DRAGON DIGEST
September 26, 2018   |   Vol. 337
**SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS**
TONIGHT: PTA GENERAL MEETING IN CAFETERIA, 6PM
Join the PTA Board 
and Mr. Ingber for the first PTA meeting of the school year on Wednesday, Sept 26 from 6-7:30pm in the Cafeteria. The discussion topic will be "Social and Emotional Learning at Miraloma" led by Principal Ingber, Ms. Huang, Ms. Kitsuda, and our new RTIF teacher, Mr. Adams.

Childcare and pizza will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Meeting Agenda:
1. Miraloma PTA Budget Overview and Financial Housekeeping
2. Feed the Dragon Annual Fund Campaign
3. Social and Emotional Learning at Miraloma
4. PTA Committees Overview and Open Positions
5. Q&A with Principal Ingber

Linda Cheu
PTA President 

TODAY: DEADLINE TO ORDER FUN RUN T-SHIRTS!
Back at ground control, there is a problem. Go to rockets full!  As of press time, we have orders for only 52% of Miraloma students, and the T-Shirt deadline is TODAY.  T-Shirts put the Fun in the Fun Run, and kids love wearing them on race day. The t-shirts are free for students so there's no reason to miss out! (donations to cover the T-Shirt costs are also accepted).

  • Bragging rights this week go to the FIRST GRADE, with 77% of students registered! 
  • Registration by Class:
Kindergarten: 57% 
1st Grade:       77%
2nd Grade:     47%
3rd Grade:     53%
4th Grade:     43%
5th Grade:     47%

For more  Fun Run details, click  here.  

Mary Szczepanik  & Kathleen Toben
Fun Run Committee Co-Chairs

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28: DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC)
S SC  will be holding elections in the coming weeks so please consider nominating yourself TODAY! The SSC  is a unique venue where teachers and parents come together to talk about how our school priorities an d b udget align. The SSC acts as an advisory committee for the principal and gets to analyze school data, discuss the challenges our school faces and support the school as we try to realize Miraloma's mission and vision. 

Meetings are usually held once a month on Mondays from 5:30-6:30pm.

Here is our tentative election timeline:
  • Nominate NOW! -- Link to SSC Nomination form
  • 9/28: Nominations due online or via paper form in the school office
  • 10/1: Ballots made available in the school office
  • 10/5: DEADLINE to vote-- all ballots due to school office by 2pm
  • 10/10: SSC election results announced in Dragon Digest
  • 10/15: First SSC meeting with new SSC group

THE DRAGON IS HUNGRY!! ANNUAL FUND GIVING
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Annual Fund campaign for the 
school. If you haven't contributed yet, no worries. This week is a great  time to do just that!

Here are just some of the things that would not be possible without your donations--a full-time PE teacher, literacy specialists, social worker, teacher classroom stipends, community events, field trips and much, much more.

Online giving is easy and secure - click here to use PayPal or a credit card. Also, consider choosing a monthly donation to allow your gift to have a bigger impact over time.

Thank you in advance for your support. It makes a real difference for our children and our greater school community. 

Karen Gordon
VP, Fundraising

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: SCHOOL TOURS, ENROLLMENT FAIR & CHICKENS
We are requesting parent volunteers to help out and chat with prospective families at our monthly school tours and the annual SFUSD Enrollment Fair:

School Tours:  Sign up here  to assist with one or more Miraloma school tours. 
  • First tour is on Thursday, October 4 from 8:00-9:20am 
  • Learn more about the Miraloma self-guided tour here
  • Contact: Sapna Satagopan & Julia Hwang, tours@miralomasf.com
Enrollment Fair:   Sign up here  to help out at the Miraloma table during the  SFUSD Enrollment Fair.
  • Fair is on Saturday, October 13 from 9:00am-2:00pm
  • Location: John O'Connell High School (2355 Folsom Street)
Chickens: o ur lovely  Miraloma chickens  need volunteers to care for and feed them.  Please contact us if you're interested in helping out or learning more.

Brigitta Doughterty
Volunteer Coordinator

SIGN UP FOR SMS TEXT MESSAGING FROM MIRALOMA
If you would like to receive SMS text alerts from Miraloma, including Early Release Day reminders, text "YES" to 67587 from your cell phone (must be a phone number on record with SFUSD). You can opt-out any time by replying "STOP" to any message or "HELP" if you need assistance. Learn more about SFUSD school communications here. 

Note: Your privacy is important - your information will not be sold or provided to third parties.

**UPCOMING EVENTS**
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: THE NEXT MONTH AT-A-GLANCE
Upcoming events and important dates:
  • 9/26 (Wed), 6-7:30pm -- PTA General Meeting 
  • 9/26 (Wed) -- Deadline to order Fun Run T-shirts
  • 9/27 (Thu) -- Picture Day
  • 9/28 (Fri), 7:15-7:40am -- Running Club (every Friday)
  • 9/28 (Fri) -- SSC Nomination Forms due
  • 10/1 (Mon) -- SSC Ballots available in main office
  • 10/4 (Thurs) -- 8:00-9:20am -- First School Tour
  • 10/4 (Thurs) -- YMCA Aftercare early dismissal--pick up by 5:30!
  • 10/5 (Fri) -- First Friday Coffee; SSC ballots due to office at 2pm; Running Club
  • 10/8 (Mon) -- NO SCHOOL (Indigenous Peoples Day)
  • 10/10 (Wed), 7:20am -- Walk n' Roll to School Day (meet at Starbucks on Portola)
  • 10/13 (Sat), 9am-2pm--SFUSD Enrollment Fair, John O'Connell H.S. 
  • 10/15 (Mon), 5:30-6:30pm -- SSC meeting in Library
  • 10/17 (Wed), 5:30-7:30pm -- Parent Speaker Series: Conversation on Race w/World Trust 
  • 10/18 (Thur), 11:20am -- Early release day (STILL TENTATIVE)
  • 10/21 (Sun), 10am-2pm -- Miraloma Fun Run,  Balboa Park H.S.
Want to know what else is coming up? Check out the School Calendar .

TOMORROW - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27: PICTURE DAY
Smile you're on camera! Miraloma will have Picture Day on Thursday, September 27, during the school day. Remind your students to be prepared to show their pearly whites. 

If you order online, not only will you help save teachers from extra paperwork but you'll also receive a coupon for a free 8x8" Shutterfly photo book. Paper order forms can also be turned in on Picture Day along with payment. Our Picture Day ID with Lifetouch is BY417527Q0. 

Make-up Picture Day: Wednesday, October 26th.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4: EARLY DISMISSAL FOR YMCA STUDENTS
The YMCA Aftercare program will dismiss early due to a mandatory staff training. The last pick-up will be 5:30 pm. Thank you in advance.

Jamell Bailey
jbailey@ymcasf.net

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5: FIRST FRIDAY COFFEE
On Friday, October 5, we will have our monthly First Friday Coffee at 8:00 am just outside the cafeteria. Come early for Running Club (7:15-7:40am) and reward yourself with a cup of coffee and breakfast treats. As always, your store-bought or homemade donations are much appreciated.

Hospitality Committee
hospitality@miralomasf.com

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17: SPEAKER SERIES -- CONVERSATION ON RACE with WORLD TRUST
Miraloma strives to be an inclusive and equitable school, and yet, we can always do better. 
Join us for a community conversation about race and inequity, facilitated by World Trust and featuring the film Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity

Gather with fellow Miraloma parents and teachers to gain a practical framework for understanding one of the most urgent issues of our and our children's time; this is designed to create positive dialogue and build skills for continuing a school-wide conversation. 

Childcare and light dinner will be provided.

World Trust is a non-profit social justice organization that provides deep learning, tools and resources for people interested in tackling unconscious bias and systemic racial inequity in their workplace, community and in their lives. World Trust's skilled facilitators have led break-through dialogs for major corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations nationwide.

Gita Shahani
PTA, VP Programs
pta@miralomasf.com

**FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES**
SUPPORT OUR FUN RUN SPONSORS
Please support the generous sponsors of our Fun Run,
and let them know that you appreciate them supporting our school!

See all Fun Run Sponsors                              Learn About Sponsorship

EARN $ FOR MIRALOMA WITH EVERY DAY PURCHASES
(Bookmark the link on your computer and phone to make it even easier.)
Sign up for the  "Basementeers" program for 10% off plus 10% back to our school!



Get a Mollie Stone's Community Card - up to 5% of your purchases will be donated to Miraloma!
**HELPFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES**
ABSENT / TARDY ONLINE FORM
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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SCHOOL MEALS

MIRALOMA
AFTER SCHOOL CONTACTS
YMCA Site Coordinator:  Angelina Quintana,  415-690-6403
SF REC & PARK Site Coordinator:  Rich Ibarra, 415-337-4704 
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FLYER & DISTRICT NOTICES
Safe Routes to School  - information guide on walking, biking, taking transit, and carpooling
SF Kindergarten to College Program
FREE Muni Passes for Low/Middle Income Youth
San Francisco Public Library Fine Forgiveness
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