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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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NOVEMBER 7, 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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Nutcracker News
By Cindy Turner
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Online Auction CLOSES Tomorrow!
Go to www.biddingforgood.com/strandwood and BID for the best seats in the house! Front-row seats will be available on our Online Auction website. As mentioned previously, each performer receives only TWO tickets to his/her performance (due to space limitations and fire code). This is your opportunity to invite the grandparents, cousins, neighbors to the big show! This auction lot also includes a reserved parking spot and gift basket. The online auction will close Tuesday, November 8th. Bid now, Bid Often...don't miss out!
Nutcracker Closet
Have you been looking high and low for a white leotard? Looking to borrow some pink ballet shoes? Don't wait until the last minute- get your costume pieces now. Please contact Alexandra Kemp, Nutcracker Closet Coordinator and hopefully we can help you out! Drop her an email at nutcrackercloset@strandwood.org. We are also still accepting donations if you find costume pieces from previous years in your closet. Thank you!
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| Great American Delivery | |
We will be receiving our Great American delivery on Tuesday, November 8. We will be placing the orders outside of your student's classroom. We can't refrigerate the cookie dough, so it's important that you are able to get it on Tuesday. Thanks again for supporting Strandwood!!!
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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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| Box Tops for Education
By Megan Wilson
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A huge "Thank You" to everyone that turned in Box Tops this past month! Each one makes a difference for our school! The winner for the October contest (411 Box Tops!!) was Alexandra Coeshott in 2nd grade Mrs. Bartlette's class. Way to go Alex! Alex won a $10 giftcard to Jamba Juice.
The November contest has started and will end on Wednesday, November 30th, turn in all Box Tops to the off prior to this date. Please have the Box Tops in a bag labeled with your child's name, class and number of Box Tops.
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ONE WARM COAT DRIVE
AT STRANDWOOD ELEMENTARY
By Kelly Gallagher
| Winter is approaching, and no one should have to go without such a basic necessity as a coat. 3rd grade Brownie Girl Scout Troop 32442 is collecting clean, reusable coats and jackets to assist the One Warm Coat community service effort. One Warm Coat is dedicated to  distributing reusable coats, free of charge, directly to local children and adults. The program is a way for families to pass along coats and jackets that are no longer needed. GS Troop 32442 have made donating a coat simple. Just drop it off in the bin at the MU room and we will do the rest.
WHAT: Collecting clean, reusable coats and jackets. Coats of all shapes and sizes are welcome, but children's sizes are needed the most.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 1st - Friday, November 18th and Monday, November 28th - Saturday, December 3rd (Nutcrakcer)
WHERE: Please put all donations in bins outside the MU room. They will be collected each day after school.
QUESTIONS: Please contact Kelly Gallagher at kelgallagher@gmail.com or Jennifer Baker at jmcmbaker@att.net |
Strandwood Community Outreach
By Debbie Wilson | Many of you may have noticed there have been several families within our Strandwood Community that have been dealing with very difficult circumstances: illness, job loss, home loss, and even death. There have been a variety of ways in which our community has tried to rise up and help those individual families; however, we are concerned that some families may have slipped through the cracks and therefore have not been given the support that they needed or wanted.
If you know of a family (or are a family) who is experiencing a difficult time and would like some support or even just to let our Strandwood community know via a website post, please put a note in the Community Outreach box in the office or send an email to Debbie Wilson at community@strandwood.org . Please include your name, the concern, and a phone number where you can be reached (you will be contacted before anything is posted on the Strandwood Community blog.
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| Fall Fest Winners
By Cindy Turner
| Thank you so much to all of our tremendous parent volunteers who put their time, energy and creative juices into making this the BEST Fall Fest yet! We had a record number of parents and children in attendance - the games were busy, the food line long (sorry about that) and the cake walk was hopping. Strandwood families never cease to amaze us - the cakes were out-of-this-world, the pumpkins were creative and the bake sale was overflowing with donated cookies, cupcakes and tasty treats.
Another big thank you to all of the parents who donated baked goods to the sale - we raised $652 for the Outdoor Ed program. All extra cookies and treats were donated to Loaves & Fishes in Concord and enjoyed by many people beyond our Strandwood community. Pie Eating Contest Winners K /1ST Gavin O'Leary - 2nd Eros Bi Hick - 3rd Gracie Gallagher (2nd year in a row)- 4th Mimi Liotta 5th Brock Farry and Michael Devlin-Taylor (tie) Cake Decorating Contest Winners Kindergarten - Scariest, Jack Farajian - Funniest, Nathaniel Damaris Sambajon - Original, Jennifer and Ella Daas 1st grade - Scariest, Brayden Fettke / Funniest, Colin Edbing / Original, Julianne Colbath 2nd grade - Scariest, Alex and Will Sebastian / Funniest, Lizzy Davis / Original, Helen Anton 3rd grade - Scariest, Camden Simpson / Funniest, Gracie Gallagher / Original, Sabine Sullivan 4th grade - Scariest, Jason Eide / Funniest, Cassie Heine / Original, Tara Gallagher 5th grade - Scariest, Ian Haswell / Funniest, Trevor Stewart / Original, Zoey Nylund 2nd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest Original Art: Andrew Collins 1st grade Scariest: Rodney Barrera 5th grade Funniest: Gavin Matheson, Kindergarten Theme: Pavis Sanghu 2nd grade/ C-1 Person: Maya and Sophia Quiroz Grade K/ D-1 Stunning: Addition from judges Will Wygal 4th grade |
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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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| Parenting Advice from Professionals
From our friends at Parents.com
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What is the worst thing to say to your child's teacher, dentist, babysitter and more. Listen to what some professionals have to say.
Click here for the article. To move from tip to tip use the next button.
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| Diablo Ballet Family Ticket Offer
| | I'm Dan Meagher from Diablo Ballet of Walnut Creek. As part of our goal to make the arts accessible to young people, we would like to extend a special ticket offer to Strandwood students and families. Diablo Ballet begins its 18th season at the Lesher Center featuring a world premiere ballet by Val Caniparoli, choreographer of the San Francisco Ballet.
We are happy to provide your families with a special ticket offer to any of our performances:
Saturday, November 19th 2 PM $20 tickets for side seating
Friday, November 18th or Saturday, November 19th 7:30 PM $29 tickets for side seating
After the Saturday 2 PM matinee, everyone is invited to meet our costumed dancers in the lobby for photographs.
To get this special offer, visit or call the Lesher Center box office at 925.943.7469 and use the code Diablo 18.
In addition, students are invited to join Diablo Ballet's Prima Ballerina Club, a free group for kids to get up close with special events and contests. For information on the club, visit: http://www.diabloballet.org/press.html
It is our desire for the whole family to experience the arts together. We hope to see you at Diablo Ballet.
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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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November 7 - One Warm Coat drive continues this week and next
November 11 - School Holiday Veteran's Day
November 21 - 25 - School Holiday Thanksgiving Break
November 28 - One Warm Coat weekly drive starts
December 3 - Nutcracker Performance - 10:20 , 1:30 and 4:30
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
ANSWER: A wooden coat hanger
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