Check out the Student of the Month Contest Winners and a few of our Fall Activities.  Just head over to the Let’s See Tab above.

We have been invited to Feickert’s Harvest Festival and BBQ from 5pm-8pm!  There are several games, raffles, contests food and FUN!  We even have a game booth of our own. (Volunteers needed please contact your teacher ASAP for details.) As we were invited on late notice the EARLY BIRD pricing will be held for Virtual Academy students only.  So check out the Harvest Festival Flyer and come on by!

Excel Photographers will be at our school site October 26th between 8:30 and 10:30 am.  You may drop in anytime as well as bring siblings for additional family photos.  You may go to http://www.excelphotographers.com/ to see the variety of options as well as order online .

Click Picture Day Info for a quick  overview of the packages.

Work Samples for all students are due on October 11th.  Please refer to you parent orientation binder for specific information and policies.  Generally we would like at least three samples: one math, one writing, and one free choice.  Upper grades are collecting all compositions; there are a total of eight throughout the year.  Please feel free to count compositions as writing samples.  All work can be faxed, scanned or sent to our new school site:

Ellen Feickert Elementary School

9351 Feickert Dr. Elk Grove, CA 95624 Need Directions?

Please contact your teacher if you have any further concerns.

Now that the weather is getting a little more on the chilly side we are headed indoors for our PE Day.  These days are optional, but a fun way to get the kids together.  With that said, we are off to Monster Golf! (mini golfing under black lights)

We plan to meet at Monster Golf at 2pm for their whacky Wednesday special. $6.00 per golfer. 

http://www.monsterminigolf.com/fran-ca-rancho/index.html

12401 Folsom Blvd (in the Nimbus Winery, next to The Old Spaghetti Factory)

 Rancho Cordova, CA Phone: (916) 294-0000

Chalk It Up 2011 is here – Take the Family to Fremont Park  this Saturday – Monday, September 3rd-5th.

Celebrate the talents of hundreds of local artists and musicians at Sacramento’s favorite family festival. The three-day festival raises money to benefit children’s art education and draws tens of thousands of visitors to downtown Sacramento. Spend the day (or the entire 3-day weekend) with friends and family.  Best of all it’s FREE!

This year promises to be even more exciting than the last 20 years.  We’ve added a wealth of new hands-on art activities for kids in the Kids Create A Zone, led by professional artists and groups like the Sacramento Public Library, ZuGh Life Store, Capitol Roots and many others. Yes it’s FREE!

Live music is featured all day long throughout the festival. This year’s Radio 94.7 Music Stage will feature 30 top-notch local acts including Walking Spanish, Dog Party with special guest Kepi, Adrian Bourgeois, Random Abiladeze and many more. Click the Performers tab above to see the full lineup.  You guessed it, the music is all FREE!

There will be great food available in the park with an array of gourmet food trucks, restaurants, and vendors like – Drewski’s Hot Rod Kitchen, Blackbird Kitchen & Bar, Tuli Bistro, Mama Kim’s, Little Rich’s Italian Ice, Senor Dog and Yolanda’s Tamales.

There is truly something for everyone from toddlers to teens to seniors. Take the Family.  Fremont Park – its FREE!

more info at www.chalkitup.org

PE Days are held on the last Thursday of every month.  Time and location may vary however;  students’ PE logs are due despite attendance.  Logs may be mailed US post, kmailed or faxed to your teacher.  Please contact your homeroom teacher for specific submission .details.

August 25, 2011 PE Day will be held at Morse Park at 10am.  We will collect PE Logs, socialize and play game.  Need directions to Morse Park?

All Scantron testing should be complete by August 31, 2011.  Each student must finish Language Arts, Math and Reading.  PLEASE follow the directions listed in the Scantron Guidelines Sheet and allow your student ample time to do their best.

5^th and 7^th Grade PE Testing Requirements