DRAGON DIGEST 325
April 25, 2018

DEADLINE TO ORDER IS MAY 1!
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DEADLINE APPROACHING: ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK
Next Tuesday, May 1 is the last day to purchase your Miraloma Elementary School yearbook -- and what a year it has been! This year, please order directly online through TreeRing. Here are a few reasons we chose TreeRing:
  • TreeRing plants a tree in our school's name when you purchase a book.
  • All yearbooks are gorgeously printed in full color on recycled paper.
  • Ease of purchasing online or via iPhone/Android apps
PLEASE NOTE:
  • Sign up your student to make an account on TreeRing.
  • Your yearbook only costs $24.00.
If you would like to donate a yearbook to staff, please create a separate student, named "Donate Yearbook" and add as another student to your purchase list.

Get started today!

Danica Gittelman and Ryan Silvers, Yearbook Leads
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ASAP: Teacher Luncheon
REPLACEMENT TEACHER APPRECIATION LEAD NEEDED!

The annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon is fast approaching (May 17th) and our current Teacher Appreciation Committee Lead is in need of a replacement or two for next year. The new lead(s) would train with the current lead on the upcoming teacher luncheon in preparation for next year.

Immediate needs would be to connect with the current lead on planning, shopping, and organizing. You would need to be available on May 17th from drop-off until about 3:30pm. 

Please contact me if you're interested or would like more information.

-Brigitta Dougherty, Volunteer Committee Chair
volunteer@miralomasf.com
COMING UP
APR 26: MIDDLE GRADES REDESIGN CONVERSATION
Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco will host our Annual General Meeting on the topic of Middle Grades Redesign. 

Future middle school families are invited to participate in a conversation with SFUSD leaders around upcoming changes to the middle school experience (not related to the feeder system). With remarks from special guest, SFUSD Superintendent of Schools, and SFUSD alumnus, Dr. Vincent Matthews. Light refreshments, a kid zone, and interpretation will be provided.

When: Thursday, April 26, 5:45pm-8pm.
Where: Mission High School, 3750 18th Street San Francisco, CA, 94114

RSVP here

Robin Dutton-Cookston
Parents for Public Schools San Francisco
APR 27: SFUSD SURVEY DUE
SFUSD has extended the deadline to this Friday, April 27. There will be no further extensions.

It is is very important for someone from each family to complete this survey!

More details:
  • The Culture and Climate Survey is part of SFUSD's accountability system and is one metric used to evaluate our school.
  • Parents with multiple children at Miraloma should fill out one survey for each child. If you have children in another SFUSD school, you should fill out a survey at that school as well. 
  • It is very important that we get as many of our families to respond as possible so that we have data that truly represents the whole school and not just a few people. Everyone's voice is important!
  • The survey is available online and is translated into Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Arabic.
  • The survey will not be used in staff or teacher evaluations.
  • This survey will be anonymous. We will track how many families have completed the survey, but we will not know what any individual says on any question.
Thank you to everyone for helping to promote survey completion!

-Noah Ingber, Principal

APR 27: RAINBOW PRIDE DAY AT MIRALOMA!
Join in the celebration! Each grade level will wear a different color to celebrate the day: K- Orange, 1- Yellow, 2- Green, 3- Blue, 4- Purple, 5- Red. SFUSD celebrates Pride in the month of April every year, read more here.

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR STUDENT: We have a box in the office where students can drop off a few sentences with the sentence starter, "I am proud of..." and the lucky few winners will get to share at Morning Circle on 4/27. 
APRIL & MAY: SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS
Testing for our 3rd, 4th & 5th graders begins next week! It will go from Monday, April 30th through Friday, June 1st. Testing schedules are different for every class, but students will generally test for about 45-60 minutes at a time, 1 to 4 days a week for that five-week period. Please make sure 3rd - 5th graders are in school during this period of time. You can read more about our state test here.

Noah Ingber, Principal

principal@miralomasf.com
MAY 2: WELCOME TO DENMAN!
5:30-7:00 pm: Three Act History Night & Ice Cream Social

I
ncoming families are invited to our first ever three act History Night and Ice Cream Social! You will enjoy student performances, a Scavenger Hunt and Hamilton. The event takes place in the Auditorium.

Questions? Contact us at  Denman PTSA
president@denmanptsa.com
SPRINGFEST: THANK YOU!

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate Spring Festival on Sunday! Our deepest thanks go to our rock star volunteers, without whom we couldn't do it. Special thanks to Harini, Maya, Graham, Laney, Mary, Sarah, Jae, Dan, Kelly and Mark. Unending thanks to our fantastic Dad's Grill - Juan, Dirk, and Sadie, as well as to the bake sale crew - headed by Christy. This year, a number of Miraloma students-current and alumni-also stepped up to help. We absolutely relied on: Isaac, Otto, Jamieson, Gabe, Sofia, Emi, and Keo. Awad and Sahar donated delicious pizzas from Hole In the Wall Pizza. Our community is stronger together.  Well done!

-Ramona Pedersen & Ryan Silvers, Springfest Chairs
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