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A Strandwood PTA Publication
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NOVEMBER 26, 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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Help Strandwood This Cyber Monday!
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Do you plan on visiting Amazon.com to do any of your Christmas shopping? Ready to take advantage of Cyber Monday deals? Did you know Strandwood can earn a percentage of EVERY purchase you make by clicking this link?
Please consider reaching Amazon this way to make your holiday (and everyday) purchases. Questions? Contact amazon@strandwood.org for more information. Thanks, and happy shopping!
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 Photo courtesy of the Bargmann family.
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Read & Dream Logs Due Fridayby Laurie Anderson
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Please remember to turn in your Read & Dream logs this Friday, November 30th, by 3:00 pm. You may turn it in to your child's teacher or to our box on the wall in the office. Books will be awarded on Friday, December 7th. Thank you for participating and sharing the joy of reading with your child.
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Nutcracker News
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Dress Rehearsals This Week!
Show 1 Dress Rehearsal is Friday, November 30th @ 10:00am
Show 2 Dress Rehearsal is Thursday, November 29th @ 10:00am
Show 3 Dress Rehearsal is Tuesday, November 27th @ 10:00am
All students should come to school in costume basics on the day of their dress rehearsal. Questions? Please go to our school website for additional information, click here for a Show/Class schedule, or contact nutcracker@strandwood.org.
2nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest
Let visions of sugarplums dance in your head while the smell of gingerbread wafts through your kitchen as you prepare to showcase your creative entry in the 2nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest.
All houses are due no later than Friday, November 30th @ 3:00pm. Only one house per family, please. Winners will be announced and houses will be displayed on Saturday, December 1st, at The Nutcracker. If you have questions, please contact Andrea Lucero at savannahsmom143@yahoo.com.
Sugar Plum Sweet Shoppe
We need cookies, cupcakes, sweet treats and other savory items for the 2nd Annual Sugar Plum Sweet Shoppe that is open before & after each Nutcracker performance. These can be either homemade or store-bought, just make sure items such as cookies or brownies are individually packaged and easy for us to sell at the bake sale. We hope to sell each item for $1, so please package accordingly. Last year we earned more than $750 that went directly back to the Nutcracker production budget. All items need to be brought to school by 3pm on Friday, November 30th, or the morning of December 1st. Please contact our Sweet Shoppe Coordinator, Melanie Huth at melanieph@sbcglobal.net with any questions. Seating Policy Each performer gets two "seats" to the show they are performing in. (For example, if you have one child in show 1, you get two seats for show 1. If you have two children in show 1, you get four seats to show 1.) There will be a list at the door and guests may check in under the student's name. We have very large casts this year so seating is very limited and is based on fire code capacity for the room, not actual chairs taken (everyone needs to be counted, including babies and small children).
We are paperless this year due to past issues with lost tickets, misplaced tickets, forgotten tickets, etc. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Nutcracker DVDs Preserve your Nutcracker memories by ordering a DVD of your child's show. Order forms can be found in your child's Nutcracker information packet or by clicking here. Drop your order form with payment in the Nutcracker box in the office. DVD orders will also be taken at each show.
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Opportunity to Help Homeless and Foster Children
Last year, the Mt. Diablo Unified Homeless Outreach Program for Education (Mt. Diablo HOPE) served 549 homeless students, and Mt. Diablo Foster Youth Services served 236 foster youth. That's 785 vulnerable children who need our help this upcoming holiday season!
Please consider donating gift cards to Safeway, Target, or Kohl's. You may send donations by gift cards or checks (please make checks payable to "Mt. Diablo HOPE") to the Mt. Diablo Unified District Office or to the Strandwood office (we'll bring them to the district on December 17th). You can even donate online.
For more information about how and what to donate, please click here.
Thank you for your support.
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Outdoor Ed See's Candy Holiday FundraiserHurry! While supplies last!
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 Fourth graders are still selling delicious See's Candy now through November 30th to raise money for their Outdoor Ed trip in fifth grade. A pound of See's Candy is the perfect gift to give the family member who has everything! All candy will be distributed at school (mid-December before break) to the students. If you do not want the candy sent home with your child, please email Debbie Wilson at Debbie_Wilson@comcast.net.
Please make checks payable to Strandwood PTA.
Now go find one of those adorable 4th graders, and let them sell you some candy!! Or look for the "See's Ladies" on the playground after school on November 26th! ALL ORDERS MUST BE IN BY NOVEMBER 30th.
You can view the candy for sale here, and use this link to print out an order sheet.
Thank you so much for your support and participation!
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Dates, Times and Places
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November 26 - "See's Ladies" on the playground after school to take orders for fundraiser
November 27 - Dress rehearsal for Nutcracker Show 3 @ 10 am; Fall Picture Make-up Day November 28 - Pleasant Hill "Light up the Night" @ 5 pm in Downtown Pleasant Hill November 29 - Dress rehearsal for Nutcracker Show 2 @ 10 am November 30 - Dress rehearsal for Nutcracker Show 1 @ 10 am
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here. Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here.
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