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Your Sandpiper PTA Newsletter
February 15, Edition #2
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February/March Dates:
February 15 - Science Fair Info Meeting 8:30 am (see below)
February 18 - 22 Mid Winter Break NO SCHOOL
March 12 - 19 School Conferences: Minimum Days
March 15 - Deadline to register for Science Fair
March 21 -
English Language Advisory Committee Meeting 5 - 6:00 pm
March 21 - PTA Meeting 6:00 pm (free child care available)
March 29 - Multi Cultural Event: wear your cultural costume to school and join us in the evening to celebrate the diversity at Sandpiper!
*** Save the Date: The SchoolForce 2019 Gala / Auction will be on April 12th 2019 at the Domeninco Winery ***
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California School Parent Survey, 2018-2019
This is your opportunity to be heard. Sandpiper School would like you to complete an online survey (https://surveys.wested.org/csps/YJ423XM) as part of the Cal-SCHLS surveys. The California School Parent Survey (CSPS) is designed to provide teachers, administrators, and other school staff with information, directly from parents, that can be used to foster positive learning and teaching environments, parent involvement, student achievement, health, and well-being.
The purpose of this survey is to obtain Parent perceptions of student behavior and attitudes, school programs and policies, and the overall school climate as they relate to student well-being and learning. Families play an important role in the school success of children. Your School needs you to complete this online survey to learn more about your opinions about your child's school.
Your participation is voluntary. It is also very important. The information you provide will help guide district and school efforts to promote safety, enhance learning supports, and improve student achievement.
This is an anonymous survey. It is designed so that no one can be identified from the data.
Please don't hesitate to contact Beth Boldt with any questions.
Beth Boldt
Health and Wellness Educator
BRSSD
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Your kids need you!
Our district schools rely on their communities to help with yard duty and at Sandpiper we are currently in desperate need of help with this!
We need people to monitor our playground areas on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 12.15 - 1.30 pm. Paid positions are available and it doesn't
need to be an every day commitment.
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Science Fair 2019
is Calling all Scientists
1st to 5th Grades
Sandpipers Annual Science Fair will be held on April 19th, 2019 in the Multi Use Room. There is no specific theme so go ahead and explore any topics that tickles your child's curiosity. Parents have to create their own teams of 3-6 kids and one parent volunteer manages the project as the lead.
The deadline to register your team is March 15th, 2019.
To have your questions answered, please join us for a general information session on Friday, February 15th at 8:30am in the Large Classroom of the Community Center or email us at [email protected].
To register & learn about the rules & policies please refer to our website.
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Sandpiper's Multicultural Event will soon be here!
What culture does your family most associate itself with? Do you, or someone in your family, feel passionate about the traditions from your background? Do you cherish your ancestors' culture? Are you fascinated with a country you used to live in?
Our Multicultural Event in March is a unique opportunity to teach our students about the world around us.
Here's how you can help:
1. Add your voice to the Sandpiper Diversity Map by completing the nation survey
here
Check out our Diversity Map in the making
https://goo.gl/QRy35w
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Become a Nation Ambassador by leading a short presentation in your class during school hours in March. You can share the story of your Nation based on the theme suggested by the teachers (see below). For example, if you have family connection to China and your child is in the 2nd grade - your presentation will be on food from China.
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On the evening of March 29th, parent volunteers (you) will form teams to lead interactive Nation Stations for families to learn about your country. For example, all parents representing China regardless of the grade their child is in will join efforts in setting up and leading a China Station.
As a Nation Ambassador you will receive guidelines and suggestions but will also have lots of freedom with the presentation and station format.
Please note, Middle School students will participate in this event by presenting their National History Day projects. Middle School student parents are invited to participate in the March 29th evening event.
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GRADE
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Theme
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TK/K
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Holidays
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Clothing
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2
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Food
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3
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Landmarks
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Sports
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Music & Dance
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Triumph and Tragedy
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7
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Tragedy and Triumph
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Running Club?
Redwood Shores Elementary has shared with us how they started their successful student running club. If you are interested in leading this at Sandpiper please let us know! We'd love to offer it to our students too!
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Box Tops for Education - February Challenge
Shop products with BoxTops
and earn cash for our school. Simply cut the BoxTops coupon out along the printed perforations and have your child return it to their classroom during the month of February. We will earn 10ยข for each clipping.
The class that collects the most box tops will win a PRIZE!
(It is really helpful if you can bundle the coupons in groups of 50's with a rubber band as this is how Box Tops must be submitted for processing. Happy Clippings!)
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PTA Enrichment at Sandpiper
There was a great deal of interest in the 2nd Grade Book Club. Thanks to the money raised through our Book Fair earlier this year Scholastic Dollars are paying for some of the books!
If you're interested in learning more about setting up a PTA book club or another kind of enrichment let us know! We'd love to share best practice and support each other with how to get this kind of club going!
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Reading Power Fun Continues
Reading Power was a fantastic two-week event! From watching our ocean mural grow with colorful fish representing students of all grade levels to a fun-filled PJ Story Night to chanting "pie Ms. Moore" as raffle winners gave their best throw during Pie the Principal - it was fun for all. Reading Power would not have been possible without the many parents who donated prizes and who graciously gave their time to check reading logs, paste fish, prepare meals for the teacher luncheon, read stories, tally the pledge forms, set up, clean up, and so much more - THANK YOU!
Thank you to all the students and families who participated in this critical fundraiser for SchoolForce. Together, students in the District raised over $400,000 last year during Reading Power. We hope to beat that this year and continue to fill the gaps to provide an exceptional education that every student deserves.
We will be tallying the pledge forms during the next few weeks. If you have not already, please be sure to return your reading log, pledge form and donations to your classroom. Reading Power fun continues with the prizes awarded in March!
With much gratitude and appreciation,
The Reading Power Team
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Ralston PTA Parent Ed Night-
Well-Balanced Student
When we are too focused on grades and performance, we deny our children time and energy they need to tackle the demanding work of growing up. In this presentation, you'll learn how you can establish a healthier home environment, reduce academic stress without sacrificing achievement and increase your children's resilience, creativity, and well being. The presentation will also offer a brief discussion of "how and why fit matters" in regards to the college experience.
Mary will be delivering the "Well-Balanced Student" presentation on Monday, March 25, 2019 from 6:30pm - 8pm in the Ralston MUR. This event is open to all members of our BRSSD parent community.
PLEASE RSVP AT:
For more information on Challenge Success, please go to:
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Message from Ralston's PTA President:
IN NEED - Open PTA Board for 2019-2020
Ralston has MANY board position and chair positions that we need to fill for next year. This is the last year for many families and some of our volunteers have served their two year terms. Please consider one of these open positions and join us!
Positions that need to be filled are:
President
VP/Communications
Secretary
Treasurer
Historian
Parliamentarian
Field Day Chair
Staff Appreciation Chair
We must announce the nominations for these positions at our PTA meeting on March 8th, and vote in the new board at our last PTA meeting in May.
Thank you,
Andrea Ganim
Ralston PTA President
[email protected]
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Community Notices
The following items are shared as a service to our school and are not affiliated with the District or PTA. The PTA have not reviewed the listed activities and services, have not conducted background checks of any individuals, and do not endorse them. F
amilies should research these activities and services before enrolling their children.
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Sandpiper School Community Partnership
Sandpiper PTA is pleased to be partnering with the Children's Health Council (Palo Alto) to promote services that might help children facing ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Learning Differences and Autism.
Maybe you have concerns about your child? Maybe its just a nagging feeling that something isn't right and you need to spend a little time talking to an expert?
CHC also offers a variety of free weekly community education sessions relating to anxiety and depression, learning differences, ADHD, autism, positive parenting and teen mental health. Here is the sche
dule:
https://www.chconline.org/community-education/
CHC also runs the EdRev Expo that will be held this year at Oracle Park (formerly AT&T Park) on Saturday, May 4. The Expo is for parents, families, educators and others who support the 1 in 5 with learning and attention issues plus anxiety and depression. CHC is pleased to be able to offer free admission to all. Find out more at https://www.edrevsf.org/expo/
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A place for explorers and experimenters at Stanford
University
This Saturday, February 16th from 11:30 - 1:00 pm, Stanford University d.school (design school) is looking for students to take part in activities to support professional development training for school leaders and teachers. https://dschool.stanford.edu/about/
Students can be K-12 and will test out some design thinking lessons that the educators will be designing. Students will work in groups. This will be an active and fun learning experience for the students who take part! Everyone needs to sign up before attending. Sign up here
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E.A.S.E. Winter/Spring 2019 Program - Public Speaking & Debate in Sandpiper Community Center
Want your child to become a more confident writer and presenter?
E.A.S.E Level 1: Public Speaking and Debate class commences on Mar 21, Thursday at 3.15 p.m. at the Sandpiper Community Center.
E.A.S.E. Level 2: Policy Debate commences on Mar 22. Friday at 3.15 p.m.
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Redwood City Public Library Art Contest
You can be the next bookdrop artist!
Submit an original design to be reproduced as a bookdrop wrap for our Redwood Shores Branch Library and Schaberg Branch Library bookdrops!
Open to all ages
Deadline April 30, 2019
Find Out More: https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/library/events/bookdrop-contest
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Need On-Site Preschool Care?
Champions Preschool now enrolling! For more information and to contact us, please see our flyer
here.
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