A Strandwood PTA Publication
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OCTOBER 11, 2010 Good Morning
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Attention 4th Grade Parents
| ATTENTION 4th Graders!!! Come and live as a pioneer for 24 hours at Sutter's Fort! A parent-only information meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 13th from 7:00-8:30 pm.
Beginning January 5th, participating students will attend classes from 12:45-2:00pm in the multi-use room at Strandwood. The overnight stay at Sutter's Fort will take place on Tuesday, March 29th. Please come and hear all the details about this amazing, hands-on learning experience!!
Questions? E-mail Jill Olivier, Jackie Stuart, Roxanne Gambill or Melaine Huth |
School Picture Day is This Thursday
By CL!X
| Please be aware that fall photo day is PRE-ODRER only. Order forms were sent home with your child on Friday.
Please send your child to school looking their spiffiest with their brightest smiles and fully completed order forms! |
Fall Fest 2010
| Mark your calendars! Strandwood's Annual Fall Fest will be Friday, October 22nd from 5-8pm. Start brainstorming with the kids to create a unique design for our pumpkin carving contest or begin planning a spook-tacular cake for our cake walk. Volunteer to participate in our First Annual Pie Eating Contest.
Come hungry and buy dinner for the kids at the Taco Truck. FREE carnival games, face painting and much more will be available for the entire family. 4th Grade Outdoor Ed will be selling Bumble Bean Coffee and the Book Fair will be open in the library, so plan to do a little shopping too. We have a fun event planned and hope you can make it.
What can you do to help? Donate a cake or cupcakes to the cake walk and bake sale. Contact Kelly Gallagher (kelgallagher@gmail.com) if you can assist with set-up, clean-up or working a station.
Watch next week's Communication Folders for more information about the cake walk, pumpkin contest and pie-eating contest. Feel free to come in costume. |
Mt. Diablo USD News Update
| The latest installment of the superintendents newsletter was released on Friday. In case you don't get the newsletter delivered directly via email please click the link below. In this issue is information about the first bond sale ($110 Million at a great rate), Measure C and Solar updates and more. To read the latest newsletter 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 PTA web calendar.
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On This Day in History
OCTOBER 11,
1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit is 266 miles to Los Angeles, CA.
1968 - Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with
astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham
aboard. ( Go to article.) 1975 - The sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" debuted on NBC. George Carlin was the guest host. 1984 - Space shuttle Challenger astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. |
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Nutcracker News - Clara Auditions This Week
By May Hanecak
| Clara Auditions Wednesday, October 13th:
Auditions for 3rd grade Clara at 12:30pm in MU Room Wednesday. Permission slips were sent home and are required by due date 10/12 in order to audition. Permission slips are located and due in the office.
Record Number for Principal Auditions!
Auditions for principal parts (Nutcracker, Rat King, Mama Mouse and Drosselmeyer) were held last Wednesday. We had a record number of 5th graders audition - over 30! What a talented group! Congratulations to everyone who tried out for a part.
Thank YOU volunteers!
In wonderul Strandwood style, we had a few volunteers step up to help take over the Nutcracker after this year when the core committee members retire. We can always use more help as there are still several key roles that need to be filled. Please contact Diane Kastell (dikastell@yahoo.com or 686-4943) or May Hanecak (may_hanecak417@yahoo.com or 934-6828) if you are interested in helping out.
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PTA Reflections Program Returns to Strandwood
| 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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Dates, Times and Places
| October 12 - Field Trip - 3rd Grade to Mt. Diablo (A1 & C5)
October 14 - Strandwood Picture Day
October 19 - PTA E-Board Meeting
October 19 - Field Trip - 4th Grade to Lawrence Hall of Science
October 22 - October 27th - Book Fair
October 22 - Fall Fest
October 22 - Principal Pizza Lunch
October 27 - Opera A la Carte Assembly
October 29 - Strandwood Halloween Parade
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
View the calendar on the Strandwood Elementary School 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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