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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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SEPTEMBER 12, 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 roadrunner@strandwood.org .
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Spirit Wear Sale Deadline Approaches
| 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. Open the form, check what you want and fill in the quantities. Print the form and deposit it and your check in the PTA box in the office. Save some money and get your orders in now. 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.
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Calling All Room Parents!
| An informational Room Parent meeting will be held on Monday, September 19th, at 3:00 pm in the school library. If you have signed up to be a Room Parent for your child's class, please plan to attend this meeting . Please e-mail vphospitality@strandwood.org if you have any questions.
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PTA Fund for Excellence
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Have you contributed to the Fund For Excellence campaign yet? It's not too late - the $100 per student donation can be made online via PayPal. You can even choose a monthly payment option. Please click here to make your donation now. We also accept checks, payable to the Strandwood PTA (deposit in the office PTA basket). All proceeds are 100% tax deductible and fund the wonderful PTA programs and Instructional Assistants that benefit all of our children. We are truly grateful to our dedicated group of Strandwood parents and appreciate your support and generosity. To view the Fund For Excellence flyer, click the image to the right.
Company Matching 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.
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Important Volunteer Information
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Now that the Back to School Nights have concluded I'm sure there are a few of you out there that have stepped up to help but haven't met the requirements of the district.
Anyone working with students must be fingerprinted by the Mt. Diablo School District and have a negative TB test on file. How do you do that? Click here to download the Parent Volunteer Fingerprint Form. Evidence of a negative tuberculosis test done within the last 60 days must be provided to the Personnel Office at the time of your scheduled fingerprint appointment. TB clearance remains valid for 4 years and fingerprints remain valid for the duration of your volunteering within the school district. The TB test spans 2 or 3 days so don't leave it to the day before your fingerprinting date.
Your family doctor can usually administer the TB test or there are two Muir Diablo Occupational labs and a local doctor that can perform the tests on a walk-in basis.
Muir Lab Concord: 2231 Galaxy Court 685-7744
Test available everyday Mon - Fri from 7 AM-7 PM, Sat 9 AM-2 PM
No TB after 2 PM on Thursdays
Muir Lab Walnut Creek: 1981 N. Broadway, Suite 190 932-7715
Test available everyday Mon - Fri, from 8 AM-5PM
Pleasant Hill Wellness Center 140 Gregory Lane, suite 280 (same building at the Red Rross)
Test available Monday-Wednesday
Volunteer Drivers: If you plan on driving students on field trips you must have a copy of your current automobile insurance coverage on file in the office. This is in addition to the fingerprinting and TB testing requirements. The proof of insurance coverage must be a copy of the policy showing how much coverage you have. A proof of insurance card that you keep in the car is not sufficient. Please do not wait until the last day to provide this. Making changes to field trip car assignments at the last minute is something the teachers shouldn't have to do. |
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2011-2012 School Directory
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The 2011-2012 Strandwood school directory is now being put together. If you did not turn in a Email Club and Student Directory Sign-up Form please click here for the form. Fill it in, print it and drop the completed form in the PTA box in the office. The information you provide helps us create an up-to-date school directory, individual class rosters, E-blast enrollment, and for communication within each student's class. The deadline for submitting your form is Monday, September 19th.
Back by popular demand! Advertise Your Business in the Directory
For only $25, you can put your business card in the "Strandwood Yellow Pages" at the front of the 2011-2012 Student Directory. Share your business or service with other Strandwood parents and help support our Strandwood community! (This is only available for parents of Strandwood students who provide a service or business; no non-Strandwood businesses will be accepted.) Drop off your business card with a $25 check (or cash) made out to "Strandwood PTA" in the PTA box in the school office.
The deadline to get your business card into the 2010-2011 directory is Friday, September 23, 2011. Limit of 1 business card sized ad per business. |
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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 Friday
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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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FREE Fundraising for Strandwood
By Marcie Colbath
|  Do you want to help Strandwood in an easy way? Try this out!!!!
Between August 10th and September 13th, Strandwood can earn 10% of purchases when families buy participating products at Safeway stores.
Purchase any of thousands of products labeled with the yellow school bus tag. Use your Safeway Club Card when you make your purchase. If you are already registered with eScrip, your contribution goes to Strandwood automatically and that's it! As simple as that.
If you are not registered with eScrip, don't fret, you can still help!! From September 19 through October 9, those that have not registered their Safeway Club Cards with eScrip will get a receipt with a redemption code on it. Drop that receipt into the 10% Goes Back to School box in the office and Strandwood will get the donation. As simple as that.
Are you interested in earning more money for Strandwood? Collect receipts with redemption codes on them from friends and family. Put your name and child's classroom on the back of the receipt and we will have a prize for the family who turns in the most receipts.
Questions?? Please contact me! Marcie Colbath jersiegyrl@yahoo.com or 925.260.3330
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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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| 5 Tips for Safe and Healthy Exercise for Children
From our friends at Parents.com
| | If your kid is playing sports and you're worried about injuries, help prevent common accidents by following safety rules. If you're worried about injuries, you can help prevent common accidents by following safety rules. An often-overlooked guideline is to make sure kids arrive at least 15 minutes before game time. This helps to warm up muscles and ease them into play.
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 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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