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SCHOOL NEWS
New PTA Lunch Program Tasting
Revolution Foods will be at Edna Maguire this Wednesday, February 27th, from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m to offer food from the new lunch program for tasting. They will have a tables at the front of the school and near the back parking area. Please come and try their delicious food. Learn more about Revolution Foods. Copies of the Revolution Foods brochure will be available at the tasting.
Edna Maguire Family Dance
Saturday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. is the annual Edna Family Dance charity event. A few of the performers are:
- Greek Wooden Buddha, the classic rock band featuring Edna student Maddy Toy's dad, Tommy
- Chasing Maya, the amazing rock band made up of students ages 9 to 11, including Edna's own Ryan and Reed Felder.
- Edna parent and teacher musicians, singers, and performers, backed by Greek Wooden Buddha. Come see Mrs. Harvey, Mr. Frierson, Mr. Stachon, and many more!
Food Donations to St. Vincent's
The Hot Lunch program is generating a lot of food waste. Extra milk, orange juice, fruit, and bags of carrots are collected every day in the multipurpose room. We fill up to three milk crates every three days with unopened items. Due to the California State Nutritional Guidelines, the full meal option cannot be changed to offer less food, but there is a way that our unwanted food can be donated to help others in need.
The kitchen at St. Vincent's (a shelter in San Rafael) is happy to accept these items for the hundreds of people they serve. We are looking for volunteers to drive the food up to St. Vincent's on one or two days per week. The kitchen is open seven days a week and accepts donations from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is a volunteer effort with lots of flexibility that can benefit so many. If you are interested in helping, contact Katrina Kehl for more details at kkehl@pacbell.net.
Kindergarten Science with Camilla
This month the kindergarteners made ice cream in a ziplock bag. This was a lesson in heat exchange between liquids and solids. They used ice to move heat away from cream and sugar, and presto! Ice cream! The students could easily see the results of the heat exchange by examining the ice (it had liquefied from the heat) and cream (it had solidified when heat was removed). Everyone agreed this was a very tasty lesson. Ask your children how they made it; this experiment is easy to do at home.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
Speaker Event
March 6, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
District Office, 411 Sycamore Ave.
Dr. Claudia Trinklein-Engman will speak about the social and emotional challenges children with learning differences face and how parents can help. Dr. Trinklein-Engman is one of the District's counselors and works with many of our children. Stay tuned for more details.
Great News, the ITAV Website is Up!
Thanks to the dedication of our board, It Takes a Village is launching its website, www.itavmv.org. Please check it out to learn how we can help you and your child. You'll find information about our speaker events (including speaker notes and handouts), parent coffees, and playgroups.
Board Positions Available for 2008-2009
We have several board positions open for the 2008-09 school year. Not only is a board position a great way to give back to our community, it's a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference for your child. Please contact Marianne Shine (389-0168, marianne@bssp.com) or your school representative Lisa Santos (388-1005, lsantos@rightnowconsulting.com) for further information.
Speaker Notes
Many parents have asked for notes from our speaker events. We now have notes of the following events available on our website:
September 27, Dan Phillips: Technology that can help your child read and write
October 18, Pauline Nacamuli, Erin Conklin, and Sarah Stoelting: Reading strategies
November 1, Dr. Virginia Bassi and Janet Miller: Support for families/siblings of children with learning differences
January 17, Stephanie Madrigal: Social thinking
February 7, Karen Seekamp: Organizational strategies
KIDDO!
Kiddo! Art Quote of the Month
"To succeed in today's economy of ideas, students must masterfully use words, images, sounds, and motion to communicate. The arts provide the skills and knowledge students need to develop the creativity and determination necessary for success in today's global information age."
- Arts Education
Creating Student Success
In School, Work, and Life
REMINDERS
Seed Sale
Now is the time to order seeds! Please check out the Edna Garden seed ordering webpage and order terrific seeds from Botanical Interests. You can pass the information along to anyone you know who has a garden. Edna will receive 40 percent of seed sales through that link. So, spread the word and the seeds!
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Camp Night 2008
Thursday, March 6 • 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Strawberry Recreation Center
Don't miss your chance to shop for a summer camp. A large variety of local and out-of-town camps offering day and "away" programs will be represented. Bring your children, talk to camp staff first-hand, and find a camp that's right for you. Questions, call 383-6494.
Edventure More Camp
This summer, Edventure More ("Camp Edmo") will be hosted right next door this year at Ring Mountain Day School. Camp Edmo features fun, hands-on arts, science, recreation, and new animation activities designed by the some of the Bay Area's best kid museums: Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, Zeum, Museum of Children's Art, and the YMCA. Healthy lunch is included every day, and extended care is offered from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Edna Maguire fourth and fifth grade parents may also want to look into Edventure Tech, a digital media arts camp for kids entering fifth through ninth grades. Edventure Tech features digital movie making, 2-D comic and 3-D clay animation, and digital music programs designed in partnership with Zeum and the Bay Area Video Coalition. Edventure Tech is located at Kent Middle School in Kentfield.
Weekly sessions start June 23. Spaces are limited! Call (415) 731-MORE or visit www.edventuremore.com or www.edventuretech.com for more information.
Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary Upcoming Events
Native Plant Walk on Saturday, March 1st, 10:00 a.m. to noon
Blackie's Pasture Work Day on Saturday, March 8th, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Wildflower Walk on Saturday, March 15th, 10:00 a.m. to noon
For more information, go to http://richardsonbay.audubon.org or call 388-2524. | 
