Roadrunner Masthead
A Strandwood PTA Publication
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 
Good Morning 
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In This Issue
Don't Miss Your Chance!
Principal Parking Spot
Attention Room Parents!
After School Chess Begins Wednesday!
Eat at Magoo's & Earn $$ for Strandwood
Community Service Day
The Night of 1,000 Inventions
The Education Commission Welcomes You!
Dates, Times and Places
Don't Miss Your Chance!
Today is the last day to enter information into the Student Directory

Please click HERE to be included in the 2013/2014 Student Directory! You must fill out this form if you would like your child(ren) to be listed, even if you signed up last year. The directory is a very useful tool and we encourage you to be part of it! 

 

Hurry! Today is your last day to fill out the form online!

 

Promote your business in our Directory! 

For $25 you can have your business promoted in the Student Directory! Contact Laura Cutilletta at avpcomm@strandwood.org for more information. 

Principal Parking Spot
Benefitting Outdoor Ed

Think about all those rainy months to come, all those cold mornings you wish you could pull right up to a premier parking spot... Wouldn't it be nice to know that you didn't have to circle the Strandwood lot? Well, it's possible! Don't delay. Get to www.biddingforgood.com/strandwood now and bid on a month of exclusive rights to the Principal Parking Spot!

Attention Room Parents!
An informational Room Parent meeting will be held tomorrow, September 24th, at 3:00 pm in the school library. If you have signed up to be a Room Parent for your child's class, please plan to attend this meeting. Please e-mail vphospitality@strandwood.org if you have any questions.
After School Chess Begins Wednesday!
Hurry! Sign up NOW!
We are offering chess again this year, and it starts this Wednesday, September 25th! It's taught by Berkeley Chess School on Wednesdays after school at Strandwood. Chess is fun and can be learned quickly and easily. Studies have found that chess helps improve test results in reading, science, and math, and produces growth in critical cognitive skills. Beyond academia, chess influences social behavior including self-esteem, respect, patience, and good sportsmanship. And did we mention: it's FUN! Boards and sets are provided for our classes. The minimum class size is 10; maximum is 20. 
 
Strandwood After-School Chess Club
Wednesdays, September 25 through December 4, 2013 
12:35 pm - 1:35 pm* 
Grades 1-5 for Fall (Grades K-5 in Winter & Spring)
On the first day, go to B-9; thereafter, class will be held in B-7 & B-9
$130 for 10 weeks (no class on Nov 21)

*Please remember to be on time to pick up your child after Chess Club. The parent volunteers for the chess program cannot be responsible for supervision after 1:35 p.m. 


 

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Eat at Magoo's and Help Raise $$ for Strandwood!  
Head to Magoo's Grill with family and friends for a delicious meal and support our public schools at the same time! During September, Magoo's Grill of Pleasant Hill will donate 50% of proceeds made from your order to the FPHE 2013-2014 school grant program!!  

 

Additional details:
  • This special runs throughout the entire month of September.
  • Present this flier to your server before you order.
  • Offer includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (Does not include weekly/daily specials or take-out.)
  • Address is 1250 Contra Costa Blvd., Pleasant Hill (while heading north, just beyond Ellinwood)
  • Children's menu, activities, and high chairs available.
  • Locally owned Magoo's Grill and its owner, Scott Davis, are major supporter of FPHE and   sponsored FPHE's 2013 Pleasant Hill Amazing Race!
Questions: email generalinfo@fphe.org.
 
Community Service Day
September 28, 2013

 

Please help make a difference at Strandwood by working on fun and important projects during this year's Community Service Day! We will be focusing on the beautification of school grounds from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on September 28, 2013. Tasks include weeding, planting vegetation, painting and repairing a fence, and general cleaning of the campus. Please bring gloves, water, sunscreen, and gardening tools. Plan on wearing old clothes that you can get dirty!

 

Pleasant Hill's 9th annual Community Service Day is on Saturday, Sept. 28th beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Park, 147 Gregory Lane. The first 600 volunteers get a free t-shirt, snacks and a free pancake breakfast served up by the Lions Club. Immediately following the breakfast at the park, volunteers disperse to their various school sites. 

 

Questions? Email Dan Stefanisko at dstefanisk@aol.com. Thanks for helping out!
     
The Night of 1,000 Inventions 
Tomorrow, September 24th, 6-8 pm

The Night of 1,000 Inventions returns to the Pleasant Hill Library on Tuesday, September 24th, from 6 to 8 pm. In partnership with Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science and NeuroSky (a leading developer of brainwave sensors), this event kicks off the Pleasant Hill Education Initiative with lots of robots, mind-controlled helicopters, a tornado machine, smoke ring cannon, mechanical horse, and tons more hands-on innovations. Kids are also challenged to make prototypes of their own invention and fill out a patent card! Please see this flier for more information!

The Education Commission Welcomes You!
This Wednesday, September 25th

Did you know The City of Pleasant Hill has a commission specifically focused on educational issues? The Pleasant Hill Education Commission works to advocate for parents and schools, educate the community through forums and special events, and support students, teachers, and parents through the Pleasant Hill Education Initiative. If you are interested in following the educational issues that affect our schools, join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month, from 7:00pm - 8:30pm in the Community Room at City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill.

 

For more information, visit the City of Pleasant Hill's website education page or sign up for the commission's e-newsletter. To receive the Education Commission agenda or additional information, please contact Martin Nelis at mnelis@ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us.

Dates, Times and Places
 
September 23 - Student Directory Info DUE
September 24 - Room Parent Meeting @ 3pm in Library
September 25 - After school Chess begins!
September 27 - Read & Dream logs due
September 28 - Community Service Day. Meet at Strandwood at 9 am. 


 
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