MIRALOMA DRAGON DIGEST - 200
Happy 2015, Miraloma!
IMPORTANT DATES
Fri, Jan 9:
First Friday Coffee Social + PTA Meeting
8am, Cafeteria

Mon, Jan 12:
School Site Council (SSC) Meeting
6pm, Library

Tues, Jan 13:
Puberty Education for Parents
8am, Cafeteria 
Wed, Jan 14:
SFUSD Registration Forms Due (Forms go to Ms. Mallen)

Wed, Jan 14:
Read-a-thon Begins

Fri, Jan 16:
Principal's Chat
Cafeteria, 8am

Mon, Jan 19:
MLK Holiday - No School!

Thur, Jan 22:
Early Release Day 
11:20am  

Wed, Jan 28:
Read-a-thon Ends

Fri, Jan 30:
Dragon Spirit Day
Wear your Dragon-wear with pride!

Sat, Mar 7:
Miraloma Auction
Save the date! 

NOTIFY SCHOOL OF ABSENCE/TARDINESS:

If your child will be absent or is tardy by more than 30 minutes, please SUBMIT THIS FORM to Ms. Mallen. (No need to call the school)
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January 7, 2015 
IN THIS ISSUE...
 
COMING UP:

JAN 9: First Friday Coffee Social + PTA Meeting - join us this Fri!

JAN 12: SSC Meeting - Mon 6-7pm in the Library

JAN 13: Puberty Education Presentation for Parents - Tues 8am, cafeteria

 

JAN 14: SFUSD Enrollment Forms Due to Ms. Mallen - for incoming Kindergarten siblings and outgoing 5th graders going to Middle School!

JAN 14 - 28: Read-a-thon - no pledges this year, just lots of reading!

JAN 16: Monthly Principal's Chat - 8am in the cafeteria

JAN 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - NO SCHOOL!

JAN 22: Early Release Day - school is out at 11:20am!

FUNDRAISING in 2015:
SPECIAL SAVINGS:
VOLUNTEER:
PTAJAN 9: First Friday Coffee Social + PTA Meeting - 8:00am Cafeteria

Join us this Friday, Jan 9th for the First Friday Coffee Social of 2015! 8am in the Cafeteria. 

 

After the Coffee Social, please join us for the PTA Meeting. 8:15-9:00 AM in the cafeteria. Bring your cup o' joe and join our PTA Board and Mr. Bass for all the latest updates:

purbertyJAN 13: Parent's Education Session on 5th Grade Puberty Training

Every year the fifth graders receive puberty training from an outside educator that is approved by the district. There is also a parent information session a few weeks before the kids have their class so parents can be informed.

 

The parent puberty info session will be Tuesday, Jan 13th at 8:00 am  - immediately after drop off in the cafeteria. Everyone is welcome. The kids will have their class later in the month.

 

Principal Bass - principal@miralomasf.com

sfusdJAN 14: SFUSD Enrollment Forms Due to Ms. Mallen for 2015-16
Don't forget to complete your SFUSD Enrollment forms for incoming younger siblings going to Kindergarten and/or outgoing 5th graders going to Middle School!

Ms. Mallen has printed forms in the office or you can download them here. She will take your completed forms for the 2015-2016 school year and deliver them to the District office by their deadline of January 16, 2015.

Please return forms to Ms. Mallen by Wednesday, Jan 14th! 

Ms. Mallen - admin@miralomasf.com
ratJAN 14-28: Read-a-thon at Miraloma!
The annual Read-a-thon starts Wed, Jan 14th runs through Wed, Jan 28th! What better time to bust out all those new books and Kindles than right after the holiday gift-giving season?

The Read-a-thon is a two-week period when students track their reading and win prizes for the minutes they have read. Winning classrooms that log the highest number of minutes will be rewarded with a popcorn party!

Unlike previous years, there will be no pledges this year, just a reading log. Printed copies of the reading logs will be available at the library. Also available to print online starting the 14th (link in next week's newsletter).

Last year, over 90% of the Miraloma kids participated to create an exciting environment of reading, discovering and collective success. Let's do it once again in 2015!

See the Read-a-thon web pages for more details.

Sonia Lele - readathon@miralomasf.com
chatJAN 16: Monthly Principal's Chat - join in at 8am, cafeteria
Please join Mr. Bass for his monthly chat with the community next Friday, Jan 16th at 8am in the cafeteria.

As a reminder, these are sessions when he can share information in a smaller group setting on a relevant school topics and where we can have an open discussion about what's on your mind as the parent community. Look forward to seeing you there!
saveMARCH 7: Auction 2015 is coming soon!
Save the date for Miraloma's biggest fundraiser and party: March 7, 2015 from 6pm-midnight. The auction team is already in high gear preparing for this great event! 

How can you help us at this moment?
  1. We want Sign Ups! Submit your Sign-Up party or event. Or contact our Sign-Ups Coordinator, Linda Cheu, if you have a great idea but need some help putting it together.
  2. We'd love fabulous ideas for a hot donation and/or contacts in the hospitality business. Please contact our Procurement Lead, Jean Kuwamoto
  3. We're hoping to receive classroom art projects from all classes! Have or need ideas? Please contact our Classroom Project Coordinators, Danica Gittelman and Cortney Spillane.
Britta Narum & Catherine Homsey, Auction Chairs - auction@miralomasf.com
signupFUNDRAISING: Host a Sign-Up Party/Event for the Auction 2015!
What is a Sign-Up? It is a party/event hosted by Miraloma families as a donation to the auction. At the auction, people sign up for parties by bidding on a slot.

Last year these "Sign-Ups" brought in over $50,000 at our auction--about a third of our total earnings! This year we hope we'll get as many fun Sign-Ups as possible for our upcoming auction on March 7th, 2015!

What kind of Party/Events can you host? Whatever you like! Adult-only, kids-only, or family events. In the past, we've had Italian, Indian, Peruvian, Caribbean, and Brazilian food-fests, beer and wine tastings, Disco Dances, Dutch and South American cocktail parties, and game nights (poker, Catan) for the adults. For kids, there have been science, Lego, duct-tape, bowling, sleepover parties, and a lot more. Contact us for more information.

Please join in the fun and pitch in a Sign-Up! Submit your Sign-Up here.

Linda Cheu - signups@miralomasf.com
cirqueSAVINGS: PTA Members Get Discount for Cirque du Soleil Tickets
LAST CHANCE! We've been offered a limited time discount for PTA Members to get discounts on tickets until January 18th to KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil. Please click here to purchase. The discount does not apply on Saturdays but every other show date is discounted. There is no sign up and no minimum number of tickets required. 

To sign up for PTA membership (only $5.50 per adult!), click here.
newvolunteerVOLUNTEER: NEW Opportunities with STEM Lab and Art Closet
ART CLOSET COORDINATOR:

Ms. Mallen is looking for a parent volunteer to help with the following.
  • Organize the Art Closet (Supply Room)
  • Track supplies
  • Coordinate ordering of supplies with Ms. Mallen

JOIN/HELP THE STEM COMMITTEE:

STEM Committee Co-Chair
Join parent David Schwartz as co-chair of the STEM Committee that focuses on maximizing our kids' exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. [read more about the STEM Committee]

Connections in Tech or Science-based Co's
If you work in a technology or science based field, or have connections at any of the many STEM based companies in the Bay Area, we'd love to hear from you!

Committee Members
Join the STEM committee and work together with the Miraloma PTA, SSC, and Faculty to help define & design the STEM lab, search grants and research STEM programs.

Ideas
We would love your input on how to implement STEM at Miraloma!

David Schwartz - STEM@miralomasf.com
volunteerVOLUNTEER:  Miraloma Needs Your Help - sign up today
Miraloma Families! If you have some spare time, please sign up below to help in various ways at school. Thank you!

Brigette Prater - volunteer@miralomasf.com


School Tours:

Sign up to help with the final tour of our school. Sign up here.

Jennifer Kesteloot & Amanda Hughen - tours@miralomasf.com

 

Students' Healthy Snack Prep:
Mondays and Wednesday @ 8am in the Garden to help prep snacks.
Alison Eastwood - snack@miralomasf.com

First Friday Coffee Social:
Sign up to bring coffee (paid by PTA!) to one of the Friday Coffee Socials. hospitality@miralomasf.com

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

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

Care for Our Chickens:
Brian Leonard - chickens@miralomasf.com 
denmanmsINFO: Our Feeder School is James Denman MS - learn more here
James Denman Middle School is the feeder school for Miraloma ES, Sunnyside ES, Lakeshore ES, Longfellow ES, and Sheridan ES. We have added some info about our feeder school to the Miraloma Website under
Our School > Our Feeder School.

 

You will find links to the Denman Website, Twitter accounts of the Denman principal & assistant principal and more.

 

If you want to connect with parents at the other feeder schools and former Miraloma families whose kids are currently at Denman, please join the Denman Feeders Yahoo! Group.

offersINFO: SFUSD Approved Info for Miraloma Families
Shan-Yee Poon Ballet: 
Special offer to new students for 2015 classes. Mention code SP15.
More info: poonballet.com

YMCA Stonestown:
Offering Full Day Camps during school holidays.
More info: email jmar@ymcasf.org or jgray@ymcasf.org or call (415) 242-7144.

Bay Church:
BayKidz "Unfrozen" Winter Camp Dec 29-Jan 2, 8-5pm

Thank you for reading!
Mercedes Coats, Newsletter Editor
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