DRAGON DIGEST
October 17, 2018 | Vol. 340
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21: FUN RUN PLEDGES & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
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With only five days before the Fun Run, we are behind on both fundraising and volunteer signups. Get active this week and help get this mission back on track:
- Today - Enter your fundraising commitment and ask friends and family for donations to your child's pledge page at https://miraloma.dojiggy.com/
- Today - Sign up for a volunteer shift. Set up, clean up, water station staff, bringer of Dixie Cups and baked goods... only half of our volunteer slots have been filled.
- Friday - Join our Planet Miraloma T-Shirt Day and see Principal Ingber shave his head at Running Club! Make sure your child wears their T-shirt, and don't miss Running Club (7:15 on the playground). Come support Principal Ingber showing his fearless school spirit - shaving his head to celebrate our fantastic student participation numbers!
- Friday - Look for a logistics email with information about the schedule, parking, etc.
- Sunday - Get ready to run! Battle face paint? Check. Comfy shoes? Sunscreen? Check. Camelbak? Ok, that's probably not needed. But be prepared for a fun day together at Balboa Park HS.
For more Fun Run details, click
here. Want up-to-the-minute information about our school's fundraising? Check out current fundraising stats
here.
Congratulations to Ms. Endo's class who has taken the lead over Ms. Ginter's class for largest percentage of kids participating in fundraising! And, nice work to Ms. E's class for collecting the most pledges yesterday. See more fundraising stats
here. Let's see those stats move.
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| TONIGHT AT 5:30PM: WORLD TRUST EVENT - COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE |
Join us TONIGHT and gathe
r w
ith f
ellow Miraloma parents and teachers  for a community conversatio
n about race and inequity,
facilitated by World Trust
and featuring clips from the film Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity.
- 5:00pm - Light dinner served; childcare in cafeteria
- 5:30-7:30pm - Parent program in the auditorium
Childcare will be provided in the cafeteria, where kids will be served dinner followed by a movie in the gym. Please pick up at 7:30pm promptly.
Please RSVP HERE if you plan to come (helpful but not required)
Gita Shahani
PTA, VP Programs
programs@miralomasf.com
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| PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING SCHOOL RECORDS |
It's that time of year again when Ms. Mallen is flooded with requests for student records for middle school! This year we're asking parents to help ease the huge amount of time involved with this process. When possible, please:
- Scan the records request form and email as an attachment to sch722@sfusd.edu
- If requesting records be sent to multiple schools, try to submit all requests at one time
- Do not wait until the last minute; it takes time to process the dozens and dozens of requests!
- Please also follow this process when requesting teacher and principal recommendations
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| VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: SNACK PREP HELPERS & THURSDAY BIN CLEANER |
Snack Committee:
The Snack Committee is in need of a twice-a-month Thursday afternoon bin cleaner. Email
snack@miralomasf.com
if you can help out! Volunteers are also needed for Monday and Wednesday snack prep. Anyone is welcome to join the team after morning circle in the garden.
Thanks to Enrollment Fair & School Tour Volunteers: A sincere thanks to the parents and teachers that were able to represent Miraloma for the SFUSD Enrollment Fair.
Additionally, thanks to all the parent volunteers who help with our school tours! The Enrollment Fair and the tours make it clear that we are a very sought-after school!!
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: THIS MONTH AT-A-GLANCE
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Upcoming events and important dates:
- 10/17 (Wed), 5:30-7:30pm - Conversation on Race w/World Trust
- Today through 10/19 - Halloween Costume Drive
- 10/18 (Thu), 11:20am - Early release day (CONFIRMED)
- 10/19 (Fri), 7:15-7:40 - Wear your Fun Run T-shirt and watch Mr. Ingber shaves his head during Running Club!
- 10/21 (Sun), 10am-2pm - Miraloma Fun Run, Balboa H.S.
- 10/26 (Fri), 7:15-7:40am - Running Club
- 10/26 (Fri) - Make Up Picture Day
- 10/31 (Wed), 1:15pm - Halloween Parade
- 11/3 (Fri) - First Friday Coffee + Q&A w/Denman Principal & Students; Running Club
- 11/5 (Mon), 5:30pm - SSC Meeting in the library
- 11/7 (Wed), 6-7:30pm - PTA Meeting
- 11/8 (Thurs), 8-9:20am - School Tour
- 11/9 (Fri), 7:15-7:40am - Running Club
- 11/12 (Mon) - NO SCHOOL (Veteran's Day)
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| HALLOWEEN COSTUME DRIVE: ENDS THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 |
 Please donate your gently used Halloween costumes between now and Friday. They will be shared with kids at Compass Family Services, a non-profit that serves homeless families in the Tenderloin.
You can drop them off at morning circle or at the table labeled "Costume Drive" next to the Lost and Found.
Laney Whitcanack
Community Service committee
service@miralomasf.com |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18: EARLY RELEASE DAY AT 11:20AM |
Early Release Day is tomorrow--Thursday, October 18th. The school day will finish at 11:20 am, and the YMCA/Latchkey after school programs will begin immediately following.
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| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31: HALLOWEEN PARADE |
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This year's Halloween Parade will start at 1:15pm on Wednesday, October 31, at each classroom's Morning Circle spots. The parade will end close to 1:45. Some teachers will dismiss directly from the yard and others will dismiss from classrooms, depending on teacher preference.
Please remember that as per SFUSD policy, no sweets or edible treats are permitted at school - check out our treats and wellness policy on our website.
Additionally, please do not send your students to school in a costume that includes fake weapons or really terrifying/ bloody/ gory costumes that will give our kinder students nightmares. There is a big gray area with halloween costumes, so thanks for erring on the safe and friendly side :)
Adults:
- You are welcome and encouraged to dress up, but please no face masks
- 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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| FRIDAY, NOV 3: FRIDAY COFFEE + Q&A WITH DENMAN STUDENTS & PRINCIPAL |
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For November's First Friday Principal's Chat, we'll have a Q&A with special guests Denman Middle School Principal Lisa Jovick-Berrueta and Denman students that graduated from Miraloma. They will share information about our feeder school and answer questions about their experience.
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**FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES**
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SUPPORT OUR FUN RUN SPONSORS
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Please support the generous sponsors of our Fun Run,
and let them know that you appreciate them supporting our school!
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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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ABSENT / TARDY ONLINE FORM
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SUBMIT THIS ONLINE FORM
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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