Crocker Highlands
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525 Midcrest
Road, Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: 510-451-5900
crockerschool.org
twitter: @crockerschool
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Beth Rhine,
Principal
Wendy Ghorai/Nicole Radlow,
PTA Co-Presidents
November 1,
2010
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Calendar
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In November the
Crocker Community Celebrates...
Self Discipline!
Thursday Nov 4th
Edna Brewer Tour
Thursday Nov 11th
Veterans Day - No
School
Tuesday Nov 16th
Prospective Parents
Tour
Friday Nov 19th
Edna Brewer School Tour
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Principal's
Message
Dear Families,
The Halloween parade on Friday afternoon was great! I loved seeing
all the families out watching our children parade in their
costumes. One of our new staff members commented that the parade
had such a strong, positive community feel and I hope you all felt
that, too. And I was so happy that it didn't rain!
On Saturday morning, our Crocker Cougar football team had a game
against Hoover Elementary School. It was great to see the boys and
girls play! Coach B has created a strong, organized co-ed team.
And our congratulations to them as they won the game, too! If you
want to come watch a game, the schedule is posted outside the
office on the bulletin board, or check with Coach B.
After the football game...the Walk-a-thon! This is a great Crocker
Highlands event. It is wonderful to see all the families that come
out for the walk-a-thon. The weather wasn't too bad and it
certainly kept the Crocker walkers cool. I would like to thank Liz
Borowiec and Kirsten Williams for being the co-chairs and making it
happen. I would also like to thank the many volunteers for giving
their time for this community-building fundraiser. It was fun to
hang out with the students, visit with families, and get a little
walking in, too!
November is here. Some upcoming events are a holiday on November
11th, Prospective Parent Tours, Conflict Manager Training, more
Saturday football games, and more. We try to keep the up-to-date
information on the website, so be sure to check it out!
Have a great week.
Beth Rhine
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Walkathon
WE DID IT! The Walkathon was a great success thanks to all the
parents, students and teachers willing to come out in inclement
weather and strut their stuff. We want to extend a special thanks
to the Classroom Trackers, Carrie Anderson - volunteer coordinator,
Christin Cooper and Ms.Neely - T-shirts, Helene Gryfakis - Food
Coordinator, Jim O'Hare - Course Coordinator and Julie and Holly
Slater - SnoCone queen and princess, respectively.
Now is the time to start collecting those pledges from your
sponsors and turning them in. The due date for money is Friday
November 19th. Everyone should be proud of the great job we
did.
Gratefully,
Kirsten Williams and Liz Borowiec, co-chairs
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El
Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead
Second grade is celebrating the Mexican tradition of "Dia de los
Muertos" on Tuesday (11/2: Ms Keller and Ms Kantrowitz's groups and
Wednesday 11/3: Ms Kallus' class). Everybody is welcome to visit
our little altars and offerings to celebrate the memories of our
deceased friends/relatives and even pets! We will be reading books
about the holiday, bringing objects that remind us of our loved
ones.
In Mexico, elaborate altars are made to welcome the "living dead":
rather than a time of mourning, "the Day of the Dead"on Nov 1st and
the 2nd is a celebration of life and death, "where the spirits of
the dearly departed return to Earth for a family fiesta". Our
little offerings or "ofrendas" may have a few photos of the one
being honored, candles, pan de muerto (sweet bread of "the dead"),
the traditional marigolds, sugar skulls and papel picado (Mexican
tissue-paper decorations) a photo of a saint or Virgen de
Guadalupe, etc. Thank you for contributing to such wonderful
event!
Regards (Saludos),
Ana Ruiz-Vilar -Spanish Language Instructor-
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Calling
All Reading Heroes!
Crocker Highlands is gearing up, up and away for its greatest
book fair ever on December 1, with this year's theme titled "Here's
To Our Heroes - Reading Saves The Day!"
This is no meek and mild-mannered bookfair -- there will be tons of
new breakout titles, an extended inventory list ready to rescue
your holiday wish lists, and, to top it all off, Crocker will be
hosting a school-wide contest during the month of November, in
which you, the students, can save the day, and our principal, Beth
Rhine, will take on a Super Dare!
Kids, get your reading on, and rack up points to see Principal
Rhine dress up like Captain Underpants for a day, as she roams the
halls, seeking justice, solving problems, and reading from some of
her favorite books.
Do you have what it takes to get Principal Rhine in Captain
Underpants' ... underpants? Then gear up, and prepare to read
5,000 books for the month of November! You will be given sheets to
keep record of how many books you read at home, and your teachers
will keep track of books read in the classroom. Let's work
together, take the challenge, and become reading heroes!
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