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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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APRIL 18, 2011
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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Community Foundation Grants Nutcracker $1000
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The Pleasant Hill Community Foundation has awarded the Strandwood PTA a $1000 grant towards support of the Nutcracker program. On behalf of the Nutcracker Committee, PTA Board and Strandwood families, we are very grateful and appreciative of their generosity and assistance in keeping this wonderful program alive and thriving.
A big thank you to Cindy Turner for writing the grant and following through on this, you rock.
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Read and Dream Schedule Changes
| Due to Spring Break and 3 scheduled school furlough days, the Read and Dream schedule has changed and will be as follows:
For the month of April, Read and Dream logs will be due on Monday, May 2. Awards will be given out on Friday, May13.
For the month of May, Read and Dream logs will be due on Thursday, May 26. Awards will be given out on Friday, June 3.
Please mark the changes in your calendars. Thank you for your flexibility.
Questions: Please email Noga at nogakessler@yahoo.com or Suzie at silvacrew@aol.com |
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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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What is it?
What is the object in the close up photo below?
Find the answer in the Dates, Times and Places section at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Spring Break Is Next Week
| Strandwood will be on vacation from Monday, April 25th through Friday, April 29th. Enjoy the week off.
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Make A Difference Day
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WHEN: Saturday May 7, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
WHERE: Strandwood
WHAT: Please join us in making Strandwood beautiful! Bring your garden tools, your wheelbarrows and your gloves. Please come have fun planting and weeding with us.
QUESTIONS: Please email Noga at nogakessler@yahoo.com
Thank you and hope to see you there
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Company Matching Programs
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Does Your Company Match Donations? Company Matching Programs are an important part of the Strandwood Fundraising Campaign.
A large number of companies participate in this program that can potentially double the amount of your monetary donation! Please contact your Human Resource Department for further details.
A partial list of companies that participate in this program can be downloaded and viewed here: Matching Fund Companies
When registering our school for this program, please use our complete name as follows: PTA California Congress of Parents, Strandwood School PTA, 416 Gladys Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. Tax ID # 94-2731769
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STAR Testing
From http://strandwood.mdusd.org
| | Our STAR testing for grades two through 5th will be from May 2 through May 13th. Each grade level will provide a test schedule to parents. We ask that you do not schedule vacations during that time. We ask that you do not schedule any appointments during that time. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
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Cutting Edge Career Night
Pleasant Hill Education Commission presents..Cutting Edge Careers
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What do YOU want to be when you grow up?
Thursday, April 21, 6-9 p.m. College Park High School Multi-Use Room
Already have a career path in mind after high school or college? Or looking for a little inspiration? Whether you're an elementary student just starting to dream or a high school student searching for the beginning of a new path, join us as a distinguished panel of special guests puts a spotlight on some of today's most interesting-and varied-career choices!
Listen to and engage with a wide-ranging panel of speakers from...
· Pixar
· Facebook
· Fit 2 The Core
· KTVU Channel 2 News
· Marin Legal Aid
· Local Business Owners
· Contra Costa Firefighters
· Squidgrip Gaming Company
· Pleasant Hill Police Department
· Alice Radio
For more information, go to: http://ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us/careers
(Note: this links to the Education Commission Facebook page)
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FPHE Annual Campaign
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Dear FPHE Supporters,
FPHE's 2011 Annual Campaign is drawing to an end. If you had planned to give, but as yet have not, now is a good time to send in your donation as we prepare to issue grant awards to the Pleasant Hill public schools we support. Your donation will allow FPHE to channel more funds into our schools right now.
If you have made a donation during the campaign, we thank you for investing in our students, schools, and community. Supporting local education is a win:win situation for everyone.
Please donate at www.fphe.org (click Donate) or mail your check with the attached card to:
Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education
P.O. Box 23851
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
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Spanish For Kids
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What: Spanish language classes lead by experienced teacher - Classes are specially designed to
encourage and support daily use of the Spanish language. We cover themes that are relevant to
your child's life and learn words and phrases that are easy to remember and use outside of
class. Program uses a full-immersion approach, and children learn while singing songs, playing
games, and doing art projects.
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays - Kindergarten: 1:50 - 2:40pm 1st - 5th Grade: 3:00 - 3:50pm
Dates: Apr. 12 - May 26 (12 classes)
Where: Strandwood Elementary School - room TBD
Tuition: $168 (10% discount for second sibling; one scholarship available)
Registration: Deadline Apr. 10, 2011. Registrations are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click here for the registration form and fax/mail the bottom with payment to Viva el Espaņol at the address listed.
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Parenting Tip of the Week
From www.parents.com | |
Milk Carton Creation
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For a fun way to celebrate upcoming Earth Day, turn a half-gallon milk carton into a bird feeder! Gather supplies, then cut out a door, paint the outside, and glue on sticks for the roof. Add a few finishing touches and some birdseed, then set it outside and watch the birds flock!
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Education News and Information
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Mt. Diablo USD News Update
Where Kids come First - April 14, 2011
At the Tuesday Board meeting the Board approved the tentative agreement with MDEA our teachers' Association and CSEA who represents our classroom assistants. I appreciate the members of these associations along with our administrators and supervisors accepting salary and benefit reductions to help us address the current State budget crisis. Based on these agreements we will be instituting furlough days on Friday, May 6th; Friday, May 27th; and Tuesday, May 31st. Even though schools will be closed on these days, the Advance Placement testing scheduled on Friday, May 6th at Willow Creek will take place. If your school scheduled a field trip for one of these days, please check with your site principal to determine if the field trip will still happen.
The State budget crisis continues to worsen and we were very disappointed that the Legislature did not pass a budget in March that included extensions of the current revenue enhancements. This lack of leadership may lead to even deeper cuts to programs and personnel. Sacramento continues to place our children's future in jeopardy. I encourage everyone to contact your local State representatives and let them know that our children's education must take priority over partisan politics. Our future, our children, cannot afford any more reductions to their educational opportunities. Again, my thanks to all of our employees and parents who have made sacrifices for our children.
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Strandwood Represented at MDUSD Budget Meetings
In the following weeks, MDUSD is holding important budget committee meetings open to the public. The meetings will be on Mondays or Wednesdays (Monday meetings repeat on Wednesdays). Strandwood has two parent representatives, a teacher, classified staff member and Mrs. Kim that will be attending the Wednesday series. I'm sure we will get updates from them as the meeting progress. If you would like to attend them yourself the schedule is below. There are no meetings during spring break.
Week 1 - Monday, April 18 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm or Wednesday, April 20 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Week 2 - Monday, May 2 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm or Wednesday, May 4 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Week 3 - Monday, May 9 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm or Wednesday, May 11 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Week 4 - Monday, May 16 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm or Wednesday, May 18 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The meetings will be at Loma Vista Adult Center, 1266 San Carlos Ave in Concord.
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FLYERS
Flyers regarding the following items are available in the office this month. You can also click on the link, underlined if there is one, to go directly to that site.
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Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education Annual Campaign - Help Schools Thrive - Give $55 Spanish Immersion Day CampsViva el Espanol offers week-long Spanish Immersion Camps designed to give children a unique opportunity to learn or improve their Spanish language skills over the summer. During each week students participate in interactive games, music and movement activities, and art & craft projects that center around a specific theme. Each week culminates with a sing-along and presentation, where the kids get to show off what they learned. Ages 4+. Classes grouped according to age and fluency. Students may sign up for any number of sessions For questions please e-mail us at info@vivaelespanol.org, or call us at 925-962-9177. You can download a registration form by visiting
http://www.vivaelespanol.org/documents/SpanishSummerPrograms2011.pdfStrandwood Students Receive a Free Ticket To Diablo Ballet Diablo Ballet wants our youth to be exposed to the arts! Diablo Ballet of Walnut Creek is pleased to offer children ages 4 - 13 a free ticket to our upcoming May 6th & May 7th performances. Diablo Ballet's Inside the Dancer's Studio performances are Friday, May 6th 7:30 PM, and Saturday, May 7th 2 PM and 7:30 PM at Shadelands Arts Center - 111 N. Wiget Lane in Walnut Creek. To receive this offer, the parents must sign up the child for Diablo Ballet's Prima Ballerina Club. This free club for boys and girls ages 4 - 13 brings children up-close to all the action of our dance company with special member-only events and offers. For more information on the club, please click here. Deadline to sign up and receive this offer is Tuesday, May 2nd 8 PM or when we reach capacity. BandWorks Summer Camp For registration and more info about BandWorks Summer Camp, please contact us today at
ariel@bandworks.com , 510.THE.BAND (843.2263), or visit the BandWorks website at
BandWorks School of Rock Summer Camp
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Dates, Times and Place
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April 21 - School Assembly - Asia FantAisa
April 22 - Field Trip - All 4th Grade - California State Railroad Museum
April 25 - April 29 - SPRING RECESS
May 2 - May 13 - STAR Testing - Your teacher should brief you on the grade level schedule
May 2 - Field Trip - B-4 to Tilden Park
May 2 - Field Trip - Kindergarten to the Aquarium By The Bay
May 5 - PTA General Membership Meeting
May 6 - No School - Teacher Furlough Day
May 7 - Make A Difference Day - 10:00am - 3:00pm
May 9 - Field Trip - B2 to Tilden Park
May 10 - Field Trip - B-3 to Tilden Park
May 10 - School Site Council Meeting - 3:15 in the Library
May 12 - Kindergarten Orientation
May 18 - Student Council Spirit Day - Sports Day
May 19 - Field Trip - 5th Grade to Pleasant Hill Middle School
May 25 - Bike To School Day
May 25 - Strandwood Open House
May 27 - No School - Teacher Furlough Day
May 30 - School Holiday - Memorial Day
May 31 - No School - Teacher Furlough Day
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here.
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