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Family Science Night – Wizard's Lab
This Thursday, December 3rd is Family Science Night at Edna Maguire. Come any time between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. to the multipurpose room for a real treat.
A ball floats and spins in midair, fingers pass through a seemingly solid object, words whispered into a metal can are heard more than 10 feet away — these are just a few of the weird and wondrous hands-on exhibits found in the Wizard's Lab! As "science wizards," students explore the almost magical properties of matter and energy, participate in high-voltage and subzero experiments, and figure out how things really work in the fun-, fact-, and phenomenon-filled world of physics!
This event is hands-on, Open House style, and appropriate for K-5.
Book Fair Thanks
Thank you to the Edna Maguire community for supporting the Book Fair. Our school library will receive 20% of the proceeds from book sales and 100% of the raffle ticket sales. We raised about $6,000 through Lafayette Book Store sales, and about $745 in raffle ticket sales. After expenses, the Book Fair made about $6,400! Very good news! Huge thanks to all our volunteers!
A very special thank you to Committee Co-chairs Mari Allen, Jessica Ryan, and Christine Freda, who worked tirelessly to make this such a beloved event and amazing success!
Decorators: Lauren Snell, Josie Viscardi, Lynne Henderson, Atlanta Heidhues, Kristin Silmore, Corinne Fulles, Stephanie Philipp, Jennifer Miller, Annemarie Coen, and Mari Allen.
Book unloaders: Janet Fox, Haywood Bowser, Sean Norton, Susie Drysdale, Tina Taylor, Eric Schreiber, Carolyn Preis, Karen Olson, Ann Riley, Katrina Knudsen, Deborah Huber, Annie Asch, Kristin Silmore, Jodi Bricker, Mari Allen, Christine Freda, and Jessica Ryan.
Set-up help on Veterans' Day: Robert Zimmermann, Sean Norton, Lynne Henderson, Tawnya Napoli, Susie Drysdale, Jessica Ryan, Mari Allen, and Christine Freda.
Teacher preview hosts: Deena Grady Berger and Jennifer Hollander.
Book chat hosts: Kristin Silmore and Corinne Fulles.
Raffle donors: Lisa Zimmer, Christine Freda, Deb Luster, Tina Taylor, Jennifer Miller, Revolution Foods, and Mari Allen.
Book sellers: Mike Mason, Rebecca Heitz, Lynnann Lazzareschi, Carolyn Preis, Jeanne Johnson, Jennifer Hollander, Diana Parker, Karen Olson, Shannon Constant, Deena Grady Berger, Cathy Wilmoth, Dawn Davis, Janie Karp, Laura Spence, Josie Viscardi, Deborah Huber, Deb Luster, Ann Riley, Annie Asch, Joung Yoon, Cheryl Reiss, Tina Taylor, Lauren Snell, Annemarie Coen, Caryn Johnson, Katrina Kehl, Margot Bishop, Stephanie Philipp, Ann Mason, Merrie Jaffe, Susie Drysdale, Kristin Silmore, Libby Tipton, Tawnya Napoli, Lynne Henderson, Atlanta Heidhues, Don Reed, Melanie Wice, Jill Dimaio, Debbie Friedman, Janet Fox, Christine Freda, Jessica Ryan, Mari Allen, and Kathy Bishop.
Clean-up help: Susie Drysdale, Josie Viscardi, Janet Fox, Bethany Conybeare, Sean Norton, Carolyn Preis, Karen Olson, Katrina Kehl, Annemarie Coen, Christine Freda, Jessica Ryan, and Mari Allen.
Student assistants: Tessa Wimmer, Brooke Wimmer, Maddie Pratt, Brianna Kennedy, Sarah Asch, Ella Bricker, Natalie Bricker, and Fiona Norton.
Our Book Fair orphans and right-hand kids: Cate, Elise, and Patrick Ryan; Kate, James, and Gavin Freda; and Mika, Lucy, and Thomas Allen.
Book Fair Café Thanks
This year's Book Fair Café was a terrific success! We could not have pulled this off without the amazing effort, creativity and support of Josie Viscardi and all the Café volunteers:
Set up: Maggie del Castillo, Courtney Wimmer, and Josie, Gianluca, Gianpaolo, and Lucy Viscardi.
Food servers: Marcia Meyers, Teresa Baradaran, Libby Brockhoff, Negissa Araghi, Courtney Wimmer, Libby Brockhoff, Lisa Barnes, Leslie Meyers, Micaela Breber, Jose del Castillo, and Josie Viscardi.
Salad fixings donated by Marcia Meyers, Annie Fretes, Lisa Barnes, Leslie Meyers, Teresa Baradaran, Libby Brockhoff, Micaela Breber Lynann, Courtney Wimmer, Negissa Araghi, and Jose del Castillo.
Coffee and desserts donated by Negissa and Jason Araghi of Green Beans Coffee, Frosting Bake Shop, and brownies by Linda Berlinger, Deb Luster and Nicole Ferguson.
Cashiers: Leslie Lewczyk, Shaila De Leede, and our teenage community volunteers at the dessert table: Nicolaj Jensen and Julian del Castillo.
Finally, thank you Christine del Castillo for your tireless effort and leadership in putting this all together.
Hot Lunch Update
Check out new hot lunch menu items this month from Revolution Foods, which offers affordable, healthy, and often organic options for school lunch. Lasagna and soup are now available, and pasta is always popular on a cold day! Thank you for supporting this terrific program. A percentage of the profits benefit the PTA and your kids receive a healthy lunch!
If your children order lunch only occasionally, please remind them of the days they are to receive lunch. Our printed reports are divided by class only for kindergarten and first grades; older kids pick up their own lunches in the multipurpose room. The new, more simplified menu makes volunteering easier than ever. We are looking for volunteers every other Monday or Tuesday.
Toys for Tots
In keeping with tradition, Edna Maguire is sponsoring a toy drive for the holiday season. This year we are collaborating with Toys for Tots. We ask that Edna Maguire families donate one or more unwrapped toys for children between the ages of 2 and 14. The donations barrels in the front office will remain until Monday, December 16th.
As a reminder, the gifts need to be New, Unopened and Unwrapped. Any donation is welcome, but please consider two age categories that are often overlooked: infants and preteens. No teddy bears, please. For more information, contact Erin Griffis.
Marin Food Bank
The Edna Maguire office also has two donation boxes for the Marin Food Bank in the front office. Please donate cans or boxes of the non-perishable items needed most. Thank you!
Amazon.com Gives 10% to Edna Maguire
Just in time for the holidays, reward your family, friends, and Edna Maguire by shopping at Amazon.com through this link. Edna Maguire can earn up to 10 percent of every purchase made at Amazon.com, including products sold through Amazon by other companies. Access the link from this newsletter or from the Edna Maguire homepage, then start shopping – it's that easy!
Please bookmark this link in your browser and pass it on to friends and family. What better way to holiday shop and raise money for our students?
Book Passage Gives 5% Back
Did you forget to make some book purchases at the Book Fair? Now you have another opportunity to buy books, support a local store, and give back to Edna Maguire. Just by saying "Edna Maguire School" at the register, Book Passage in Corte Madera (and the San Francisco Ferry Building!) will give 5 percent of all purchases to our school library. Questions? Contact Mari Allen.
Next FOG Meeting
December's Friends of the Garden meeting is this Tuesday, December 1st at 8:00 a.m. with teachers and from 8:35 to 9:00 with parents who cannot come earlier. Please join us in the garden to discuss the upcoming Garden Work Day, future garden projects, and more.
Second Grade Sponsored Garden Work Day - December 5th
December's Garden Workday is Saturday, December 5th from 9:00 a.m. to noon and is being sponsored by the second grade. Everyone is welcome but we hope second graders and their parents make an extra effort to come out and support the garden. Everyone is encouraged to participate; no gardening experience is necessary. Whole Foods will provide refreshments and breakfast snacks. Questions, contact Saor Stetler.
Curb Appeal, December 5th
The Beautification Committee invites you to help Edna get ready for winter this Saturday, December 5th, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at our annual Winter Beautification Day, sponsored by the first grade. All big and little hands are welcome – there are jobs for everyone. Contact Laura Figueirinhas for more information.
Box Tops for Education
Yes, Edna Maguire collects Box Tops! And you can help! Just look for the bright pink label on a variety of products, including Gogurt, Bisquick, Gold Medal Flour, Cheerios, Pull-ups, and a variety of other General Mills, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, and Betty Crocker products. Clip the pink coupons from boxes and turn them in to the school office, where we will collect and send them in for cash. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents and they add up quickly – especially if every family is on the hunt for these treasures!
Kiddo!
Donations Needed – Kiddo! Annual Campaign
Thank you to everyone who has already donated to Kiddo!'s Annual Campaign. To date we have received $1,137,000 with another $400,000 in pledges! This means we are close, with just $63,000 left to raise. If you haven't yet made your donation, it's not too late. Please make your donation today at www.kiddo.org [link] or sign up for a payment plan by calling the Kiddo! office (389-7794). Thanks to all the families who have already made their donations to keep our students enjoying the art, music, drama, poetry and technology that your contributions make possible!
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 31st. We will also be printing our stationery that includes the names of our Honor Roll Donors, who have given $3,000 or more for the current school year. Again, if you would like to be included on this list as well, we need to receive your gift or payment arrangements by December 31st. Please call the Kiddo! office at 389-7794 for more information.
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 389-7790 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 the front office.
If you are registered with eScrip but have not yet updated your information for the 2009/10 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 389-7792.
Kiddo! Golf Classic
Thanks to Louis Stervinou, Mary Stervinou, and Maggie Woodward as well as all the sponsors and golfers who helped make the 5th Annual Golf Classic a great success. The costumes were great, the weather was perfect and we raised $35,000 for Kiddo! Thanks also to the many volunteers who helped make this fun annual event possible.
Kiddo! Business Partners
The holidays are a great time to support our local businesses! Please check the back of your District Student Directory or the Kiddo! website to see all the wonderful businesses that support our schools!
Shop Kiddo!
The holiday shopping season is almost upon us. We encourage everyone to shop locally, but understand that some people shop online. If you do, please visit www.shopkiddo.org to link through to Amazon and help us while you do your shopping. The site will donate between 4 and 15 percent of each purchase to Kiddo!
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
December Cheer from the Mill Valley Public Library
Congratulations to the winners of our 2009 Bookmark Design Contest: Christian (8), Danny (6), Emma (11), Raysheina (12), and TK (9). Thanks to the more than 600 talented artists who entered the contest – keep up the good work and we hope you enter again in 2010. Come in and pick up a brand new set of colorful bookmarks in the Children's.
Story & Craft Programs Kids of all ages are invited to drop by on Wednesdays in December from 3:30 to 5:00 pm to hear seasonal stories, make gifts, and have holiday fun at the library. Create holiday cards on December 2md, make laminated bookmarks and ornaments on December 9th, and decorate cookies on December 16th. A selection of children's books from the Friends of the Library will be available for sale. Check our online calendar for program details. All ages, no sign-up needed.
Movies, movies, movies! We'll be screening great children's films during winter recess. See Night at the Museum II, Up!, Monsters vs. Aliens, Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, and more. Shows are at 3:30 p.m. in the Creekside Room on December 21, 22, 23 and 28, 29, 30. We'll have free popcorn and pillows. Details are available on the library's web calendar.
Bike Path Public Workshop December 9th at Edna Maguire
Please come to a public workshop regarding the study to improve bike and pedestrian connections between Mill Valley and Corte Madera, including areas near Edna Maguire and the surrounding neighborhoods. This will be the last formal opportunity to learn about the study before a 30-day public comment period opens. The workshop takes place on December 9th at 6:30 p.m. in the Edna Maguire multipurpose room. To learn more, visit the project webpage. |
