October 2025
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Important Information
Important Information
October 31st is a minimum day.
TK/K: 8:20 - 12:10
1st - 5th: 8:20 - 12:15
Important Dates:
October 8: Fun Run Reward Assembly (All Grades)
October 10: No School
October 14 - 17: 5th Grade Outdoor Ed
October 21: School Site Council 3:15 - 4:15
October 22: Bat Assembly (2nd Grade)
October 24: Picture Day
October 24: Fall Fest (PTA)
October 28: Vision & Hearing Re-Check
October 31: Minimum Day & Halloween Parade
Please call the attendance line if your student is absent.
925-417-8097
Guidelines Regarding Food for School Parties/Celebrations
Birthday celebrations – No food treats are allowed in school for any birthday celebrations. Birthdays are special to students. If parents would like their child to share something with his/her class in honor of his/her birthday, here are some suggestions: a book, playground equipment, or rainy day game for the classroom collection, pencils/erasers for classmates, or a plant to plant in school garden if there is one. Teachers may also choose other ways to acknowledge these days, such as allowing student be the line leader, student of the day, or being teacher’s helper for a day. Parents will not be allowed to send toys, flowers, or balloons etc. to students in their classrooms. Any deliveries will be returned to the sender.
For full details, please see the PUSD website.
Halloween Parade Information
Halloween Parade Information
Please join us on Friday, October 31st at 8:35 on the basketball courts to watch the school parade. Please click here for more information and guidelines on appropriate costuming.
STUDENT ITEMS - Anything that comes to school should have the child's name and teacher's name clearly marked ("Sharpie" pens are great for this purpose).
STUDENT ITEMS - Anything that comes to school should have the child's name and teacher's name clearly marked ("Sharpie" pens are great for this purpose).
For parents who are dropping off items for students:
If not already marked, please clearly mark item with student's first and last name AND teacher's name.
Items left for students should be placed on the cart behind the entrance gate of the school office BEFORE 11:30am. Musical instruments can be placed under the bench inside the office.
School policy is that classes will not be disrupted for delivery of items students forgot to take to school. If your student is not expecting a drop off, please email your student's teacher so that they can let your child.
Our office staff works hard to manage all of the tasks necessary to keep Vintage Hills running, and we cannot guarantee that items left for children will be picked up during the school day.
Thank you very much for your cooperation!
Volunteer Clearance
Volunteer Clearance
Volunteer Clearance: If you are planning to volunteer this school year, please see the Volunteers page of the PUSD website to review the newly created PUSD Volunteer Handbook. After reading through the handbook, apply to be a volunteer for the 2023-24 school year by using the PUSD Raptor Volunteer Application link. Please note: TB clearance is required for all volunteers.
Volunteer Clearance: If you are planning to volunteer this school year, please see the Volunteers page of the PUSD website to review the newly created PUSD Volunteer Handbook. After reading through the handbook, apply to be a volunteer for the 2023-24 school year by using the PUSD Raptor Volunteer Application link. Please note: TB clearance is required for all volunteers.
Questions? Please email volunteerclearance@pleasantonusd.net
Questions? Please email volunteerclearance@pleasantonusd.net
Please take a moment to read the school's policy regarding the use of smartphones and other electronic devices during the school day.
Medicine
Medicine
Medication At School Site: If you have a student who will have medication at school, they will need a new Medication Consent Form for the 2023/2024 school year. This applies to Prescribed and Over the Counter medication.
Kindergarten Oral Health
Kindergarten Oral Health
Oral Health Form: California law (Education Code Section 49452.8) states your child must have a dental check-up by May 31 of KN in public school. A California licensed dental professional operating within their scope of practice must perform the check-up and fill out Section 2 of the form. For more information, see the Oral Health Notification Letter.
Counselor's Corner
Counselor's Corner
The Art of Conversation
Conversation skills are one of the most important skills you can help your child develop. It takes time and practice to master this essential life skill. To help teach conversation skills try to create opportunities for dialogue by talking during daily routines, role-playing specific situations, and encouraging children to express their feelings and experiences in conversations. Here are three essentail tips to help strengthen and build communication skills.
Be A Communication Model
Talk and Narrate: Describe what you're doing and seeing throughout the day, such as "I'm putting the blocks away now," to help your child learn language and express themselves.
Show and Teach Active Listening: Give your child your full attention, make eye contact, and nod to show interest, teaching them to do the same.
Use clear language: Speak clearly and use simple words, repeating them often to make communication easier to understand.
Engage in Conversation
Ask Open-Ended Questions: Encourage more than a "yes" or "no" answer by asking questions that need more information such as: “What was your favorite part of your day today? What did you find challenging today? Who did you play with at recess today? What makes you laugh? What is something you are grateful for today?"
Create Dialogue Opportunities: Use mealtimes, car rides, and even commercials to spark conversation, discussing favorite parts or steps in a task.
Connect to Their Interests: Follow your child's interests to spark more meaningful conversations and engage them more deeply.
Build Their Skills
Praise Efforts: Acknowledge and celebrate every attempt your child makes to communicate, showing that you value their efforts.
Practice Social Scenarios: Use role-playing to help your child practice asking questions and introducing themselves in social situations.
Encourage Feelings Vocabulary: Help your child develop a vocabulary for emotions, allowing them to express how they feel during or after a conversation.
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