SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Hurry and Register! Kinder Spanish Needs More Kids!

There are currently just 2 registrants for After School Spanish for Kindergartners! The program, run by Viva El Espanol, needs 6 participants in order to hold the class.

This is a wonderful program that the kids all love!

Kindergarten After School Spanish takes place Mondays and Thursdays, from 1:50-2:40pm, and runs from September 22 - December 18th! Cost is $312 for the fall session. Sign up TODAY! Visit www.vivaelespanol.org/register.php to register your child!

Calling All Head Room Parents!!

There will be a short informational meeting in the library after school on Thursday, September 25th, for all those who signed up to be head room parents at Back to School Night last month. The meeting will begin promptly at 3pm and take no more than 20 minutes. Come get your room parent binders, and find out just what a room parent does to make Strandwood a better school! Should you have any questions or are unable to attend, please contact Cyndy at giffordpalermo@yahoo.com or vphospitality@strandwoodpta.org.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Hospitality Team -

Cyndy Gifford-Palermo

and Heather Toribio

Program Volunteers Wanted

The PTA Programs department is still looking for volunteers to fill the following OPEN coordinator positions:

Bike Safety
After School Golf (The 1st Tee)
Music Lessons/Musical Theater (Village of the Arts Center)
Drawing/Art (Village of the Arts Center or MJ Studios)
After School Basketball and Flag Footbal (One-on-One)

RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinators are responsible for communicating with the program vendor(s) / company that runs the program, getting the program in place for each session applicable (Fall, Winter, Spring), and marketing the program on campus & in communications to parents. They will also keep the PTA Programs department up to date on session dates/times and program details.

Please contact vpprograms@strandwoodpta.org if you are interested in one of the above coordinator positions or if you have any questions.

The Nutcracker Needs Your Help

We are STILL looking for the following Nutcracker volunteers! Please consider helping.

Class Dance Coordinator: Help coordinate & communicate with parents to teach K-2 dances during school hours, communicating with Strandwood teachers regarding schedule and putting the puzzle together. Class Dance Coordinator handles the large task of wrangling K-2 class dance teacher volunteers, scheduling rehearsals and "teaching" dances to volunteer teachers. Class dance practice sessions take place during school hours.

Dance Coordinator Assistant: Assist the Dance Coordinator in coordinating dance practice sessions, teaching dances to Principal dancers (before/after school) and possibly assist in teaching dances to other grade level dance teachers. These dance practice sessions take place before and after school. Shadow Dance Coordinator in hopes of taking the role over 100% in the future.

Runner Coordinator: Responsible for recruitment and management of all show runners. Runners are responsible for giving time checks to classrooms and assisting DRPs with bringing the classes to and from the stage. This person needs to be available for Dress Rehearsals 12/2, 12/4 & 12/5 (during school hours) and on show day,12/6.

Email nutcracker@strandwoodpta.org or tb-ochoa@att.net if you are interested in helping out in one of the positions outlined above!