So much Halloween fun!
HAPPENING THIS WEEK!
Nov 11:
NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day

Nov 16-20:
Parent Teacher Conferences
A LOOK AHEAD...
Nov 24:
Bow Tie Mustache Day

Nov 25-27:
Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec 4:
First Friday Coffee

Dec 5:
Food Bank Community Service

Dec 7-11:
Inclusive Schools Week

Dec 10:
Early Release Day

Dec 18:
Pajama Day
Last Day of Fall Semester

Dec 21 - Jan 1:
Winter Break
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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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Nov 11, 2015 
In this issue...
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES:

FUNDRAISING:
Annual Fund - one time or monthly

VOLUNTEERING:
Volunteer Alerts - Check out our ongoing needs

REMINDERS:
SFUSD Meal Application  - Everyone should fill this out!
Middle School Info Night - click for recap PDF of Barbara Panning's informative presentation

DISTRICT INFO:
SFUSD Community Meetings - several dates to choose from
Shan-Yee Poon Ballet Classes - Trial & Discount Avail
ptconferenceNOV 16-20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
School ends @ 12:50

Look for an invitation from your student(s) teacher to sign up for a Parent/Teacher Conference during the week of Nov 16-20. These are important check-ins with your child's teacher(s) to see how they're doing!

Each teacher handles their classroom sign-ups and makes every effort to provide a range of time-slots to accommodate families, especially those with more than one child at Miraloma. Check with your teachers for more info.

School will end at 12:50pm each day that week. After school programs will begin at 12:50pm.

Principal Bass - principal@miralomasf.com
decfood2DEC 5: Community Service at the Food Bank
Join other Miraloma families and volunteer at the SF Food Bank, a great local organization that helps feed the hungry. There are 36 spots available (ages 8+ only) on Saturday 12/05/15 . Volunteering takes place 9:00 am - 11:45 am. This is a family-friendly activity, but volunteers must be 8 years and older. Tasks include sorting produce, wiping cans, loading boxes, etc. It's a lot of fun!!
Jean Kuwamoto (Community Service) - service@miralomasf.com
paradeDEC 5: Sign up for Chinese New Year Parade
For the eighth year, Miraloma students (and alums) and friends are invited to join the Chung Ngai Dance Troupe in the 2016 Chinese New Year Parade. The parade for the Year of the Monkey will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 in Downtown/Chinatown San Francisco.

This is the perfect opportunity to take part in the largest Chinese New Year celebration outside of Asia. More info here.

If your child would like to participate, return an application form to Susie Quan (suzylynn@hotmail.com) by Tuesday, Dec 5.  We have a limit to the number of children that can participate.
inclusive DEC 7-11: Volunteer for Inclusive Schools Week!
Mark your Calendars, our Miraloma family will be celebrating Inclusive Schools Week, December 7 - 11th!

For those of you new to the celebration, Inclusive Schools Week is an annual, nationwide, K-12 celebration of our efforts to promote and build inclusive, welcoming school communities that embrace and support people of all natural and diverse abilities, and sociological and cultural backgrounds.

At Miraloma, ISW gives students additional tools to deal with feelings of inclusion, exclusion and differences, to build on our ongoing social-emotional strategies, and to support our bully-free curriculums.

Parent help with ISW is very much appreciated and needed. If this sounds like a program you'd like to be a part of, please check out the ISW parent opportunities below:
  • 5 - 8 volunteers to assemble ISW necklaces for the kids (Thanksgiving week)
  • 4-5 parent volunteers for the Kinder's vision disability workshop (Monday December 7th 10-11am)
  • 1 volunteer to help the authors with media set up for their assembly (December 9th 9am)
  • 6 - 8 volunteers to help Hospitality Lead Katherine Shedrick with the ISW potluck set up and clean up
And please join us Wednesday December 9th, 6pm - 8pm for our annual ISW POTLUCK! Please bring a dish to share - ideally one that celebrates a family tradition - and sit down for a fun meal with your Miraloma Family.

Interested? Have questions? Please email inclusive@miralomasf.com
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THANK YOU!!
2015 FUN RUN SPONSORS






Madrono Landscape Design - Red and White Fleet - Weisbroth Law - Tom Jue & Co - Chotto - Pete Brannigan Realtor - Hasti Pilates

Big Noise PR - Kilrea Construction - Sigillo Supply, Inc - Sonic - Peter Zepponi Architects - Lotta Coffey  Design & Interiors  - Peasant Pies  - One Martial Arts - La Mar - Cadent Capital - fitGLENfit  - Warren Orthodontics - Curtis Development
annualDONATIONS: Give to Annual Fund - One Time or Monthly!
DONATE TO THE ANNUAL FUND: 
Please read our Annual Fund emails for information on how your donations help our school!

Britta Narum, PTA VP Fundraising- fundraising@miralomasf.com
volongoingVOLUNTEER ON-GOING: Sign Up Anytime to Help
Many hands make light work!
Please take a moment to reach out to these committees if you can help them out. And thank you for all that you do.

School Tours Assistance:
Show our school to prospective families: sign up today  - the next tour is Dec 4th!
Jennifer Kesteloot & Amanda Hughen - tours@miralomasf.com

Healthy Snack Prep:
Mon/Wed @ 8am to help prep, with weekly Cart Set Up & Clean Up. Learn more: Alison Eastwood - snack@miralomasf.com

Adopt-a-Shelf in the Library:
Help re-shelve, reorder and preserve books - 10 min per week. Learn more. Victoria Sanchez - library@miralomasf.com

Dragon Wear Sales at First Friday Socials:
Help spread the Miraloma spirit with "swag sales" on Fridays.
Elena Lipkins - dragonwear@miralomasf.com

Chicken Care:
Sign up to care for our wonderful chickens on nights & weekends. Brian Leonard - chickens@miralomasf.com
175 Omar Way,  San Francisco, CA 94127
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