**To donate or volunteer to make this wonderful event a success, please go to the Signup Genius page!**
SAVE THE DATE!
The Clifford School Daughter’s Dance
“A Royal Affair”
March 11th, 2016
6:30-8:30pm in MUB
Grab your father or other grown-up of choice and come have a fun evening of dancing, hanging out with friends and capturing a night to remember.
Buy your tickets at the door!
The K-5 Read-a-thon kicked off on January 19th and goes through February 16! Don’t forget to encourage your kids to read and gather pledges for how many minutes they’ve read in a month. Please ask friends, family members, and neighbors to make a pledge or donation. Every little bit counts!
Classrooms with the most participating students will win a class party. There will also be prizes for the student who collects the most pledges and for the student who reads the most minutes.
As a bonus the Read-a-Thon works in conjunction with Stanford University’s reading program, Classroom Cardinal. Students are eligible to earn a FREE ticket to the Stanford Women’s Basketball game on February 28.
And there’s more! As an extra incentive, each individual classroom will receive a classroom visit from a Stanford student-athlete just for participating!
This awesome fundraiser promotes literacy, sports, and going to college! Thank you for your support in helping make this Read-a-thon a success!
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Tips for Success:
All Clifford families are invited to come and cheer on our 4th/5th grade Basketball team at the SEMI-FINAL game!
Congrats, team!!!
What: Clifford Dolphins VS Roy Cloud Thunderbolts
When: Monday, January 25 at 5:00 PM
Where: McKinley School Gym
BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE!Come join Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and the whole Neverland gang in an adventurous tale about what it means to never grow up!
Clifford School PTO and the San Carlos Children’s Theater proudly present Disney’s PETER PAN, JR February 19, 20, and 21, 2016.
Join in celebrating Clifford students, from Kindergarten through 8th Grade, performing this time-honored tale of pixie dust, lost boys, pirates, mermaids, and fairies!
Performance Information
Dates
Friday, February 19: 7PM
Saturday, February 20th: 7 pm
Sunday, February 21st: 1 pm
Venue
McKinley Middle School Auditorium, 400 Duane St., Redwood City
Ticket prices
$15 reserved
$12 general
$14 at the door
Buy your tickets early – with only 3 performances tickets are sure to sell out!
Purchase Tickets
▪ Tickets will be available in the school office, starting Monday, January, 11.
▪ The week leading up to the show, you can buy tickets at the outside tables before and after school.
▪ Click here to buy your tickets now via PayPal (a small fee will apply for your online transaction). You don’t need to have an account with PayPal to buy tickets — just use your credit card.
Note: If you buy online, pick up your tickets at will call before the performance.
From the Redwood City School District:
We’re thrilled to announce our Future Chef competition for the 2015/2016 school year. This year we’re accepting entries K-grade 5. The idea behind this event is to help educate the students in HEALTHY EATING HABITS. This year we want students to submit their recipes for their favorite healthy breakfast.
We are collecting recipes through January 15, 2016. The contest will be held at Hawes Elementary School on February 25, 2016 from 3:00-5:00 pm. All recipes will be collected and a finalist from each school will be selected to participate in the contest.
Judging will be based on the following criteria:
-Originality
-Kid friendly
-Ease of preparation
-Healthy attributes
-Plate presentation
-Taste
All participants will receive a certificate, medal, embroidered chef coat, and chef hat. The winner of the event will then be entered into our National competition.
Send recipe submissions to Vanessa at the RCSD office at vcorona[at]rcsdk8[dot]net.
Clifford’s winter session of After School Enrichment Classes is starting, so register before it is too late!
“Yes for Chess” has their first class this Monday, January 11th. Mad Science’s “Earth, Wind, Inspire” and Digital Monkey’s “Into to Game Development” courses started last week, but there are still spaces if you are interested.
Class offerings include, reading, math, art, science, chess, Spanish, coding, and sports camp. For complete information, see the Enrichment Programs page, for detailed class descriptions and how to register.
The holiday season is upon us, and since this is prime shopping season, we thought we’d provide a round-up of ways you can shop AND raise funds for Clifford at the same time! Here’s a handy reference for you — after all, we know how hectic things can get this time of year!
eScrip for Groceries – as you plan your holiday gatherings, don’t forget these simple ways to raise money for Clifford. Make sure to register for eScrip (Non-profit: Clifford School, ID: 118392687). The following are a few (of many) grocers that will donate a percentage of your purchase back to Clifford.
Speaking of shopping for groceries, please save your box tops and turn them in!
Whether you’re shopping on Amazon for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, or buying gifts for all your family and friends, be sure to go through the Amazon Smile link and choose Clifford School as your organization.
Another reason to register with eScrip–hundreds of your favorite retailers are committed to giving dollars back to Clifford! A portion of your purchases from the most popular department stores and brands will be donated to our school, so start by logging into the eScrip Online Mall to shop your favorite stores.
The Honey Bear Trees Fundraiser Program allows our school to earn 15% (shop at one of the 3 HBT lots: Redwood City, San Carlos and San Mateo). When you purchase a tree or wreath from HBT, be sure to mention Clifford School.
The Clifford School Government is partnering with One Warm Coat to collect clean, new OR gently used coats. Donate your extra coats and turn them into your student’s teacher starting November 30, 2015 to December 11, 2015.
We have a mighty, thriving school community, and the PTO-funded programs are a big part of that. Some of the wonderful programs we support are: PE, Marine Science Institute programs, Art in Action, class supplies, school play, community events and dances, 8th grade graduation, books, and technology.
Please consider providing a tax-deductible donation. If your employer has a charitable match program, utilize it to increase giving even more!
Our Clifford Student Government will be coordinating a One Warm Coat Drive this season from November 30th to December 11th! Clifford is registered with “One Warm Coat” and will be giving the coats to a local charity in need.
There will be a class competition, so in order for a student to get credit for the coat they have brought in, they will need to turn it in to their teacher (homeroom for middle school) who will email the count to the council. Each Friday the Student Council will pick up the jackets from each classroom at the end of the day. Prize for competition is a class pizza party!
Our next PTO meeting is Thursday, Nov. 12th at 7pm in the Library. A light meal will be available for everybody, and children are welcome to come and hang out quietly.
At the meeting we will have an important vote to fund an additional $33,500 of items for the school. Here is a quick description of the items and an overall financial picture. More detail will be provided on the PTO website and will be presented at the meeting.
PTO Financials: The PTO ended last year with $162,000 of cash. This year we planned on funding $109,000 of programs and ending the year with $166,000 in cash before this proposed spending. Currently only 5% of the budget is dedicated to middle school programs.
Requested Items to fund:
More details are provided in this document.
Reunión del PTO Y Presupuesto Voto – Jueves, 12 de noviembre
Nuestra próxima reunión de PTO es Jueves, 12 de noviembre a las 7 pm en la Biblioteca. Una comida ligera estará disponible para todo el mundo , y los niños son bienvenidos a venir y pasar el rato en silencio .
En la reunión que tendremos una votación importante para financiar un adicional de $ 33.500 de artículos para la escuela . He aquí una breve descripción de los elementos y un panorama financiero global . Más detalles se proporcionan en el sitio web de PTO y será presentado en la reunión .
PTO Financials La toma de fuerza terminó el año pasado con $ 162,000 de dinero en efectivo . Este año se planificó en la financiación de $ 109,000 de los programas y terminando el año con $ 166.000 en efectivo antes de este gasto propuesto. Actualmente sólo el 5 % del presupuesto se dedica a los programas de la escuela intermedia.
Artículos solicitados para financiar :
Más detalles se proporcionan en este documento.
If you’re familiar with Bethany Hamilton’s story, you know she’s overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges and uses her experience to help others. An avid surfer, Bethany at the age of 13, lost an arm when she was attacked by a tiger shark. Though she suffered trauma at a young age, she was back in the water only three weeks after the incident and has since inspired a countless number of people. She currently supports other shark bite victims and a portion from the proceeds from her brand of flip flops and eyewear sales goes to the nonprofit organization Friends of Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany was recently in the bay area for a speaking engagement and Clifford parent Lisa A. had a chance meeting with the extraordinary role model! Not only did Lisa walk away completely awestruck by Bethany’s message, but when it came to having a memento from the experience, Lisa had Clifford on her mind. Bethany’s signed photo with a personalized message of encouragement is in the office for all to see, and to remind us that we can push beyond our limits to achieve great things.
We asked Lisa what made the biggest impression on her when meeting Bethany, and she said this:
“Knowing Bethany is passionate about overcoming obstacles, keeping your mind open, and continuing to move forward in the face of adversity. Who knew that getting “back in” would be something so relatable like school, water and the like. The inspiring message she wrote for our school holds more weight with our youth today, more then you can believe.”
Bethany is a shining example demonstrating the strength of the human spirit. Thank you, Lisa, for being so thoughtful in sharing the message, photo, and inspiration with Clifford School and our students in particular!
