Roadrunner Masthead
A Strandwood PTA Publication
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
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In This Issue
Read & Dream Logs Due Friday
Need a Babysitter for Auction Night?
Dine Out for Education Each Tuesday!
Talent Show Registration
Dyslexia Support Group
Looming for Life Update
This Month's FAME Class
There's DRAMA at Strandwood!
Dates, Times and Places
Read & Dream Logs Due Friday
This month's Read and Dream logs are due Friday, February 28th. 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!
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 Pasta Pomodoro in Pleasant Hill on February 25th 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!
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. 
Looming for Life Update
Thank you to all who made bracelets! 
Thank you so much to everyone who supported our Looming for Life program. What amazing students we have at this school!! We received so many beautiful bracelets, and Sofia and Kennedy were very proud to deliver them to George Mark Hospital in San Rafael, Children's Hospital in Oakland, and John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek. They were all so appreciative of everyone's hard work.
Strandwood Students Learn About Two American Greats in FAME: Scott Joplin and Jackson Pollock

This month, FAME (Fine Arts Mini Lesson) docents presented lessons on Scott Joplin and Jackson Pollock. Scott Joplin (1867-1917) was an African American composer who was considered the "King of Ragtime." Musicians would "rag" a piece of music to jazz it up with irregular rhythms. Students learned about one of the main characteristics of ragtime, syncopation, in which different beats are emphasized or skipped. Ragtime was a precursor to jazz, and Joplin's famous piece, "Maple Leaf Rag," was the first sheet music to become a greatest hit, selling over one million copies. The art portion of the lesson focused on the famous American artist, Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1959). Pollock was known for his unique splatter paintings and was instrumental in putting abstract expressionism (art guided by feelings) on the map in the 1940s and for making New York City the new center for art instead of Europe. Students viewed one of Pollock's splatter paintings, a composition entitled "Waterbirds," and learned about Pollock's unorthodox methods for painting canvases on the floor. 
There's DRAMA at Strandwood...!
By Renee Penegor
I am excited to introduce STAGE PLAY, a new after-school drama class for Strandwood kids, grades 1 - 5. STAGE PLAY aims to spark creativity, build theatre skills and grow your child's confidence. Using theatre games & activities to explore the Actor's tools (imagination, voice, body) we will become an ensemble and create a show together, with a focus on process, from improvisation and scriptwriting to performance. A nurturing, positive environment will encourage creative risk-taking and above all we will have fun! Our last class will be a performance for family & friends. No prior theatre experience is necessary.
 
DATES: March 12th - May 21st
DAYS: Every Wednesday from 12:30pm - 2pm
LOCATION: Strandwood (dates & room location TBD)
COST: $150/student (siblings get 20% discount)
 
A parent volunteer is required for this program and if you are interested in this position, your child's fee for the class is waived. Questions or to enroll, please contact reneepenegor@hotmail.com.










 

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Dates, Times and Places

February 25 - Dine Out for Education at Pasta Pomodoro!
February 26 - Bidding For Good online auction OPENS for bidding!
February 28 - Last Day to Register for Talent Show
February 28 - Read & Dream Logs Due
February 28 - Box Tops Due




 
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