Coming Up:
First Friday - Sep 3
School Site Council Meeting - Sep 13

News:
Volunteer Opportunities
Garden Party Food & Cooking Workshop

SFUSD:
The Growing Greener School Grounds
Conference - Sep 24 & 25

Take Action!:
New Student Assignment Policy
The A (legislative advocacy) Team

Reminders:
'Fun Run' Save the Date - Oct 17
'From the Farm' Snack Program
PTA Membership

Afterschool:
MEEP Chess Workshop
MEEP Creative Writing
Tutors R Us Registration

First Friday

Each first Friday of the month, logo wear, scrip and more will be for sale in front of the cafetaria after drop off. Come and see what's for sale this Friday September 3rd.

School Site Council Meeting

Volunteer Opportunities

Welcome back to school!
Our children benefit from a high level of parent participation from our strong school community. We appreciate all of our school volunteers, whether you are available to help frequently or rarely.

Here is an overview of annual school happenings with the basic time requirements, so you can plan when and how you’d like to help. This list is your rough guide to the requests for volunteer sign-up opportunities to be announced throughout the year in the weekly newsletter, on our school listserv (Yahoo! Group) and by your room parents.

Thank you in advance for your efforts on behalf of our children, teachers, and community.

Sincerely,
Julie Wise
PTA Volunteer Coordinator

The Growing Greener School Grounds Conference

• Friday, September 24, 5-9pm
• Saturday, September 25, 8:30am-4pm

The San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance proudly hosts the fourth Growing Greener School Grounds Conference, a workshop-style event bringing together over 300 teachers and community members from around the San Francisco Bay Area to learn more about creating, using, and sustaining ecological schoolyards.

Miraloma Elementary will be a host site for many hands-on workshops on Saturday September 25th. Check out the website to register and see the available workshops and help green and beautify Miraloma.

Student Assignment Proposal

• Wed Sep 1, Marina Middle School 3500 Fillmore St. 6-8pm
• Mon Sep 13, SFUSD 555 Franklin St. 6-8pm (BOE Ad Hoc Committee on Student Assignment)
• Tue Sep 28, SFUSD, 555 Franklin St. 6-8pm (BOE meeting on Student Assignment)

These meetings are for the public and there will be translators available.

If you want to give your feedback online www.sfusd.edu/Enroll and click on the "feedback" button on the top right.

The A (legislative advocacy) Team
The A Team of interested parents, district PTA members, the SFUSD, PPS (Parents for Public Schools), & PAC (Parent Advisory Council) is looking for some volunteers for the following activities:

• Work on the A Team website
• Participate in a committee to study Prop D (non-citizen voting rights of public school parents in Board of Education elections) & recommend a position for District 2 PTA
• Coordinate BOE Candidate Forums

These activities are open to any PTA member are if you are interested please email Michelle Parker, the SF PTA Legislative Chair.

Thanks,
Ellen Schatz (mom of Eliza, K, Althea, 4th)
Miraloma PTA Legislative Action Chair

Garden Party Food & Cooking Workshop

As the From the Farm snack program continues to inspire conversations about how our families eat we have included food and cooking workshops at our garden work days.  Our first Garden Day focused on Strong Breakfasts.
 
Some ideas for healthy, lasting breakfasts are:

• Almond Maple Granola
• Oat-Kasha Pancakes
• Multigrain Pancakes and Waffles
• Frittata
• Hot Cereal
• French Toast
• Bagels with cream cheese and smoked fish

'Fun Run' Save the Date

3rd Annual Miraloma Fun Run, a Fall Fundraiser and Community Event
Sunday October 17th, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
@ Lowell High School Track
[Facebook Event]

The Run is styled like a walkathon where families, friends, and co-workers sponsor our students as they jog around a quarter mile track. The Run is much more than a fundraiser. It's a fun, family day too. The Run brings our school community together, so the kids and families can bond with their classmates and the greater Miraloma community. After the running, we gather at centerfield where the entire school shares a potluck picnic. The Run is a perfect day to meet new friends and reconnect with old friends.

Ways To Help:

• Become an R3 (Run Room Representative). You disseminate information and encourage participation by your class. This can easily be done from home, via email.
• Each family should sign up for a 30 minute or 1 hour shift the day of the Run. If we all work together, it’s not work at all.
  • Check outside of your class for the sign-up sheet posted at Back to School Night
• Help Distribute Run T shirts to classes the week of October 11th
• Calling all Camp Counselors or Cheerleaders; Perform a SKIT with us at morning circle  on OCT 15th
• Do you FB or Tweet? Help us market the RUN via facebook (share this event on FB)  or twitter.
• Nurture our future Maya Angelous or Robert Frosts – help us promote the Run Writing Contest.
• Help us find SPONSORS – recommend fitness related stores and classes who may want to get some serious marketing returns on investment.

Questions? Contact your RUN CO-CHAIRS:
Elena Lipkins @ 415/305-2050,  or Suzanne Schwartz @ 415/793-8202

• Contribute your financial donation promptly. $25-50 per child.
  (This new snack program replaces your two weeks of snack duty for the whole class)
  
  Checks payable to Miraloma PTA – please write “snack program” in note section on check and give to your teacher (cash also accepted)
• Volunteer to help prepare snack or collect the bins after school.(contact Chris Linder 415.286.0490)

For more information, click here (PDF)

PTA Membership

We invite you to join us to make a difference in the education and quality of life for your child and all children at Miraloma. 
Becoming a member means you may participate in making decisions about how the PTA supports the programs at Miraloma: you will have the right to vote, to raise issues at meetings, to be an officer of the group, and to take advantage of parent-education conferences and events sponsored by the state and national PTA. 

Buy Your PTA Membership 2010-2011 Today!

Please submit newsletter items to
NEWSLETTER@MIRALOMASF.COM
and not to my personal email address.

Thank you!
Ottilie Cools