DRAGON DIGEST
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| TRAFFIC REMINDER: PLEASE BE MINDFUL AT PICK UP AND DROP OFF |
Our neighbors have noticed that school is back in session and a few of them
have asked us to remind parents to keep calm and observe traffic/speed laws when driving near Miraloma.
Remember:
- Park legally and only in spaces that your car COMPLETELY fits. Nobody wants to find their driveway blocked when they attempt to leave.
- 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).
- Observe traffic laws/stop signs and consider leaving five minutes earlier so that you can make it to school (relatively) unharried and stress free.
Noah Ingber, Principal
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IMPORTANT: MULTIPURPOSE FAMILY INCOME FORM
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ALL FAMILIES:
Please submit the Multipurpose Family Income Form at your earliest convenience, even if you're just indicating "not interested." The expectation is that 100% of our school has an application turned in as the family income information collected is a requirement for SFUSD.
You only need to fill out one application per family.
STEPS FOR SUBMITTING THE MULTIPURPOSE FAMILY INCOME FORM
- Go to SchoolCafe.com
- Do NOT click on the "Add a student" or the "Make a payment" buttons. These are for middle/high school families that use SchoolCafe.com for meal pre-payment; Miraloma families are still using mypaymentsplus.com for this. These buttons will not allow you to enter your student, as Miraloma is not listed on the drop down menu.
- If you have an existing account but can't remember your info, click on "Forgot Login" or "Forgot Password" to retrieve your info.
- Click on the "Apply for Benefits" or "Apply for Free/Reduced Benefits" button.
- Follow the prompts. You will get to another "Add a student" button that will work. Miraloma is listed and will allow you to register your child.
- You will see a series of 5 questions. Note that if you are not interested in free/reduced lunch, check "Yes" when asked "Do you want to Decline Benefits?". This is question #4 out of 5.
- Follow the rest of the prompts and you are done. You will see an image of a paper form on your screen. You may download it for future reference.
REGARDING MEAL PAYMENTS:
To pay for your student's school meals at Miraloma, please go to
MyPaymentsPlus.com and submit payment. If your child pays full price for breakfast and lunch meals, you have the option to pay for meals one day at a time or to purchase several meals ahead of time.
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Noah Ingber, Principal
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IMPORTANT NOTE: EMERGENCY CARDS
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Remember: Don't forget to list everyone you feel should be authorized to pick up your child on your Emergency Form. You can access these forms in the main office!
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| REMINDER: 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 *STILL NEEDED* |
We still need bin cleaners on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY. Timing is flexible! Bins can be collected and cleaned anytime, from after 10am snack to the evening. You can also share this job (e.g. clean bins every other week, alternating with another volunteer).
**We also need volunteers right after THURS and FRI morning circle to set 19 snack bins from the snack fridge onto the snack cart. It takes exactly 2.5 minutes (hee hee)! We'll just need one parent for each day.
Snack Committee
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| VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: GYM DECALS |
Do you have an hour to spare this Thursday, August 30th at 4pm to help Ms. Matarazzo hang some large decals in the Miraloma gym? She needs the assistance of three handy people. If you're available to help, please contact
volunteer@miralomasf.com.
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THURSDAY, SEPT 6: POTLUCK FOR YMCA FAMILIES 5-7:30PM
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Attention all YMCA after school families!
Join us for a potluck next Thursday, September 6 from 5:30-7 pm. Come mingle with other families, meet the staff, and learn more about the after school program. Please sign up to bring something delicious to share at the sign-out tables!
Jamell Bailey
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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.
Noah Ingber, Principal
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| WEDNESDAY, SEPT 26: PTA GENERAL MEETING AND VOLUNTEER FAIR 6-7:30PM |
Join the PTA Board and Mr. Ingber for the first PTA meeting of the school year and a Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, Sept 26 from 6-7:30 pm in the Cafeteria. Learn more about each Committee and all the volunteering opportunities at Miraloma and get ready to jump in. Both the meeting and fair are excellent ways to get involved and have fun making our school great!
***Childcare and pizza will be provided by the PTA!***
And don't forget to sign up or renew your
PTA Membership
; renewals
are required EACH school year. Did you know there are good discounts and offers to be had with your membership?
Learn more!
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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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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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