Roadrunner Masthead
A Strandwood PTA Publication
OCTOBER 21, 2013 
Good Morning 
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In This Issue
Say No to Bullying!
Library Birthday Book Club
Tea Collection Fundraiser This Week!
Read & Dream Logs Due Friday
Sutter's Fort Mandatory Meeting Tonight!
All Things Fall Fest!
Nutcracker Clothes Closet
Dates, Times and Places
Say No to Bullying!

October is anti-bullying month and we will be doing our part at Strandwood by participating in the Million Misfit Sock March. Don't forget to wear mismatched socks this Friday, October 25th! Check out the educational website at www.misfituniversity.com for ideas on how to discuss bullying at home. 

Library Birthday Book Club

The Library Birthday Book Club is back this year. Simply donate $15 to the Strandwood library and a new hard cover book will be given to the library in honor of your child's birthday. The book will be selected by Mrs. Burns, our library media teacher, and presented to your child during his or her library time. A custom book plate will be placed inside the book with your child's name and birthday. This is a great way to honor your son or daughter and help our school library. The form can be found on the Strandwood PTA site under "forms". 
 
Tea Collection Fundraiser This Week!
Shop and Earn for Strandwood!

Tea Collection is a children's clothing brand based in San Francisco, CA, but inspired by cultures around the world. Strandwood will be participating in Tea's fall fundraising program, School Days, running 10/21/13-10/27/13. For every purchase made through our unique storefront during School Days, Tea will donate 15% of our sales back to Strandwood and you'll receive free shipping on your order. 

 

During the week of the sale, you must enter the Tea Collection website through our special storefront:  http://strandwood.help-fundraise.com. When you check out, make sure you use the promo code SCHOOLDAYS15. Any orders that come through this storefront will benefit Strandwood, so be sure to share the link with your friends and family!!

Read and Dream Logs Due Friday!
October 25, 2013

This month's Read and Dream logs are due Friday, October 25th. Please have your completed logs turned in to your child's teacher or the dedicated box in the office by 3pm. Thank you very much! Keep up the good work!
Sutter's Fort Mandatory Meeting Tonight!
October 21, 7pm in school library

A mandatory Sutter's Fort parent meeting will take place tonight, October 21st at 7:00pm in the school library. If you have any questions, please contact  Jill Olivier or Cindy Turner. The Environmental Living Program is a special event that allows our school's fourth graders to experience a piece of history. The students, along with their volunteer leaders and trained parent helpers, spend 24 hours portraying characters of 1840's California and partake in the various trade activities and entertainment of the era.

  

This is a hands-on 12-week program beginning in January. Fourth graders will meet everyWednesday from 12:30pm-2:00pm, with the program ending in an overnight trip to Sutter's Fort on March 25, 2014. Parent participation is mandatory and each child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the overnight stay. The program is limited to 45 students on a first-come, first-served sign-up basis in November.  


 

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Pleasant Hill in October!
All Things Fall Fest!

 

Fall Fest is this Friday October 25, 5:30pm - 8:30pm! All your favorite games, the beloved cake walk, pumpkin carving contest, and cake decorating contest will be back along with a few new additions!

 

This year we will be having a mini "Trunk or Treat" where ghosts and princesses can trick or treat to the trunks of decorated Strandwood family cars.

 

As a special treat, Officer Rossberg and his K9 partner, "Chef," will be demonstrating their highly trained skills. Along with the ever sweet bake sale, we are securing a food vendor, as well as opening the "Outdoor Ed" snack shack, so come hungry! This is a wonderful tradition here at Strandwood, and we hope to see you there.

 

We Need Cakes!

  

We still need cakes! Cakes need to be dropped off to the MUR on 10/25 (day of Fall Fest) between 2:30 and 4:00. We need about 100 cakes for this to be a successful event. If you don't have time to make a cake, don't worry, we will be happy to take a store bought cake.

Please email Blanca Nelson at bnlnelson@hotmail.com if you can not drop off your cake during the designated time and would like to make alternate drop-off arrangements.

The cake walk is also in need of 12 more volunteers to help distribute cakes, check kids' cakes in and keep the cake walk line moving. Please consider volunteering for 45 minutes.


 

 
Book Fair

 

We invite you to visit our Scholastic Book Fair and experience a celebration of reading that provides families the opportunity to get involved in a universal mission: encouraging kids to read every day so they can lead better lives. This is an event that brings a wonderful selection of fun, engaging, and affordable books kids want to read. The more kids practice reading, the better they'll get. Hope you will join us in the library!

 

Friday, Oct. 25th 

2:50pm-8:30pm (Same day as Fall Fest!)

 

Monday, Oct. 28th 

2:50pm-8:00pm

 

Tuesday, Oct. 29th 

2:50pm-8:00pm  

Special Events on Tuesday:

5:30pm-7:00pm  (Brownie Bar and Apple Cider)

6:00pm-7:00pm (Story Time!!)

 

Wednesday, Oct. 30th 

11:30am - 2:00pm              

 

*Special Note: Wednesday's Book Fair will be open during school hours to provide kindergarteners, parents, grandparents and community a chance to shop. This is a perfect opportunity for early Holiday Shopping!!! 

 

NOW AVAILABLE -  BOOK FAIR ONLINE (PROFITS BENEFIT STRANDWOOD LIBRARY) Visit: www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.

 

Pie Eating Contest

 

Think you have what it takes to be Strandwood's Pie Eating Champion? Sign up today! Entry forms are available here or in the school office and should be returned to the office no later than 8:10 a.m., on Wednesday October 23rd. Contestants will be notifed at school and by email. There will be sixteen contestants in each category. Contestants will be randomly drawn. Categories include TK/K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade.
 
Bake Sale Benefitting Outdoor Ed
 
We need bake sale items for the Fall Fest! Make it a family fun thing to do together! We also need parents and 4th graders to work the sale in shifts.

 

Some fun, fall-themed ideas include: ghost-shaped cupcakes or brownies, rice krispie treats, marshmallow and chocolate ghosts, cake pop eyeballs, donuts, and popcorn balls! Surf around on Pinterest.com and be creative! All items except cupcakes must be individually packaged and ready for sale! We will be selling hot chocolate and hot cider, too!   

 

To sign up to work a shift at the 4th grade Outdoor Ed bake sale and snack shack, please click here.

 

To sign up to donate a snack/treat, please click here.   
 
Please drop off any items to the Teachers Lounge after school on Friday, October 25th before 4:00pm.

 

Please email fallfest@strandwood.org if you have any questions about Fall Fest. To sign up to help during the event, please click here. 
Nutcracker Clothes Closet

 

We are starting to collect donations for the Nutcracker Clothes Closet. The Clothes Closet will be a resource for people to borrow the basic costumes needed for the Nutcracker performances. We are in need of the following items:
 
-Black sweats, pants and tops (sized for Kindergarteners) 
-Grey sweats, pants and tops (sized for 1st grade boys) 
-Black shirts (sized for 2nd grade boys) 
-Party dresses (sized for 3rd grade girls) 
-Collared dress shirts (sized for 3rd grade boys) 
-Ties (sized for 3rd grade boys)
-Red turtlenecks (sized for 4th and 5th grade boys) 
-Boys' black pants (all sizes)
-Boys' khaki pants (all sizes) 
-White turtlenecks (all sizes) 
-Black, white, pink and beige leotards (all sizes)
-Black, white and pink ballet shoes (all sizes)

Donations can be placed in the basket located in the hall outside the MUR. If you have any questions about donations, or are interested in borrowing items, please contact Alexandra Kemp at nutcrackercloset@strandwood.org.
 

 

Dates, Times and Places

October 21 - Sutter's Fort mandatory meeting, 7:00pm in Library
October 23 - Last Day to enter Pie Eating Contest
October 25 - Wear mismatched socks for anti-bullying month
October 25 - Read & Dream Logs Due
October 25 - October Box Tops Due
October 25 - Book Fair Begins! 2:50pm - 8:30pm in Library 
October 25 - Fall Fest 5:30pm - 8:30pm 
 



 
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