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JUNE 14, 2010 Good Morning
This is the last Roadrunner of the 2009-2010 school year. I hope you have enjoyed the weekly Roadrunner publication and the Email Blasts. If you have any ideas for articles or features for next year please send me an email at strandwood_emailclub@hotmail.com. In July I will send a school summer update as well as Jump Start Day information.
Are you are leaving Strandwood
and/or no longer wish to receive our newsletters? You
can use the "SafeUnsubscribe" button at the bottom of this Roadrunner to remove your name from our mailing list. If you just can't part with the weekly drivel then feel free to stay on the mailing list. Jeff Eide, editor
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Have A Great Summer
| As everyone takes off to all corners of the world The Roadrunner would like to wish you a happy and safe summer. We will see everyone back at Strandwood for Jump Start Day.
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2009-2010 Perfect Attendance Awards
| The following students received awards for having perfect attendance for
2009-2010. Perfect attendance means no tardies, no absences and no independent
study contracts; in their seat every school day. Izaiah Barnett - 5th grade Nolan Carter - 4th Otto Deilke - 3rd Jacob Eide - 4th Trey Guillory - Kindergarten Isabel Gutierrez - Kindergarten Britten Hallford - 1st Mia Hanecak - 1st Lance Jimenez - 4th Sam Kauppinen - 4th Eva Maddox - 1st Isabella Magana - 5th Sean Mitchell - 4th Kyle Nguyen - 2nd Tessa Phair - 3rd Kaylei Sias - Kindergarten Maximiliano Silva - Kindergarten Viviana Silva - 3rd Jake Spellman-Hess - 5th Ethan Tuey - 4th Maxwell Valva - 1st Arden Virak - 2nd Congratulations to the Perfect Attendance Students
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Photo courtesy of the Bargmann family.
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On This Date
June 14th,
1846 - The California Republic was proclaimed by California settlers in Sonoma. It lasted only 26 days. It is most known for creating the "Bear Flag", with the insignia that appears on the modern state flag.
1944 - Sixty US B-29 Superforttess' attacked an iron and steel works factory on Honshy Island. It was the first US raid against mainland Japan.
1989 - Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested in Beverly Hills for slapping a motorcycle policeman.
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Strandwood Students Read and Read and Read
| What a great year of reading for our Strandwood students.
Our Read and Dream Team saw 490 students become members during the year. 8 teachers  had 100% participation. WOW
Data obtained from our Accelerated Reader program had our fantastic Strandwood students reading 3,104 books and 89,138,284 words. 89 million words! And those were only the ones that the students took tests on.
Don't forget to read this summer and keep up those skills.
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Walk-a-thon Wrap Up
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 Wow! What a year it has been. Thanks to the support of our wonderful Principal, Mrs. Kim, and incredible 4th grade teachers and, of course, our fabulous Strandwood families, we have raised $8,409.28 to date for Outdoor Ed. $5,200 of that was from the Walk-a-thon alone! Thank you to everyone who made donations, contributed and volunteered! It would not have been possible without your help.
Walk-a-thon Winners:
Congratulations to our 20-lap walkers - Marlo Allen, Marco Cianfichi, Dominic Hanecak, Sophia Harrington, Logan Heaney, Sophia Llamas, Max Laske, Jasmine Safarians and Mindy With!
Congratulations to our Top Money Maker - Dominic Hanecak!
Great job to all of our participants! Have a great summer!
Your Outdoor Ed Parent Coordinators May Hanecak, Lea Harrington, Mindy Simpson, Lorie Tuey and Cindy Turner.
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Not Coming Back to Strandwood?
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Attention Kindergarten through 4th grade families!
Are you moving out of the area or leaving Strandwood for any other reason (what that would be I can't imagine!)? If so, please notify the school office as soon as possible. We want to keep our information as current as possible!
Thank you!
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Box Tops / Webkinz
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 Save those box tops over the summer and enter them in September for the first contest of the 2010-2011 school year. This year the Box Tops for Excellence program contributed around $1,000 to the PTA. Thank you for your continued support of this great program. |
Jump Start Day
| Mark you calendars for Jump Start Day 2010 on Monday, August 23rd. We will continue to move to electronic forms this year. All Jump Start Day forms will be available on line in July. Download,
complete and print the forms to bring to JSD in August. Paper packets will be available for pick-up after August 11th.
If you would like to volunteer to help out on Jump Start Day, or the packet stuffing on August 10th, please contact me at Strandwood_emailclub@hotmail.com or JEideVP@gmail.com. Thanks, Jeff Eide
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Attention 5th Grade Parents
| News for 5th Graders From Pleasant Hill Middle School
All-in-One-Day - Mark your calendars now for Pleasant Hill Middle School's All-in-One Day (like  our Jump Start Day), scheduled for Tuesday, August 17. Incoming 6th graders and their parents have their own special time slot for All-in-One Day, from 8:30am to 11:00am. The event, called Camp Pleasant Hill, includes presentations from Principal Roselin and the PTSA, a tour of the school, and opportunities to sign up for school events. Parents may also purchase items, such as yearbooks and PE uniforms. School pictures will be taken, and students will receive their class schedules.
Sign up now for the PHMS e-Newsletter - 5th grade parents are encouraged to sign up now for the Ram Slam, PHMS' twice-weekly e-newsletter. The Ram Slam is the primary method of communication used by the principal, school office and PTSA to communicate school-wide information to parents. By signing up now, parents will receive up-to-the-minute information about the start of school in the fall. To sign up, go to the PHMS Web site at http://www.mdusd.k12.ca.us/pleasanthillmiddle and enter your email address in the box marked "Join our email list".
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Library Offers Summer Reading Program
| Make a splash at your library this summer. Participate in Kid's Summer Reading 2010 win a prize. The program runs from June 5th through August 16th and is for children age 2 thorough 5th. For more information go to the Contra Costa County Library web page at www.ccclib.org or just click here.
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Stop the Summer Brain Drain
From FamilyEducation.com - by Ann Svensen
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Kids Lose One to Three Months of Learning
Did your child's brain shrink last summer? Probably not, but it may have shifted into reverse, according to a study by Dr. Harris Cooper, professor of psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The study found that when students return to school after a long summer vacation, they've lost one to three months worth of learning.
Kids Lose Most in Math
The decline is more detrimental for math than it is for reading. "All students lose math skills," says Cooper. It may be because community and home environments give kids more opportunities to practice reading than math. The study also found that income has an impact on how much a student loses or gains in reading. Middle-class children actually gained in reading over the summer, while lower-income students experienced losses. Cooper attributes this to the enrichment activities that many middle-class kids participate in over the summer, such as camp and trips.
What You Can Do
Your kids don't have to spend the summer stuck in reverse. "Parents can help their kids retain educational skills," says Cooper. He suggests the following five tips to kick off a learning-filled summer.
1. Keep lots of books around and make regular trips to the library. Most libraries schedule special summer events for kids. Sign up your family!
2. Think about what your kids may be learning next year when you plan the family vacation. Talk with teachers to find out what they'll be covering in class. If it's a unit on the civil war for example, you may want to schedule a visit to Gettysburg. If it's geology, visit a national park.
3. Keep math in mind. Since kids lose more math skills than anything else over the summer, try to do some special planning to find math-related activities. For example, if you can't decide whether to sign your child up for "Shakespeare's Theater" or "Math Magic" at the local community center, go with the math.
4. Consider summer school or tutoring. Struggling kids can get a lot of different kinds of help from these programs. Summer school can also enrich and accelerate learning in areas where kids show a special interest.
5. Call the curriculum coordinator in your child's school district, visit the school board office, or contact the schools of education at local colleges and universities to find out what educational programs will be offered in your area over the summer.
Remember to keep it fun! You don't want to sour your kids on learning during the summer break.
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6th Annual Firecracker Run
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The 6th Annual July 4th Firecracker 5K Fun Run Will Again Benefit Pleasant Hill Schools
The Pleasant Hill Fourth of July Commission has announced that  the Firecracker 5K Fun Run will again be a part of this year's Fourth of July Celebration. All proceeds from the run will be donated to Pleasant Hill schools! Better yet, every runner who registers will receive a T-shirt and can designate what Pleasant Hill school they would like their registration fees to be donated to! Last year, the Fourth of July Commission awarded over $10,700 to Pleasant Hill schools. This is a great opportunity for parents and children, friends and neighbors to raise money for our school.
Fleet Feet Sports, the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill, and Allied Waste are generously sponsoring this year's event which will begin at 8am and makes three laps of the parade route in downtown Pleasant Hill. Same day registration and the start of the race will be in front of Fleet Feet Sports on Crescent Drive.
On-line registration can be accessed by visiting the Fourth of July Commission's website at www.PHJuly4.com and click on the "5K Run" tab. By registering on-line, individual runners and families will receive a break in registration fees from $5 to $15.
What a great way to kick off the Fourth of July and to help our school!
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
No 1st, 2nd, etc questions this week. These are all $1million questions from the board game.
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5) - What is your body's largest organ? |
Community Service Day
| Save The Date - the Pleasant Hill Community Service Day will take place on Saturday, September 25th. For more information click here or visit www.pleasant-hill.net/csd.
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 Dates, Times and Places | August 10th - Jump Start Day Packet Stuffing - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
August 23rd - Jump Start Day - 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
August 25th - First day of school August 27th - PTA Welcome/Welcome Back Bar-B-Que - Time TBD September 6th - Labor Day Holiday We will get the Back to School dates for you over the summer. To view the District's 2010-2011 Academic Calendar click here. |
| Answers | Are you smarter then a 5th grader?
1) - Marrow
2) - Speaker of the House
3) - Jefferson Davis
4) - Humidity
5) - Skin
Don't forget to exercise your brain this summer. We should have more 5th grade questions for you in September
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