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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
Good Afternoon
Every Monday (usually first thing in the morning), 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 roadrunner@strandwood.org .
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Happy Labor Day
|  Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. Read the full history of Labor Day by clicking here. |
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Back To School Nights Continue
| Back to School Nights continue this week with 5th grade on Tuesday the 6th at 6:00pm and 4th grade on Wednesday the 7th at 6:30pm. This is a great opportunity to meet your child's teacher and see what is in store for this year. Plan on attending these important evening events.
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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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Strandwood Receives Grants
| Last week we mentioned that Strandwood Elementary School was presented with a few grants in June that will help programs during the 2011-2012 school year. The Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education granted $1,000 towards equipment for our famous Nutcracker show and $1,000 for the Strandwood Read and Dream program. Thank you FPHE. To visit the FPHE website and see what they are all about click here. Strandwood has a strong presence on the foundation
board.
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First PTA Meeting of the Year is Thursday
| The first PTA General Membership Meeting of the year will be held in the library on Thursday, September 8th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The annual budget will be presented and the membership will vote to accept or change it. If you are interested in how your PTA money is going to be spent then you should attend. If you just can't make it, the minutes will be posted on our website later in September.
Babysitting is provided at no charge during the PTA meetings.
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Spirit Wear Sale Extended One Week to Sept 19th
| Spiritdays: Every Friday is Spirit Day at Strandwood. Show your school spirit by wearing your Strandwood Spiritwear. Don't have any, don't worry, show your spirit by wearing blue or yellow.
Spiritwear News: Thanks to all the parents and supporters that purchased spiritwear during Jumpstart day. We wanted to remind you that all prices will increase on Monday September 19th. The catalog and order forms are available at spiritwear.strandwood.org, save some money and get your orders in. If you don't see the current logo on the spiritwear page please click the Refresh button on your web browser. It is usually looks like an arrow going in a circle.
Sales Spotlight: A blast from the past: we found some inventory of medium white girls fitted tees with the 2007-2008 logo (Design C). Limited supply, was $12 now on sale for $8 each.
Adult Spiritwear now Available: Adult T-shirts in mens and womens cuts are now available. Adult products no longer have the full sized logo on the center of the shirt but a smaller one on the left chest. See the example to the right.
The following items are sold out, but we are taking pre-orders. If you'd like the sale price, please order and we'll honor the price through the 16th.
2011-2012 Design A - SOLD OUT
Girls Fitted Tees
- White (Med.)
- White / Pink Sleeve
- White / Baby Blue Sleeve
- Light Pink
Youth Tees
- White (sizes: Med., Large)
- Gold
- Royal Blue
- Grey (Med.)
Youth Hooded Sweatshirts
- Grey (sizes: Med., Large)
- Royal Blue
- Pink (Med.)
If you have any questions or want to special order other sizes, please don't hesitate to contact us: spiritwear@strandwood.org Orlando Guzman | Jeff Eide | Spiritwear Coordinators
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After School Spanish Starts September 27th
| View the After School "Spanish For Kids" flyer here.
We are in need of one or two parents (one for Tuesday and one for Thursday) to volunteer to sit in on our Kindergarten Spanish class each week. It is a district requirement that all after school programs have two fingerprinted adults (the teacher counts as one) in attendance at all times. This will be a great opportunity for a parent who would like to learn some Spanish or brush up on their Spanish. Please contact Jennie Dye at jidye@yahoo.com if you are interested in finding out more. |
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Fundraising Dollars At Work
Great American Gift Wrap Sale Starts September 16
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Strandwood Parents~ It's time to start thinking about how the Strandwood Community of family and friends can make a difference in the quality of the school experience for each of our students.
This gift wrap sale is one of our largest fundraisers of the year. Strandwood receives 40 to 50% profit on all items sold. Our goal this year is to raise $38,000 and have 100% of the families participating. This is an ambitious goal, considering these economic times, but we'd like our PTA to be able to continue funding all the wonderful programs that they support. Have you taken a recent look at what our PTA funds? Reading Specialists, Art Docent, Read and Dream, The Nutcracker, just to name a few.
We truly need and appreciate your support. Remember - You Can Make a Difference.
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FPHE Crescent Drive Restaurant Walk Sept 15
| The Third Annual Crescent Drive Restaurant Walk!
Thursday, September 15, 2011 5:30 - 8:30 PM Crescent Drive., Pleasant Hill Your ticket purchase supports the 11 public schools in Pleasant Hill.
At this wonderful community event you'll find:
· Fabulous food!
· Live music from rock n roll band GarageLand Rodeo
· Activities for children
· Excellent selection of beverages
· Raffle drawing
Sample the specialties from:
· Coco Swirl
· Coldstone Creamery
· Daphne's Greek Cafe
· Jamba Juice
· Mazza Grill (NEW to Crescent Drive!)
· Monsoon Masala
· Peet's Coffee & Tea
· Red Brick Pizza
· Shaadzee Bakery & Bistro
· Sinful Bliss (NEW to Crescent Drive)
· Sweet Tomatoes
· Yan Can Asian Bistro
· More restaurants still to come!
Tickets are available now: $20 Adults, $5 Children (ages 5-12):
· Visit www.fphe.org
· At the Pleasant Hill Farmer's Market on Sept. 10, 8:00 - Noon
· At the door
Proceeds support FPHE's Pleasant Hill public schools grant program. The 2010 Crescent Drive Restaurant Walk netted enough to provide 6 $1000 grants to PH schools.
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| 10 Ways to Beat End-Of-Summer Blues
From our friends at Parents.com
| | Look Forward to Fall The end of summer may mark the beginning of melancholy in your usually happy kid. Help her look forward to autumn by planning fun activities like apple orchard trips, school-supply shopping, and pumpkin picking. Reflect on the fun you had in the summer and all you have to look forward to in the fall.
Click here for the article. To move from tip to tip use the next button.
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Dates, Times and Place
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September 5th - LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL
September 6th - 5th Grade Back to School Night and Outdoor Ed Presentation
September 7th - 4th Grade Back To School Night
September 8th - PTA General Membership Meeting
September 16th - Great American Fundraiser Starts
September 26-30 - 5th Grade Outdoor Education Adventure
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
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