FUN RUN 2016
World Peace: Run with it!
Set up
Your Kid's Fundraising Page
and
Collect Your Donations!
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ABSENT OR TARDY?
If your child will be absent or is tardy by more than 30 minutes, please
SUBMIT THIS FORM
to the school secretary.
(No need to call the school)
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FUN RUN 2016
MARATHON SPONSORS
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ANNUAL FUND
One Time or Monthly!
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Mollie Stone's Community Card - up to 5% of your total store purchase to Miraloma!
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FUN RUN 2016
MARATHON SPONSORS
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 OCT 20: Middle School Info Session |
Parents of current 4th and 5th grade students are invited to the Middle School Information Session with Parents for Public Schools Representative and former Miraloma mom, Barbara Panning, on Thurs.
Oct. 20 at 6:30-8pm in the Library.
With the application process on the near horizon and the enrollment fair just around the corner, get insider's insight on how to navigate middle school selection!
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OCT 21: Run T-Shirt Day!
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Support our sponsors and come to morning circle on
Friday Oct 21, wearing your RUN T-shirt to and join us for a little
pre-RUN pep rally! T-shirts will be distributed by Thursday to your child's classroom.
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OCT 23: FUN RUN - Collect Donations!
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Get Ready!
WHAT: A healthy "FUN-Raiser" and one-of-a-kind community event.
WHEN: Sun, Oct 23, 11am-2pm (rain or shine!)
WHERE: At Balboa High School Track - the entrance is on Cayuga Ave at Seneca Ave. You can park at Denman Middle School (donations are welcome!) or in the neighborhood. Consider taking BART (Balboa), MUNI (J) or Bus (14).
BRING:
- Picnic for your family (no potluck, but more savory goods available at the bake sale)
- Oicnic blanket, sunscreen, camera etc. (water is provided)
- Cash for bake sale & coffee
- Any medications you and your child may need
Sorry - NO PETS
Collect Your Donations!
- Go to: miraloma.walkstarter.org
- Click [My Walkstarter]
- Log in and configure the page (including a fun avatar)
- Set a personal fundraising goal* and click the [Publish] tab
*This "dream goal" helps entice donors to give. The focus for students is on running to compete for the class pizza party!
If you don't want to set up a fundraising page, supporters can still make a donation in your child's name via the [Donate Now] button on
miraloma.walkstarter.org.
Volunteer!
There are many day-of-event volunteer slots that still need to be filled. We are in dire need of people to provide Pop-Up Shelters, 6 foot Tables, Food items and more. So many of the slots are simple and fun, requiring little extra added effort of attendees, but the event simply won't function if people don't sign up. Please help us with this final push to create a successful community day.
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| OCT 24: SSC Meeting & Election Results |
BIG thank you to all of our SSC Nominees, there will be a place for everyone at the table to join in on our meetings. This year's voting members are:
- Jon Deane
- Kim Stewart
- Lauren Tilston
The Miraloma community is invited to join our first SSC Meeting on
Monday 10/24 at 6 pm
in the library.
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| OCT 26: STEAM Committee Meeting |
We will be holding a STEAM Committee meeting on
Wednesday, October 26th after morning circle. Come hear STEAM updates from Mr Ingber and help with the STEAM lab and with planning monthly STEAM presenters.
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| OCT 29: SFUSD Enrollment Fair |
Come to the Enrollment Fair on
Sat, Oct 29 9:30am-2:30 pm, at
City College of San Francisco.
See all public schools and attend workshops on the enrollment process, Transitional Kindergarten, Special Education, Language pathways, middle school feeders, afterschool programs and the Lowell application process. [
Read more
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| OCT 30: School-wide Clean Up Day - Volunteer! |
Join members of the Building & Grounds Committee (BGC) at the School-Wide Cleanup Day on
Sun 10/30 from 9am-1pm. We will deep clean the school to ensure it is a great place for our kids to learn and thrive.
Please
SIGN UP TO HELP
clean the cafeteria, wipe-down surfaces in classrooms, vacuum/carpet clean rugs in the rooms, or get the bathrooms sparkling.
Thanks & Go Dragons!
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| OCT 31: Halloween Parade |
 This year's Halloween Parade will start at
1:15pm on Monday Oct 31.
Students will change into their costumes at school:
- Bring costume to school in a bag
- Family members can meet students on the Upper Yard in their usual Morning Circle locations.
- Check with your student's teacher to see if they need in-class volunteers.
DO NOT bring:
- Edible treats of any kind - to honor our healthy eating values and to help contain the energy of our children
- Weapon-like props (guns, scythes, sickles, swords, wands, etc.) or fake blood
Adults:
- You are welcome/encouraged to dress up (no face masks)
- Please remain on the outside of the Morning Circle
- Take pictures/videos and share them on our Shutterfly Site.
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
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| NOV 2: Inclusive Schools Meeting |
The Miraloma Inclusive Schools Group will hold meetings every 1st Wednesday of the month after morning circle.
All families are welcome for this monthly meeting to talk about inclusivity at Miraloma. Please join us on
Wed, Nov 2, 8am in the cafeteria.
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| NOV 5: Discovery Day at AT&T Park |
The 6th annual
Discovery Day at AT&T Park is
Sat Nov 5, 10am-4pm. There will hundreds of hands-on activities, opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers, and plenty of fun and educational entertainment. The entire ballpark is packed to the rafters with science content: on the field, at every entry/exit, and every level of the ballpark. Get ready to unleash your inner scientist.
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more info
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DENMAN CORNER
Update from our feeder school
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The 7th grade Denman Coding students (including our Miraloma alumni,
Hannah Tawadrous, Oliver Witt, Dylan Marty, Maxwell Austin, Spencer Cowen) and a few selected 8th graders were invited to the
DreamForce convention to take part in STEM activities for the youth. The students were able to experiment and learn about different applications of today's technologies including: Virtual Reality, robotics, modern indoor farming, coding and auto design (the latter is a bit of a stretch but they did design toy vehicles with rudimentary braking systems!). #DenmanPride
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| Hospitality Supplies Provided by the PTA |
 Attention Teachers, Room Parents and Committee Leads: Did you know that the PTA can provide paper goods, utensils, cups, and beverages for school events such as class potlucks, graduation parties, community & fundraising events?
Just fill out the new
Hospitality Supplies Request Form to get started. Please note that we need at least one week lead time to honor your request.
Kathryn Shedrick & Christy Gagan
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VOLUNTEER: Inclusive Schools Week Lead & Art Project Lead!
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ISW 2015 |
We are looking for Volunteers! Inclusive Schools Week (ISW), Dec5-9, is a fantastic week of school-wide activities to celebrate inclusivity. This year's national ISW theme is "Champions of Inclusion: Powerful things happen in Inclusive Schools". We need an ISW Lead*, who coordinates volunteers and works with the ISW Art Project sub-lead on all in-class and all-school ISW art projects. This ISW superstar is responsible for ISW communication and coordinates volunteers to create in-class activities and present an all-school assembly (if time permits). In addition, the Lead helps coordinate the parent volunteers for our PE Ability Awareness stations as well as helps with the Family Potluck.
*If you have someone you'd like to share the work with, Co-lead pairs are welcome!
We are also looking for an ISW Art Project lead, who creates the ISW themed school-wide art project.
For those interested, the ISW Lead and Art Lead are short term positions - work begins in late October/Early November and ends the first week of December. And check out our photos if you're unfamiliar with ISW but would like to see what the week is all about!
Interested? Contact: [email protected]
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VOLUNTEER: Assistance during School Tours!
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 We Need Volunteers! No prior experience needed!
Show our school to prospective families: SIGN UP up to assist during an upcoming tour! The first tour is Oct 21st, second tour is Nov 4th.
Kim Stewart & Sapna Satagopan - [email protected] |
VOLUNTEER: Volunteer in our Library
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 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS: Own-a-Shelf
Sign up to own your shelf/ves in any part of the library (sign up sheet posted in library). What does ownership entail? Come in whenever we're open and re-shelve and reorder your shelf's books alphabetically/numerically and pull those books that need cleaning and repair. A fun task for the Dewey Decimal fans and those who must have order! Sign up in the library now to claim your favorite section.
DROP IN: Help on your Schedule
Too busy to commit to a regular visit? Come on in and spend a few minutes with us on a drop-in basis. Wanna clean? Shelve books? All help welcome and we love the company!
Victoria Sanchez - [email protected] |
VOLUNTEER: Volunteer at Recess!
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Recess is an integral part of our children's socio-emotional development. A huge part of making sure recess at Miraloma can be a positive space for all of our students is by having enough caring and responsible adults on the yard to help provide supervision. Please contact me to volunteer!
Pamela Lyss-Lerman -
[email protected]
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VOLUNTEER: Help Care for our Chickens
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VOLUNTEER: Help with Snack Prep
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The Snack Committee provides fresh fruits and vegetables to each classroom daily, so our kids have a healthy snack in between breakfast and lunch. We need parent volunteers weekly on:
- Mon/Wed at 8am in the garden to help prep produce for the classrooms.
- Wed/Thu/Fri after school to pick up snack bins from classrooms and clean them out.
Contact Alison Eastwood - [email protected]
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FUNDRAISING: Shop & Earn for Miraloma
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There are several ways for you to earn money for Miraloma while doing your regular shopping. See details on our website.
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