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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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SEPTEMBER 26, 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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| Read and Dream Logs Due Friday | Remember to turn in your Read and Dream reading logs by this Friday, September 30th. If you turn in your log after Friday the minutes will be counted for October not September."
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Photo Days are Coming
By Melanie Jurow
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Please mark your calendars: Strandwood Fall Photo Day will be on Tuesday, October 18th for grades 1-5 . Due to the addition of a 4th kindergarten class, Kindergarteners will be photographed on Wednesday, October 12.
Fall photos are pre-order and order forms will come home in your child's communications folder before picture day. Please stay tuned for additional information.
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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?
This is a close up of an object. What is it? Answer is in the Dates and Times section.
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Great American Fundraiser Continues
By Janine Gamble
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Good morning! We are now in our second week of the fall fundraiser. We are hoping to exceed our goal of $38,000. We need your help in doing this. Be sure to check out Great American's website at gaschoolstore.com. Our School Code is 1423003. There are many items online that are not in the catalog that went home. Remember that magazine subscriptions count as two items sold. When your student has sold 12 items, you get to pick an item from the catalog. The canvas items and magazines are not included in the 12 items and you pick.
Also, just a recap of what your student can turn in, when, where, and what they'll receive. They can turn in their orders to the office. There is a Great American bin placed on the table next to the PTA basket. The PTA half-door, on Tuesday and Thursday at 2:50 p.m. will be where your child can turn in their slips and collect their goodies. For this week they can turn in their ducky slips and receive a lanyard and duck or ducks. If they've sold 10 items, they can turn in their slip and get their picture taken and placed on the board outside the multi-use room. They can turn in the Friday Raffle Bonus Coupons to be entered in Friday's drawing. We will be meeting the kindergarteners on Tuesday and Thursday by D-1 at 11:30 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. to do their distribution.
Thank you all so much! We look forward to reporting back to you with some great sale numbers in October. Any questions feel free to contact us. Janine Gamble, janine.gamble@gmail.com or robinelawady@live.com
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5th Graders Off to Outdoor Ed
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The buses will be loading up this morning to take our 5th grade students on an unforgettable adventure to the Exploring New Horizons Sempervirens camp.
Throughout the week our fifth grade students will turn over logs in search of salamanders, study astronomy on a night hike, and learn how they are connected to a watershed while naturalists weave science, art and music into their hikes and lessons. Students will also debate a development issue during a town hall meeting, complete team challenges in a low ropes challenge course and help to work with the plants and chickens in the garden.
Sempervirens is located at the headwaters of Wadell Creek and the San Lorenzo River in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Big Basin Redwoods State Park. To read the program overview click here.
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It's Fall Fest Time Again
By Lea Harrington
|  Calling all families!! It is that time again to start thinking about our annual Fall Fest at Strandwood. It will be held on Friday, Oct 28th from 5:30-8:30. Our first meeting was last week and we have some great things planned to make it a great event! Back this year will be the very popular cake walk, decorated cake contest, carved pumpkin contest, booth style games, a pie eating contest, the book fair, and great food! Please follow this link for more information about this fun eventing including volunteer sign ups, and special edition Fall Fest t-shirts. To make this event a success, we need your help! We have an easy way for you to sign up to help. Thanks so much for you support! The Fall Fest Committe |
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Fall Fest Special Edition T-Shirt
| Don't miss your chance to order a special edition Strandwood Fall Fest T-Shirt from the spiritwear folks. Let them know if you are interested by clicking here. The design is almost finalized and we will let you know what it looks like later this week.
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Target Red Card
By Cindy Turner
| | Do you have a Target Red Card yet? Now the Target Red Card saves you 5% on every Target shopping trip, every day!
Apply and get approved for a TARGET credit card (it only takes 5 minutes at the check-out). Enroll in Take Charge For Education and designate Strandwood as your school. Start shopping and using your card. Target will track purchases and send a donation check to the school. Currently, we have only 35 families participating in the program but we received a check last year for almost $600!!!! This is the easiest money we've ever made - passive fundraising at its best!! For more information, go to our website and click on the TARGET icon or click below.
https://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001919&schoolId=33563
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ATTENTION all Strandwood 4rth and 5th Graders:
Come Join The Band!
By Susan Dailey
|  The After-School Band Program is an opportunity to get a jump on Middle School/High School Band. Our program will be offered through May, 2012, and will begin Tuesday, Oct.11, 2:50-3:50pm in the Music Room. Pre-payment and registration required. For more info, please contact Susan Dailey (daileychat@att.net) and/or pick up a flyer in the office. |
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Save the Date - Nutcracker 2011
By Cindy Turner
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Saturday, December 3rd is the date of our 16th annual production of "The Nutcracker". This show  requires more than 100 parent volunteers and CANNOT continue without your help.
Please consider volunteering your time to this fabulous Strandwood tradition.
Click here to view the Nutcracker flyer and list of open volunteer positions.
Have any Questions?
Please contact Roxanne Gambill or Cindy Turner at nutcracker@strandwood.org
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School is Back.. Drive, Ride and Walk Responsibly
By Jeff Eide | With school back in session everyone needs a reminder that both drivers and pedestrians must be alert at all times. As parents, it is up to us to teach pedestrian and bicycle safety to our children and act as role models while walking, biking or driving. Driving to Pleasant Hill Middle School daily has opened my eyes to just how many people do not follow the laws of the road. Pedestrians and bicycle riders are some of the worst offenders. Please, let's renew our commitment to keeping our children safe and setting a good example for our children to follow.
- Keep your attention focused on the road, not your passengers.
- Don't eat or drink while driving.
- Do not use your cell phone.
- Be courteous - slow down and allow others to merge.
- Always stop at stop signs.
- Respect the right of way of others (including cyclists).
- Slow down when you see a yellow light.
- Don't assume pedestrians see you or that they will act predictably.
As a driver, having a clear view of the road is also imperative. How many times have you been blinded by the low sun because of a dirty windshield but kept driving, hoping everything will be alright? How about on those cold mornings... ever start driving before your windshield is fully defrosted and you are peering through a small clean spot for a mile or two and can't see anything out the side windows? Keeping your windshield clean, inside and out, is the first step to insuring your vision will not be obstructed.
Here are just a few pedestrian tips taken from the City of San Jose's Street Smarts webpage: Visit that site by clicking here for brochures and more information.
1) Make eye contact with drivers when crossing busy streets and continue to watch out for traffic the entire time you are in the crosswalk. Your life may depend on it, regardless of whether or not you have the right-of-way.
2) If the intersection has a pedestrian signal, press the button and wait for the pedestrian signal to display the "WALK" indicator. The "WALK" signal indicates that it is safe for a pedestrian facing the signal to proceed across the roadway in that direction. Continue to be alert for traffic at all times, however, while in the roadway and always check for turning vehicles.
3) Remember, don't take those "NO RIGHT TURN ON RED" signs for granted. Always check for turning vehicles before stepping off the curb - motorists make mistakes too.
For more information and tips regarding pedestrian safety refer to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Prevent Pedestrian Crashes: Parents and Caregivers of Elementary School Children". You can view that brochure by clicking here.
Next Week - Be courteous to our neighbors when parking or waiting for your student.
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| Homework Headquarters
From our friends at Parents.com
| Keep your kid's schoolwork on track by creating a special study space. Choose a place in the house with few distractions and room for a desk. Clear away any clutter, hang a calendar for deadlines, provide good lighting, and designate an area to display artwork and special papers.
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In The Office or On-Line
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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.
Pleasant Hill Baseball Association - 2012 Hawks Baseball Try Outs
Pleasant Hill Baseball Association - 2012 Spring League Registration
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Dates, Times and Place
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September 26-30 - 5th Grade Outdoor Education Adventure
October 11 - Sutter's Fort ELP Meeting - 7:00pm in the Library
October 12 - Picture Day - Kindergarten
October 18 - Picture Day Grades 1st thru 5th - Bring your best smiles to school.
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
ANSWER: A house key
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