September 2006 vol. 43 no. 1

::PRESIDENT’S CORNER

Dear Students, Parents, Teachers, and Friends,

Welcome back! On behalf of our School Board, I would like to invite you all to join us for another successful school year. Begin of classes is Saturday September 16. We are very pleased to be able to continue at Willow Glen Educational Park at 2105 Cottle Avenue in Willow Glen, San Jose. Note, however, that our office has moved. Please go to room A-101 which is located at the lower level near our old office. (See attached map in pdf format) Again, welcome back and with best wishes for a new school year I remain,

Josef Hellebrandt, President


Class times: Saturdays from 9:00 - 12:00 a.m.

Tuition:

1st student / family $250.00 / semester
2nd student / family $210.00 / semester
3rd student / family $180.00 / semester

Note: As in the previous year, there will be an annual membership fee of $30.00 per family.

Parent Participation: Parents of children are required to sign up to assist with yard duty and snack shop. A sign-up sheet will be available when registering. As you know, our school's success depends upon everybody's active participation.

Calendar: Fall Semester

Sep. 9:GASANC Teacher Workshop - first day of work for teaching staff - no school
Sep. 16: First day of fall semester - registration, placement and orientation
Sep. 23: School
Sep. 30: School

Oct. 7: School
Oct. 14 School
Oct. 21: School
Oct. 28: School:Eltern-Morgen/Parent Morning

Nov. 4: School
Nov. 11: School
Nov. 18: School: St. Martin Lantern Parade
Nov. 19: School
Nov. 25: No School: Thanksgiving

Dec. 2: School
Dec. 9: School
Dec. 16: Christmas Party - location TBA

Jan 6: School
Jan 13: School
Jan 21: School : First semester ends




::ANNOUNCEMENTS


Call for volunteers to serve on the PTA Board and special assignment positions. SBDS depends on the active participation of its members to ensure that operations run smoothly. We welcome your knowledge and expertise in a variety of areas. For those interested in volunteering feel free to approach a board member during school hours or e-mail: pta-board@sbds.org.



E-Scrip Fundraiser

Please remember to sign up for our E-Scrip program! This is also an important avenue to raise money for the school. Signing up is easy, simply follow the link below and register. Every purchase you make at any of the major grocers and retailers sponsoring E-Scrip will generate a percentage of the sales towards our school. Details can be found at: http://www.sbds.org/fundraising.htm or simply sign up at http://www.escrip.com

Albertson's Fundraiser:

To participate and earn money for the school, participants need to sign up their Albertsons' Preferred Savings Card. This can be done either Albertson's online or through a mail-in registration form. We will make these forms available at school. If supporters have been issued a replacement Preferred Card after registration, they will need to re-register in the Community Partners program with the new Preferred Card.

On behalf of the Board and Teaching Staff, THANK YOU to our members for continued support at SBDS.