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KG/1st Grade Play Structure Donation Day
When? Wed., November 14th
Drop-off (8:15 ~ 8:40)
Where? KG/1st Entrance
What? Make your tax-deductible donation to fund the KG/1st Play Structure
Please make a gift to the K-1st play structure today! Checks payable to Edna Maguire PTA, memo: K/1st Play Structure
For more information, contact: Katrina Kehl (378-9267) or Gary and Suzanne Alpert (388-3815)
THANK YOU!
Edna Spirit Day:
Tuesday, November 20 is Hat Day!
Sponsored by the Edna Maguire Student Council, Edna Spirit Days will encourage our students to show their school spirit. The first Spirit Day is HAT DAY! Students and teachers should wear their favorite hats to school. This can include anything from a favorite baseball cap to crazy hats.
For more information, contact Teacher Coordinator, Teresa Shern (tshern@mvschools.org).
WINTER WONDERLAND OF BOOKS
Book Fair: November 26 – November 30
Book Coffee Talk on Tuesday 11/27 at 9am
We are excited to have the owner of Lafayette Bookstore, Dave Simpson, speaking at our Book Coffee Talk on Tuesday, November 27 at 9:00 am. He is a wonderful speaker and will be telling us his current adult favorites that will be available at the Book Fair. Also speaking will be Edna's librarian, Debra Wiley, to give us her favorite picks for kids for grade levels K-5.
Invite all your Book Club friends! Get ready to buy some holiday presents!
Evening Event on Thursday 11/29: Come see Gennifer Cheldenko, author of Al Capone Does my Shirts; Penny Warner, The Nancy Drew Handbook; Jonathan Kathrein, Don't Fear the Shark; and our very own Deb Luster with her new book, I Am Happy Just the Way I Am. Hours are 5:00 to 8:00.
Safe Routes to Schools: Golden Sneaker Contest
November kicked off the start of Edna's Golden Sneaker Contest. The classes compete for the GS Trophy awarded for the most students walking, biking and carpooling in each of three months (Nov, Jan and March) and overall. The kids really love this contest, so thanks for helping them find ways to participate. If you'd like to reach your neighborhood's SchoolPool organizer for carpooling, email dcole3@sbcglobal.net.
Edna Holiday Shopping Days – Shop to Fundraise for Edna Maguire!
Edna Maguire families and friends will have the opportunity to shop for the holidays while contributing to the Edna Maguire PTA! For more information, contact Mari Allen (allenmari@hotmail.com).
Sports Basement, Presidio Store
Sunday, December 2nd • 3 - 5pm
610 Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129
415.437.0100x6
The store will donate 20% of all proceeds during this shopping period to Edna Maguire. Just mention that you are shopping for Edna Maguire School at the entrance. Shop for ALL sportswear and equipment for your family and yourself!
Lulu Blue, Miller Avenue
Wednesday, December 5th • 6-8:30pm
The store will donate 15% of all proceeds during this shopping period to Edna Maguire. Moms (and dads) are invited for after-hours shopping and refreshments. Bring a friend (but, please, NO KIDS). Note: have your child start a wish list at Lulu Blue before December 5th, and take the guesswork out of shopping!
Steeplechase Pledge Packets Due
Valerie Lindsay, Steeplechase Coordinator, and the entire Steeplechase Committee want to thank Edna's families for their efforts in making the 2007 Steeplechase a fun and successful fundraiser. In the next couple of weeks, a final total of the money raised at this year's event will be publicized. Before an accurate accounting can be completed, we want to give everyone an opportunity to get their pledge packets turned in. Pledge packets were due last Friday, November 2nd, but we are still checking the school office for last minute collections, so please turn those packets in if they are still lingering around your household.
Again, thank you for supporting your PTA's major fundraiser. We couldn't have done it without all of you participating in the classrooms, moving course materials, passing out popsicles, selling post-run food and drink and, of course, being there to cheer your child on!
Prismatic Science/Laser Show – SAVE THE DATE!
1-5 Assembly
Thursday, Dec. 6 • 1:30pm – 2:30pm
All School Family Science/Laser Show Evening Event
Dec. 6 • 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Day time Assembly: American Pride, 1:30-2:30
A perfect blend of pop/rock music and patriotic songs, American Pride features uplifting songs, such as America the Beautiful (Ray Charles), Bless the USA (Lee Greenwood), and Fanfare to the Common Man (Aaron Copland). The program captures the ideals that make our nation great: liberty, diversity, and exploration of the unknown. Laser imagery includes famous national symbols and landmarks, such as the Lincoln Memorial, Mt. Rushmore, and the Statue of Liberty. Great any time of the year, but especially effective around Constitution Day (Sept 17), Veterans Day (Nov 11), Presidents Day (late Feb), Memorial Day (late May), Flag Day (June 14), and Independence Day (July 4).
Evening/Family Night: Winter Wonderland, 6:30-7:30
Brighten-up the dark, gray days of winter with a dazzling laser show. Enjoy a great blend of current pop music along with classic winter titles, such as Let it Snow, Jingle Bell Rock,and Sleigh Ride. The Winter Holiday Celebration is 100% nondenominational – i.e., there are no musical or visual references to Christmas (or Santa Claus), Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, etc. Laser animations consist of surreal winter landscapes, winter sports, and the ever-popular misadventures of Squeaky the Penguin.
If you would like more information please go to the website, www.prismaticmagic.com.
PTA Hot Lunch Thanks from the Hot Lunch Volunteer Coordinator
As an experienced Edna parent, I am thankful not to have to pack lunch everyday.
As PTA Hot Lunch Volunteer Coordinator, I am thankful for our dependable, efficient, first-rate parent volunteers. My co-chairs and PTA Co-Presidents Tracy Ginther, Lisa Church, Katrina Kehl, Mari Allen, and Deb Luster spent valuable time (even over the summer) attending meetings to coordinate this program. It hasn't been easy, and I couldn't ask for better people with whom to work.
Then, there are the thirty or more parents who step up to expedite the daily lunch orders. They volunteer 2 to 4 hours a month and let me schedule them 9 months in advance. Now that's commitment! Thank you to: Annie Asch, Margaret Krivoruchko, Annie Fretes, Tina Taylor, Annie Peters, Dorothy O'Donnell, Kirsten Treais, Janet Fox, Amy Lester, Cate Elsten, Michelle Zimmermann, Dominique Stevens, Steph Ryder, Eileen Immethun, Lisa and Dean Church, and Saor Stetler. We are so lucky at Edna to have your consistent presence.
Appreciation also goes to Christine del Castillo, Neysa Furey Peters, Deb Luster, Karen Stromfield, and Sarah Suloff who have also served lunch these last few months, and agreed to be back-ups. Other willing support came from Marie Cardinal, Nancy Nakae, Kristen Silmore, Debbie Friedman, Julie Kennedy, and Amy Sherman. I apologize if you have volunteered, and your name is not listed — THANK YOU!
Edna is such a great school because of parents like you. I have met interesting, wonderful people, many of whom are as busy as me; giving the school their last spare moments. I couldn't ask for a better group of volunteers.
If you would like to volunteer for one of Edna's largest fundraisers (raising about $12,000 in the first quarter!), please do not hesitate to contact me.
Josie Viscardi, jv64@sbcglobal.net
PTA Hot Lunch Co-chair and Volunteer Coordinator
Kiddo! NEWS:
Donations Needed – Kiddo! Annual Campaign
Kiddo!'s annual campaign for this school year is drawing to a close. With only 54% Kindergarten through 5th grade family participation, we still have a long way to go. Follow-up phone calls will begin soon. Help us save money and volunteer time by making your donation now. Go to www.kiddo.org or call 389-7789. Thank you for putting the exclamation point on your child's education!
Does your company match gifts for charitable contributions? Many companies match a portion or all of their employees' charitable gifts. Check with your human resources department to see if yours is one of them. You could double your donation to Kiddo!
Do you give your annual Kiddo! donation through payroll deduction or United Way? If so, please contact the Kiddo! office at 389-7789 and let us know so we can send you a decal! Sometimes notification from businesses and United Way can be delayed, and we want to thank you for your gift.
Kiddo! happily accepts stock transfers! If you would like to make a donation to Kiddo! by a stock transfer, please contact the office at 389-7789 for more information.
Phonathon
The Kiddo! follow-up phonathon is November 13, 15, 18 and 19! From 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., we will be contacting parents we haven't heard from to let them know their donations are still needed. Please call Robin Moses at 381-5795 or email us at info@kiddo.org if you can join us. Pizza is included!
In January we will be printing a list of all Kiddo! donors in the PTA Newsletters. If you would like to be included, we must receive your gift or payment arrangements by December 31. We will also be printing our stationery that includes the names of our major donors (those who have given $2500 or above for the current school year) soon after. Again, if you would like to be included on this list as well, we need to receive your gift or payment arrangements by December 31. Please call the Kiddo! office at 389-7789 for more information.
eScrip Amnesty
If you have not yet registered with eScrip you can sign up today on line at www.eScrip.com or pick up a Shop-4-Kids form in your school's front office, fill it out, and fax it to Kiddo! at (415) 389-7766.
If you are registered with eScrip but have not yet updated your information for the 2007-2008 school year, it's not too late! The sooner you do, the sooner your shopping will generate dollars for the important programs that Kiddo! supports.
Go to www.eScrip.com and click on "Yes! Renew" to renew your Safeway Club Card and go to "Sign in to my eScrip" to update your credit and debit cards.
Questions??? Call Kiddo! at 389-7789, ext. 3.
Attention Sales and Marketing Types—
Help us Make a Difference!
Kiddo is seeking fresh talent to help re-launch and rejuvenate our annual Business Campaign. Currently the campaign generates approximately $170,000 from local businesses, or about 13% of annual Kiddo! revenues. We're confident we can increase this share through strategic planning and careful account targeting and cultivation.
Our Business Committee is looking for volunteers with sales and marketing experience or aptitude. Each volunteer will work independently as an account manager, but the Committee will meet approximately once a quarter to review overall strategy and results. On average we would not expect the work to exceed more than several hours a month.
Please consider this opportunity to tap your professional skills in a convivial setting and support Kiddo!'s great art and music programs for your kids. For more information, please call Deborah Dilley, Business Committee Co-chair at 871-1122 or contact the Kiddo! office (info@kiddo.org; 389-7789).
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