Miraloma Elementary Weekly Newsletter

Miraloma Elementary Newsletter 21

Wednesday Envelope - April 7, 2010

Coming Up:
Special SSC Budget meeting - this Thursday
Miraloma Student Art Show - this Thursday
"Building Blocks to Early Literacy" Presentation - Apr 14

Auction - April 24; Get your tickets today!

Fundraising:
Green Zebra Coupon Books - by April 9
Books by Oliver Chin - by May 14

Camps & Classes:
SFUSD: Summer Camp Registration
Summer Camp Database
Grumpy Pirates, Story Camp & Tutoring

Reminders:
No Request Policy & Parent Feedback - due April 30
MealpayPlus - prepay school lunches online

MEEP: MEEP News

Special SSC Budget meeting

The School Site Council has been working over the past several weeks to help craft a responsible school budget in these precarious financial times for public education and our school . Please read The 2010 – 2011 Budget Recommendation & FAQ which resulted from the special budget meeting held on March 22. It was informed by the preliminary results of the school wide survey and staff recommendations. We very much value transparency in the budget process; and any questions or feedback you may have. Please feel free to contact any members of the SSC listed here with questions or comments and/or attend the special budget meeting on Thu April 8 at 8am in the cafeteria.

Miraloma Student Art Show

Parent Volunteers Needed:

Wed April 7, 7-9pm, 8-10 volunteers to help with set-up in the gym
Thu April 8, 7:50am-4:00pm, as many volunteers as possible throughout the day to hang and display student art

Contact Mia Straghalis

Miraloma Student Art Show starts at 5pm!

"Building Blocks to Early Literacy" Presentation

by Miraloma K-2 reading teacher John Mehring
PTA Meeting April 14, 8:00 am

Reading is rocket science, so kids need a lot of reading practice at school and at home with you! John Mehring, Miraloma reading teacher, will present an overview of the foundations - including the "5 pillars" - of early literacy. Learn what you can do to help your child be a successful reader. We will have some practice in guided reading, word study and writing for beginning readers. You will leave this workshop with a clearer understanding of the reading process, as well as more tools to be a better tutor for your child. The presentation will close with a "walk" of interesting books from Miraloma's library. Q & A included.

Miraloma Auction

Get Ready for the Party!
Adults-only evening with music, finger foods, free wine and beer (plus a cash bar for mixed drinks) and the chance to bid on dozens of auction items, including:

A weekend getaway at the new Avia Hotel in Napa.
A week long vacation stay at a beautiful beach-front home in Sayulita Mexico.
Private tasting and tour of Anchor Brewery Co. and many other wineries.
Restaurant certificates, massages, museum passes, SF symphony tickets and much, much more!

Doors open at 5:30pm, live auction is at 9pm and music & dancing till midnight!

Buy your tickets today!

Invite family & friends, share this event on Facebook!

Green Zebra

The next First Friday on April 9 is the last day for sales of the community favorite Green Zebra coupon books. Each book costs just $25 (cash or check payable to Miraloma PTA), and provides $10 to us and much more than $25 in savings back to you!
With over 275 exclusive offers there's something for everyone to discover. Totaling more than $10,000 in savings, many Green Zebra passes will save you more than the guide's purchase price in a single visit.

School supporters Chloe's Closet, Sports Basement, Cole Hardware, and Miraloma's own Pacific Catch are in there, as well as Mollie Stone's, Rainbow Grocery, Whole Foods, and many more of the businesses you visit regularly.

Best of all, Green Zebra is good for the community. Sales of the guide support education through Graze the Roof, and passes encourage you to support local businesses. They also make great gifts for local friends and family.

To get your book and benefit Miraloma, contact Kathleen Wydler

Oliver Chin Books

You Can Still Buy Books by Oliver Chin
Many thanks to Miraloma's own beloved children's book author Oliver Chin, who has donated $363.36 from the sale of his books to the Miraloma PTA.

If you missed getting your copy of The Year of the Tiger, Julie Black Belt, Welcome to Monster Isle or any of his other wonderful titles at the book fair, it's not too late! Just complete this form and return with your check payable to "Miraloma PTA" to the parent box in the main office by May 14. Oliver will even inscribe your books!

Oliver's stories make great read-alouds for your family and great gifts for friends. Our students love to hear them read at story time in the library - thanks again to Oliver's generosity, we have a complete set! Learn more at www.immedium.com.

SFUSD: 2010 Summer Camps

Register for 2010 Summer Camps
Sports Camps. Neighborhood Day Camps. Sharon Arts Camps. Randall Museum
Science and Art Camps. Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Camps. Pine Lake and
Silver Tree. Join the fun at our many summer camp activities!
Visit www.SfRecOnline.org

Summer Camp Database

Start planning your 2010 summer!
Sign Up For Camp is a fast and easy way to find summer camps and coordinate with friends. It is an extensive database with hundreds of fun summer camps in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can search, browse and save camps to your calendar and see your friends' vacation plans.
Check out signupforcamp.com.

Grumpy Pirates, Story Camps and Tutoring

Story Camp is a creative, energized series of workshops that include writing, improvisation, art and trust games and exercises. The primary objectives of Story Camps are to learn how to tell good stories, to boost confidence and to make new friends. Simultaneously, we sneak in some academic study of writing composition, public speaking and collaboration. But, we keep that on the down low lest it starts to feel a bit too much like s-c-h-o-o-l. Read more.

No Request Policy & Parent Feedback

"No Request Policy" is in place to support a fair system of class placement. Please do not put teachers in an uncomfortable and unfair position by formally OR informally mentioning a preference for a specific teacher. They each work diligently and thoughtfully to determine class assignments for your children for each year and truly are the best at what they do!

Miraloma parents/guardians have the opportunity to provide feedback about their child through the Parent Input Class Assignment Form.

Please EMAIL THIS FORM or print and return to Mr. Machado by April 30.

MealpayPlus: Prepay School Lunches Online

If your child pays full price for school meals, you are urged to pay for lunch and/or breakfast ahead of time.
You may now pay online by credit card, debit card or electronic check by going to www.mealpayplus.com and setting up an account using your child’s SFUSD H0 number. If you choose to pay by cash or check, please use this meal order form, put the cash or check in an envelope and have your child return it to his/her teacher or the cafeteria manager. Read more about order & payment options. See MealpayPlus-flyer for more information.

MEEP News

Summer Camp @ Miraloma Elementary School!
We are now accepting applications for our Summer Day Camp which will begin June 14th thru July 23rd.
Check out the weekly themes & application form!
Apply by May 7.

Open Registration for 2010-2011
MEEP open registration for 2010-2011 has begun on March 15. We have only 55 spots remaining as of Friday March 19, 2010.

Read More MEEP NEWS

newsphoto10-04-07 Getting ready for the Auction!