Roadrunner Masthead
A Strandwood PTA Publication
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 
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In This Issue
Pre-Order Your Nutcracker DVDs!
Free Family Movie Night!
Nutcracker 2013
Read & Dream Update
Congratulations to our Box Top Winners
Nutcracker Clothes Closet
Dates, Times and Places
Pre-Order Your Nutcracker DVDs!

 

Preserve your Nutcracker memories by ordering a DVD of your child's show. Order forms can be found by clicking here or visiting the Strandwood PTA website. Place your order form with payment in the Nutcracker DVD Sales box in the office. DVD orders will also be taken at each show. 

Free Family Movie Night!

The Student Council and PTA present FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!  

Strandwood students and families are invited to watch Hotel Transylvania, rated PG, on Friday, November 15th at 6:30pm in the multi-use room.  This is open to the first 200 people to sign up. To do so, please send an e-mail to movienight@strandwood.org with your child's name, grade and the total number of people attending. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Blankets, pillows or low chairs are highly encouraged. Popcorn, water and candy will be sold by the 4th grade Outdoor Ed fundraising group.

Nutcracker 2013

 

Nutcracker preparations and dance rehearsals are well underway for the December 7th performance! Thank you to all that have stepped up to volunteer their time in teaching dances, making costumes and coordinating many important pieces that make the Nutcracker a huge success. 

 

Volunteer opportunities are still available for anyone that would like to be involved with this Strandwood tradition. Please email nutcracker@strandwood.org if you are interested in helping out.

 

Permission Slips
We are still missing some permission slips. PLEASE turn in your permission slip to your child's teacher or the office (Nutcracker basket). You can obtain another copy of the permission slip from the Strandwood Website / Nutcracker page or email: nutcracker@strandwood.org
Remember that children without a signed permission slip are unable to perform in the final show on December 7th.

 

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 for 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 - we seat audience members based on fire code capacity for the room, not actual chairs taken (everyone must be counted, including babies and small children). Remember that we are paperless, so you will not receive actual paper tickets. Guests will just check-in at the door for each show.  

 

Be on the lookout for Nutcracker FRONT ROW seats that will be auctioned off in November!
Read & Dream Update

Wondering why your student didn't come home with a Read and Dream book on Friday? Don't worry! The Read and Dream book delivery schedule has just been revised. Books will now be delivered on the second Monday after logs are due. (The only exception being February due to the two Monday holidays.) If you would like to see the new schedule it is posted in the office on the Read and Dream log box. The new schedule will also be on the website soon. Please note that no changes have been made to Read and Dream reading log due dates. 

Thanks and keep on reading!  

The Read and Dream Committee


 

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Congratulations to our October Box Tops Winners

 

And the winners are....


 

TK - Ivynull
Kindergarten - Lindsay Altman

First Grade - Mateo Chavez
Second Grade - Corinne Katz
Third Grade - Julianne Colbath
Fourth Grade - Liv Louthan
Fifth Grade - Hana Elawady

 

Great job everyone!

 

Remember to turn your Box Tops in to the office with your child's name, grade, and teacher's name written on the bag. 

 

Have fun collecting!

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

November 7 - General PTA Meeting, 7 pm in Library
November 11 - Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
November 15 - Free Family Movie Night
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Recess

 



 
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