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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Good Morning
Every Monday, Email Club members receive important information regarding upcoming events and communications from The PTA and Strandwood staff via the Roadrunner. The Roadrunner also provides links to important flyers and new items on the school website. Do you have any comments about this Roadrunner or suggestions for future Roadrunner articles or features? Drop us a line at strandwood_emailclub@hotmail.com. | |
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Read and Dream Deadline Today |
| Today is the deadline for turning in your Read and Dream Logs for November. Because of the holiday the deadline was extended. Awards will be given out on Friday, December 4th. |
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Box Tops Webkinz Deadline Today |
The end of the month is here! Don't forget to turn in those Box Tops by this afternoon to win the November Webkinz! All bags must have the student's name, teacher and amount of Box Tops. Please turn them into the office.
Log onto http://www.boxtops4education.com to find eligible Box Tops packaging and some great shopping deals. You can also track our progress and find ways that we can earn even more.
Thanks for your support and we look forward to counting a lot of Box Tops very soon!!! Sophia Harrington and Courtney Turner, 4th Grade.
Questions? Contact Lea Harrington (925)518-5608 |
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Samsung Contest Ends December 1st |
Help Strandwood win technology equipment from Samsung! All you have to do is submit a 100-word essay (that's just a few sentences) that answers the below questions: How the consumer electronics, computer equipment and software awarded through Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope could benefit your school? Essays should focus on: 1. How consumer electronics, computer equipment, and software can enhance the education process. 2. How access to these technologies and the use of social networking can change the way that students learn. 3. The unique and innovative teaching methods that are enabled by computer and consumer electronics technologies. The essays have to be submitted by each individual from their own e-mail address and must be original essays. The more entries, the better for our school! The deadline is December 1. Follow this link and write your essay today! http://pages.samsung.com/us/4seasons_hope/education.jsp | |
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Photo courtesy of the Bargmann family.
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Calendar
Click the calendar below to go directly to the Strandwood web calendar.
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FACT or NOT?
The items below may or may not be facts. It's up to you to figure that out.
Contrary to popular belief, mice are not overly fond of cheese.
Actor Michael Keaton was born Michael Douglas.
The famous Route 66 highwaystarts in Dallas and goes to Los Angeles. |
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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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PH Recreation Department Coloring Contest |
Submissions for the 21st Annual Coloring Contest are due by December 4th. A $25 gift certificate will be awarded to each 1st place winner and ribbons to each 2nd and 3rd place for grades K - 5th. Holiday Festival 09 will be held on December 9th from 5 - 9pm and will also include a gingerbread house contest. For the flyer and coloring page please click here. |
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PTA Meeting Featuring the Kindergarten Teachers |
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December's PTA General Membership Meeting will feature the Kindergarten teachers. Come listen to these wonderful teachers talk about what their classes are up to.
The meeting is on Thursday evening, December 3rd, at 6:30 pm in the library. Free babysitting is provided. |
Nutcracker News
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 It's show week! The children have been rehearsing for weeks. It will all culminate into a wonderful show as they shine on stage. Below are some important dates and reminders regarding dress rehearsals, tickets and show day.
DRESS REHEARSALS:
Do you know when your child's dress rehearsal takes place and what their basic costume is? Please note the important Dress Rehearsal dates below. Also, a reminder to please have your child come to school dressed in their basic costume on their assigned dress rehearsal date. Please refer to your Nutcracker Packet for basic costume instructions.
Tuesday, 12/1 at 10am - Show 3 Dress Rehearsal
Thursday, 12/3 at 10am - Show 2 Dress Rehearsal
Friday, 12/4 at 10am - Show 1 Dress Rehearsal
All Dress Rehearsals start at 10am and take place in the MUR. In addition to students being able to watch each other perform, this is a great opportunity for extended family members to come and watch the show as seating will be limited to immediate family members only on show day. Seating will be on a first come first served basis at the Dress Rehearsal.
SHOW DAY:
The Nutcracker performance is this Saturday in the MUR. Please note the show times below. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to show time. Seating is first come first served.
Saturday, 12/5: 10:30am - Show 1 / 2:30pm - Show 2 / 4:30pm - Show 3
TICKETS:
We'd like to thank the PTA for helping with ticket distribution this year. The PTA will be distributing tickets this week to your child's class with the exception of 4th & 5th grade volunteers, which will be distributed through the Nutcracker Committee. For all ticket matters, please email nutcrackertix@yahoo.com.
For questions regarding show content, costumes, rehearsals, volunteering etc., please contact Diane Kastell (dikastell@yahoo.com or 686-4943) or May Hanecak (may_hanecak417@yahoo.com or 934-6828).
Here's to a great show! |
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Santa is Dropping In to the Concord Airport |
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Contra Costa County Airports, in conjunction with Bay Area Skydiving and the Crowne Plaza Hotel, are pleased to announce the return of Skydiving Santa. Santa will be descending upon Buchanan Field and Byron Airports on Saturday, December 5, 2009. This event benefits the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
The jump at Buchanan Field Airport is at approximately 11:00 a.m. behind the Crowne Plaza Hotel (45 John Glenn Drive, Concord).
SANTA SKYDIVE IS FREE!!
Anyone who would like to take a picture with Santa Claus is encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for and/or donation to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
In the case of inclement weather, Santa will be greeting the kids inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel at Buchanan Field.
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Photo Day Make-up Date |
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The Photo Make-up day is scheduled for Thursday, December 10th |
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Maverick's Fundraiser |
Want to take a night off from cooking? The Outdoor Education Fundraising team is holding another fundraiser on Thursday, December 17th. They have teamed with Maverick's BBQ Catering and Delivery to make that night off happen. For $34.95 you can drive by Strandwood and pick up a family BBQ dinner consisting of Tri-Tip, Chicken, mashed pototoes, beans, coleslaw and bread. For more details click here for the flyer. |
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Parent Teacher Conferences
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Parent Teacher conferences will be held from December 7th through the 18th. Dismissal will be at 1:40pm for 1st - 5th grades on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday will still be a 12:30pm dismissal.
Your teachers will be scheduling the meeting with you soon. Please, show up on time for your meeting as there isn't much room between conferences.
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eScript Coordinator Needed
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 The PTA needs your help!!
We are currently
in need of someone to take over the eScrip coordinator position. If you are
interested, please contact Lea Harrington at harringtonlea@yahoo.com for more
information and a job description. Thanks
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| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? |
1st Grade Question: To be in the "land of nod" means to be what?
2nd Grade Question: Which came first: the Bill of Rights or the Declaration of Independence?
3rd Grade Question: In the beginning of the poem, "the Spider and the Fly", what did the spider ask the fly to do? A) stop and smell my roses B) Walk into my parlour or C) rest a bit upon my web
4th Grade Question: The long series of conflicts over the Holy Land and the city of Jerusalem was called what?
5th Grade Question: Ozone is made of what gaseous element?
Answers are at the bottom of the page.
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Dates, Times and Places |
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December 3rd - PTA General Membership Meeting- 6:30pm in the Library
December 5th - Nutcracker - Performances at 10:30am, 2:30pm and 4:30pm
December 7th - 18th - Parent Teacher Conferences - Early Dismissal.
December 10th - Photo Make-up Day
December 11th - Spotlight Assembly - 8:15 am
December 18th - Principal Pizza Lunch - Blue slips due by Wednesday, December 16th.
December 21st - January 4th - Holiday - Winter Break
Check all the calendars on the Strandwood website by clicking here.
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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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1st Grade Answer: Asleep or sleeping
2nd Grade Answer: Declaration of Independence
3rd Grade Answer: B) Walk into my parlour
4th Grade Answer: Crusades
5th Grade Answer: Oxygen
What is it? A dictionary.
Fact or Not?
1) Fact -A study made by the Manchester Metropolitan University has found that mice really don't like cheese, debunking the myth that was popularized in the cartoon show "Tom and Jerry."
2) Fact - Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 5th, 1951 in Corapolis, Pennsylvannia
3) Not - The famous highway originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, encompassing a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km)
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