Miraloma Elementary Weekly Newsletter

Miraloma Elementary Newsletter 22

Wednesday Envelope - April 14, 2010

Coming Up:
Garden Mural Work Party - Apr 17
Auction - April 24: Party Info | Tickets | Catalog | Fund a Need

Fundraising:
Books by Oliver Chin - by May 14

Camps & Classes:
Linda's Musical Theatre Camp
Summer Camp Database

Miraloma Parent/Teacher/Student Survey:
Survey Results 2009-2010

Reminders:
No Request Policy & Parent Feedback - due April 30

MEEP: MEEP News

Garden Mural Work Party

Under the expert direction of Aileen Barr, our ceramics teacher, we will be constructing a mural for our school garden and need many volunteers to help. Parents and kids are welcome!

Please join us in the school garden on Saturday, April 17, anytime between 10-1pm. We'll have drinks, snacks, and light lunch fare on hand to sustain us as we create a beautiful addition to our garden space.

No experience is necessary, just come wearing comfortable shoes and work clothes. It's sure to be a rewarding experience!

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.
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!

Four ways to Order Your Tickets:

Fill out this order form & return with cash/check to Miraloma PTA, to the Auction Box in the office. You can also hand it to Karen MacKay, Tracey Heather or Katrin Robb at drop-off or pick-up.
Order your tickets online and pay with your credit card or PayPal. Please note that when you buy your tickets online, a $1 transaction fee will be charged.
Buy your tickets from Karen MacKay at the cafeteria on First Fridays and on Mondays at drop-off and pick-up.
At the door – space permitting.

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Fund a Need
The joyous sounds of morning sing along. The dirty fingernails & new appetites from the garden. The snake dance, learning a pinch pot, writing a poem. All these experiences are brought to you by SFartsED at Miraloma Elementary. Help us fund SFartsED. Our goal is to raise $10,000, about half the SFartsED budget, between now and the night of our action, April 24th. This is our need. Please help us fund it.

What is Fund a Need?
It is a direct appeal for donations (Fund) to support part of our children’s education (the Need). You might ask, aren’t there many needs, given our current economic crisis? The answer is yes, but guided by our school site council and our principal, we have chosen to fund SFartsED.

How can you help?

By publicizing Fund a Need, letting your friends and family know about it. They can contribute via our website. There will even be a “Fund a Need” link with our auction catalog with a convenient “Donate Now” button.
By talking about Fund a Need with your friends and family at Miraloma. Make sure people know about it. This is a way you can directly help the programs your child receives AND it is a 100% tax deductible contribution.
By contributing at the auction. The last lot of the live auction will be Fund a Need. The auctioneer will ask for will ask for pledges at varying levels stating at $1000 and working her way down. Everyone can contribute at some level. If you are unable to stay until the end of the live auction, Fund a Need will have a display and you can sign up to contribute.

Please take this opportunity to participate!

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.

Linda's Musical Theatre Camp

Do you have a drama queen/king looking for a theatre camp experience? This week-long program is the perfect introduction to the theatre, or a place to hone your child’s skills! Linda’s musical theatre camp is where young performers dance, sing, act, & learn about character study. Each week's activities are based on a new fun theme! Families are invited at the end of each week for a special performance. Join us for one week or all three, short or long day!
Registration due by May 10. Convenient location in Sunnyside district. Questions? Call (415) 373-0185 or email musicaltheatreclasses@gmail.com.

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.

Survey Results 2009-201

Survey field dates: February 19 - March 11, 2010
Survey type: Online with hard copy upon request
Languages supported: English, Spanish, Chinese
Aligned parent, teacher and student surveys on key themes
1 survey per family, 1 per teacher, 1 per student
Strong Response Rate:
- Parent/guardian: 218 responses (universe of 320 families); 68% response rate margin of error +-3.75 % with a 95% confidence interval
- parent/guardian response by grade
  - K: 97%, 1st: 85%, 2nd: 92%, 3rd: 77%, 4th: 57%, 5th 62%
- Teacher and support staff: 24 responses
- Student: New! 3rd - 5th grade only this year - 172 responses (universe of 184 students): 93% response rate

View complete survey results

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.

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. There will be a Summer Camp Q&A on April 22nd from 5:15-6:15p in the school auditorium.
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 33 spots remaining as of April 9, 2010. For more information visit our website. Financial assistance with our partner Children’s Council of San Francisco is available and MEEP also offers limited scholarships to qualifying families.

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