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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010 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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A Word From Mrs. Kim, Our Principal
Opportunity Knocks! |  The nominations for Parents/Community members for Strandwood's Schoolsite Council closed on Friday. We only received one nomination! We need three new parent/community members.
Schoolsite Council is an excellent opportunity to be involved in the governance of our school. This year in addition to approval of our Single Plan for Student Achievement and School Safety plan, the Site Council will have input into the formation of our school homework policy. Participation on the Schoolsite Council provides parents/community members opportunities to talk with staff about curriculum, professional development, our district policies and procedures. Parents/community members are provided a training by our school district on the Education Laws that Schoolsite Councils are governed by as well as the purpose, procedures and responsibilities of members.
We meet once a month on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 3:15 in the school library. Please consider this opportunity and nominate yourself or someone else you feel would be a valuable member of our Schoolsite Council.
Please submit nominations to the school office by Friday, Sept. 10th. It is a great way to be involved!
Click here for the nomination form. return it to the office by Friday.
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Happy Labor Day |  Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor
movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of
American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the
contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and
well-being of our country. Read the full history of Labor Day by clicking here.
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Photo courtesy of the Bargmann family.
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Calendar
Click the image below to go directly to the monthly Strandwood web calendar.
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On This Day in History
SEPTEMBER 6,
1916-The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders.(Actually Piggly Wiggly pioneered many new procedures in the grocery business. Click her for the fascinating history. There are still 600 stores operating.)1975-Czechoslovakian tennis player Martina Navratilova, in New York for the U.S. Open, requested political asylum.1995 - Cal Ripkin Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years. |
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2010-2011 School Directory
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The 2010-2011 Strandwood school directory is now being put together. If you did not turn in a Email Club and Student Directory Sign-up Form, please contact Jeff Eide at JEideVP@Gmail.com. Or, click here for the form. Fill it in, print it and drop the completed form in the PTA box in the office. The information you provide helps us create an up-to-date school directory, individual class rosters, E-blast enrollment, and for communication within each student's class.
The deadline for submitting your form is Monday, September 13th.
Back by popular demand!
Advertise Your Business in Strandwood's
For only $25, you can put your business card in the "Strandwood Yellow Pages" at the back of the 2010-2011 Student Directory. Share your business or service with other Strandwood parents and help support our Strandwood community! (This is only available for parents of Strandwood students who provide a service or business; no non-Strandwood businesses will be accepted.) Drop off your business card with a $25 check (or cash) made out to "Strandwood PTA" in the PTA box in the school office.
The deadline to get your business card into the 2010-2011 directory is Friday, September 10, 2010. Limit of 1 business card sized ad per business.
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First PTA Meeting of the Year is Thursday Night
One More Babysitter wanted $$
| The first PTA General Membership Meeting of the year will be held in the library on Thursday, September 9th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. The annual budget will be presented and the membership will vote to accept or change it. If you are interested in how your PTA money is going to be spent then you should attend. If you just can't make it, the minutes will be posted on our website the following week.
Babysitting is provided at no charge during the PTA meetings. Our regular babysitters have moved on and we are looking for two or more parents that would like to take over this important duty. Babysitters are paid $40 per night, each. We could use one more babysitter.
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Safeway's 10% Goes Back to Schools
By Katherine Bracken
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 Let's kick off the year with an easy and fun fundraiser! Between August 11 and September 14, Strandwood can earn 10% of purchases when families buy participating products at Safeway stores. Look for the Yellow School Bus Tags on over 2,000 products and make sure you use your Club Card when purchasing them. If you are already registered with eScrip, your contribution goes to Strandwood automatically.
From September 18 through October 9, those that have not registered their Safeway Club Cards with eScrip will get a receipt with a redemption code on it. Drop that receipt into the 10% Goes Back to School box in the office and Strandwood will get the donation.
Want to have even more fun and earn more money for Strandwood? Collect receipts with redemption codes on them from friends and family. Put your name and child's classroom on the back of the receipt and we will have a prize for the family who turns in the most receipts.
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Race to Nowhere
A special Screening at Strandwood Elementary
By Cindy Turner
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 A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the culture of hollow achievement and pressure to perform that has invaded America's schools. It is destroying our children's love of learning and feeding an epidemic of unprepared, disengaged, and unhealthy students. This remarkable new film shines a light on the price our kids pay for this "race to nowhere."
Cheating is commonplace, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and ironically, young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people who have been pushed to the brink and educators who are burned out and worried that students aren't developing the skills needed for the global economy, RACE TO NOWHERE points to the silent epidemic running rampant in our schools.
RACE TO NOWHERE is a call to families, educators, experts and policy makers to examine
current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become the healthy, bright,
contributing and leading citizens in the 21st century. View the film trailer by clicking here.
Monday, October 4, 2010Doors open at 6:30pm, show begins at 7:00pmStrandwood Elementary School, 416 Gladys Drive, Pleasant HillThis show is open to the public.Purchase tickets online by clicking here or visiting www.Strandwood.org$10.00 pre-order, $15.00 at the door.Seating is limited, so reserve your seats early. |
Important Volunteer Information
| Now that the Back to School Nights have concluded I'm sure there are a few of you out there that have stepped up to help but haven't met the requirements of the district.
Anyone working with students must be fingerprinted by the Mt. Diablo School District and have a negative TB test on file. How do you do that? Click here to download the Parent Volunteer Fingerprint Form. Evidence of a negative tuberculosis test done within the last 60 days must be provided to the Personnel Office at the time of your scheduled fingerprint appointment. TB clearance remains valid for 4 years and fingerprints remain valid for the duration of your volunteering within the school district. The TB test spans 2 or 3 days so don't leave it to the day before your fingerprinting date.
Your family doctor can usually administer the TB test or there are two Muir Diablo Occupational labs that can perform the tests.
Concord: 2231
Galaxy Court 685-7744
Test available everyday Mon - Fri from 7 AM-7 PM, Sat 9 AM-2 PM
No TB after 2 PM on Thursdays Walnut
Creek: 1981 N. Broadway, Suite 190 932-7715
Test available everyday Mon - Fri, from 8 AM-5PM
Volunteer Drivers: If you plan on driving students on field trips you must have a copy of your current automobile insurance coverage on file in the office. This is in addition to the fingerprinting and TB testing requirements. The proof of insurance coverage must be a copy of the policy showing how much coverage you have. A proof of insurance card that you keep in the car is not sufficient.
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Family Life Education Materials
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Sex Education Courses or Family Life Education And Sexually
Transmitted Disease including HIV/AIDS education
Instruction in these subjects is included in the curriculum in grades 5 and 7 Life Science Classes, and in high school Biology and Health Education classes as well as certain high school Home Economics and P.E classes. You may request that your child be excused from any instruction in which HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS are described, illustrated or discussed, or from instruction about SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.
Materials being used are available for inspection and preview at the District Instructional Media Center, Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane, Concord, Tuesday through Friday, October 12, 2010 through October 15, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday through Friday, January 25, 2011 through January 28, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Student Achievement and School Support, 682-8000, ext. 4041) (E.C. 51937, 51938, 51939)
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Parent Information Packet
| | Parents, are you wondering where the Parent Information packet is? Starting last year, the MDUSD stopped mailing copies of the packet and put the information on line. When it is available you will get a postcard from the district and we will let you know here in the Roadrunner. |
After School Chess Starts This Week
Beginning Wednesday!
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 Chess
is fun and can be learned quickly and easily. Studies have
found that chess helps improve test results in reading, science, and math, and
produces growth in critical cognitive skills. Beyond academia, chess
influences social behavior including self esteem, respect for others, patience,
and good manners. And did we mention it's FUN!!
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Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education
Crescent Drive Restaurant Walk
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 6:00 - 8 :00 PM Crescent Drive, Pleasant Hill Support Pleasant Hill public schools! Come stroll Crescent Drive and enjoy the specialties from: Chipotle Coco Swirl Five Guys Burgers and Fries (New!) Jack's (New!) Monsoon Masala Pasta Pomodoro Peet's Coffee and Tea Red Brick Pizza Shaadzee Bakery Bistro Sweet Tomatoes Yan Can Cook and more! Dance to live music by "Who's Your Daddy". Enjoy family fun with face painting and balloon tricks. Participate in merchant exhibits. Enter the Prize Drawing. Last year the food was incredible and a fabulous time was had by all. Don't miss it! Avoid the lines by purchasing your tickets now at these locations: ˇOnline, using PayPal at www.fphe.org |
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Dates, Times and Places | September 6th - Labor Day Holiday - No School
September 9th - PTA General Membership Meeting - 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the library
September 10th - 24th - Innisbrook Fundraiser
View all the calendars on the Strandwood website by clicking here. Check out the new Monthly Google calendar. We will be updating it as often as information becomes available.
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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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