MDUSD News
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Board approves teachers contract
At a special meeting on Tuesday, January 6, the MDUSD Board of Education
approved a new three-year contract, for years 2007-2010, with the Mt. Diablo
Education Association (MDEA).
The District and MDEA bargaining teams spent 18 months in negotiations and
reached a tentative agreement in late November. Just before Winter Break it was
ratified, with 90 percent of MDEA members voting for it. Following that vote
the Contra Costa County Office of Education reviewed the disclosure documents
and verified that the District can afford to implement the agreement. The final
step was taken Tuesday night with the Board of Education's unanimous vote to
approve the contract. (more)
For the rest of this article and the entire MDUSD Monday Memo please click here.
Transfer application period ends January 15th
The annual Open Enrollment period for Intradistrict Transfer
applications ends on Thursday, January 15. Parents who live in the District may submit an application
requesting that their student(s) go to a school outside their official
attendance area in the 2009-10 school year.
5th Grade Parents: If you
would like your child to go to a middle school other than Pleasant Hill Middle
you would need to complete an intradistrict transfer application and submit it
by January 15th.
Click here to view the transfer procedures.
Help for Parents
Each of us has been affected by the current economic crisis
personally or through someone we know. If your income has been reduced or
eliminated your children may be eligible to receive free or reduced price meals
at school. The application process is confidential and your child will continue
to use their student ID number to receive meals. Applications can be sent in
any time during the school year and can be found on line at http://www.mdusd.k12.ca.us/foodservices/application.html,
at your child's school or by calling Food and Nutrition Services (682-8000 x
4124).
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Sutter's Fort Notice
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Attention Sutter's Fort
Parents and Pioneers. There will be a parent meeting TONIGHT, Monday Jan. 12th at 6:30pm
in the library. Please come pick up your information packet for yourself
and the work packet for your pioneer. There will be some general
information given out and we will be availible for question.
The first Environmental Living Program (ELP) class is Wed. Jan. 14th at 12:45 in the Multi-use
room. We will be having Steve Beck, archivist and ELP director of
Sutter's Fort, coming to talk about the Environmental Living Program you and
your pioneer will be attending. Parents are encouraged to come with your
ELP student.
For more information on Sutter's Fort and the exciting ELP program click here. Regardless of which grade you child(ren) are in, this is a program worth learning about. The ELP Summary link is on the right side of the page, towards the bottom.
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Website News
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Want to know what is happening with the PTA? Meeting minutes are now available on the website! Click here and see where and how the PTA is helping Strandwood become the great school it is.
Looking for previous editions of the Email Blast? They are also now available by clicking here or visiting the website News/Info page.
Did you happen to see our PTA president on KGO 7 news recently? Sue Noack was interviewed about the growing use of the internet for school fundraising. Click here to go to KGO 7 News and click on the "watch video" icon on the top screen. Wait for story 2 of 2 for the video link. Doesn't Strandwood look like a great place to be! |
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C.E.R.T. Seminar
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- Do you want to be prepared in case of an emergency?
- Have you ever thought of what you might need?
- If so, we have the seminar for you!!!!
Please join us:
Community Emergency Response Team
Be Prepared! Seminar
January 17, 2009
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
City Hall Community Room
We will be showing you what supplies you should have on hand in case of an emergency. What better way to start 2009!
This seminar is open to all Pleasant Hill Residents
Please RSVP to Katiesun1@hotmail.com
Limited seating, so please sign-up soon! |
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Chess is Back
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K through 5 - REGISTER
NOW for after school CHESS
Register online
through The Berkeley Chess School at www.berkeleychessschool.org or
call 510-843-0150.
The winter session will run Wednesdays 12:35 to
1:35 beginning January 21 and ending March 4, 2009.
Why Chess? http://www.berkeleychessschool.org/pages/show/10
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Girl Scout Troops
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| Troop 30911 Cookie Manager is looking to make contact with other Strandwood troop cookie managers to see about some sales coordination here at Strandwood as well as just building a directory of who the other Strandwood Girl Scout Troops are for future coordinating and idea sharing. Please contact Orlando Guzman - ojguzman64@aol.com |
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? |
1st Grade Question - Is South Dakota considered a Northern or Southern state?
2nd Grade Question - What are parts of animals or plants preserved in a rock called?
3rd Grade Question - If you pour one gallon of milk into quart bottles how many quart bottles will you fill?
4th Grade Question - Who wrote the music for "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"? a) Handel b) Mozart c) Beethoven
5th Grade Question - Name the 19th century photographer best known for his striking images of Civil War battles? a) Matthew Brady b) George Eastman c) Louis Daguerre
Answers are at the bottom of the page.
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Dates, Times and Places
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Important Dates and Times
Jan 13 - Site Council Meeting - 3:15 pm in the library
Jan 14 - ELP Class - 12:45 pm in the MU room
Jan 16 - Spotlight Assembly 8:15 am in the MU room
Jan 17 - Community Emergency Response Team Seminar - 9:30 am in the Pleasant Hill City Hall Community Room
Jan 21 - Chess Classes Start
Jan 30 - Principal Pizza Lunch - Blue slips due by the 28th
Field Trips:
Jan 13 - P4 - Delta Discovery - 11:50 am to 5:00 pm
Jan 23 - P2, P3 & A3 - Delta Discovery - 11:50 am to 5:00 pm
Jan 27 -All Kindergartners - Jelly Belly Factory, 8:00 am to Noon
Jan 27 - All 2nd Graders - St. Marys College
Holidays:
Jan 19 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
Feb 9 - President Abraham Lincoln Birthday
Feb 16 - President George Washington Birthday
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In the Office
Flyers regarding the following items are available in the office this month. You can also click on the link, if there is one, to go directly to that site.
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Walnut Creek Recreation Stranger
Safety and Bully Bravery Classes - www.KeepingKidsSafeToday.com or
943-5858
Pleasant
Hill Recreation & Park District Youth Classes and Activities - www.pleasanthillrec.com or
676-5200
Pleasant Hill Winter Soccer Fun - www.pleasanthillrec.com or 682-0896
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Answers |
1st Grade - Northern
2nd.Grade - Fossils
3rd Grade - 4
4th Grade - Mozart
5th Grade - Matthew Brady
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Calendar
Click below to go directly to the Strandwood web site calendar.
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Fun Facts
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Texas is the home of both the World Championship Goat Cook Off and the Black Eyed Pea Jamboree.
It would take 30 or 40 years for a spacecraft to reach the planet of Uranus.
The Swatch watch arose from a media campaign promoting the purchase of a second watch.
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Strandwood ID: 37102 |
Strandwood ID: 0136556299 |
Get your SHARES card in the office.
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