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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Good Morning
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| Strandwood Book Fair
By Katie Roarty
| Spring Book Fair is coming! This event is part of an exciting reading program that offers a selection of fun, engaging, and affordable books kids want to read. Giving kids access to good books and the opportunity to choose their own books will motivate them to read more.
This year we are working with Student Council to have a movie showing in the MU room on opening night of Book Fair! And the Dinner Dance Auction Preview will also coincide with Book Fair, so keep watching for details coming soon!
Come by to help support the library. Hours are:
FRIDAY, March 2nd 2:50pm-8:30pm Student Council Movie Night
MONDAY, March 5th Lunchtime for 3rd, 4th, 5th graders 2:50pm-8:00pm
TUESDAY, March 6th 8:00am-9:00am Early morning shopping without children 2:50pm-8:00pm
WEDNESDAY, Mar 7th 11:00am-2:00pm Last Day |
| Dinner Dance Auction Tickets - Buy Now
By Jessie Thomas
|  Have you forgotten to buy your Dinner Dance Auction tickets? Don't delay. Ticket prices go up on Thursday, March 1. You can either turn in your check and ticket order to the PTA basket in the office or go directly to this link http://strandwood.org/auction/PTA_Auction.htm and order them through Paypal. If you need a ticket order form please email Jessie Thomas, jandbthomas@yahoo.com. For those who haven't been before this is fun social event and a great night out. Not only do we raise money for Strandwood we have fantastic time. Don't miss out! |
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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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| PTA Meeting is Thursday Night | | The next PTA General Membership Meeting is this Thursday, March 1st. The meetings are held in the school Library and start at 7:00pm. Free childcare is provided. This months speakers will be our fantastic 1st grade teachers. Come see their presentation of 1st grade expectations and current curriculum. Kindergarten parents, this is a great night to see what will be going on next year. |
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PTA Looking for Executive Board Members
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It's hard to believe this is year going by so fast. The PTA needs to find people to take key positions on the Executive Board for next year. Roxanne Gambill, Kelli Duffy and Mark Gomez make up the nominating committee. As a past PTA President, I want to stress how important it is to play a part on Strandwood's PTA. Without the many board members we have had, and other volunteers, so many activities at Strandwood would not take place, i.e. the Nutcracker, FAME, Read & Dream, Bike Safety, Fall Fest, Staff Appreciation week. Participation is also key to raising funds for key resources at the school like our many Instructional Assistants and our teacher allocation which allow them to buy more supplies for their classrooms. I hope all of you will consider taking on one the following roles and helping to continue such a great tradition.
Open positions:
President
Executive Vice President
VP Ways & Means
VP Hospitality
Secretary
Treasurer
Auditor
Historian
Parliamentarian |
| Local Assemblymember to Speak at PH City Hall | Assemblymember Susan Bonilla will speak at a PH town hall meeting on Thursday, March 8, from 7-9pm at PH city hall, sponsored by the PH Education/Advisory Commission.
Susan Bonilla is a member of the Assembly Education Committee, and serves as chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance. Needless to say, she has a lot of knowledge about school funding, can provide information as to what is happening at the state level, and how it impacts our local schools.
This meeting is open to the public, and we are currently accepting questions ahead of time so her staff can do the appropriate research to answer our questions. Feel free to submit any questions directly to Jennifer Ortega (PH Ed.Com. member) at jortega.ph@gmail.com with any questions for Assm. Bonilla.
Her bill, AB 1172, which would allow school districts to consider the financial impact when considering a conversion charter (like CVHS) is out of Assembly and is currently at the Senate level. I encourage you to write letters and emails to Senator Mark Desaulnier to add your support to the bill. His email is: senator.desaulnier@sen.ca.gov |
| Buy More, Spend Less: A Year's Worth of Deals
From our friends at Parents.com
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When it comes to sales, timing is key. We've mapped out when to buy everything you could ever want, like grills and that spare set of king sheets. Mark our savings categories in your calendar for each month so you can plan ahead. On sale this month: TVs, cameras, camcorders, and winter clothes.
Click here for the article. To move from tip to tip use the next button.
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Dates, Times and Place
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March 1 - PTA General Membership Meeting - 7:00pm in the Library
March 2 - Dr. Seuss Read in Day
March 2 -5 - Strandwood Book Fair
March 5-9 - Staff Appreciation Week
March 13 - School Site Council Meeting - 3:15pm in the Library
March 14 - Student Council Spirit Day - Wear Neon!
March 15 - Talent Show Rehearsal
March 16 - End of 2nd Trimester
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here. 
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