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SEPTEMBER 27, 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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All It Takes Is A Few... Jerks
| | Strandwood was struck by vandals over the weekend. Windows, bulletin boards and Innisbrook samples were victims of these cowards. |
Site Council Elections
| Congratulations to the 3 new parent members of the School Site Council. Serving on the council for two years will be Leslie Shanks, Laurie Anderson and Camilla Podwoski. Current parent members Katie Roarty and Rosie Misenhimer have one more year to serve.
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Nutcracker News
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In case you missed it in last Thursday's Email Blast, this will be Diane Kastell's last year of producing the Strandwood Nutcracker. What about the future of the Nutcracker? Without new volunteers to take it over the tradition will not continue. To read Diane's letter explaining what type of support is needed please click 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 20,
1908 - the first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1964 - The Warren Commission releases its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, assassinated President John F. Kennedy.
1992 - Brett Farve makes his first NFL Start.
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The Sale is Over.. Almost
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If you haven't turned in your Innisbrook voucher and payment, please do so today! Remember to keep your order work sheet. Tally night is scheduled for October 6, and we cannot accept additional orders once our counting is complete.
Please remind your family and friends that they can continue to order an assortment of items online through Innisbrook.com. Strandwood will receive 40% of all Internet sales ALL YEAR LONG. Just remember to enter the Strandwood school code 102000.
We also wanted to let you know that the number of DOTS on the butterflies on an entire roll of Monkey Mayhem gift wrap is 2,592. Michael Devlin-Taylor was the winner with an estimate of 2,725. He received a big Max the Monkey.
Our Friday raffle winners were Sean McCurdy, Wyatt Petty, Tyler Lerman on the 17th and Will Noack, Jared Wilson, and Lance Kashiyama on the 24th.
Also, if your child got a coupon for the extra surprise that went with the blue slips, we now have the surprise. Please right their name and room number on the slip that was provided to them and place it in the Innisbrook basket in the office.
A huge thank you to everyone! We hope to report back that we had 100% participation.
Any questions, contact Janine Gamble at janine.gamble@gmail.com or Robin Elawady at robinelawady@live.com. |
After School Basketball
| The after school basketball program starts on Monday, October 4th. For more information, and to register, please click here.
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eScript Competition
| Have fun and earn more money for Strandwood! 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, (see example below). Collect receipts with redemption codes on them from friends and family. Put your name and child's classroom on the back of all receipts with redemption codes and drop them in the 10% Goes Back to School box in the office. There will be a $25 gift card for Borders for the family who turns in the most receipts with redemption codes.
If you have questions, please contact Katherine Bracken at Katherine.bracken@comcast.net.
eScrip families receipt tape (conclusion of program):
Non-eScrip families receipt tape (conclusion of program):
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Race To Nowhere | 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. |
Box Tops Labels and Marketplace
| Turn in your Box Tops to the office this week - the September contest deadline in Thursday, September 30th. Please label each bag of box tops with student name, teacher name and total number of box tops collected. A winner will be announced on Friday and will win a $10 gift card of his/her choice at a local Pleasant Hill business.
Shop at your favorite online stores and earn money for Strandwood. At the Box Tops Marketplace, you can shop at over 60 online stores including JcPenney and Land's End. A portion of every qualifying purchase is donated to Strandwood - all at no additional cost to you. See all participating Marketplace Stores by clicking here. Make sure you designate Strandwood as your school for Marketplace Stores. School ID is 128922. Or go to our school website and click on the Box Tops icon.
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Senior Buddy Program
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The PTA-sponsored Senior Buddy program starts in October. On Wednesdays, Senior Citizens come to the library to read one-on-one with students from all grade levels. We need parents to chaperone students between their classroom and the library.
Please contact Jennifer Wygal if you can help on Wednesdays anytime between 9 and 11 a.m. - we can use your help even if it's just for a ten-minute pickup or dropoff. Contact Jennifer at 324-3656 or jennifer.wygal@sbcglobal.net. |
Strandwood E-Waste Event
| Speaking of waste, Strandwood Elementary will be hosting an e-waste recycle fundraiser on Sunday, October 10th. Start gathering your e-waste now. For view the event flyer please click here.
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4th Grade Parents Sutter's Fort Meeting
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We are looking for your 4th grade pioneers! Save the date for an
informative meeting regarding this year's Sutter's Fort program! A
parent-only meeting will be held in the library on October 13th from
7-8pm and we will describe the program in detail and answer any
questions you may have. Please stay tuned for further information, but
mark your calendars now!
Thank you, Jill Olivier, jillolivier@yahoo.com, Jackie Stuart, jackiestuart@hotmail.com, Roxanne Gambill roxannegambill@yahoo.com, Melanie Huth, melanieh@sbcglobal.net |
4th Grade Parents - Fundraising Volunteers Needed | It has become the custom to start fundraising for the 5th grade Outdoor Education Program while still in 4th grade. This provides many more opportunities to raise funds to reduce the cost of this great program. This year, Outdoor Ed will be in January. If we didn't do fundraising last year it would be very difficult to raise much money before the event. If you are interested in becoming part of the committee please contact the PTA Executive VP, Lea Harrington for more information.
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The PTA Reflections Program Returns to Strandwood
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The PTA Reflections Program is designed to enhance a quality arts education by providing an opportunity for students to explore their artistic talents and receive positive recognition for their efforts.
When children express themselves through words, pictures, music, dance, and other art forms, they grow intellectually and socially. They learn to analyze their thoughts, feelings, and ideas; learn to look at things, people, and experiences in a fresh and exciting way; and become more interested in the ideas and works of others.
Each year, the PTA Reflections Program challenges students to create art inspired by a specific theme. Themes are selected from hundreds of ideas submitted by students to the PTA Reflections Program Theme Search. Past themes have included "Exploring New Beginnings," "If I Could Give the World a Gift...," "A Different Kind of Hero," and most recently, "I Can Make a Difference by..." and "Wow!" The 2010-2011 theme is "Together we can..."
Students participate in the Reflections Program by submitting entries to a local PTA or PTSA. Nationally, the program has six arts areas-dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts.
Students can pick up an entry form and rules in the office from October 4th through November the 4th. All entries are due on November the 5th.
Parents - If you have an interest in the arts and would are willing to participate as a judge, please e-mail Elizabeth Swanson @ elizabeth.swanson46@yahoo.com
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Fall Picture Day
| Fall picture day has be rescheduled for Thursday, October 14th. Look for a flyer and more information from CLIX Portrait Studios, a Strandwood families owned company.
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Borders Best Teacher Contest
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Borders Book Store in Pleasant Hill is offering a great chance to spotlight the fantastic teachers in our area. They are holding a Best Teacher Contest, were students can nominate a teacher and the teacher with the most votes will win. For the details please click here. And don't forget to vote for your favorite teacher. |
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Dates, Times and Places
Until the school's new website is up and running (end of September?) we are not being provided any information on upcoming school events. Until then, we will continue to post PTA events here.
| October 4 - Race to Nowhere Shown in the MU Room
October 4 - Computer Lab Opens
October 7 - PTA General Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm in the library. Join us in welcoming the 1st grade teachers as they present to the membership.
October 10 - Strandwood E-Waste Fundraiser
October 14 - Strandwood Picture Day
October 19 - PTA E-Board Meeting
October 22 - Fall Fest
View all the calendars on the Strandwood website by clicking here. Check out the new Monthly Google calendar. |
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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. | Return To Top
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