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Congratulations To The Mustangs On The Move
The Edna Maguire Mustangs have galloped their way to an amazing Steeplechase finish. We beat our goal and raised a remarkable $113,011 for the 2008-09 school year! Nearly 90 percent of Edna families donated to this year's Steeplechase and Rooms B, Room D, Room 3, Room 4, Room 13, Room 15, and Room 20 all reached 100-percent participation. Thank you Edna Maguire students, teachers, and parents for making Steeplechase so successful! We couldn't have done it without your enthusiasm, support and incredible generosity.
We would also like to give a BIG THANK YOU to the following people for the extra time and effort they put into this event: Lisa Zimmer, Leslie Fielder, Katrina Kehl, Janie Karp, Jennifer Oreste, Justine Whitehead, Janet Fox, Stirling Somers, Deb Luster, Julie McCrady, Julia Evans, Jeannine Berman, Sean Norton, Mari Allen, Kathy Bishop, Margaret Krivoruchko, Barb Gerraty, Leslie Lewczyk, Rob Thomure, Cheryl Page, Andrea Von Reuben, and Rik Barr.
Your money will be spent on teacher and grade-specific projects, classroom supplies, and programs such as Family Math Night, Next Generation eco-education, writing and poetry workshops, Life Lab Science curriculum. In addition, we can now purchase at least 30 new laptop computers to be used by all the children of Edna Maguire this year!
Book Fair Week Is Here!
Monday through Thursday of this week, the Book Fair will be open from 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. On Tuesday morning at 8:45, join us for snacks and Dave's Book Chat from the owner of Lafayette Books. Immediately following, librarian Lisa Monge will share her recommendations for new children's books. On Thursday, join us for the Evening Cafe from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and enjoy dining with friends before going to the Book Fair. The Fair will remain open until 8:00 that evening. Authors Andrea Gosline (The Happiness Tree), Ben Boos (Swords), and Kathryn Otoshi (One) will be on hand to sign books.
Raffle tickets will be sold daily for a variety of prizes. The drawing will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
You will also be able to order books online at the Book Fair Evening Event. Bring your address book and order for your family and friends for the holidays! You'll be able to designate the date of delivery, add a card, and even request gift wrapping. What could be easier?
All proceeds from our Book Fair benefit our school library.
Reminder: Book Drive This Week
Edna Maguire School and Girl Scout Troop #31810 are holding a
children's book drive during this week's Book Fair. Please have your child bring one outgrown or no-longer wanted book to class by Thursday, November 20th. Our goal is 100-percent participation!
You can bring additional new and gently used children's books to the multipurpose room during the Book Fair, where we'll have collection bins. These books will benefit the Children's Book Project and be distributed to homeless shelters and daycare centers, which have a great need for books. Remember, books are gifts that can be opened again and again!
Recycle Your Electronic Waste and
Support Edna too!
In conjunction with our "Mustangs Going Green" Book Fair, Edna is hosting an electronics waste recycling drive. On Saturday, November 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. you can bring your eWaste to the front of the school and it will be recycled in a responsible manner by C&T Recycling.
Items to recycle for free include: TVs, monitors, laptops, flat screens, cell phones, and ink jet cartridges. Items to recycle for a $5 fee include: CPUs, telephones, printers, copiers, DVD players, fax machines, VCRs , stereos, and video games. Please make checks out to Edna Maguire PTA.
The more eWaste we collect, the more money will be donated to Edna Maguire. If you have larger items or cannot make the event, other arrangements can be made. Please spread the word to your friends, neighbors, and businesses. This event is open to the entire community. Questions, please contact Katrina Kehl at kkehl@pacbell.net.
Garden Workday Success
At the garden workday last Saturday, our dedicated crew moved woodchips from our back pile to the dirt pathways to prepare the garden for the winter rains ahead, planted a bag of donated daffodil bulbs around the garden for a nice surprise in the spring, pulled the last of the summer squash from one of the raised beds and amended it for winter planting, and weeded the front area around the roses. Whole Foods sponsored the workday by donating bagels and cream cheese, scones, lots of yummy cookies, orange juice, and coffee. Thanks to Jill Anderson, Barbara Bleckman, the Bloom family, the Citroen family, the Dunne family, the Figuierinhas family, the Ross family and everyone else for a wonderful volunteer effort.
Did You Know?
Our very own Edna Maguire website is YOUR go-to for up-to-date information on ALL THINGS EDNA! A Google school calendar with important dates and events, class websites, the Pony Express and the latest school news, online hot lunch ordering, official flyers and forms, great photos, PTA agendas and minutes, and much, much more!
Did you know you that from our website you can directly link to helpful library information and homework help? Find out about our school's emergency plan. Check out the latest on our fabulous garden. Read helpful nutrition and wellness ideas. Link to the District website, Kiddo!, the special education PTA, and even the Community Center!
A special thank you to Linda Dunne, our amazing webmaster, Lauren Snell, our incredible Pony editor, Sandra Gunther, our calendar updater, and Jason Snell and Mike Bishop for their tireless efforts. Because of them, and our many other terrific volunteers and contributors, you'll never have to miss an Edna event or say "I didn't know about that!"
Thank You Lunch Ladies!
We have a wonderful group of PTA Hot Lunch Volunteers who give an hour or two each month to help keep our lunch partnership with Revolution Foods going! It is a lot of work, but approximately one-quarter of PTA funds are derived from this valuable program.
Lisa Church coordinates orders for each week and Kathy Sonderby and Katrina Kehl troubleshoot and attend meetings. Josie Viscardi does a beautiful job of coordinating all the volunteers. A special thanks to Margaret Krivoruchko, Tracy Ginther, Janet Fox, Kirsten Treais, Michelle Zimmermann, Shaila de Leede, Tina Taylor, Dominique Stevens, Dorothy O'Donnell, and Annie Peters, who apparently signed up for life and have given years of assistance.
New this year: Tina Zachariou, Colleen Madden, and what would we do without Ashia Yacoobali? Thank you also to Suzanne Diliberto and Nancy Bernstein for recently stepping up to the crates. We could not have gotten through September and October without Christine del Castillo and Margot Bishop. It is a busy hour to fill, but we appreciate all the hard work!
Our apologies if we missed anyone – this is a huge program.
Terrific Tuesday November 18th at Pizza Antica
Want a night off from cooking and doing the dishes? Meet your friends for a delicious dinner and support Edna Maguire.
On Tuesday, November 18th, Pizza Antica in Strawberry Village will donate 20 percent of your dining bill to our school. Just tell your waiter you are with our school and be sure to write Edna Maguire on your restaurant bill.
It's that simple! The more you eat, the more we make!
Make Cards for the Homeless
Warm Wishes is a local organization that supplies more than 5,000 pre-packed fanny packs (gloves, hats, socks, rain poncho) to help keep the homeless warm this winter. They would like to include holiday cards drawn and signed by students with each pack. We are hoping to contribute 500 cards to this project. Here is how your child can contribute:
- Make a card or cards with crayons or colored pencils only (NO markers, NO glitter, NO stickers)
- Sign the card "Warm Wishes! Love, Johnny" (must say "warm wishes" and the child's first name only)
Please place your child's cards in the Warm Wishes envelope in the office by Monday, December 1st.
FREE Parenting Conference
Sponsored by Tamalpais High School PTSA and Mill Valley Middle School PTSA
Join us on November 22, as we examine the "High Stakes," "High Stress" world in which our teens live. View the informational webpage.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
MV Girls Softball 2009 Registration is Here
Calling all girls from kindergarten through eighth grade for spring softball! Online registration is now open. We had a great season last year and hope to have even more girls playing in 2009. See www.millvalleygirlssoftball.org for details and our nifty new video.
Upcoming Events at the Richardson Bay
Audubon Center & Sanctuary
NEW: Nature of the Bay Lecture Series
Thursday, November 20th, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Please join in on our new Richardson Bay Audubon Nature of the Bay lecture series. Our next talk will be led by Chela Zabin, Researcher, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, on "Native Oysters in San Francisco Bay: Current Status and Restoration Efforts."The lecture series will be held on the third Thursday of each month through March, coinciding with closing the bay to all boat traffic. Come and learn about all the wildlife that will be using the bay while we are not! RSVP: 388-2524.
Welcome Winter Birds
Sunday, November 23rd, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Once again many birds have come back to the Bay looking for refuge from the cold north. Come learn about the life and times of these feathery travelers as we welcome them back to their winter homes. Cost: $10 adult / $5 child. RSVP: 388-2524
Green Gifting
Saturday, December 6th, 10:00 a.m. to noon
Make the holidays a little brighter and the Earth a little greener by creating gifts from recyclable materials. Appropriate for all ages. Cost: $15 per participant. RSVP: 388-2524 |
