Roadrunner Masthead
A Strandwood PTA Publication
APRIL 23, 2012
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In This Issue
This Rabbit Is Retiring
Box Tops Deadline
Yard Sale Volunteers
Strandwood Food Drive
MDUSD Board Meeting Tonight
Happy Earth Day (a day late)
Dates, Times and Places
This Rabbit is Retiring
At the end of this school year one of our beloved Kindergarten teachers, Mrs. McGurk, is retiring. A celebration of her career will be held next week at a private residence. If you would like to join the celebration please click here for more information.
Box Tops Deadline
The April contest will end Monday, April 30th. Please turn in your Box Tops by this date to be included in the April contest. To insure your Box Tops are entered into the contest please have them labeled with your child's first and last name, grade AND the number of Box Tops collected. Thank you to all that participated in the contest this past month, every single Box Top helps our school!

Any questions email me at megan.wilson@sbcglobal.net

 
Distinguished Flag
Photo courtesy of the Bargmann family.
Calendar
Click the image below to go directly to the monthly Strandwood PTA web calendar.
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Yard Sale Volunteers Wanted
By Caryn Heine
STRANDWOOD YARD SALE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS! Please consider giving some of your time and energy to make this yard sale happen. Proceeds will go directly to Outdoor Education! I need volunteers to help advertise, set up, watch tables and take money, take down and clean up. Click here for the volunteer sign-up form. 

DATE: May 12th LOCATION: Strandwood Primary Playground

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me directly at caryn.heine@yahoo.com
Strandwood Food Drive Results as of 4/18/12
By: Debbie Wilson
Wow! Wow! Wow! We have collected over 950 cans of food in just 3 days of our food drive - that is incredible!

Okay, so we have until Friday, April 27th, to bring in more food. The class with the most amount of food donated will win a pizza lunch, and the competition is fierce (REALLY fierce)!
 
Project HOPE (the district pantry) is thrilled to have all this food. District Child Welfare and Attendance Liaisons (CWAs), School Psychologists and other District employees pick up boxes of food from the main District office and deliver to families in need. They told us that this couldn't have come at a better time as the pantry was completely empty, so thank you for sending the food in, and keep it coming!

Suggested Items to Donate
Peanut Butter
Rice
Canned Fruit
Cereal
Canned Tuna
Canned Chicken
Whole Beans
Canned Chili
Pasta Sauce & Pasta
Canned Vegetables

All Nonperishable Items Accepted 
MDUSD Board Meeting Tonight
The next MDUSD Board Meeting is tonight. the Board meets the second and fourth Monday or each month at 7:30pm in the Board Room at the Dent Center, 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord.

Among tonight's agenda items are Contract extensions for Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent Student Achievement and School Support, Assistant Superintendent Personnel Services, Chief Financial Officer and General Council. the Board will also consider accelerating the sale of the remaining 201 Measure C Bonds. To view the agenda and attachments please click here.
Happy Earth Day (a day late)
From our friends at Parents.com

For a fun Earth Day activity, let your child choose packets of fruit and vegetable seeds, then pick a spot in your backyard to plant them. Gardening is a great way for kids to get exercise, learn responsibility, and understand the importance of caring for the planet.

 

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Dates, Times and Place
April 26 - B-4 Poetry Night 
April 27 - Blue Slip Pizza Lunch 
 
May 2 - Field Trip A3 & E1 - John Muir House
May 3 - PTA General Membership Meeting
May 4 - Spotlight Assembly
May 7 - 18 - STAR Testing
May 8 - Site Council Meeting - 3:00pm in the Library
May 9 - 4th Grade Walk-A-Thon Outdoor Ed Fundraiser
May 10 - Kindergarten Orientation
May 12 - Strandwood Yard Sale
May 15 - Field Trip 4th Grade - Railroad Museum and Old School House, Sacramento 
May 16 - Student Council Spirit Day - Crazy Dress Day
May 23 - Field Trip D1 & D2 - Aquarium by the Bay
May 23 - Strandwood Open House
May 25 - Canal Safety Assembly
May 25 - Blue Slip Pizza Lunch

 

View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.  
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here.  
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