DRAGON DIGEST
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| A NOTE FROM THE PTA PRESIDENT |
Welcome to the 2018-19 school year!
I hope everyone had a fantastic summer! On behalf of the PTA
Board, I'd like to extend a warm welcome to all of the new parents
and students who will be joining our community and wish everyone
a smooth transition from summer to the school year. We are looking forward to another wonderful year at Miraloma, where our kids will learn, explore, share, grow, and thrive under our exceptional team of teachers, staff, and parents.
Looking forward to seeing you at Morning Circle, PTA meetings, and at this Thursday's Ice Cream Social where we'll have information about how parents can get involved and volunteer at Miraloma!
Linda Cheu
PTA President
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BY FRIDAY, AUG 24: ONLINE MEAL APPLICATIONS, EMERGENCY CARDS & OTHER TO-DOS
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We ask all families to complete the following by this Friday, August 24:
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S
ubmit the Multipurpose Family Income Form:
We ask that all families
submit this form on
SchoolCafe.com
, even if you're not interested in free/reduced lunch. The expectation is that 100% of our school turns in an application as the information collected is a requirement for SFUSD and helps provides funding for our school. Only one application per family is needed. Current families should use their username/password from last year (or use the "forgot password" link to retrieve the info). If you are a new family, create a new account using "San Francisco USD" as your school district and your student's ID number, which can be found next to your child's name on the class assignment email that was sent on Aug. 17. Note that due to an oversight, Miraloma does not appear in the school drop down menu, but the application will still go through as long as your student ID number is correct. To learn more, visit SFUSD or Parents of Public Schools of SF.
- Pay for school lunch online: If your child will be eating school breakfast or lunch, please go to MyPaymentsPlus.com to conveniently pay for the meals in advance.
- Emergency Cards: Fill out your child's Emergency Card (given to all students on the first day of school) and return it by Friday to your teacher. This is essential information for the school to have on hand in order to contact you regarding your student.
- Community Agreements: Review the Student Agreements and Family Agreements, sign them together with your children and turn them into your teacher. Hard copies will be sent home but you can also read them here if you'd like.
- School Policies: Please review our policies on our website here. They were created to ensure a healthy and safe school so thank you for following them.
Noah Ingber, Principal
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| SIGN UP FOR SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS |
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Welcome! We keep all school communications online and digital for your convenience, and
consolidate all important, school-wide information into the Dragon Digest every Wednesday.
- Miraloma School E-mail List: Sign up here to
- start receiving all official school communications including the newsletter, principal and PTA announcements, lice notifications, etc.
- update your email address
- update the grades of your children (e.g., if you have a new kindergartener) to receive grade-specific emails
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Miraloma Community and Grade-Wide Listservs:
Sign up for these informal groups to connect with other Miraloma families and set up grade-wide play dates, sports teams, camping trips, etc.
- Classroom Email List: Your room parent or teacher will invite you to your class list so you receive teacher-parent and classroom communications.
- Miraloma's Facebook Page: Like our page to see photos from school events and get updates.
In addition, visit our school website (
www.miralomasf.com) to see the calendar, fill out the tardy/absentee form, learn about volunteer opportunities, view previous newsletters, and more!
Jen Wana & Malia Kirschner
Co-VPs Communications, PTA
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| VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: SNACK BIN HELPERS |
The Snack Committee is in search of bin cleaners (one per day) who can collect and clean the snack bins for each classroom. It only takes 20-30 minutes and is easy to do with your kids after school or YMCA/Latchkey pick-up.
If you have 20-30 minutes one afternoon/evening a week, please reach out to snack@miralomasf.com.
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| VOLUNTEER POSITION: PTA BOARD SEEKING 2018-19 AUDITOR |
Looking to get involved? Join the PTA board as our new Auditor! This role is responsible for
completing the school's audit form in November and May, in addition to participating in monthly board meetings. Experience with Excel is helpful but not necessary. Please
contact the nominations committee
if you're interested or would like for more information.
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THURSDAY, AUG 23: ICE CREAM SOCIAL, 5-6:30PM
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All students and their families are invited to an Ice Cream Social this
Thursday,
5:00-6:30
in the Upper Yard near the Cafeteria. Enjoy a sweet treat and mingle with new families and old! Sponsored by the Miraloma PTA.
Jen Wana
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FRIDAY, AUG 24: SINGALONG FOR ALL GRADES
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We know that Sing Along with Ms. Rhonda is (or will be!) one of everyone's favorite things at Miraloma - and it's starting this Friday! This year,
Sing Along will be held on Fridays for all grade levels and times are as follows:
- 8:05-8:30: Kindergarten and 1st grade
- 8:40-9:10: 2nd and 3rd grade
- 9:15-9:45: 4th and 5th grade
Thanks in advance for adhering to our visitor norms highlighted below so that
our students, teachers, and visitors can enjoy themselves while maintaining order. Sing Along is one of the best things about our school and when we all work together, every Friday morning will be that much more joyful.
- Refrain from talking inside the auditorium. Please silence your cell phones.
- Enter after all classes have been seated. Don't move folding chairs placed for student use.
- Keep exits clear at all times. Enter and exit the auditorium through the back doors of the auditorium, accessed from the sidewalk outside the front doors on Omar Way.
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FRIDAY, SEPT 7: FIRST FRIDAY COFFEE SOCIAL, 8AM
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Join your fellow Miralomans for a cup o' joe, a pastry and some good conversation!
Our First Friday Coffee Social takes place every month on the first Friday --
our kickoff event takes place Friday, September 7 from 8-9am outside the Cafeteria.
Please
contact us if you are willing to bring a breakfast treat (store-bought or baked) to share with the community.
For more on these monthly get-togethers, read
here.
Hospitality Committee
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| WEDNESDAY, SEPT 12: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, 5:30-7:00PM |
 Back to School Night is scheduled for Wednesday, September 12 from 5:30-6:30pm, followed by a PTA reception from 6:30-7pm. Please try to make arrangements for students to stay home for this event, though limited childcare will be provided for school-age children. Mark your calendar, and stay tuned for details.
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| THURSDAY, SEPT 20: EARLY RELEASE DAY AT 11:20AM |
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Miraloma is tentatively planning our first Early Release Day for Thursday, September 20, when the school day will finish at 11:20 am. The date will be confirmed ASAP.
All Early Release days for the year are currently posted to the school calendar AND the word "tentative" will be removed as soon as they are confirmed by SFUSD's Transportation Department.
Please read more about our
Early Release Program
on our website. There is a wide range of research showing that monthly early release days benefit teacher effectiveness, and therefore student achievement.
Read more on this here.
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**FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES**
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EARN $ FOR MIRALOMA WITH EVERY DAY PURCHASES
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(Bookmark the link on your computer and phone to make it even easier.)
Get a Mollie Stone's Community Card - up to 5% of your purchases will be donated to Miraloma!
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**HELPFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES**
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REMEMBER OUR TRAFFIC FLOW POLICY!
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Please take a second to review our
Traffic & Parking Guidelines.
Even though Rockdale and Myra are two-way streets, during morning drop off we ask that you drive in the direction towards school only. If dropping off your child at the front gate, please continue driving all the way to Sequoia (do not turn left on Rockdale). Thank you!
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ABSENT / TARDY ONLINE FORM
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SUBMIT THIS FORM
online if your child will be absent or is tardy by more than 30 minutes (n
o need to call the school).
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AFTER SCHOOL CONTACTS
SF REC & PARK Site Coordinator:
Rich Ibarra, 415-337-4704
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