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| End of the Year Picnic | |
| Tuesday, June 10 was the End of the Year Picnic for K - 2 graders. Wednesday, June 11 was for the 3 - 5 grades. Thanks to all the parents and volunteers who manned the various stations - field games, carnival games, face painting, jumpers, spin art. Thanks to those who bagged the juice, chips and passing them out to the classrooms and those who served the sandwiches and watermelon. And a big thanks to those who helped me with the dancing. Teachers and students had a very fun day. |
| Multi-Cultural Dance Festival | |
| San Miguel’s Annual Dance Festival was held Friday, May 30 at 8:30 am. |
| SMPA Board Meeting | |
| SMPA Board Meeting will not be held Tuesday, June 3 at 2:30 pm in the Staff Lounge. |
| Kindergarten Orientation at the SMPA Meeting | |
| In K-1 on Tuesday, May 13 at 1:00, the Kindergarten teachers made a presentation for parents of incoming Kinder students. |
| Open House & Young Authors’ Faire | |
| Wednesday, April 9 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm was the Open House and Young Authors' Faire. Visit the classrooms to talk with the teachers and look at the books and work students have done. |
| SMPA General Meeting | |
| Teachers talked about State Testing (late April - early May) for the 2nd through 5th grade students and what parents can do to help prepare them. Imelda will translate into Spanish. Held Tuesday, April 1, 2:20 p.m. in the LRC (Library). |
| SMPA Meeting & Dinner | |
| Tuesday, February 5 at 6:00 pm was dinnertime. Enjoy a beef and noodle casserole, salad, and a drink for $4 or $3 for kids. On the agenda at 6:30 is Angela Chan, Youth and Family Resources Manager, from the Columbia Neighborhood Center. She will speak on services and events – immunization, Community Kidz Camp, Drop-In Gym, and more. We will also talk about fundraising, volunteers, and answer your questions. |
| SMPA Board Meeting | |
| An SMPA Board Meeting was held Tuesday, March 4 at 2:20pm in the Staff Lounge. Agenda (MS Word) |
| Winter Recess | |
| Winter Recess was February 18 through 22. Whatever your plans, have a safe and relaxing break. |
| Coin Drive | |||
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| Money in the Bank - Friday, February 15 | |
| Feb. 15 - Money in the Bank has concluded. It’s been a wonderful 2 weeks. Total raised is $4113.08 with $594.19 raised today. This reflects an average of $8.88 per student! Mrs. Choate & Mrs. Gee's class brought in over $32 per student. Mrs. Shaver's class turned in 7029 pennies.
The following are the winning classroomss of the Popcorn and Movie parties:
Ms. Kanungo, Ms. Sibley, Mrs. Choate / Mrs. Gee, and Mrs. Demmert.
Feb. 14 - Tomorrow is the last day to bring in money. Mrs. Choate and Mrs. Gee's class extended their lead, with over $31½ per student. The other classes are not running away with victory yet. The San Miguel Neighbors Association raised $44.46 at a dinner get-together. Mrs. Hernandez and Mrs. Rice's classes were in P.E. and thus no collection. Feb. 13 - It has been a very good day as we collected the mosted Money in the Bank to date - $673.13 with the total just shy of $3150. Thanks to Blanca and Elena for collecting. Again please distribute the Coin Drive update flyer to students today. The 2nd-3rd grade battle goes on as Mrs. Choate / Mrs. Gee's class has a sizeable lead collecting $272.22 today for a total of $532.75. As a group, those grade levels also has collected $1745.03 or more than 2.5 times that of K-1st. We're heading toward the home stretch, so let's get those coins and bills filling those bags just as the 2nd-3rd graders are doing. Ms. Kanungo, Ms. Sibley, and Mrs. Demmert continue to lead the other classes. Rah Rah! Feb. 12 - As the water flows. Yesterday I put 2 lengths of copper pipe, fittings, and a washing machine hose to get the water running again. Need to take the tree trunk and roots out and make it permanent. We need money flow. A flyer will be out Wednesday with totals to date. Mrs. Choate / Mrs. Gee's class is closing in on Mrs. Batill's. Feb. 11 - We are over halfway through the Coin Drive, but about 25% below last year’s at this point. More Money in the Bank! This funds the End of the Year Picnic. A flyer will be out Monday reminding parents to collect coins and Box Tops. Ms. Sibley's class had 3 dollar coins, 101 quarters, 430 dimes, 359 nickels, and 3248 pennies. Feb. 7 -
With the credit union opening at 10am today as with Tuesday and Wednesday, results get posted a little later. However, today was a bit more interesting. A man (me - Mr. Lew) starts to put bags of coins in the Coinstar machine. Another man accumulated almost 4 gallons worth of coins. It was over twice as heavy today's San Miguel collection. We agree to alternate batches. I told him the water pipes have developed a leak under the house. He, in turn, tells me he is a plumber! He jams the machine and gives up after this. I alternate with others and finally finish. Today was an interesting day and it's still not done. Please remind students to tell parents that the money funds their End of the Year Picnic. I'll get a flyer out Monday reminding parents on the Coin Drive and Box Tops.
Congratulations to Mrs. Vasper's 2nd graders. They brought in $98.32 today. It is the highest thus far for the 4 days.
Thanks to everyone,
Jack
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Feb. 15 |
total |
average |
students |
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2-3 |
Feb. 15 |
total |
average |
students |
| Kanungo |
$ 20.52
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$ 115.44
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$ 12.83 |
9
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Choate/Gee |
$ 14.15
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$ 613.32
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$ 32.28
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19
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| Jocson |
$ 3.79
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$ 64.20
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$ 4.59 |
14
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Batill |
$ 61.78
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$ 409.80
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$ 20.49 |
20
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K-1 |
Melville |
$ 2.00
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$ 375.54
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$ 19.77 |
19
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| Sibley |
$ 98.03
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$ 322.69
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$ 16.13 |
20
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Vasper |
$ 7.36
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$ 194.15
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$ 10.79 |
18
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| Hostetler |
$ 19.73
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$ 174.97
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$ 8.75 |
20
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Wiseth |
$ 0.93
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$ 183.28
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$ 9.16 |
20
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| Shaver |
$ 75.59
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$ 162.40
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$ 8.12 |
20
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Dobbertin |
$ 0.00
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$ 119.10
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$ 6.27 |
19
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| Gnegel |
$ 20.46
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$ 81.58
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$ 4.08 |
20
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Morgan |
$ 54.77
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$ 104.19
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$ 5.48 |
19
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| Kramer |
$ 9.87
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$ 72.16
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$ 3.80 |
19
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Cabael |
$ 20.00
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$ 83.32
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$ 4.17 |
20
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| Howard |
$ 7.18
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$ 71.15
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$ 3.56 |
20
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4-5 |
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| Berry |
$ 2.05
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$ 67.57
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$ 3.38 |
20
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Demmert |
$ 24.18
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$ 344.43
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$ 10.76 |
32
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| Mekkelsen |
$ 2.14
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$ 48.63
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$ 2.43 |
20
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Hernandez |
$ 27.42
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$ 188.05
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$ 6.07 |
31
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| Rice |
$ 107.41
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$ 168.27
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$ 5.26 |
32
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| totals |
$ 594.19
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$ 4113.08
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$ 8.88
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463
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Salaber |
$ 8.84
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$ 98.39
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$ 3.07 |
32
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| other |
$ 5.99
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$ 50.45
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| San Miguel Neighbors Association | SMNA |
$ 44.46
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| SMPA Board Meeting |
| Tuesday, January 8 at 2:20 pm was the Board Meeting. On the agenda are the Coin Drive during the first two weeks of February and the February SMPA General Meeting on the 5th. The speaker will be Angela Chan from the Columbia Neighborhood Center. Hold a Pasta Feed? |
| Happy Holidays and a Happy 2008 | |
| Have a safe and relaxing vacation. School began on Monday, January 7 at 8:00 a.m. |
| 1st Grade Caroling | |
| On Thursday, December 20 at 1:30 pm, 1st graders sang holiday carols in the Multi. Once again, many thanks to Mrs. Pat Santana for conducting and Ms. Sharon Swenson for playing the piano during the concert. Both spent much time in rehearsing with the students. |
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| It kicked off with an assembly on Wednesday, November 7 with sales running through Tuesday, November 27. Prizes (Target / Visa gift cards for total $ sold) - 1st $50, 2nd $25, 3rd $15, 4-10th $10. Merchandise delivery was Thursday, December 13 to the classrooms. Cookie Dough must be picked up outside the Multi beginning at 2:15pm that same day.
Congratulations to the following prize winners. Totals include both catalogs.
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| Star Party | |
| Monday, November 19 at 6:30 pm was the 7th annual San Miguel Star Party. 3rd through 5th graders and their families are welcome to attend. The half moon will be high in the sky and Comet Holmes will be visible. On display were the Ring Nebula, Pleiades, Comet Holmes, the moon, a binary star. Mrs. Bravman, Mr. and Mrs. Rice, and Mr. and Mrs. Berry dropped in. |
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| Author of the Year | |
| Cynthia Chin-Lee visited San Miguel on Friday, November 9. She will do three presentations, hold workshops for some 4th and 5th grade students, and do a book signing. Read about her on this website. | |
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Congratulations to the following for bringing in lots of money!
Expenses were just about 21% of the total with t-shirt costs of about $1842. Walk-a-thon 2007 was Friday, October 26. There will be no Carnival this year, but there will be some surprises in store. Get this t-shirt when you bring in $25 or more in pledges. Prizes - 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners will earn a 10% Target Gift Card. 4th and 5th place winners earn a 5% Target Gift Card. Families can donate water or 100% juice. An example can be Kirkland (Costco), Minute Maid, Capri-Sun 100% juice and not the 10% juice. For more specific info, page down and click on the food pyramid. |
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The Ice Cream Social was Tuesday, October 2 at 6:30pm in the Multi. Drop in for a scoop and learn how you can help the school. | Ice Cream Sales to fund the 5th grade science program will begin again at Back to School Night and after school on Fridays. |
| Back to School Night was September 18. Learn about your child’s teacher’s expectations. Sign up for eScrip. You can help the school by volunteering. K-3 meet in the classroom, 4-5 meet in the Multi. SMPA will have an info table outside the office. | Tuesday September 11 was Teacher Learning Day. Dismissal is at 12:30pm for Grades 1-5. Dismissal is 11:20am for Kindergartners. | |
| There was a SMPA Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 4 at 6:30pm in the Staff Lounge. All are welcome to attend. We will discuss Board positions and the Walkathon. | School began at 8:00am, Thursday, August 23. There was a Parent Meeting with Principal Brenda Guy in the Multi at 8:00am that day. | |