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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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OCTOBER 24, 2011
Good Morning
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Read and Dream Logs Due
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Read and Dream logs are due this Friday, October 28th. Please remember to write your child's first and last name on their log. Thanks and keep up the great reading! -The Read and Dream Team
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Food Drive Results
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Girl Scout Troop 3-1125 would like to thank all of the Strandwood families that donated food during the Food drive earlier in October. We collected a fantastic 237 pounds of food! These donations will assist many families in Contra Costa and Solano counties. Way-to-go Strandwood!
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Blue Slip Pizza Lunch
| | Turn in those blue slips by Wednesday, October 26th. 100 blue slips earns you a pizza lunch with the principal. Other prizes are available for 10, 25 and 50 blue slips. They accumulate all the way to 100 so get those blue slips turned in today. |
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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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Spirit Days
|  Every Friday is Spirit Day at Strandwood. Wear you spiritwear and show your school spirit. Don't have any spiritwear? Wear anything Yellow or Blue or click here to visit the Strandwood Spiritwear website.
The Strandwood Student Council will be announcing special spirit days soon. Those will include the ever popular crazy hair day and more. Stay tuned.
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Nutcracker News
By Cindy Turner
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Dance rehearsals begin today and we will all be humming Nutcracker melodies by week's end. Each class, grades K-2, will rehearse for twenty minutes, twice each week. Principals and 4th/5th grade volunteers attend rehearsals before or after school, depending on the dance. Information packets for grades K-2 (and 3rd grade volunteers) will be distributed today, so be sure to check your child's communication folders. K-2 permission slips are due Friday, October 28th. All Nutcracker information, including permission slips, performance times and costume requirements are also available at http://www.strandwood.org/PTA_nutcracker.html
Each Nutcracker performer receives only TWO SEATS for his/her show. Due to the record number of students participating in this year's production and limited seating in the Multi-Use Room (determined by Fire Code), we will have no extra tickets to distribute. Now we know everyone wants to see this darling production, so no need to worry - we have the solution! Invite the grandparents, aunts and uncles to attend your child's Dress Rehearsal (as listed in your Nutcracker information packet). Or, go to www.biddingforgood.com/strandwood and bid on (6) FRONT ROW SEATS! Proceeds from this auction will be donated to the Strandwood PTA. The online auction will open Tuesday, November 1st.
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 Multi-use Room. If you have any questions about donations, or are interested in borrowing items, please contact Alexandra Kemp at Nutcrackercloset@strandwood.org. |
Box Tops for Education Contest
By Megan Wilson
|  I hope you have been collecting those Box Tops all summer long because it's time to start turning them in! The first contest will end Friday October 28th.
Please turn in all Box Tops to the office on or before Friday October 28th. Please have them in a bag labeled with the child's name, class and the number of Box Tops collected. The child that turns in the most Box Tops will win a gift card.
The winner will be announced Tuesday, November 1st (Box Tops that were turned in during the month of September will also be a part of the contest). Any questions please email me at megan.wilson@sbcglobal.net. |
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Fall Fest is Only 4 Days Away
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The time is here for you to channel your inner Cake Boss and get working on those amazing cakes. The cake walk is not possible without your support from home! Please turn in all cakes to the MU on Friday between 2:30 and 4PM. Judging will start at 4PM, NO exceptions! If you would like your cake entered in the contest they must be accompanied by the entry form that went home with your child today or by clicking here: The categories for judging are: Scariest, Funniest, Parent-Made, and Most Original. There will be one winner for each category per grade level. 
If baking and decorating aren't your thing, then please donate to the Bake Sale. We need cookies, brownies, or other individually packaged treats. These may be store bought or home made. Please also drop these items off prior to the Fall Fest on Friday.
Carved Pumpkins will also need to be dropped off at school between 2:30 and 4:00 with judging beginning at 4. Please provide a flameless candle so that all my see your creativity! Forms will be available at the drop off table for judging.
The Pie Eating Contest is back! You should have received a permission slip last week to enter. If you need one, please contact Laurie Anderson at laurander@comcast.net
Thanks to all of you who have volunteered to work! We wouldn't be able to do it without you! We will be setting up in the parking lot right after school, so if you want to help out, please come by!!
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Book Fair Starts Friday
By Katie Roarty
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We invite you to visit our Scholastic Book Fair and experience a celebration of reading that provides families the opportunity to get involved in a universal mission: encouraging kids to read every day so they can lead better lives. This is an event that brings to school a wonderful selection of fun, engaging, and affordable books kids want to read. The more kids practice reading, the better they'll get. Hope you will join us in the library!
Friday, October 28th
2:50-8:30pm (Same day as Fall Fest)
Monday, October 31st
11:30am-4:00pm (Closing Early for Halloween)
11:30am---12:40pm (3rd, 4th, 5th grade lunch)
Tuesday, November 1st
2:50-8:00pm (Book Fair Hours)
5:30-7:00pm (Hot Chocolate/Popcorn/Raffle)
6:15-7:15pm Story Time with Mrs. Kim, Mrs. Burns and Mr. Brown
Wednesday, November 2nd
11:30am - 2:00pm
*Special Note: Monday & Wednesday Book Fair will be open during school hours to provide kindergardeners, parents, grandparents and community a chance to shop. This is a perfect opportunity for early Holiday Shopping!!! Also-preorder DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #6 !
NOW AVAILABLE BOOK FAIR ONLINE (PROFITS BENEFIT STRANDWOOD LIBRARY) Visit www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.
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Heritage Soccer Club Visits Strandwood
|  Thanks to the efforts of Julie Miller, and her PE staff, the Heritage Soccer Club visited Strandwood last week. The coaches worked with the 4th and 5th grade students on soccer skills. This is an annual event where Heritage visits numerous elementary schools in the district. Another thank you goes to Julio Borge, Heritage Director of Coaching, for his participation in this great community service. |
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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.
Grandparents and spectators are welcome to attend and enjoy the competition.
Questions? Contact generalinfo@fphe.org or visit their website at www.FPHE.org. Proceeds from The Bee go to FPHE to benefit the 2011 grant fund for Pleasant Hill public schools.
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| The Best Educational Apps for Kids
From our friends at Parents.com
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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
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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October 24 - 28 - Red Ribbon Week - See activities above
October 25 - Field Trip - Fourth Grade (and A-3 5th grade) - Lawrence Hall of Science
October 26 - Field Trip - 1st Grade - Pumpkin Patch
October 28 - Principal Pizza Lunch
October 31 - Halloween Parade - 10:00 am
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. 
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