Festival of the Arts Shaping Up Into Fantastic Event

The Balboa Beat, Volume 6, Issue 11February 1, 2014

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The Balboa Beat, Volume 6, Issue 11February 1, 2014Principal: Jana DavenportVice Principal: Joyce MilesMagnet Coordinator: Christine ChunBeat Editor: Maggie McNally

IN THIS ISSUEFestival of the Arts

CalendarSilent Auction

COMPASS FundBSC Board ElectionsBSC President's NoteSpell-A-Thon Results

Breakfast with thePrincipal

Festival of the ArtsShaping Up IntoFantastic EventStudent Art Show to Anchor CelebrationSave the date for this year's Festival of the Arts, setfor Saturday, March 15, from 11 am-2 pm. There willbe a beautiful student art show, crafts for the kids,food trucks, a silent auction, and more.

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YearbookAfter SchoolEnrichment

Brain Teaser

2/17: NO SCHOOL,President's Day

2/24: SSC Meeting

2/26: Art Show entries due

2/28: Breakfast With thePrincipal, 7:45-9 am

3/9: Daylight Savings Timebegins

3/12-15: "Imagine..." ArtShow

3/15: Festival of the Arts, 11am-2 pm

SDR SCHEDULE:2/12-2/20: Mrs. Lomeli (Rm.26)

2/21-28: Ms. Williams (Rm.27)

3/3-3/7: Mrs. Bañuelos (Rm.28)

3/10-14: Ms. Blincoe (Rm.29)

While the adults will love checking out the silentauction and their children's art, the kids can delight inthe arts and crafts booths. This year, we are bringingback the Rad Hatter and her extraordinary paper baghats. Craft passes will be $10 for the first child, and $5for each additional child. Volunteers are needed tohelp staff the craft tables. If you can help, pleasecontact Sandra Gibson at [email protected].

If you are a foodie, you're sure to get excited aboutthis year's array of food trucks. Don Chow Tacos,Downtown Dogs, and Sweet E's Bake Shop are allexpected to serve up deliciousness at the festival.

If you aren't able to attend the Festival of the Arts, youdon't have to miss out on all the fun! Check out nextweek's E-Backpack for the Teacher Events Pre-Bidinformation. For these special events, teachersdonate their time to hang out with students outside ofclass time. This year's list includes a Muppetmarathon with Mrs. Brownwell and Mrs. Mussack,laser tag with Mr. Brescher at Ultrazone, a game ofCapture the Flag with Coach Kelly and Mrs. Klein, atrip to Color Me Mine with Mrs. Banuelos and Mrs.Blincoe, and 32 more! If you can't make it March 15,be sure to return your Pre-Bid forms by March 7.

Items Neededfor FOA'sSilentAuction


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Thank You forSupportingCOMPASSFundThank you to the entireBalboa community forsupporting the CompassFund in its inaugural year.Your donations have allowedthe Balboa Spirit Club to paythe full salaries of ourphysical education coach,computer instructor, musicteachers, and--brand-newthis year—our scienceteacher. If you haveremaining installmentpayments to make, pleasesend your checks to theoffice or go online towww.balboaparents.org. We want each and everyone of these incredible

The Festival of the Art's Silent Auction is coming, andwe need your help! Do you want to volunteer for ourschool but can't come by campus? If so, this is theperfect opportunity for you to contribute! Just checkout our auction wishlist, print out the donation letter,and donation form, and drop them off at the localbusinesses you frequent. It's very easy and is a hugehelp! Remember, the more donations we receive, themore we raise!Please contact Silent Auction Chair Raquel Cruz [email protected] with any questions

BSC Looking for a Few GoodMen and Women for 2014-15

We will be holdingelections for the2014-2015 Balboa SpiritClub Executive Board atthe next BSC general

meeting, scheduled for April 2 at 8:30 am. The BSCBoard plans and executes the family programs andevents that ultimately benefit our students. Pleaseconsider getting involved and taking an active role inyour child’s experience here at Balboa. All parents arewelcome to attend this meeting to vote for candidatesor run for a position.

Proposed Balboa Spirit Club Executive BoardPositions for 2014-2015

PresidentExecutive VP

DONATE NOW!


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instructors to stay at Balboanext year! In order tomaintain these wonderfulprograms, we will need yourongoing support!

The Future ofBSC is You!By Jocelyn GuihamaBSC President

Even though it seems asif we've just begun 2014, theBalboa Spirit Club ExecutiveBoard is looking towards thefuture. At the April 2 BSCgeneral meeting, BalboaMagnet’s parent communitywill be electing a new boardto lead activities for the2014-2015 school year. Tosucceed in its mission, theBSC board needs a varietyof skills and talents, as wellas dedication to makingBalboa Magnet be the bestit can be. In short, theBalboa Spirit Club needsYOU!

One way you can help is toassist with the upcomingFestival of Arts and BookFair. There is no way eitherof these of events canhappen without yourvolunteer support. If youplan to be on campus forthese special events,

Chief Financial Officer1st VP –Communications 2nd VP –Outreach3rd VP –Hospitality4th VP –Ways & MeansTreasurerFinancial SecretaryParliamentarianRecording SecretaryCorresponding SecretaryHistorian

ALL positions are currently open.

Detailed job descriptions are available on our website.

Let us know by March 19 if you would like to run for aposition. Please note, you may add your name tothe slate the morning of the meeting IF you arepresent. If you have any questions or would like torun for a position, please contact Jodie Xua at [email protected].

Spell-A-ThonRaises MoreThan $14,000

By Jan Baer and Stella Samuel

Spell-A-Thon Co-Chairs

Thank you to everyone who made the 2014 Spell-A-Thon such a success. Together, we were able toraise more than $14,000 to help fund our amazing


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please sign up for a shift.Sign-up flyers will becoming soon.

If you have questions aboutthe Balboa Spirit Clubboard, please feel free tocontact any of us or attendour upcoming Drop-In forDonuts on the morning ofFebruary 28. To add yourname to the Board slate,please contact BSCNominating Chair Jodie [email protected].

Eat Up andMeet Up atBalboaDo you have any questionsor concerns about what isgoing on at Balboa? Drop infor Breakfast with thePrincipal after you drop offyour child at school onFebruary 28, and get themanswered! Mrs. Davenportand Spirit Club officers willbe on hand to let you knowwhat's coming up for Balboastudents -- both in theclassroom (iPads!) and out(Festival of the Arts! BookFair!). Share your concernsand ideas, and get involved!

Balboa enrichment programs. Congratulations are inorder for the top fundraising classes: Mrs. Conway'sstudents for Grades 1-3; and Mrs. Mussack's class forGrades 4-5. They will receive a pizza party and $100to be spent in the classroom.

The Spell-A-Thon has been a team effort. We wouldlike to thank and recognize the hard work of all of ourvolunteers: Monica Dragavon, Eric Taylor, DelisaSexton, Lisa Labowitz, Stacy Soendker, MaggieMcNally, Jodi Xua, Bernadette Hanson, Wanda Yung,Ilene Sutter, Angie Medina, Aya Katzaroff, MelyndaSchuster-Bodyfelt, Laura Shewfelt, Connie Chin,Sheila Rosental, Aya Osawa, Rosa Gonzalez, JohnRocha, Jocelyn Guihama, Robin Desowitz, andLourdes Guerrero. These volunteers kicked off theevent, organized the paperwork, and processedpledge donations. We would also like to thank Mrs.Davenport, Mrs. Chun, Leila Vickers, RosalieGraveline, and Debra Conklin for their constantsupport of one of our largest fundraisers. Thank youto our incredible Balboa Magnet teachers for theirsupport and assistance to make this Spell-A-Thon sosuccessful. Most of all, thank you to the Balboastudents and their families for studying and doing wellon the spelling tests and participating with donationsto support the necessary and essential enrichmentstaff and programs.


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Breakfast With thePrincipal

Friday, February 287:45-9 am

Parent Teacher Room(next to the school office)

No need to RSVP, just dropby! We look forward toseeing you there.

New After SchoolEnrichment ClassesAvailableIf you didn't see just the rightfit for your child when youlast checked out our afterschool enrichment classes,check again! We've addednew programs.

This session's lineupincludes:MondaysSky High DanceAcademic ChessTuesdaysLEAP Musical TheaterScratch ProgrammingComputer AnimationWednesdaysPython ProgrammingCeramicsThursdaysLego EngineeringFridays:

Buy Your 2014-2015Yearbook Now!The 2013-2014Yearbook is on sale nowthrough April 11. Ordertoday! Don't miss out!Standard pricing nowapplies.

Standard Yearbook: $28Personalized (with name and photo): $34

Please make checks payable to "Balboa Spirit Club,"or order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com and useYearbook ID Code 3664714. If you are paying bycheck, please send your payment in an envelope,write “YEARBOOK” along with your child’s name,teacher, and room number on the front, and return itto your child’s class or to the office. Love LinesPlace a message to your child in the yearbook for only$10. Please keep your entire message to 25 wordsand no more than 180 characters. (Capital letterstake up two character spaces.) The yearbook staffreserves the right to edit messages longer than 25words. Space is limited to 130 dedications. Prioritywill be on a first-come, first-served basis. You candownload the Love Lines form here. Please makechecks payable to "Balboa Spirit Club."

Photos Needed!The Yearbook Committee needs your photos to createa colorful keepsake. Photos of school and classevents may be submitted to the office on a CD alongwith event info, your child's name and teacher, and


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Mad ScienceTennis

Informational flyers areavailable on the website.Though some classes arealready in session, othershave yet to start. EmailEmily Noro [email protected] withany questions. Please do notcall the Balboa Magnetoffice.

your name and contact information.

If you have any yearbook questions, please contactVeronica Lee at [email protected] or Jodie Xua [email protected].

Question: What is the only word in the Englishlanguage that has 6 letters, all in alphabeticalorder?

If you know the answer, submit it here byFebruary 28. Readers who send in the correctresponse will be entered into a drawing to beheld at the Balboa Spirit Club meeting on April 5.Please, only one entry per person. You need notbe present to win.

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