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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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JUNE 6, 2011
Good Morning
This is the last Roadrunner of the 2010-2011 School year. Throughout the summer we will continue to bring you Email Blasts to keep you up to date of any happenings in the Strandwood community. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at strandwood_emailclub@hotmail.com. Thank you, Jeff Eide, editor
If you no longer wish to receive these electronic communications please use the "Safe Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the newsletter.
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A Sweet End to the Year!
| Come to Crescent Drive in downtown Pleasant Hill to pick up a yogurt treat on Wednesday, June 8 and Thursday, June 9, between 10:30AM-10PM and 20% of your purchase will be added to the Strandwood Outdoor Education Fund! The Fund will help support next year's 5th grade class in their week-long environmental education experience.
Cap off the school year with a celebration that any kid would love! Don't forget this flyer! |
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Measure S Stands For Success
| | Congratulations to the Measure S campaign committee and coordinator Dante Siracusa. Thanks to the generosity of the Strandwood community the campaign reached the minimum $4,000 requested to fund a portion of the classroom Instructional Assistants for 1st and 2nd grade next year. The PTA has requested that Mrs. Kim start the hiring process for all seven IA's as soon as school starts in August. Although the minimum was met the PTA will be happy to accept your future contributions over the summer by visiting the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here. |
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Last Day of School Dismissal Times
| Kindergarteners will be dismissed at 11:15 on Thursday and grades 1 thru 5 at Noon. Don't forget to pick your children up on time.
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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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Still Time to Submit Items to Memory Boxes
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Thank you to those who came out for the Staff Retirement Party last Wednesday! It was a big success and just shows what a wonderful community we have at Strandwood to support the staff members who have given so much to our students and families.
If you didn't get a chance to stop by, it's not too late to add any notes, mementos, or photos to the "memory boxes" for Ms. Culbertson, Mrs. Martin, Mr. Rivera, and Mrs. Tarapore. The memory boxes will be located in the office until Tuesday, June 7th.
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5th Grade BBQ
| The 5th Grade BBQ went off without a hitch last Wednesday despite some unbelievably heavy rains before and after. The events were delayed by 15 or 20 minutes but the rain stopped and the sun even came out to dry the playground so they could sit and eat their lunch.
The teachers involved praised the event as the best one ever. The day included sack races, tug of war, an obstacle course, musical hula hoops, the magic carpet ride and of course the barbeque.
None of it would have happened without Ellen Javete, organizer extraordinaire. Thank you Ellen and all the parent volunteers that made this a day to remember. Thanks to Tim Tuey for the photos.
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Strandwood Receives Grants for Next Year
| Strandwood Elementary School was presented with a few grants last week that will help programs in the 2010-2011 school year. The Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education granted $1,000 towards new equipment for our famous Nutcracker show and Kohl's presented the PTA with $1,500 to be used at next years Make A Difference Day. Thank you FPHA and Kohl's Department store for your support of Strandwood.
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Sign Up For the Ram Slam
|  Attention parents of current 5th graders. Sign up now to start receiving the Pleasant Hill Middle School newsletter, The Ram Slam. The newsletter is produced twice a week and is a "convenient way to stay "in the know" about all aspects of PHMS".
Click here to sign up now. |
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Mark Your Calendars
| Jump Start Day for the 2011-2012 school year will be Friday, August 26th. School starts the following Tuesday, August 30th.
Last year we provided the jump start day packet in electronic format. Once again be posting all the forms on the PTA website over the summer. We will only make a very limited amount of paper packets though. If you cannot use the electronic forms please let us know at strandwood_emailclub@hotmail.com. Packets will be available for pickup starting August 22nd.
Back to School Nights have already been scheduled. See the calendar at the bottom for those dates.
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Parenting Tip of the Week
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It's Almost Day One of Summer
The 99 Days of Summer, a special section of the Daily Parenting Tip that lasts from Memorial Day to Labor Day, has started. Sign up and each day you'll receive stories from Parents and our partners at PBS to keep your kids entertained and educated all summer long.
Cheap Summer Fun - Free (and almost-free) activities to keep kids active all season long. Click here for the article.
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Dates, Times and Place
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 June 7 - 3rd Grade Field Day
June 7 - Kindergarten Spring Sing June 8 - 1st and 2nd Grade Field Day June 8 - Field Trip - Chorus & Bell Choir June 9 - Final Day of 2010-2011 School Year June 10 - First Day of Summer 2011-2012 School Year Friday, August 26th - Jump Start DayTuesday, August 30th - First Day of SchoolWednesday, August 31st - K & 1st Grade - Back To School NightThursday, September 1st - 2nd & 3rd Grade - Back To School NightWednesday, September 7th - 4th & 5th Grade - Back To School Night
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
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