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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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FEBRUARY 6, 2012
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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Staff Appreciation Week - Meeting Today
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There will be an informational meeting on Monday, February 6th, at 3:00pm in the library for Staff Appreciation Week volunteers. Staff Appreciation Week will be held from March 5-9th to celebrate our fabulous Strandwood staff! If you have signed up to be a volunteer for your child's class, or are interested in volunteering during that week, please come to the meeting. For questions, please contact Rose Bargmann at rosemtb@comcast.net .
Thanks,
Rose Bargmann & Evellyn Barrera
PTA VPs - Hospitality
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Box Tops for Education
By Megan Wilson
|  Thank you to everyone that turned in Box Tops for the month of January, we had great participation this past month! Congratulations goes to 3rd grader, Mason Toribio, she is our January winner turning in a total of 410 Box Tops. Great job Mason! Keep on collecting, our next contest will end Wednesday, February 29th. Please make sure to include the number of Box Tops you are turning in, as well as the child's name and room number. Any question feel free to contact me at megan.wilson@sbcglobal.net |
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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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Study the picture and determine what it represents. Click here for the answer.
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Presidents Holidays Next Two Mondays
| | The next two Mondays are school holidays. Next week, Monday, February 13th, we celebrate Abraham Lincoln's Birthday and the following Monday, February 20th, we celebrate President's Day. |
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Kindergarten Registration is Tomorrow
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Pre-registration of children eligible for kindergarten in August 2012 will be conducted in all Mt. Diablo Unified School District elementary schools on a first-come basis starting Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
Children who will reach the age of five (5) years on or before November 1, 2012, are eligible for kindergarten in August. Parents should bring the following documents with them: an original birth certificate or some otherofficial documentary proof of the child's birthdate; three original documents to verify where the child resides (one must be a photo ID); and a written immunization record from a health care provider indicating that all immunization requirements listed below have been met.
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| FAME for February
FAME 4 Lesson 4
|  FAME is a six-year cycle of fine arts lessons that focus on one artist and one composer for six lessons throughout the school year. Because no lesson is repeated throughout the six years, students never get the same FAME lesson twice. This is FAME IV out of VI. This is FAME's sixteenth year at Strandwood! We are thrilled to have enjoyed strong administration, staff, PTA and parent support throughout that time. FAME takes place on Tuesdays throughout the month. If you're interested in observing, please contact your child's teacher for their schedule. Parent visitors are always welcome.
Click below to listen to a version of the Music.
ART: "Marilyn Monroe" by Andy Warhol
MUSIC: Eddie Higgins Trio performs "St. Louis Blues" by W.C. Handy
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Student Council Spirit Day
| The next Student Council Spirit Day is Tie Day on Wednesday, February 15th. Show your your bow tie or neck tie for this fun day.
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| FPHE Annual Campaign
No Cooking This Tuesday
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It's FPHE's KICK-OFF Dine Out for Education event!
Tuesday, February 7:
Back Forty Texas BBQ
(100 Coggins Drive)
*** Includes lunch, dinner, and take-out ***
Support Pleasant Hill public schools by attending all the Dine Out for Education events. Print / bring the attached flier so restaurants donate a percentage of your meal to FPHE. (Click here for restaurants and dates.)***********************************************************
Help Schools Thrive - Give $75
2012 Annual Campaign Goal: $60,000
Please donate now at www.fphe.org or send a check with the attached campaign flier. (The FPHE Donor list is updated weekly at www.fphe.org) Thank you to those who have recently donated to the campaign. Your support is greatly appreciated. Please send this email to people who you know are interested in enhancing our local public schools. |
| Let Them Buy Into Your System - Breaking the TV Habit
From our friends at Parents.com
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To limit your kid's TV time, give him two coupons per day that he can cash in for viewing time. Pick an increment you're comfortable with, such as 20 minutes per coupon, and allow him to earn extra minutes by reading or doing chores. Let him redeem them daily or save up for a movie on the weekend.
Click here for the article. To move from tip to tip use the next button.
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Stanford University
Education
Program for Gifted Youth
|  The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University is a continuing project dedicated to developing and offering multimedia computer-based distance-learning courses. Combining technical and instructional expertise, EPGY provides high-ability students of all ages with an individualized educational experience, optimized in both pace and content. Through EPGY, students have access to courses in a variety of subjects at levels ranging from kindergarten through advanced-undergraduate. Since its inception over 50,000 students from 35 countries have taken courses from EPGY.
EPGY offers a wide range of online courses from the Kindergarten through the University level. Courses can be taken on a course-by-course basis on a year-round calendar. Click here for their webpage. If you are interested in having Strandwood sign up as a participating school let us know at roadrunner@strandwood.org. |
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Dates, Times and Place
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February 6 - Staff Appreciation Week Volunteer Meeting - 3pm in the Library
February 7 - Kindergarten Registration - 9:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00
February 7 - School Site Council Meeting - 3:00 in the library
February 10 - Spotlight Assembly - MU room 8:15am
February 13 - School Holiday - Lincoln's Birthday
February 15 - Spirit Day - Wear your neck ties or bow ties today
February 16 - Assembly - "Free to Be"
February 20 - School Holiday - Presidents Day
February 24 - Principal Blue Slip Pizza Lunch
March 5-9 - Staff Appreciation Week
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
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