A Strandwood PTA Publication
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NOVEMBER 22, 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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Read and Dream Reminder
| Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, Read and Dream reading logs will be due the Monday we get back from vacation, which is November 29. Awards will be given out on Friday, December 3, to those students who have read their grade level minutes.
Please remember to bring your reading logs home over the vacation, read and write down your minutes! Questions? Please email Noga at nogakessler@yahoo.com or Suzie at silvacrew@aol.com
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Race To Nowhere Screening
| Did you miss the screening of Race to Nowhere at Strandwood?
You still have the opportunity to view it at Church of the Resurrection, a.k.a. Peter Pan Preschool. Join Church of the Resurrection on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. for a screening of this provocative documentary by local filmmakers about the price our kids pay for trying to succeed in school, sports, dating, music, hobbies and other activities. "The Race to Nowhere" looks at the pressure which parents, schools and society puts on our kids and how it can yield devastating emotional and personal consequences.
The church is located at 399 Gregory Lane. Following the screening we'll have a panel discussion featuring Dr. Joseph Ovick, Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Marc Komori Stager, licensed family therapist, and the Rev. Joanne Sanders, Associate Dean for Religious Life at Stanford University. Cost is $10.
See http://rtnpleasanthillca.eventbrite.com/ for tickets |
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Nutcracker Ticket Information
All Tickets Are Free
| Each child receives 2 tickets which will come home in their folder next week by Friday, Dec. 3.
Please don't let your tickets go to waste! If you don't need all of them, please email the ticket committee at nutcrackertix@hotmail.com or give them to someone who needs them.
All requests for additional tickets have been processed by email as of Sunday, Nov. 21. If you made a request and did not receive an email back please contact nutcrackertix@homail.com.
A few tickets are remaining for each show. If you have not made your request, do it soon at nutcrackertix@hotmail.com.
Remember to print out your email response as that IS your extra ticket(s)!
Questions? Contact nutcrackertix@hotmail.com. |
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Online Shopping Earns Top Dollars
| Planning to do a bit of online shopping this year? Earn money for Strandwood by shopping through the Box Tops Marketplace or the eScrip Online Shopping Mall - both programs contribute a percentage of sales to our school. Choose from over 100 retailers like Lands End, Walmart, Williams-Sonoma, Macy's and Target - give our school the extra support it deserves. Don't forget to register your credit cards with Escrip and Strandwood will get an additional percentage of every purchase made at participating merchants. These are EASY fundraising methods that don't cost you an extra cent.
Our November Box Tops contest ends Tuesday, November 30th, so please continue to save those Box Tops. |
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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 22,
1936 - The "China Clipper" took-off from Alameda, California in an attempt to deliver the first airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean. Although its inaugural flight plan called for the China Clipper to fly over the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge (still under construction at the time), upon take-off the pilot realized the plane would not clear the structure, and was forced to narrowly fly under instead. On November 29, the airplane reached its destination, Manila, after traveling via Honolulu, Midway Island, Wake Island, and Guam, and delivered over 110,000 pieces of mail. Click here for more info. 1963 - In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is killed and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded by an assassin, identified as Lee Harvey Oswald. 1968 - The double album "The Beatles", also known commonly as "The White Album", is released. It is the ninth official album buy The Beatles. 1995 - Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer generated imagery. |
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FPHE Spelling Bee
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 Everyone is Buzzing About THE BEE FPHE's 3rd Annual Spelling Bee Saturday, December 11, 2010
Have your family participate in this exciting, educational event hosted by FPHE to promote education throughout our community.
General Event Information:
Children from all towns and schools are welcome to participate.
Each grade, K-3, will perform separately. Grades 4 & 5 will perform together.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners in each group ($100, $50, $25).
Where: Pleasant Hill City Hall, Council Chambers 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
When: Saturday, December 11 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Visit www.fphe.org for schedule)
Cost: Registration is $5 per entry.
How to Register: Visit www.fphe.org to print a registration form. Send the registration form and payment to FPHE, P.O. Box 23851, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Want to Volunteer for the Event or Need More Information? Email FPHE at generalinfo@fphe.org or visit www.fphe.org. Proceeds go to FPHE and Pleasant Hill public schools, K-12.
See you there!
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Dates, Times and Place
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November 22 - 26 - School Holiday - Thanksgiving Recess
December 2 - PTA General Membership Meeting
December 6 - December 17 - Minimum Day Conference Schedule
8:10am - 1:40pm (Except Wednesdays)
December 20 - December 31 - School Holiday - Winter Recess
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
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.
Walnut Creek Little League
2011 Little League Registration
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