Roadrunner Masthead
A Strandwood PTA Publication
MARCH 4, 2013 
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In This Issue
Important Talent Show Info
Sutter's Fort Directors Needed
PTA Meeting This Thursday
Attending Pleasant Hill Middle School Next Year?
Auction 2013: A Hole in One!
FPHE 5th Annual Campaign Update
Strandwood Movie Night!
Book Fair Needs You
Dates, Times and Places
Important Talent Show Info 
by Kathy Brown
Attention prospective talent show participants! All students should have received a Talent Show registration form last week. If your child would like to be in the 2013 Talent Show, the form needs to be completed and handed in to the office (to the PTA basket), by Monday, March 11th. 

Talent Show performance dates are Friday, April 19th & Saturday, April 20th. Also, please note: if a student would like to be a Talent Show MC, please send an email to Kathy Brown (talent show coordinator) at brownjk05@comcast.net. The MC position is only open to students in 4th or 5th grade. Thank you! 
Sutter's Fort Directors Needed
by Jill Olivier
Attention all Sutter's Fort fans! We are beginning our search for the next generation of Sutter's Fort directors. This year's program is already 3 weeks underway and time is flying by. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Sutter's Fort Environmental Living Program, it is a special program that allows 4th grade students to relive a part of history. The students, along with program directors and trained parent helpers, spend 24 hours as a living museum, portraying characters of 1840s California at Sutter's Fort, Sacramento. Those involved partake in the various trade activities and entertainment of the era.

This program is a fabulous teaching tool that has been successful since 1976. It is completely run by parents and sponsored by the PTA. This year we have our biggest class ever at 45 students! We are in need of new volunteers to shadow the position of Sutter's Fort director next year so that they can take over in 2014/15. If interested, please call Jill Olivier at 925-997-1158 for more information. Your help is greatly appreciated!
PTA Meeting This Thursday
7 pm - 9 pm 
Please join us for this month's General PTA Meeting on Thursday, March 7th from 7 pm - 9 pm in the Library. Strandwood's 2nd grade teachers will be presenting, so this is a great opportunity for parents of 1st graders to see what's in store for next year. As always, babysitting is provided at no charge. Hope to see you there!
 
Attending Pleasant Hill Middle School Next Year?

Hello families with future or current Pleasant Hill Middle School (PHMS) students. If your student will be attending PHMS next year (or if you currently have a PHMS student) and you would like be in touch with what is going on in school, your help is needed.

 

Many of the parents on the PHMS PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) Board will be moving on to high school next year, so there are lots of opportunities for new faces on the Board. The Board supports many important programs that make a positive middle school experience for our children.

 

Whether you have lots of time to give or just a little, there's a place for you! Open positions for next year's Board include President, Treasurer, Programs, Secretary, Fundraising and Auditor as well as supporting committee positions. Nominations are being accepted now.

 

For more information please contact Carla Kiesler at ckiesler@comcast.net.

 

Thank you!

Auction 2013: A Hole in One!

Thanks to everyone who participated this year from donating to buying, giving your time on the committee, sharing our online auction with friends and coming to the dinner dance! It was a great success and great fun was had by all! Now it is time to wrap things up. If you purchased online items or if you did not check out at the dinner dance, please stop by the PTA room before or after school Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 5 to collect your items and settle your account.

Photos are still available to purchase if you did not sign up for yours at the auction. Please let Jessie Thomas know if you would like one. They are $25 and will be delivered to your child's classroom. Don't miss out on this darling Strandwood tradition. 

If you purchased a teacher experience or party online you will be contacted by the party host and/or teacher with the details. 

Thanks again for a great year!
FPHE 5th Annual Campaign Update
Help Schools Thrive - Give $75!

No Cooking this Tuesday, March 5th!

 

It's Week 3 of FPHE's Dine Out for Education!

 

Tuesday, March 5:

Magoo's Grill of Pleasant Hill

1250 Contra Costa Blvd., Pleasant Hill

www.magoosgrill.com

Magoo's Grill has been an active FPHE supporter for two years.

 

*** Includes lunch, dinner and take-out ***

 

Support Pleasant Hill public schools by attending the

Dine Out for Education and other campaign events.

Present this flier to your server and the restaurant 

will donate a percentage of your meal to FPHE.

(See the flier for more restaurants and dates.)

 

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Would You Like an FPHE Lawn Sign? 

Lawn signs help inform the public about our message and goal. 

If you are interested in posting a sign, please email
 Leanne Hamaji at lhamaji@yahoo.com.

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 FPHE Annual Campaign Update:

To date, the campaign has raised over $21,000.

Please donate what you can today.

Help keep the momentum going!

Donations support FPHE grants to public schools.

Since 2009, FPHE has awarded $120,000 in grants.

To donate, please visit www.fphe.org or send

a check along with this campaign flier.

 

Don't miss our other events:

April 20 - 5th Anniversary Party with FOG5 at Zio Fraedo's

April 28 - Pleasant Hill's Amazing Race

 

Questions: generalinfo@fphe.org

 

Strandwood Movie Night!

Movie night 2013 Join us for a night of family fun watching the hit adventure that is delighting families all across the country - Wreck it Ralph. This FREE movie night for Strandwood families will be held on Friday, March 15 at 6:15 pm in the multi-use room. For a complete movie viewing experience, Strandwood's 4th Grade Webelo I Scouts will be selling snacks. Space is limited to the first 225 people that sign up via e-mail at strandwoodmovie@gmail.com. Please include the number in your party and the name of your oldest Strandwood child in your e-mail.  All children must be accompanied by an adult.  

Book Fair Needs You!

 

The Book Fair is coming in March and we are seeking volunteers. This is an event that brings to school a wonderful selection of fun, engaging, and affordable books kids want to read. The more kids practice reading, the better they'll get. If you can help us in the library during the fair, please contact Emily Ludlow (ludlowemily@gmail.com) or Lizzy Peters (lizzy.peters@sbcglobal.net).
  

Dates:

 

Friday, March 15th 
2:50pm-8:30pm (Same day as Movie Night)

 

Monday, March 18th 
2:50pm-8:00pm

 

Tuesday, March 19th 
2:50pm-8:00pm 

 

Wednesday, March 20th 
11:30am-2:00pm           

Dates, Times and Places

March 7 - General PTA Meeting, 7-9 pm in the Library
March 13 - Decades Day
March 15 - End of 2nd Trimester
March 15 - Book Fair Begins/Free Movie Night @ Strandwood
 
View the calendar on the Strandwood PTA website by clicking here.  
Visit the Strandwood Elementary School website by clicking here.  
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