A Strandwood PTA Publication
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NOVEMBER 8, 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 PTA and school websites. 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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Fall Book Fair
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Fall Book Fair has ended! And we couldn't have done it without you!
Yes, all of you. From the generous teachers and parents that opened their wallets to the song of "Come on, just one more?", to Mrs. Kim, Mrs. Burns and Mr. Brown that came back after a long day at school, to read so energetically to our children, to Girl Scout troop #31125 that served popcorn with smiles, and to our FANTASTIC parent volunteers that stepped up at every turn.
THANK YOU for such a successful fundraiser for the library. The Fall book fair raised $3,000 for our library...NEW BOOKS ARE ON THE WAY! See you in the Spring!
Kelly Martinelli and Katie Roarty
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Halloween Candy Drive - WOW
| A huge thank you to all of the Strandwood families that donated to our candy drive. We collected 426 pounds of sweet treats - now that's a lot of candy!!!! All candy will be donated to the Blue Star Moms who will be putting together care packages to send to our troops overseas.
On behalf of Girl Scout Troop 30054 (3rd Grade Brownies), thank you for making our Fall service project such a sweet success! |
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Student Directory
| If you missed out on getting into the Student Directory you still have time before the update is published. To add or correct information please let us know at strandwood_emalclub@hotmail.com.
Remember, if you have any extra directories feel free to return them to the office.
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This Wednesday is Spirit Day
|  Show your Strandwood pride by participating in "Decades Day!" Bust out the tie dye for the 60's, groovy shades for the 70's, some neon for the 80's...the possibilities are endless!"
Sponsored by the Student Council
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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
NOVEMBER 8,
1895 - While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Rontgen discovers the X-Ray.
1954 - The American League approved the transfer of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team to Kansas City, MO.
1956 - After turning down 18,000 names, the Ford Motor Company decided to name their new car the "Edsel", after Henry Ford's only son.
1960 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States defeating Richard M. Nixon.
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School Closure Committee
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Tonight's School Closure Committee meeting will be the first time
any sort of priority lists will be discussed.
The committee was broken down to 7 sub-committees; Facility Condition, Capacity Utilization, Operations and Maintenance Costs, Adjacent Facility Capacity, Academic Performance, Geographic Equity and Improved Facility Conditions for Students. Tonight, those committees will present their findings. These lists will be the basis for forming the school closure recommendations presented to the board in the near future (January?)
Tonight's meeting is from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M., at Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane, Concord. The first 10 minutes of the meeting is open for public input.
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Buy a Bag of Food
|  Help spread a little holiday cheer by donating $1, $5, or $10 to the Contra Costa Food Bank. For every $1 we raise, the food bank is able to purchase about $6 worth of food. Student Council wil be collecting donations in the PTA room before and after school Nov-19th. We will accept checks made out to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. If you have any questions please talk to Miss. G in B-5! |
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First Parent Education Night
| The first PTA Parent Education Night was held last week and attendance was great. Although the speaker started with topics on keeping your child safe, he did move on to bullying and child self esteem. While these were not the promoted topics they were nevertheless important. Unfortunately, the speaker didn't have any handouts for those parents that were not able to attend the meeting.
The next Parent Education Meeting will be on bullying. Accurate information on the speaker and meeting will be coming to a Roadrunner or Email Blast soon.
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FAME for November
|  ART: The Marriage of Giocanni Arnolfini and His Bride
by Jan van Eyck (Click any underlined title to learn more)
MUSIC: Minuet in G and Toccata & Fugue by
Johann Sebastian Bach (click on the song title to listen)
Both of these artists lived a very long time ago, so students learn about some firsts in this lesson. They learn that Jan van Eyck was probably one of the first painters to use oil paint and compare its texture with that of other paints. They also spend some time looking at the symbols in van Eyck's painting and talk about how artists communicate through their paintings. They discover that Bach did not write for the piano (because it wasn't invented yet) and how to identify a fugue, one of Bach's favorite musical forms. |
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Read and Dream off to Another Successful Year
| The Read and Dream Team is off to a great start this year. Mrs. Culbertson's class has already reached 100% participation, WOW. Only one student short of 100% are the classrooms of Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Terapore and Mrs. Schuster. 4 classes are only 2 student short of 100%. Great job Strandwood readers. Keep up the great work.
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After School Spanish Classes - Sign Up Now
| Beginning in January, 2011, Strandwood will once again offer an after school Spanish class. Spanish for Kids runs from January 4th - March 31st. Registration deadline is December 15th, 2010. A link to the flyer will be in Thursday's Email Blast and there will be flyers available in the office this week. For more on Spanish for Kids please click here.
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Free Flu Vaccination Clinics
| Contra Costa Health Services will hold a free one-day, flu vaccination event in nine Contra Costa cities next month.
The Public Health Division of Contra Costa Health Services plans to hold the free flu clinics from 1:00 to 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 10 to "Vaccinate Contra Costa." Only one vaccine is needed this year to protect against H1N1 and two other flu strains expected to be circulating this year, said Contra Costa Health Services Immunization Coordinator Erika Jenssen. People need this vaccine even if they received seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine last year, and some children will need two doses, she said.
Clinics in our area will be held in Concord (5298 Clayton Road), Martinez (30 Muir Road), Lafayette (952 Moraga Road), and Pittsburg (200 Marina Boulevard).
Flu vaccine is also available from health care providers, local pharmacies, grocery stores, and community clinics. A podcast and video answering commonly asked flu questions is available on the CCHS Web site: cchealth.org/topics/flu/.
To find a clinic near you, visit cchealth.org/topics/flu/vaccination.php or call the CCHS Health Emergency Information Line at 1-888-959-9911 for information. |
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MDUSD News Update
| School Board Election
We would like to thank all seven of the community members who ran for the Mt. Diablo School Board for their interest in our children. The community reelected incumbent Linda Mayo and elected new Board members Lynne Dennler and Cheryl Hansen. We would like to thank all three of these individuals for stepping forward to help lead the Mt. Diablo Unified School District over the next four years. All three Board members will be sworn in at the beginning of the Tuesday, December 14, 2010 School Board meeting.
Date Reminders
The Board meeting has been moved from Tuesday, November 9 to Wednesday, November 17.
Next Thursday, November 11th is Veteran's Day so all schools and district offices will be closed.
Next Friday, November 12th is a Board Recess Day so all schools will be closed. Due to furlough days district offices will also be closed.
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Dates, Times and Place
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November 8 - Field Trip, A-5 and A-6 - Sonoma Mission/Petaluma Adobe
November 8 - Innisbrook distribution starts
November 9 - School Site Council Meeting - 3:15pm in the library
November 10 - Spirit Day - Decades Day - Dress like you are in the 60's, 70's or 80's
November 11/12 - School Holiday - Veterans Day Holiday - No School
November 15 - Field Trip, A-3 and E-1 - Sonoma Mission/Petaluma Adobe
November 19 - End of 1st Trimester
November 19 - Principal Pizza Lunch
November 22 - 26 - School Holiday - Thanksgiving Recess
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
For more event information visit 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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