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Tuesday, January
27th in the Library!
The lesson this month features artists who were
contemporaries. In the art lesson students learn about Impressionism and view
one of Claude Monet's paintings of water lilies. In the music lesson they hear
parts of Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals, especially "The
Swan," and learn that a composer can create impressions too.
We encourage parents to stop in for a lesson to see what
FAME is all about!! For a detailed schedule of the day, please contact
Laurie Wozniak at alborzandlaurie@yahoo.com.
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All reading logs are due by Friday, January 30.
Awards will be given on the following Friday, February 6, to
those students who have reached their grade level goals.
For questions please e-mail Noga at nogakessler@yahoo.com or Suzie at silvacrew@aol.com .
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Principal Pizza Lunch
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 The monthly Principal Pizza Lunch with Mrs. Kim will be held on Friday, January 30th. If you now have 100 blue slips make sure you turn them into the office by Wednesday the 28th.
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Scholastic Deadline Extended
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The deadline for turning in your Scholastic Click!  orders has been extended to Friday, January 30th. Extra copies of the catalog are available in the office.
You can also order on-line at http://clubs.scholastic.com/cool/login.jsp. Our user name is strandwood and the password is click.
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Kindergarten Registration
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| Pre-registration of children eligible for kindergarten in August 2009 will be conducted in all Mt. Diablo Unified School District elementary schools on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. The hours of registration will be 9:00 - 11:00 am and 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Click here for more information on immunization, physical and dental requirements. |
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Pajama Day is February 4th
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 February's Wacky Wednesday is Pajama Day! Show your school spirit and dress in your comfy pajamas on Wednesday, February 4th. |
Dinner Dance Auction News
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Last Week for Discounted Tickets!
This
is the last week to get the early bird discount
for tickets to our March 7th Dinner Dance Auction! Buy your ticket for only $35
before Janury 31st! $40 regular price if purchased after January. Tickets can
be purchased online at www.strandwood.cmarket.com or
contact Cindy Turner at pcturner@sbcglobal.net.
Tickets do sell out for this event so don't wait!
Important dates to remember:
February 1st - Class Projects are due. Please email jpeg format photo and description
to Rose Bargmann at Rosemtb@comcast.net
February 1st - cMarket Online Auction Opens!
Log onto www.strandwood.cmarket.com to check out our great auction
items and start bidding!
February 9th - All Auction Donations are due. Do you have a business gift certificate or a service you can donate
to our auction? Please log onto www.strandwood.org for
donation forms.
February 19th - Auction Preview Night. Be sure to mark your calendars
for this date! Come preview those priceless Class Projects after school in the
MU Room and between 6-8pm.
For everything you need to know about this event and more click here for Strandwood's Dinner
Dance Auction page or go to the website, www.strandwood.org
and look under the PTA tab.
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Community Campaign for Education
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 The
Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education (FPHE) is conducting their first
annual campaign during January and February 2009. FPHE is committed to
raising $55,000 to help support the 11 public schools in Pleasant Hill
through grants for language arts, math, science and the arts for the
2009-2010 school year.
In the next school year our district will face state funding cuts of between
$6 and $11 million. District finances are expected to be especially lean
through 2012. A Community Campaign for Education is needed in Pleasant
Hill to help maintain the current levels of education in our schools during
difficult budget years. By coming together as a community (businesses
and residents with or without children) we can help bridge the funding gap
and secure Pleasant Hill's reputation as a community that values education.
Please join with FPHE to contribute to the Community Campaign for Education:
Donate online at www.fphe.org or send a check to
FPHE, P.O. Box 23851, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Donate on Donation
Day, January 28 at the following locations:
**SCORE Educational Center on Crescent Drive, 2:30-4:30 PM
**Safeway on Contra Costa Blvd, 4:30-6:30 PM
**Most Elementary Schools, for 30 minutes beyond the Wednesday
early dismissal time. Look for FPHE representatives.
For more information email generalinfo@fphe.org or visit www.fphe.org.
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Website Tips
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Did you know you can find the most recently published Strandwood School Report Card along with STAR and API testing results on the website. Go to the MDUSD tab and look on the left side of the page.
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? |
1st Grade Question - T/F - The Tyrannosaurus Rex ate mostly plants.
2nd Grade Question - Which was invented first: The telephone or the radio?
3rd Grade Question - Which of the following is the smallest of the 50 states in the US. A) Rhode Island B) Delaware or C) Hawaii
4th Grade Question - To eliminate a player in dodgeball, you must hit an opponent with a ball or do what?
5th Grade Question - Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1-1/2?
A) 8/4 B) 6/4 or C) 3/4
$1,000,000 Question - Mass divided by weight equals ____.
Answers are at the bottom of the page. |
Dates, Times and Places
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Important Dates and Times
Jan 28 - Sutter's Fort Meeting in the MU Room - 12:45
Jan 29 - Assembly - Lily Cai - 9:10 - 9:55 and 10:00 - 10:45
Jan 30 - Principal Pizza Lunch - Blue slips due by the 28th
Feb 3 - Kindergarten Registration
Feb 4 - Sutter's Fort Meeting - 12:45 in the MU room
Feb 5 - PTA General Membership Meeting - 6:30 in the Library
Feb 10 - Site Council Meeting - 3:15 in the Library
Feb 12 - Assembly - The History of Jazz
Feb 14 - Valentines Day - Think of your sweetheart
Field Trips:
Jan 27 -All Kindergartners - Jelly Belly Factory, 8:00 am to Noon
Jan 27 - All 2nd Graders - St. Marys College
Holidays:
Feb 9 - Abraham Lincoln Birthday
Feb 16 - George Washington Birthday (President's Day)
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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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Nothing new this week, sorry.
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Answers |
1st Grade - False, T Rex was a meat eater.
2nd.Grade - The telephone
3rd Grade - Rhode Island
4th Grade - Catch a ball an opponent has thrown
5th Grade - 6/4 is equivalent to 1-1/2.
$1,000,000 - Density
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Calendar
Click below to go directly to the Strandwood web site calendar.
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Strandwood ID: 37102 |
Strandwood ID: 0136556299 |
Get your SHARES card in the office.
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Fun Facts
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Following the Battle of Hastings, England's ruling classes spoke French not English.
A becquerel is a unit of radiation.
Though each fingerprint is unique, there are five basis types. |
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