Miraloma Elementary Weekly Newsletter

Miraloma Elementary Newsletter 25

Wednesday Envelope - May 5, 2010

Coming Up:
PTA Morning Meeting - May 12
Spring Festival - May 16
Early Release Day - May 20

Fundraising:
Shop Amazon for Miraloma - Great Deal!
Books by Oliver Chin - by May 14

Camps & Classes:
Shan-Yee Poon Ballet Summer Camp
STARTALK Summer Mandarin Academy - by May 7
Tutors R Us Summer Sessions
Summer Camp Database & Blog - New!

Reminders:
Survey Results 2010
MealPay Plus Importa nt Reminder

SFUSD:
Extended Calendar Deadlines 2010
New Student Assignment Policy

MEEP:
MEEP News & FAQs

PTA Morning Meeting

The LAST PTA Meeting of the year is now a breakfast meeting at 8am Wednesday May 12th. We will have a roundtable about this year's events (our successes and, gasp, failures). It would be great if anyone wants to bring baked goodies - in fact if we want to appreciate the teachers that day we could leave some nibbles in the teacher's lounge with a nice card, sign or something...

Spring Festival

Spring Festival is on Sunday, May 16. From 12-3ish we will play games, get manicures from 5th graders, eat more baked goods and dance to the tunes of our most talented Miraloma parent rockers... Please see sign up boards around the school and figure out where you can help.

See Spring Festival flyer

Early Release Day

In an effort to help reduce spending for next school year, we are piloting an Early Release Day on Thursday, May 20, 2010 (this month). School will be starting at the same time, but releasing at 11:20. This means that all students who normally get picked up at 1:50, will instead need to be gathered at 11:20.

The after school programs will be beginning earlier and ending at the same time. One great idea from a parent was that parents can plan together to arrange for students to have play dates with each other, allowing for one parent to take a group of students to a local park or playground until 1:50, or a predetermined time. Of course, if this shifting in schedule absolutely does not work for you for one reason or anther, please feel free to contact me so that we may work to accommodate you or your child.

Read more about the reasons for Early Release Day.

Shop at Amazon for Miraloma

Miraloma has now joined the Amazon Associates Program.

Whenever you shop at Amazon, simply enter the site through any Amazon ad on the Miraloma Website or Newsletter. You can also set it as bookmark, so you always know where to start shopping at Amazon.

You will earn 6% - 15% of your purchases for Miraloma!

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

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.

STARTALK Summer Mandarin Academy

STARTALK Summer Mandarin Academy at San Francisco State University extends an invitation to current 4th-7th graders to join a fun and innovative 4-week summer program to develope their Chinese proficiency. More information and application can be found at our website.
Deadline to register is Friday, May 7, 2010.

Legarza Basketball Camp

Family & Group Discounts
TELL A FRIEND - BRING A FRIEND - GET A DISCOUNT!
Groups of four or more $155 each
CALL 415/334-3333

REGISTER AT LEGARZABASKETBALL.ORG

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.

New! SignUpForCamp started a blog with interesting and helpful topics e.g.
Affordable Camps in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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 still 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 15.

Open Registration for 2010-2011
MEEP open registration for 2010-2011 has begun on March 15.
Current enrollment status:

Kindergarten: 3 spots left
First Grade: 5 spots left
Second grade: 4 spots left
Third grade: 5 spots left
Fourth and Fifth grade: 8 spots left

Please note: we will be having a separte third grade class next year at MEEP!

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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