Miraloma Elementary Weekly Newsletter

Miraloma Elementary Newsletter 29

Wednesday Envelope - June 2, 2010

Last Newsletter of the 2009-2010 School Year!

Thank you for all the support, helpful feedback, submissions and appreciation of the Newsletter.
We will return in August, starting with announcing the class assignments. So make sure your correct email address is listed in the Miraloma mailing list!

Have a wonderful summer!
Ottilie Cools
newsletter@mirlamasf.com

Coming Up:
Yearbooks - Some Extras for Sale - June 2-4
Summer Play Dates - June 13 & July 18

Give:
Shop Amazon for Miraloma

Summer:
20 Free Tickets to Golden Glass Wine Event! - June 12
Summer Reading Lists
Tutors R Us Summer Sessions
Summer Camp Database
Shakespeare Camp
SFUSD - Summer Break: Learning & Staying Active [Spanish|Chinese]
Mandarin Summer Camp by MEEP

SFUSD:
Join the Alliance for a Healthier Generation – Healthy Schools Program!
SFUSD School Website Redesign Project

MEEP:
MEEP New Programs & More!

Yearbooks

The Yearbooks were distributed to the classrooms on June 1.
A few extras will be for sale at drop-off June 2-4 (as long as supplies last). Look for us under the awning in front of the cafeteria and bring $20 cash/check per book.

- Yearbook Committee 2010; Lisa Petrie & Ottilie Cools

Summer Play Dates

Dates for the Incoming Family Play Dates have been set! Please help us welcome new families on Sunday June 13th and Sunday July 18th from 10:00 AM to noon at Sandy Park.

Shop at Amazon for Miraloma

Miraloma has joined the Amazon Associates Program.

Whenever you shop at Amazon, simply start by clicking 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!

20 Free Tickets to Golden Glass Wine Event!

Slow Food, a non-profit, has donated generously to the Miraloma Gardening program for the past 2 years.
On June 12th, they are having their annual fundraiser wine event, Golden Glass, at Fort Mason Center and have invited us to attend. It is a day of wine tasting and food nibbling with some of the best establishments in the area.
They are reserving 20 adult tickets for Miraloma families (children are free and welcomed) to go for free as their guests.
Please contact Naomi Freedman (510.525.7093) from "Cooking with Naomi" to secure yours. Regular attendees will be paying $60 a pop. Take advantage, people...this is bound to be a good one!

Tutors R Us Summer Sessions

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

Tutors R Us is offering 20% discount for our summer sessions from June 15 - August 1. Don’t miss out on this great deal. Deadline to register is June 14

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

Still 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.

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

MEEP News

FAQs about MEEP
Find the answers to your questions 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 and run thru July 23rd.
Check out the weekly themes & application form! Apply by June 4.

Mandarin Summer Camp
In response to parents’ interest, MEEP is offering a Mandarin Summer Camp from June 14-July 23rd from 8:00-5:30 p.m. Only $250.00 a week! Visit the MEEP Website for more information.

Open Registration for 2010-2011
MEEP open registration for 2010-2011 has begun.

Kindergarten: 0 spots available (waiting list only!)
1st grade:2 FT spots available, 0 spots for PT (waiting list only!)
2nd grade: 3 FT spots available, 0 spots for PT (waiting list only)
3rd grade: 2FT spots available, 0 spots for PT (waiting list only)
4th-5th grade: 3 FT spots available, 2 PT spots available

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.

New programs at MEEP for 2010/2011
Adopt a Country!!
Next year MEEP students from 2nd-5th grade will work on adopting a country and learn everything they can about that specific country. We are also going to get in touch with different schools in those specific countries so our students can exchange letters with one another and learn how students in different countries live, learn, and play.

Foreign Languages!
For 2010-2011 academic year MEEP will introduce a new language program. We will now be offering beginning Japanese, Spanish and Mandarin 4 days a week M-Th from 1:50-2:50 p.m. These classes are open to the entire school community.

Creative Writing Forum!
Next year MEEP will also offer a writing, poetry and screenwriting class (scripts will be used for our annual Film Festival). This class is open to the entire school community and it is geared toward 2nd-5th grade students. This class will be offered on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1:50-2:50 p.m. This class maybe split in two classes if there is enough interest (i.e. lower grades and upper grades).

Minimum number of students needed for each class is 10. Registrations will begin on August 1st-Aug 18th. If interested in any of these classes please e-mail us and request to be put on our mailing list to receive an application form once open registration begins on August 1st.