Miraloma Elementary Weekly Newsletter

Miraloma Elementary Newsletter 24

Wednesday Envelope - April 28, 2010

Coming Up:
Spring Festival Work Party - Apr 29

Fundraising:
Shop Amazon for Miraloma - Great Deal!
Miraloma Auction - Thank You!
Final Scrip Gift Card Order for the Year! - by May 3
Books by Oliver Chin - by May 14

Camps & Classes:
Shan-Yee Poon Ballet Summer Camp
Tutors R Us Summer Sessions
Summer Camp Database

Reminders:
No Request Policy & Parent Feedback - due April 30
Survey Results 2010
MealPay Plus Important Reminder

SFUSD:
RE-THINK YOUR DRINK Week
RE-THINK YOUR DRINK POSTER CONTEST
Community Forum: Lau Master Plan for English Learners
Developing Minds

MEEP:
MEEP News & FAQs

Spring Festival Work Party

What: Spring Festival Work Party
When: Thursday, April 29, 8-9:30 a.m.
Where: School cafeteria

Many hands make light work! I need help prepping festival prizes, making signs, counting ticket packs, etc. Come join me for 30 minutes, an hour, whatever amount of time you can offer on Thursday morning.

Spring Festival is on Sunday, May 16.

With appreciation,
Mia Straghalis
Spring Festival Chair

Shop at Amazon for Miraloma

Miraloma has now joined the Amazon Associates Program. Whenever you shop at Amazon, simply enter the site through the Amazon ad on the Miraloma Website.
This way, 6% - 15% of your purchases goes to Miraloma!

If you want to display a Miraloma Associates Amazon ad, widget or link on your (company's) website, please contact Ottilie Cools.

Miraloma Auction - THANK YOU!

What a GREAT party it was....
THANK YOU Auction Committee and all other helpers for organizing! And THANK YOU Miraloma teachers, staff, families and friends for coming to the auction and being so generous with your donations and bids. It was a huge success! We raised $90,000!
*** Fund-a-Need is still taking donations ***

Final Scrip Gift Card Order

Where will you spend money this summer? Think teacher gifts, summer wardrobes, groceries, movies, coffee, vacation, restaurants, gas…

You can print an order form. Check the retailerListH2

on www.glscrip.com to see even more vendors you can choose from.

Or order online:

Go to www.shopwithscrip.com
Go to FAMILY SIGN UP and click “Create Account”
Miraloma’s enrollment code is: 9922B77C19791
Select the cards you want and “check out”
Put a check to Miraloma PTA (or pay cash) in the GREEN SCRIP BOX in the office, or give it to Heidi Kilgore

Orders due by Monday May 3! Orders will be delivered by Friday May 14.

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!

Learn more at www.immedium.com.

Shan-Yee Poon Ballet Summer Camp

Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School is offering summer dance camp and classes from July 5 to July 30. Join us for 4 exciting weeks of dancing fun!
See flyer and website.

Tutors R Us Summer Sessions

Tutors R Us will be holding tutoring sessions during the summer months for students from Kindergarten to 6th grade.

Whether you are enrolled in MEEP Summer Camp or have other plans for the summer, Tutors R Us is ready to help and can come to you! We realize scheduling is tight and many students attend different summer camps during the summer months. Our tutors are ready to meet your child at his or her summer camp for tutoring sessions or at a public library near you. Sessions are purchased in six hour blocks. Each six-hour session block includes a pre-assessment to determine the exact skills that will be focused on during the six sessions It also includes a post- assessment and a written progress report after the sessions are done detailing student successes, needs and recommendations from our qualified tutors.

If you are interested please email the MEEP office or Tutors R Us directly.

If you would like any references, you can contact Ms. Shivers.

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.

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.

Survey Results 2010

Overall satisfaction with Miraloma is high!

96% -97% Miraloma parents and teachers are satisfied with Miraloma and likely to recommend the school to prospective parents.

See Survey Results 2010.

MealPay Plus Important Reminder

This is an important reminder to parents and guardians. The Miraloma cafeteria is now using a prepayment program called MealpayPlus that will speed up lunch lines, eliminate the need for children to carry cash to school, and increase convenience for families. You may prepay for your students' school meals by the month, by the week or in the amount that you choose.

Register at www.mealpayplus.com and prepay by credit card, debit card or electronic check online or by phone. To register, just use your student's ID number, or H0 number, which is on report cards, address labels and other school material (or request it from the school office staff). Families may also pay by check or cash at school, or may choose to send checks by mail.

MealpayPlus will also allow families, including those who qualify for free meals, to view your students' history of purchases in the cafeterias.

Also, it's important that all families fill out a meal application - especially those who may qualify as low-income. If you know you don't qualify as low-income, please fill in your child's name and school, write "not interested" anywhere on the form and sign it. Forms are available from the school office.

For more information on SFUSD school food, including weekly menus, go to the blog created by the school district's Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee.

See flyer in English | Spanish | Chinese

MEEP News

FAQs about MEEP
How long has MEEP been at Miraloma Elementary School? Why Should I choose MEEP over other programs in the area? What are some of the enrichment programs MEEP offers? What are the months of operation for MEEP? Are you in operation during Teacher Development Days and holidays? Are there additional fees during a Lunar New Year and Cesar Chavez day? Is there a waiting list for your program? Are you licensed by the State of California? Do you offer assistance with tuition? Do you offer nutritious snacks? MEEP’s daily schedule seems very structured; Don’t the children get tired?
Why isn’t MEEP free? Do you offer Summer Camp? Can I join MEEP?
Find the answers at the FAQ page of the MEEP Website

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 April 30.

Open Registration for 2010-2011
MEEP open registration for 2010-2011 has begun on March 15. We have only 25 spots remaining as of April 26, 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.

Read More MEEP NEWS

newsphoto10-04-28 Watch the Miraloma slide show that was shown at the auction.