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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Good Morning
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Directory Addition Deadline Today
By Mary Cole
| The deadline to have your directory information added or modified is November 28th. A single page addition, to be inserted into your directory, will be distributed to all students in early December. Changes can be emailed to vpcomm@strandwood.org or you can click here for the directory form. Leave the form in the office PTA basket.
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Announcing the Strandwood Nutcracker
Cover Art Winners!!
By Roxanne Gambill
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I would like to thank ALL of those artists who submitted a cover for our Nutcracker contest this year. Strandwood has very talented artists and I am amazed at the entries we received!! It was a really tough decision for our program coordinator but here are the winners for this years Nutcracker Cover Art Contest: K/1 - Mackenzie Anderson (Thorsen)
2/3 - Jennifer Shin (Guncheon) and 4/5 - Xavier Garcia-Roy (Premo). All artists will have their artwork on display outside the PTA room. Stop by and see for yourself the talent we have at Strandwood!!
Congratulations Mackenzie,Jennifer and Xavier!!
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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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| Book Fair Thank You | We would like to thank all the Book Fair Volunteers who helped with our Fall Sale. We could not put this together without all your help and support. We would like to send a special thanks to Amanda Szakats, Megan Wilson, Tuyen Downing, Robbin Collins, Rose Bargmann, strandwood alum Lauren Ulrich, Dimple Shandbag, Allyson Farry, Gena Bingham, Jenny Dye, RobinElawady, Trish Heaney, Karen Higgins, Lizzy Peters, Elizabeth McClanahan, the Knapp family, Emily Ludlow, Rachel Burley, Lalena Shea, Mariah Garcia, Jen Stone, Morgan Roarty, Suzie & Aaron Silva, Girl Scout Troop 30054, all the students that helped clean up book fair and a Special thanks to Mrs. Kim, Mr. Brown and Mrs. Burns for your constant support of Book Fair. You are all truly amazing and much appreciated.
Sincerely, Katie Roarty & Kelly Martinelli, Book Fair Coordinators |
| How Book Fair Supports Strandwood Library! | |
The Book Fair is a self funded program intended to raise money for the purchase of new books, videos and DVDs for the Strandwood library.
The Library does not receive funding from the state, MDUSD, or PTA for library materials. Its funding is derived solely from Birthday Book Club donations and the fall and spring Book Fairs.
We work with Scholastic Books to raise money for our library. All profits raised through the Fairs go directly to the Strandwood library. We receive 50% of the total sales when books are purchased directly from Scholastic. If we choose to take the profit in cash, we receive 25% of the sales. The cash is then used to purchase the remainder of the books chosen by our library media teachers. The library benefits every student and teacher at the school. Thank you for your continued support to Strandwood Library and Book Fair!
Purchased for Strandwood Library 2010 -2011 School Year:
215 Books, 29 Videos/DVD's, 64 Birthday Book Club, For a Total of 308
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| Nutcracker News
By Cindy Turner
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It's going to be a big week and it's all about The Nutcracker. Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers, teachers, students and staff that make this all happen! Need more Nutcracker information? Click here for the Nutcracker web page.
Sugar Plum Sweet Shoppe: We need volunteers to bring in baked goods and holiday treats to sell at our Sugar Plum Sweet Shoppe. All items need to be individually wrapped and appropriately proportioned for sale and brought to school by 3pm Friday, December 2nd. All items will be priced at $1.00 and all proceeds from the sale of these items will help contribute to future stage and set decorations, update costumes and overall Nutcracker maintenance. Suggested items include: breakfast breads, cookies, rice crispy treats, homemade candy, muffins, etc. If you have any questions, please contact Melaine Huth at melaineph@sbcglobal.net
Tickets: Each performing student gets TWO seats per show - there are no tickets sold (this is a free event) but there will be a guest list at the door. All guests need a seat, including small children. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to showtime. We are limited to two seats per student, with no extras available due to our large number of performers and audience restrictions based on the Fire Code. If grandparents or friends wish to view the performance, they are welcome to attend our Dress Rehearsals that take place during the week.
1st Annual Gingerbread House Contest: We were inspired to take it to another level after seeing all of the beautiful cakes at Fall Fest. All houses are due no later than Friday, 12/2 @ 3pm. Only one house per family please. All houses will be displayed on Saturday, December 3rd at The Nutcracker.
Dress Rehearsals: Dress Rehearsals will begin at 10am SHARP! This is the perfect opportunity for grandparents, relatives and friends to come watch the big show. Seating is limited to the back 1/3 of the MUR, so please plan accordingly. All Strandwood students will have the opportunity to watch one of the three Dress Rehearsals. Please have your child come to school in costume basics with hair prepared as directed. If you still have questions as to hair or costume requirements, please email nutcracker@strandwood.org
Nutcracker Closet: Are you still searching for a leotard, white turtleneck or ballet shoes? Please contact Alexandra Kemp at nutcrackercloset@strandwood.org and hopefully we can help you out! We still have quite a few items available to borrow.
DVD Sales: Don't miss your child's precious moments on stage. Pre-order a DVD of the show by clicking here to download a form. A sales booth will be set-up on Saturday, so don't forget your checkbook.
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Doorstep Farmers at Strandwood?
By Lea Harrington
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A local company, Doorstep Farmers, has approached Strandwood about an ongoing fundraiser that they would like to provide to us. It is local company that offers fresh, locally grown organic produce to our community. For Strandwood parents, the cost of each box is $24.95. It weighs 8-10lbs. on average and will have a variety of 7-9 different items, depending on season and availability. You, as a customer, will be able to log on to the website to see what is going to be in your box, and make customizations if needed. You can opt for weekly, or bi-weekely delivery. The produce would be delivered to our school on a weekly, set-day basis, available for pick up by you during a one hour window (before and after pick-up). There will be an employee from Doorstep Farmers to give your box to you at Strandwood.
To make this fundraiser work all produce MUST be delivered to Strandwood. We will receive a percentage of revenue, depending on our amount of participation (5% for 15 members all the way to 8% for 100 or more). If produce is not picked up, Doorstep Farmers will deliver to your home the following day but Strandwood would NOT receive the percentage of profit.
We need to have at least 15 members to move forward. Please follow this link and answer one simple question http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5YXVP9K This will help us determine if this is something that we are interested in partaking in. Please take the survey by Friday, Dec. 2.
Two local schools, Parkmead, and Hidden Valley are having great success and are enjoying their fresh produce. For more information on Doorstep Farmers, please check out their website: www.DoorstepFarmers.com
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Target Red Card
By Cindy Turner
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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 or so 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 the PTA website and click on the TARGET icon or click here.
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Pleasant Hill Library Wants Ideas
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The Pleasant Hill Library wants to hear ideas from kids about what they need and want from the library. Their ideas have the potential to change the library for everyone!
Patrick Remer, the children's librarian, invites elementary school children to attend one of two focus groups to be held next week. Parents can relax and browse in the library while the children chat with Patrick about their ideas for the library and enjoy cookies.
The first focus group will be on Tuesday, November 29 at 4pm and will be for older elementary school children. The second focus group will be on Wednesday, November 30 at 4pm and will be for younger elementary school children. Each group will take about 45 minutes to an hour.
To RSVP, please email Patrick at premer@ccclib.org as soon as possible since places are limited!
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| 5 Ways to Motivate Kids to Do Chores
From our friends at Parents.com
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Don't let your kids drag their feet about doing household chores. Instead, inspire them to make the dull routines enjoyable and entertaining.
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.
Raptor Rugby - Click here for more information
Walnut Creek Little League - Baseball and Softball Registration for Boys and Girls
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Light Up The Night Pleasant Hill Style
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The 4th Annual Light up the Night in Downtown Pleasant Hill takes place on Thursday, December 1st from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join Santa along with Mayor David Durant and Rec & Park Board Chair Sandy Bonato in lighting our spectacular 25-ft. Holiday Tree on Crescent Drive.
Event Highlights are:
* Free Carriage Rides
* Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
* Free Hot Chocolate and Cookies
* Special Discounts at participating Merchants, and Prize Giveaways
* Costumed Characters on Crescent Drive
Entertainment Program
In the Plaza at Pasta Pomodoro
6:15pm to 6:30 p.m. - College Park High School Choir (at the Tree on Crescent Drive)
6:30pm - Tree Lighting Ceremony
6:40 pm to 8:00 p.m. - Pictures with Santa (bring your own camera)
Downtown Plaza Stage (between Sweet Tomatoes and Jack's Restaurant)
5:30 to 6:15 - Generations Church Rock Band
6:40pm to 7:00pm - College Park High School Choir
7:15pm - 8pm - Studio A Dancers
This evening of merriment is brought to you by the City of Pleasant Hill, the PH Recreation & Park District and Downtown Pleasant Hill. For more details go to www.pleasant-hill.net/lutn or call (925) 671-5215
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Dates, Times and Place
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November 28 - One Warm Coat weekly drive starts again
December 1 - PTA General Membership Meeting - Come listen to the 3rd grade teachers present.
December 2 - End of first trimester
December 3 - Nutcracker Performance - 10:20 , 1:30 and 4:30
December 5 - December 16 - Teacher Conferences
Kindergarten no change to schedules
1st - 5th - 8:10am - 1:40pm (excluding Wednesdays which are normal hours)
December 14 - Student Council Spirit Day - Wear your class colors
December 19 - 30 - School Holiday, Winter Break - School resumes on Monday, January 2nd.
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
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