Roadrunner Masthead
A Strandwood PTA Publication
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
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In This Issue
Auction Update
Need a Babysitter for Auction Night?
Dine Out for Education Each Tuesday!
Next Recycling Day This Friday
Talent Show Registration
Dyslexia Support Group
Strandwood Movie Night
Dates, Times and Places
Auction Update
Our online auction is officially open for preview! Tell your friends, tell your family, tell your neighbors!! There are many great items on the website, so take a look and see what you want to bid on. This is the ONLY place you will be able to bid on the beautiful items that our talented Strandwood students (& parents) have created for our auction!

The auction will open for bidding on February 26th! Check back daily as new items are being added regularly! Go here now!

DID YOU PURCHASE AUCTION TICKETS AT JUMP START DAY?? 

If you pre-purchased your auction ticket at Jump Start Day and have not already indicated your meal preference please do so ASAP by emailing Marcie Colbath at marcie.colbath@gmail.com. The meal is a served entree requiring a meal selection for each guest. The following meal choices are available: Vegetable Wellington, Petit Filet & Jumbo Prawns, and Parmesan Chicken Cutlets. We are looking forward to a fun evening!
Auction Night Babysitting!
Strandwood's annual auction will be here in just a few weeks and Encore has set up a Parents' Night Out to coincide with the auction. NOTE: You don't have to attend the auction to take advantage of this Parents' Night Out. Your kids will spend the evening with Encore's super staff doing gymnastics, rock climbing, making arts and crafts, watching movies and much more! It is open to ages walking and older. Light snacks will be provided at 7:00pm. Parents attending the auction will be able to check out by 10pm.
 
Date: March 8
Hours: 5pm - 11pm
Cost: $25 for kids enrolled at Encore, $30 per kid not enrolled in their program
Reservations are to be made with Encore: 932-1033
Please contact bnlnelson@hotmail.com if you make a reservation and will be attending the auction.
Dine Out for Education Each Tuesday!

 

Dine at DeVino's Pizza and Pasta on Morello Avenue on February 18th to help support our schools! 
 
And don't miss the other FPHE Dine Out opportunities every Tuesday between February 18 - March 25 (includes lunch, dinner and takeout).  Each week a new restaurant will donate a percentage of the cost of your meal to FPHE when presented with this flyer. Some restaurants donate up to 50% of your total check! Funds raised through Dine Out support the FPHE school grants to be issued in May 2014. Thank you for supporting local education and our community!
Next Recycling Day This Friday
Please bring uncrushed CRV cans/bottles to school Friday, 2/21

 

We had a great start to the month-long Bottles and Cans Fundraiser/Ice-Cream Social Competion. Thank you to the kids and parents who donated their bottles and cans. Here are the current standings:

 

Ms. Hoffman           299
Ms. Prado               169
Mrs. Bartlett              92
Mr. Brown                 65
Ms. Wilson                  8
Ms. Schuster              7

 

There is still time to get your child's class involved and win the Ice-Cream Social. The next date to donate is Friday, Februay 21st. The class that brings in the most bottles & cans for the month of February will win!

 

Kindergarten parents, if your child is a Late Friend you can still bring in your bottles and cans to the front of the school by the flag pole. A parent will be there on February 21st to collect your donation.  

 

Remember that the bottles and cans must be CRV-eligible; some appropriate donations are: water bottles, soda cans, and plastic juice or soda bottles. Those that are NOT CRV-eligible are: wine or liquor bottles, general glass containers, or generic plastic containers. Although these items are recyclable, they are not CRV containers and we will not be able to take them. Thank you Strandwood families for your generous donations to help fundraise for next year's 5th grade Outdoor Education program. If you have any questions please contact Tracy Nachand attnachandclan@att.net. 
Talent Show Registration
by Kathy Brown

 

If you are interested in participating in this year's talent show, please fill out this registration form and place it in the PTA Basket in the main office by Friday, Feb 28th. (If you are not able to download this form, there will also be some hard copies available in the office for your use.) 

 

Talent Show Announcement: 

This will be my last year as the Talent Show Coordinator. I will be around next year to assist, but if anyone is interested in leading this activity in the future, please contact me so that we can start working together for a smooth transition. 

The Talent Show is such an enjoyable and rewarding experience...Let's make sure it continues!! 

 

Thanks, 

Kathy Brown 

Talent Show Coordinator 

Email: brownjk05@comcast.net 

 
Dyslexia Support Group
by Amanda Szakats
The Pleasant Hill Dyslexia Parent Support Group continues to meet the first Monday morning of each month. Please join us at 9am on Monday, March 3 in the Plaza Room of Church of the Resurrection/Peter Pan Preschool, 399 Gregory Lane. Our guest speaker will be Laurey Ahonen, co-director of the Hope Academy for Dyslexics in Concord. She will speak about "Teaching Methods that Work with Dyslexics" and will answer questions. Please contact Amanda Szakats at
amanda.szakats@gmail.com for more information. 
Strandwood Movie Night

Despicable Me 2, Rated PG

Friday, February 21st

 

Don't let your child miss all the fun! The kids will have a great time watching Despicable Me 2 in the MUR while you have a relaxing evening out and the 4th graders raise money for their Outdoor Ed program. Yes, you read correctly, this is a kid-only event! Please see this flyer or visit the office for information. Forms and payment should be dropped off in the dedicated envelope in the office no later than Tuesday, February 18th. This is a first-come, fist-served event and may fill up quickly, so please turn in your forms ASAP. Checks should be made out to Strandwood PTA. Snacks will be available at the movie, but please pre-order your pizza package ahead of time. Questions? Email movienight@strandwood.org. 

 










 

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Dates, Times and Places


February 18 - Movie Night forms and payment due
February 18 - Dine Out for Education at DeVino's Pizza!
February 21 - Turn in recyclables (look for signs on campus)
February 21 - Movie Night 6:30pm - 9pm for kids only!
February 21 - Last day to purchase Auction tickets
February 26 - Bidding For Good online auction OPENS for bidding!




 
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