10,000 Box Tops Stashed at Crown Valley Elementary

Here is a look ahead to events and happenings in Mission Viejo and Orange County for Monday, Sept. 30. 

1. Architect Richard H. Dodd will teach a class on the history of residential building styles in Orange County. The class starts Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Community Center. Registration is required and available by calling 470-3062.
2. Capistrano Unified students can skip school Friday, October 4, but not staff. Teachers and administrators will be attending a staff development training on the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards.
3. Crown Valley Elementary students have managed to collect 10,000 pink box tops for their school. Each one is worth 10 cents, meaning the dolphins have effectively donated $1,000 to the school. A contest to see who can collect the most box tops continues through Oct. 4.
4. If you want to get your child off to a very early start in reading, you might consider the Baby Lap-Sit Early Literacy Class held Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. at the Friends Storytime Room at Mission Viejo Library, 100 Civic Center. Early literacy activities include songs, rhymes, picture books and music. It's free, but attendance is limited. 
5. Look and listen through a Choral Kaleidoscope as the Master Irvine Valley College Chorale sings music from Beethoven to video games Friday at 8 p.m. at Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive.