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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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OCTOBER 17, 2011
Good Morning
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Photo Day is Tomorrow
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.
Fall photos are pre-order and order forms will come home in your child's communications folder before picture day.
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Student Council Elections Completed
From Strandwood.mdusd.org
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Speeches have been made, ballots have been cast and the results are in for Strandwood's 2011-12 Student Council:
A-5 Caroline Turner, Michael Huth, Richie Alden (Alternate)
A-6 Danielle Duffy, Dario Liotta, Samantha Monroe (Alternate)
A-3 4th Grade Courtney Silva, Jason Eide, Olivia Llamas (Alternate) 5th Grade Zack Taylor, Carly Scharff, Grace Aguirre (Alternate)
P-2 Dylan Nguyen, Jessica Bracken, Violet Murov (Alternate)
P-3 Ben Lee, AreAnna Carter, Mariana Cianfichi (Alternate)
Our Student Council are active on are campus for Spirit Days, After school events like the Fall Fest, as well as serving as our playground Conflict Managers.
A special thanks to Mrs. Beck and Ms. Guncheon for serving as our Student Council Facilitators! Student Council meets on Wednesdays after school |
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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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Strandwood Dinner Dance Auction Kick-Off Meeting
By Jessie Thomas
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Come join us for our kick off meeting for the 2012 Strandwood Dinner Dance Auction. The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 20th after drop off in the PTA room. All are welcome and we would love for you to join us in helping to plan and orchestrate this wonderful Strandwood tradition and funraiser.
The date for the Dinner Dance Auction will be March 31, 2012 so save the date now.
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FAME Lesson for October
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 | "My Gems" by William Harrnett
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Fine Arts Mini-Experience (FAME) is a six-year art and music program developed by Kathryn Sherrod. It is designed to familiarize students with well-known artists, composers, and their works. The content is presented by focusing on specific art and music elements as parts of a composition and by providing a connection, be it life experiences or artistic similarities of featured artists, to which contemporary young people may relate.
FAME offers students criteria for viewing a painting and listening to a piece of music. This guidance provides reinforcement in developing their skills as analytical spectators who can ultimately discern shades of quality and familiarizes them with some of the great artists in history.
This month the students are studying the art of William Harrnett and the music of Edward MacDowell. Click here to listen to "To a Wild Rose" by MacDowell.
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PTA Reflections Program at Strandwood
Art Contest Deadline is Friday, October 21st. | |
Since 1969, the national PTA Reflections Program has encouraged students across the nation to explore their artistic talents. The program is designed to enhance quality arts education for students, encouraging them to create works of art in the areas of dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and the visual arts. Hundreds of thousands of students participate through their local PTAs each year. Students' works of art will be judged at the local level before being sent on to regional, state, and national levels.
This year's theme is "Diversity means..." and each entry must be the original work of ONE student only. Interpretation of the theme is more important than technique!! Each entry MUST follow rules of size & content for it's arts area. Entry forms must be completed for each entry, along with a statement about how the work of art relates to the theme. All Strandwood students, Kindgergarten through 5th grade, may participate.
For more information, forms & rules/guildelines, please visit the website created for Strandwood's PTA Reflections Program: http://strandwoodptareflections.wordpress.com/
Entry forms & rules/guildelines can also be found at the school office.
If you are interested in helping with judging the artworks for an afternoon on a weekend in early November, please email: PTAreflections@strandwood.org We could really use the help!
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Fall Fest is Coming Soon
By Lea Harringotn
| Mark your calendars! Strandwood's Annual Fall Fest will be Friday, October 28nd from 5-8pm. Start brainstorming with the kids to create a unique design for our pumpkin carving contest (to be carved at home, but judged and on display at school) or begin planning a spook-tacular cake for our cake walk. Volunteer to participate in our Second Annual Pie Eating Contest.
Come hungry and buy dinner for the kids at the Taco Truck~we promise no long lines this year!!!. FREE carnival games, face painting and much more will be available for the entire family. 4th Grade Outdoor Ed will be selling baked goods and beverages and the Book Fair will be open in the library, and Spirit Wear will be available, so plan to do a little shopping too. We have a fun event planned and hope you can make it.
What can you do to help? Donate a cake or cupcakes to the cake walk and bake sale. Sign up at the Fall Fest web page (click here) if you can assist with set-up, clean-up or working a station.
Watch next week's Communication Folders for more information about the cake walk, pumpkin contest and pie-eating contest. Feel free to come in costume.
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Nutcracker News
By Cindy Turner
|  Have you seen the holiday decorations already popping up in our local stores? As retailers gear up for the holiday season, the Nutcracker committee also gears up for the big show! Principal auditions, rehearsal schedules, dance instructors, dressing room parents, costume mistresses...we are moving full steam ahead! Check out our new Nutcracker page on Strandwood's website at for the latest and greatest information. Permission slips for grades K-2 will be distributed next week.
New this year! Nutcracker Online Auction. We will be auctioning off front row seats for each show. The online auction will run November 1 - November 8th at www.biddingforgood.com/strandwood. Each lot includes (6) front row seats, a reserved parking place and a basket of treats to enjoy during the show. Remember, each performer only gets two seats per show, so this auction gives you the opportunity to invite additional guests. Estimated value: PRICELESS
Sugar Plum Sweet Shop. We will be selling sweet treats and warm beverages before and after each show. Bring out those favorite holiday recipes and share your baking talent with the Strandwood community. More details to come in the next few weeks.
If you are available to help out with this year's performance (we have lots to do on the day of the show), please contact Roxanne Gambill or Cindy Turner at
Nutcracker Clothes Closet We are starting to collect donations for the Nutcracker Clothes Closet. The Clothes Closet will be a resource for people to borrow the basic costumes needed for the Nutcracker performance. We will be collecting the following items.
-Black sweats, pants and top (sized for Kindergartners)
-Grey sweats, pants and top (sized for 1st grade boys) -Black shirts (sized for 2nd grade boys) -Party Dresses (sized for 3rd grade girls) -Collared dress shirts (sized for 3rd grade boys) -Ties (sized for 3rd grade boys) -Boy's black pants (all sizes) -White turtlenecks (all sizes) -Black, white and beige leotards (sizes 5 and up) -Black and white ballet shoes Donations can be placed in the basket located in the hall outside the Multiuse Room. If you have any questions about donations, or are interested in borrowing items, please contact Alexandra Kemp at Nutcrackercloset@strandwood.org. |
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Don't Miss "The Bee"
| Sunday, November 6, 2011 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane
All children in Grades K through 5 are invited to participate in FPHE's 4th annual spelling bee on November 6. Children from communities in and outside of Pleasant Hill are welcome to participate.
This is a fun event that gives students a positive experience in an environment that allows them to display the results of their hard work in school. Students will be asked to spell grade appropriate words in a group setting.
All grades compete independently, except for Grades 4 and 5 which will compete together.
Cash prizes awarded to the top three spellers in each grade. Registration is $5.00 per entry. Mail registration forms and payment to FPHE, P.O. Box 23851, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
Visit www.fphe.org for the:
* Event's time schedule
* The Registration form (attached to this email)
* Word lists (ready in late October)
Grandparents and spectators are welcome to attend and enjoy the competition.
Questions? Contact generalinfo@fphe.org. Proceeds from The Bee go to FPHE to benefit the 2011 grant fund for Pleasant Hill public schools.
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Intradistrict Transfers
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Intradistrict applications for students entering grades 1-12 will be available beginning October 3, 2011 at the District Office in Student Services, Wing D, 1936 Carlotta Dr., Concord, CA 94519.
Applications for Kindergarten are accepted beginning with Kindergarten registration Day, February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012.
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| Dealing With Sass and Sarcasm
From our friends at Parents.com
| Resist the urge to chuckle the next time your youngster tests out her sarcasm on you (even if her antics are hilarious)-laughing will only encourage her to continue the behavior. You can help her understand appropriate language and tone by modeling it yourself
Click here for the article. To move from tip to tip use the next button. |
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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 Recreation and Park Department - Youth Classes and Activities
leasant 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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October 17 - Field Trip - C6 - Mt. Diablo
October 18 - Picture Day Grades 1st thru 5th - Bring your best smiles to school
October 20 - Field Trip - A1 - Mt. Diablo
October 20 - Ride Your Bike To School Day
October 20 - Dinner Dance Auction meeting
October 21 - PTA Reflections Deadline
October 25 - Field Trip - Third Grade - Lawrence Hall of Science
October 26 - Field Trip - 1st Grade - Pumpkin Patch
November 3 - UC Vision Screening
November 3 - PTA General Membership Meeting - Come listen to our 4th grade teachers
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
ANSWER: A Blender
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