The week of October 19-23 we are observing ‘Red Ribbon Week’ here at our school. Red Ribbon Week is a national awareness campaign that began in 1985 to serve as a vehicle for communities and individuals to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our children through a commitment to drug prevention and education.

There will be various age appropriate activities going on throughout the week to promote healthy choices and to teach our students about being responsible and safe.

On Friday, October 23rd, will be ‘Turn Your Back on Bad Choices’ day. So, on this day please send your children to school with their shirts on backwards.

This is a good week to have conversations or read books regarding this subject as they will be hearing about it at school and that can open a communication that is sometimes hard to initiate.

Thank you in advance for supporting your children’s participation in Red Ribbon Week’s events and activities.

Here are some age appropriate reading choices on the subject of making good choices, being healthy and resisting peer pressure.

K-1

Hunter’s Best Friend at School

by Laura Malone Elliott

Oh, the Things You Can Do that are Good for You!: All About Staying Healthy

by Tish Rabe

How to Behave and Why

by Munro Leaf

2-3

How to Behave and Why

by Munro Leaf

Oh, the Things You Can Do that are Good for You!: All About Staying Healthy

by Tish Rabe

I Can Say “No!”

By Shirley Priscilla Johnsonan

Win or Lose By How You Choose!

by Judge Judy Sheindlin

4-5

Win or Lose By How You Choose!

by Judge Judy Sheindlin

What Would You Do?: Quizzes About Real-Life Problems

by Patti Kelley Criswell

Dork in Disguise

by Carol Gorman

Parents

Raising Drug-free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents
by Aletha Solter

Announcing our 2009/2010 Room Representatives!!!

A small note of gratitude and congratulations to the following Stevenson parents…

Alesia Ramirez, Ana Puga, Brittany Tauvaga, Cassandra Brennan, Cindy Buttress, Daniela Rogers, Diana Bessler, Diane O’Rourke, Emma Berreth, Ernelli Magno, Felicia Cain, Gina Boulais, Hamsavardhani Sudhakar, Jeannet Nakandakari, Jessica Good, JoDee Freck, Karen Caneday, Kari Conahan, Kavita Bhadoria, Kiersten Hathcock, Kim Downey, Laurie Kierstein, Libby Santiago, Linda Thomas, Lisa Bottari, Lisa Loomis, Lisa Pope, Marina Perez, Maritza Valladares, Mary Cassle Goodley, Maxine Kobin, Michelle Hacker, Molly Blumberg, Monika Gosch, Muskan Lalwani, Rosa “Patty” Tadeo, Sandi Shearer, Sandra Hall, Sandra Savar, Shannon Smith Grant, Sharon Hayden,Shawnette Rauso, Soon Nam, Susan Marble, Uma Narayanan, Wendy Pennings

Your hard work will be appreciated by R.L. Stevenson Staff, Parents & Students.

I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. ~Mahatma Gandhi

DOWNTOWN BURBANK , Calif. — It’s a feast the senses when Downtown Burbank Partnership presents the 6th annual Taste of Downtown Burbank on Thursday, October 1 from 5:30 to 9:30 P.M.

Everyone is invited to show up hungry and graze on culinary delights from around the world. It’s an opportunity to experience the renowned cuisine of Burbank’s finest restaurants including Barney’s Beanery, Chadaka Thai, Gourmet 88, Granville Cafe, Market City Caffe, PF Chang’s, Picahna, Pomodoro and Porto’s Bakery & Cafe. Also dishing up temptations for everyone’s palate will be exciting new Downtown eateries like Buffalo Wild Wings, Crepe Maker and Z Pizza. It’s a not-to-be-missed around-the-world gastronomic delight, and it all happens in the beautiful outdoors setting of San Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia and Orange Grove in Downtown Burbank.

In the Beer & Wine Garden on the AMC Walkway, Buffalo Wild Wings will be sampling great beers and Market City Caffe will be offering a variety of interesting wines.

Taste of Downtown Burbank is an amazing night that benefits a really wonderful cause, the Burbank Community YMCA’s scholarship fund which makes the YMCA’s programs affordable to the entire community.

Tickets are on sale now at www.tasteofdowntownburbank.com. One $25 ticket (purchased in advance) gets you all you can eat. A $35 ticket (in advance) includes the Beer and Wine Garden. Tickets purchased the day of will be $5 more.

Plus, the public is invited to enjoy the sounds of Cold Duck (5:30 to 7:00 P.M.) and City Beat (7:30 to 9:30 P.M.) at the main stage on San Fernando and Palm. Favorite Booth Awards will be given at 7:00 P.M.

The music of Mozart will be performed by members of the Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert designed as an introduction to the world of classical music. This is a great opportunity for older kids and teens (and the rest of us!) to hear live chamber music in the type of venue for which it was written. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., music 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Woodbury UniversityLibrary, 7500 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank; 818-252-5201. Free admission and parking, open to the community

Click here to find out more.

Jamba Juice will be selling $3 smoothies after school every Friday through the end of September between 1:30 – 3:30pm.

20% of proceeds go directly to FFS (Families for Stevenson Booster Association), so be cool and support your school!

Whether you are a parent, teacher, student or community member, you can help R.L. Stevenson win $20,000 in the “America’s Favorite School” contest sponsored by Care2 and GreatSchools: http://www.AmericasFavoriteSchool.com

But we need your help to win. Please visit our contest page and vote for us – it’s free, it’s easy and every vote helps rally support for our school! The last day to vote is November 8, 2009.

Once you vote, please ask your friends and family to vote for us, too. With your help we can help our school win $20,000!

Add a banner to your website, blog, Facebook or MySpace page. You can also ask your friends and family to post a banner to support your school.

The more votes your school gets, the better your school’s chances of winning. This contest is a fun opportunity to rally community support for your school as well as a great way to win much-needed financial support in this difficult economy.