Good Morning
Every Monday, Email Club members receive important
information regarding upcoming events and communications from The PTA and
Strandwood staff via the Email Blast. The Email Blast also provides links to important flyers
and new items on the school website. The deadline for submitting your article is Thursday at 5:00pm. All submissions should be sent to strandwood_emailclub@hotmail.com. |
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Wacky Wednesday - Jersey Day
The next Wacky Wednesday is March 4th and will be sport/jersey day. Break out your favorite jersey and show some spirit.
Remember: Every Friday is spirit day, wear your stuff!
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PTA Meeting this Thursday.
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This months meeting will feature the 2nd grade teachers with the latest news on that grade level. In addition, the PTA will be reviewing and voting on the revised by-laws.
Babysitting is free so come on down and listen to what your PTA and 2nd grade teachers are up to. See you Thursday at 6:30pm, in the library.
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Last week to nominate someone for an Honorary Service
Award!
It takes a lot of dedicated people to make Strandwood such a
wonderful place for our kids. Here's your chance to let those people know how
much you appreciate them by nominating them for an Honorary Service Award! A
nomination form came home with your child recently-please take a moment to fill
it out and return it to the office. You can nominate parent volunteers,
teachers, school employees, and community members or organizations. The
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Online Auction CLOSES THIS Friday, March 6th!
Only a few days left to get those priceless class projects and
amazing teacher experiences and donations. Do you know what class item is
the top seller? Do you know what teacher item
is getting the most buzz? Did you know that some of those class projects are
still at their starting bid? Did you know that in addition to class projects
and teacher donations we have over 100 other items available on cMarket only?
Be sure to bid before it's too late at www.strandwood.cmarket.com!
Great deals, all for a great cause...our kids. Class Projects and
Teacher experiences/donations ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE!
The online auction will close THIS Friday, March 6th
(the day before the event).
- Class projects will close at 7pm.
- Teacher experiences/donations will close at 8pm.
- All other cMarket-Only (there are over 100!) items will close at 9pm.
Dinner Dance Auction event THIS Saturday, March 7th
at PH Community
Center!
Party people, get ready for Strandwood's biggest of event of the year! Happy hour is from 5:30-6:30pm
featuring discounted drinks and special appetizers from Nibblers and Tiki
Tom's Catering. Be sure to come early for this and to check out all the
silent auction items. Silent auction tables will begin closing at
6:30pm (and every 15 minutes after that) so be sure to get a head
start...this is one party where it is not fashionable to be late. And
speaking of fashion, what to wear you might ask? Attire is fun and
festive! That means anything that gets you in the celebrating
mood...dress up or dress down, it doesn't matter as long as you bring your
attitude for fun and your checkbook! We will be accepting checks,
credit cards and good old fashion cash.
VIP Table still up for grabs!
Do you know about the VIP Table on cMarket? If you win, you'll
be treated like royalty at the Dinner Dance Auction. What does that
mean...reserved parking spaces for each winner, ten reserved seats in a prime
location, a very special table setting with items you can take home, wine
glasses, china, special wine and exclusive appetizers made just for the TEN
OF YOU! All of this and more...so get your group of 10 together and be the
VIP's (Very Important Parents) at the event! Be sure to get your bid in
before it's too late www.strandwood.cmarket.com. This item closes
at 9pm on Friday.
Get those RAFFLE TICKETS turned
in:
Everyone should have received your 10 raffle tickets
that came home a few weeks ago to either buy or sell for only $1 per ticket.
Get those raffle tickets turned in for a chance to win one of MANY
PRIZES! Four Grand Prizes include: a one week family
vacation stay at a destination of your choice, 2 Sharks Hockey
tickets, a beautiful Tiffany necklace and a PEEK, a stylish device dedicated
to your personal mobile email. Plus, over 20 other great prizes! Attendance
at the Dinner Dance Auction NOT REQUIRED to win. If you have not
received your 10 tickets or would like more information, contact nogakessler@yahoo.com.
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Photo courtesy of the Bargmann family.
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Calendar
Click below to go directly to the Strandwood web site calendar.
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Fun Facts
The Order of the Chrysanthemum is the decoration bestowed by the Emperor of Japan.
In 1889 the Eiffel Tower was built for the World Expo.
Cows dream if they lie down.
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WHAT IS IT?
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This is a close up of an object. What is it? The Answer is at the bottom of the page.
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Strandwood ID: 37102 |
Strandwood ID: 0136556299 |
Get your SHARES card in the office.
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Spring Chess Sessions
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It's time to sign up for the spring
session of after-school chess.
The session is open to
Kindergarteners as well as Grades 1 - 5. If you're child is enrolled for the
current fall session, we hope you'll enroll again for the spring. If you are new to the class and/or
to the game of chess, we welcome you to join us.
Spring chess is on Wednesdays
12:35 to 1:35 beginning March 11 and ending May 6, in rooms B-8 and
A-3.
Register online through The Berkeley
Chess School at www.berkeleychessschool.org
or call 510-843-0150. If you would like to print and mail your application click here to download the form.
This will be the last chess session
offered at Strandwood for this school year.
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Stars of Strandwood shine on April 24th and 25th!
Mark your calendar: Performance dates for this year's talent show are Friday April 24th and Saturday April 25th at 7pm.
 Come and join us! Let your talent shine as a performer or watch the stars come out on these nights and cheer them on!! So Strandwood stars....it's time to start working on your act. "Stars of Strandwood" pre-views will be held after school on Thursday, April 2nd.
More information to come -- watch for information and sign up forms to be distributed in early March.
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| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? |
1st Grade Question - Where is the Lincoln Memorial located?
2nd Grade Question - Which on of the following states was NOT one of the 13 original colonies? A) South Carolina B) Rhode Island or C) Ohio
3rd Grade Question - Your soccer team played 15 games. You won 8 games and lost 3. How many games ended in a tie?
4th Grade Question - True or False? The pistil is the male part of a flower.
5th Grade Question - Who painted the scenes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Bonus Question - After the Civil war ended, the process of bringing the Confederate states back into the Union was called what?
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Dates, Times and Places
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| Important Dates and Times
March 2 - Read-In-Day
March 4 - Sport/Jersey Day
March 5 - K-2 Vision Screening
March 5 - PTA General Membership Meeting 6:30 in the Library
March 6 - Spotlight Assembly - 8:15am - Grades 3 - 5
March 7 - Dinner Dance and Auction
March 8 - Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 10 - Site Council Meeting - 3:15pm in the Library
March 13 - End of 2nd trimester
March 26 - Assembly - Music of the Irish
Field Trips:
March 11 - P4 - Water District
March 18 - P3 - Water District
March 24 - Kindergarten - Oakland Zoo
March 25 - A6 - Water District
Holidays:
Spring recess - April 13 - 17
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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
Pleasant
Hill Teen Drop-In Zone Grades 3 - 12 - Pleasant Hill Rec. www.pleasanthillrec.com
Expressive
Arts Camp - 925-969-4817 www.jfku.edu
Larkey
Shark Swim Team - www.Larkeysharks.org
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Answers |
1st Grade - Washington D.C.
2nd Grade - Ohio
3rd Grade - 4
4th Grade - False, it is the stamen.
5th Grade - Michelangelo
Bonus Question - Reconstruction
What is it? A Fork
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