NIGHT ~ (ticketed guest volunteers)
• Greeters (5-6:30pm) – welcome guests and direct to check-in table.
• Bartenders (5:30-9:30pm, working in shifts) standing behind bar,
pouring drinks!
• Silent Auction support (6:30-10:30pm, working in shifts) Support
silent auction manager.
• Check-out support (8:30-10:30pm) help calculate winning bids and
collect payments.
AFTER EVENT:
• Hall Break Down - Sunday, March 15 (10am-2pm)
• Online Auction item awarder – (after March 15) Work from home.
Organize online auction items for pickup or mail.
Call or email Jill Harrison (707)758-6363 or harrisonjillm@gmail.com
• Invitations Coming Soon
• Online Auction Opens Monday, March 9th
EVENT CALENDAR
Thu Feb 121:30-3:30pm Basketball Practice
Cavanagh Rec Center, Petaluma 7-10pm LOCS Board Meeting
MPR
Sun Feb 15
10am-12pm Volleyball Practice Live Oak- Big Field
Fri Feb 13-Mon Feb 16
No School- February Break
Mon Feb 16
3:30-5pm Basketball Practice
Cavanagh Rec Center, Petaluma
Tue Feb 17
5:30-7pm Live Oak Community Forum MPR
Wed Feb 18
8:30-10am Campus Tour Live Oak Library
8:30-10am Class Coordinators Meeting Handwork Room
6-7:30pm 4th Grade Parent Meeting
Thu Feb 19
11am-12pm Auction Meeting Aftercare Room 1:30-3:30pm Basketball Practice
Cavanagh Rec Center, Petaluma 6-7:30pm Kindergarten Orientation Mtg
Sunflower K-Classroom
Fri Feb 20
9-10:30am Mothering Arts Group Live Oak Library 3:10-4:10pm Chess 4 Kids
Handwork Room
Sat Feb 21
9-11:30am A Day in Kindegarten Kindergarten Classrooms
Mon Feb 23
8:30-9:30am Mornings with Mr. Morgan Library
3:30-5pm Basketball Practice
Cavanagh Rec Center, Petaluma 6-7:30pm 7th Grade Parent Meeting
Tue Feb 24
8:30am-1pm 3rd Grade Field Trip
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Wed Feb 25
8:30-10am Campus Tours Live Oak Library 3:30-5pm Girls Basketball Practice
with SunRidge (6 & 7 grade) 7285 Hayden Ave, Sebastopol
Thu Feb 26
11am-12pm Auction Meeting Aftercare Room 1:30-3:30pm Basketball Practice
Cavanagh Rec Center, Petaluma 5:30-7:30pm Executive Meeting
Dempsey’s
Fri Feb 27
9-10:30am Mothering Arts Group Live Oak Library 3:10-4:10pm Chess 4 Kids
Handwork Room
Sat Feb 28
9-11:30am Parent Vision Mini-Retreat Petaluma (see article)
The Live Oak Community Calendar is hosted at the liveoakcharter.org website. You may sub-scribe to the calendar and link it to your own datebook. If you have an event to include in the calendar, please submit it to Muriel in the office or via email at MBertucci@liveoakcharter.org.
Foundation News
Live Oak Foundation Donations and Pledges Received
7/1/14 - 2/5/15
Class
Number of
Students
Donation
Promised
Donation
Received
Sunflower K
22
68%
77%
Rosemary K
22
77%
77%
1st Grade
31
74%
65%
2nd Grade
32
72%
72%
3rd Grade
32
66%
63%
4th Grade
32
84%
78%
5th Grade
28
39%
39%
6th Grade
29
69%
69%
7th Grade
32
72%
72%
8th Grade
27
48%
52%
Overall
Participation
287
68%
67%
Why we give...
“I value the education my child is receiving.” “To better the life and quality of the community.”
“I give to make a political statement: our state government does not allocate enough to educate a student. Music and art and drama are not extras. They are intrinsic to the education of a human being.”
“Loving, caring teachers, who know our children as well as we do.”
• Why do you give? Email your reasons to leaflet@liveoakcharter.org • Donate now at liveoakfoundation.org.
• Every contribution counts!
C3 News
What is C3? Formerly known as the Community Development Team, it has recently been renamed the Community Connection Committee or C3. This committee is dedicated to strengthening and supporting the Live Oak community life. Contact Info: erinwrightsman@gmail.com
Mini-Retreat for Live Oak Visionaries, Magic-Makers, and Explorers!
Live Oak is offering a little Saturday morning retreat, open to all par-ents, for envisioning our community! The intention of this workshop is to create more intimacy between the parent body and begin the process of “seeing” how our collected vision relates to the school and the larger community of Petaluma. Heather Bleasdell is hosting and leading this retreat on Saturday, Feb 28 from 9-11:30am. We hope you’ll join us for this free, adult-only event! Space is limited, so please RSVP to
info@heatherbleasdell.com
Butter and Eggs Day Parade!
Sixth Grade Visits Ancient Rome
by Leah Brosio, 6th Grade Teacher
One of our sixth grade main lesson blocks is the study of Ancient Rome. This is an exciting block for us, because already having studied Ancient Egypt, Greece, and China, the students are able to draw many conclusions about the similarities and interactions between all of these Ancient Cultures. Beyond that, Ancient Rome also provides students a greater understanding of the roots of our own social structure, culture and government. Our study of Ancient Rome encompasses two 3-4 week blocks, with the second block offering a closer look at the rise and fall of the Empire.
History lessons often provide a perfect vehicle for exciting cross-curricular lessons, and Rome is rich with opportu-nities to write, read, and study simple economics and politics. In one of our lessons this week we looked at writing an interesting informational essay. Good writers show and don’t tell, and we are working hard at practicing this in our own writing. We used a technique by author Ralph Fletcher known as the “flash draft” in which students take rather dry facts and turn them into a rich and engaging anecdote. The students looked at notes they took on Cae-sar and Ocatvian and spent ten minutes creating their own “flash drafts”. Here are a few examples of the students work:
“Off the Western Coast of sunny Greece a thousand years ago, a purple light filled the evening air. The shouts of men, the ring of steel, and the clash of oars splashing in the sea filled the air. A doz-en large bronze and oak triremes loaded with Greek soldiers tall and strong, with iron tipped spears and huge leather and bronze shields glinted in the last of the evening sun. Fleeing on the wind cast air a small fleet of triremes, brightly colored but damaged fled flying no flag but the eye of Osiris. Two prominent figures stood on deck looking forlornly at their weak and outnumbered fleet of sad-dened ships, one tall and handsome in layered roman armor, the other small and beautiful in robes with dark eyes and much make-up. Cleopatra and Marc Antony, the lovers, knowing they have no chance, they flee into the setting sun.” - Raven
“A once quiet building now is filled with the swimming of blades as they whistle through the air to find their target. As the man falls to the ground, the air smells of blood, The assassin, along with his followers, raises the tainted knife and declares the death of Cae-sar. Now triumphant, but then desperate as the murmuring of the people turns into angry shouting, as a once civilized population becomes animal, thirsting for blood, thirsting for revenge.” -Julia “In a quiet kingdom, a ruler, Caesar, is dwelling on his thoughts. Saturnine though they are, he has many things to think about: his position, his wife, his kingdom, the date of his next senate council. He is interrupted by a barely audible knock. Curious, for he had asked to be left alone, he opens the latch to see the senators in monk-like robes. Could he have mistaken the date of the senators’ council meeting? He hadn’t even planned his speech! Neverthe-less he opens the door: the door that leads to his doom.” - Thalia “In the cold morning air a young man got out of bed and looked in his mirror and beamed at his handsome posture, but grimaced at his ugly teeth. He had a big day today; he was having friends over to gamble. He, being Emperor, would give them a fair amount of money to gamble against him. He walked out of the palace to cheers of the people because he had been Emperor for 41 years, but he was to die in a few months.” - Silas
“The deserted early streets of Italy stand alone on a cold, windy September night. Then, a baby’s cry strikes that faithful September 23 in 63 B.C. A mother’s voice can be heard softly, “Gaius Julius Oc-tavian will be his name.” The stars shine bright on that babe, their twinkling lights spell out the words, “rejoice, rejoice, Augustus our Emperor has been born.” -Katrina
Live Oak Buddies
by Lois Wildegrube, 4th Grade Teacher
All of the classes at Live Oak have a buddy class that meet regularly in order to build a sense of community between the grades. Eighth graders are paired with first graders, seventh grade with second grade, sixth grade with third grade, and fourth and fifth grade with kindergarteners.
A Symphony of Strings and Songs
Our deepest appreciation to Ms. Isenberg, Ms. Sonntag, Ms. Julie, Ms. Lois, Ms. Tanya, Ms. Lemesh, and all the stu-dents for having worked so hard to make the 3rd-5th grade concert a beautiful and successful experience.
A huge thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped to make this event so enjoyable. A big applause to all!
5th Grade Choir
4th Grade Choir
This is a space for parents in the Live Oak community to post notic-es about items or servicnotic-es for sale or trade, or to give away, or simply to share information with one an-other. Send your notices to
leaflet@liveoakcharter.org.
---Are you tired of packing school lunches?
Ms. Denise (After School Coordi-nator and Private Chef) would like to provide this service to Live Oak families. E-mail:
Chef-Denise@comcast.net if you are interested.
Community
Bulletin Board
Community Events
Salsa Dancing with Maestra Patterson
Learn to dance Salsa Rueda at the Petaluma Community Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd. No partner or experience needed. Tuesdays and
Thurs-days,7:00-8:15pm. The first class is free. Check the following site for the time
and place. www.cityofpetaluma.net/register.html
Second Arrow Healing Meditation Center
Offering guided healing visualization classes, drop-in and open to the pub-lic. Each seating is one hour and costs $15. Go to www.secondarrowhealing. com for more information and a class schedule. 159 Kentucky St, Petaluma, (707)774-6595.
Classes at Circle of Hands
Circle of Hands, 6780 McKinley Street, Suite 120, Sebastopol, (707)-634-6140 www.circleofhandswaldorfshop.com
Saturday, Feb 21~Herbal Medicine with Madelene McCann of Full Moon
Folk Medicine, 2-4pm
Saturday, Feb 28~Pea Pod Doll Class with Denise Marshall, 10am-3:30pm
Fiddleheads Social Skills Groups
Fiddleheads is a fun and therapeutic group that provides social skills in-struction and emotional support to children in the vibrant nature of our Bay Area Parks. Your child will form healing relationships with nature and new friends - while absorbing social lessons and connecting more deeply to his or her senses.
Petaluma Group: Helen Putnam Reg. Park- Sessions run 8 weeks, Every other Tuesday, 3:30 to 5pm. Sessions begin Feb 2 and April 6. Ages 5 to 10,
Fee: $400 (Scholarships Available)
(510)788.0876 ~ mindfulseeds@gmail.com ~ www.seedsofawareness.org
Wet Felted Slipper Workshop
With Jonatha Foli. Sunday, March 1, 10:30am-3pm, at Heart and Hands, 611 Mountainview, Petaluma. $60 plus cost of wool roving. Potluck lunch. Teens welcome. Call 763-5018 to sign up.
The Endangered Soul of the Child
Protecting, Guiding and Supporting, the awesome and holy task of parent-ing. A talk by Sanford Miller. Friday, March 13,7:30pm, in Sophia Hall at Summerfield Waldorf School in Santa Rosa. $10 Donation (no one turned away for lack of funds). For more information call Elinor Biller at (707)542-5744
4th Annual Youth Art Exhibit: Art Shapes the World
A Call for Art. Petaluma Art Center.Exhibit Dates: March 14 – April 5, 2015
Reception for the Artists: March 14, 4:00-6:00pm Deadline to Submit Art Work: Sunday, Feb 22, 2015
Art Delivery: Sunday March 8, 10am-1pm, to the Petaluma Arts Center Classroom
Eligibility: Open to all students K-12 in the greater Petaluma area. Info: Email Exhibitions@PetalumaArtsCenter.org, call 707.762.5600 x100 or visit https://petalumaartscenter.org/exhibition/call-for-artists/
Credo Corner
• The next lottery deadline for the incoming 9th grade class is Friday, Feb 13. Applica-tions can be found online at credohigh.org.
Contact Jodi Boyle with ques-tions at 707.664.0600 x4 or enroll@credohigh.org.
• “The Three Musketeers”, Credo’s 10th Grade Play,
Thursday, Feb 26, 2pm and 7pm. $10 adults, $5 students.
Credo High School, 1290 Southwest Blvd., Rohnert Park.
• Senior Project Presentations: A Senior Project is a commit-ment each senior makes to explore and learn something in depth. Come see the re-sults of their study at one of the senior project presenta-tion evenings. Ten students will present on each of the evenings of March 10, 11, and
12 beginning at 7:00 pm.
• FINAL OPEN HOUSE for 2015-2016 will be on
Satur-day, March 14, from 1-4pm.