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Lap-A-Thon 2012 on May 18

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Mark your calendars, Clifford’s Annual Lap-a-thon is coming up, on Friday, May 18! The theme this year is “LOL-Lappin’ Out Loud”! It will be a day of laughter-filled lap-running for our Clifford students and teachers!

Also, it is a great day for parents and grandparents to come show their school spirit and cheer the students on! For this event, students ask family, friends and neighbors to sponsor them or make a $ pledge for every lap that they run/walk. The Lap-a-thon is a fun way of raising money for our school and the valuable programs funded through the PTO.

Stay tuned for more details and Lap-a-thon pledge sheets to come home in the Wednesday folders next month.

If you have questions or would like to help in any way, contact Claire Cosentino at cosentinoconsulting@gmail.com.

Community, Fundraising

Multicultural Festival: “Clifford’s Got Talent” Entry Forms!

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At this year’s Multicultural Festival (June 1,  5:30-6:30pm), we will be hosting the “Clifford’s Got Talent” Show. If your student(s) is interested in sharing their talent with the Clifford community – this is their opportunity!

Can they sing or dance or both? Can they play an instrument or perform magic tricks? Maybe combine their talent with a friend’s – play an instrument while a friend sings or dances. Enrichment classes are welcome to perform.

We are looking for students to perform individually or as a group. Auditions will be held on March 22 & 29 from 2-3pm in the MUB.

Please contact Cecilia Fernandez with your questions at jcjjfernandez@sbcglobal.net or (650) 279-9706.

Fundraising

Read-A-Thon Raised $9933.06!

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$4942.06 is going directly into the classes. $1,000 is going to Intervention/RSP/Inclusion and $2000 to the Library, $200 is set aside for the class parties. The remainder $1791 will go into the general fund.

Mrs. Keithley was the top fundraiser with $2287. She is looking into Ipads or a Smart Board for her room.

The following classes will be having a cupcake party as they were the classes in each grade to raise the most money: Wilkerson, Keithley, Berljafa, Orosco, Tuvignon, Pearson, Schiffrin, Dikun, and MacKenzie. The time and day are TBD.

Thank you to all that participated. Hopefully next year we can double the amount raised this year!!

Christina Sullivan
Read-a-Thon Coordinator

Fundraising

Read-A-Thon Update

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As the last week of the Read-A-Thon is here, we hope that this has been a positive and enjoyable experience. Literacy is such an important aspect of the learning process and your participation has been greatly appreciated.

The last day of the Read-A-Thon is Weds., Feb. 15, and all monies and forms need to be returned no later than Weds, Feb. 22. The class from each grade that has raised the most will be rewarded with a party.

We thank you again for your support and look forward to posting the results soon!!

Fundraising

Wine Donation Drop-off for Luau: Feb. 21-Feb. 24

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Wondering what to donate to the auction? How about a bottle of wine?

All you need to do is bring in a bottle of wine or two to donate towards our wine auction cellar! Clear space in your cupboards, or pick up a bottle the next time you head to the store. Donate them to the auction and turn them into a tax deduction!

We will be collecting your wine during morning drop off & afternoon pick up, Tuesday, Feb. 21 to Friday, Feb. 24. Look for us near the school office by the car line. If you would like to write off your donation, we will simply hand you a donation form and that will be your receipt. To help us know the starting bid of your wine, kindly indicate the value and place a note on the bottle. A great way to raise money for our kids! Any questions? Contact Bunnie Morrow (650) 465.4297 or Elaina Pitre (650) 454.4897.

Fundraising, Volunteering

Proposed Parcel Tax – Volunteers Needed!

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To provide local and stable funding for our schools, the School Board is considering placing a parcel tax measure on the June 2012 ballot. This critical effort could bring over $5 million dollars to our schools over the next 5 years.

These are dollars can’t be taken by the State. So, every dollar would stay in our schools protecting our academic programs, retaining our quality teachers and keeping our libraries open.

To ensure success on June ballot, each Redwood City school is being asked to recruit at least 100 volunteers to “get the word out” (aka phone bank). Clifford’s Phone Bank nights are scheduled for Tuesday, April 10 and Tuesday, May 8 from 5:30-8:30pm.

To be part of the team that helps bring much needed funds to our schools, contact Joni Reicher, Clifford Parcel Tax Site Captain, at jbreicher@mac.com or sign up here.

To read more about this diverse community effort, go to Redwood City for Better Schools.

Community, Enrichment, Fundraising, Volunteering

PTO Meeting (Jan. 12) Minutes

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Thank you to the parents and faculty who joined us last Thursday at a very informative PTO meeting. Many of the items discussed have been written about in detail on this blog.

Keep checking the website weekly for more information on all the great events that the PTO has planned in the coming months. For those of you that weren’t able to attend, please see the minutes below.

  • Mr. Lind spoke about the new parking lot. If you have any questions or ideas please direct them to Mr. Lind and he will pass them on to the district. Also, please do not drop off your kids at the stop sign on Scenic Drive. Either come around and park at the curb or go thru the upper parking lot or the drop off in front of the school. Sheriff will continue to patrol Scenic Dr.
  • 7th Grade Science Fair is January 26th. Open House is from 6-8pm. All are welcome to attend.
  • Movie night was a HUGE success! John Claude would like to have more people help with this fun event. If interested, please let Lisa Chad know and she will get your info to John. He is looking for a minimum of 3 adults.
  • Holiday Boutique brought in $1,121 and $137 was last minute bake sale items!! There were 19 vendors and Barbara got positive feedback from both attendees and vendors. If you are interested in helping or selling next year, please let Barbara know.
  • January is Literacy Month at Clifford!! Read-A-Thon starts Tuesday, January 17th. Please, let’s make this a success, sponsor your children and encourage friends and family to sponsor as well. The class from each grade that raises the most money will have a party! Check to see if your employer will match your child’s total. 50% of all the money raised for your child’s homeroom goes directly to the teacher to help buy supplies and items that will enhance their experience at school. There will also be a percentage that will go directly to the resource teachers and aides.
  • Joni Reicher is our Parcel Tax Coordinator. She is asking for your help in recruiting friends and family to work the Clifford Phone bank nights on Tuesday, April 10 and Tuesday, May 8 from 5:30-8:30pm. She needs at least 100 volunteers and we can’t use school or district resources (email lists or property) to assist in anyway. Pleases encourage your friends and family to sign up directly on the Redwood City Community for Better Schools site at http://betterrwcschools.org/Better-RWC-Schools/GetInvolved-BetterSchools.html or by letting her know via email (jbreicher@mac.com). Redwood City School District is the only district that feeds into Sequoia Union High School District that does not have a parcel tax. This puts our kids at a huge disadvantage as they enter high school. Please do what you can to support this!
  • Aoife McEvoy has taken on the HUGE task of the Dolphin Newsletter. This was done in the past by Mrs. Torres and now alleviates her to focus on more pressing issues. If anyone is interested in helping or contributing to the Dolphin, please contact Aoife!
  • Clifford Luau and Auction is on March 10 at Sandpiper Community Center in Redwood Shores . Look out for a beautiful flyer with information on how to purchase tickets. $55 per person, or if you reserve a table, then it’s $50 per person. Go to the Clifford Website to sign up to help. Help is needed with set-up, decorations, auction items, baskets, etc. Also, all classes are required to submit either a themed basket or class art item to start bidding at $50. There will be a live and silent auction. Contact Bunnie Morrow and Elaina Pitre if you would like to help or if you need more information.
  • Garden is looking for help. If you can take a bed to weed, the kids love it! Coordinate with the teacher and you can take the class for a bit to help and learn about soil and how plants grow. Check the Clifford PTO website for more info.
  • Ann Berljafa wants to bring the movie, “Race to Nowhere” to Clifford. She is going to check on liscensing and purchasing info and get back to us.
  • Multi-Cultural Day is June 1st from 4-8pm. There will be a meeting for those interested in helping on Thursday, February 2nd from 6-7:30 in the Clifford Library. They are changing the performance to a Clifford Talent Show “Clifford’s got Talent”, there will be new games and activities and Valerie, Suaima and Cecilia are looking for parents to help with events and donations for middle school prizes, baked goods and ethinic dishes to sell. Please come to the meeting! If you can’t attend but would like to help with games, or donations, please contact one of the following Valerie Bioc vbioc@comcast.net, Suaima Figueroa suiama.figueroa@gmail.com, or Cecilia Velasquez jcjjfernandez@sbcglobal.net.

We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting (Feb. 9, 7pm, in the Library).

Community, Fundraising

Read-A-Thon Starts This Week!

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The Read-A-Thon starts on Jan. 17 and will be running for 30 days (until Feb. 16). Your child should have already recieved their Read-A-Thon packet. If not, please contact your homeroom teacher. Included is a sponsor sheet, instructions, a reading log and three “thank you” slips that include our tax id.

Please spread the word about getting sponsors for the students. Friends, family, co-workers, even the kids themselves can be a sponsor. Sponsors can donate as little as one cent a minute or even a flat donation. Minutes are based on the grade that the student is in and reading to your child counts as part of the minutes. (K-2 = 20 minutes, 3-5 = 25 minutes and 6-8 = 30 minutes). Please check to see if your employer will match donations.

Half of what your child raises stays in their homeroom class. This is a great opportunity for your teacher to purchase items specifically needed for THEIR curriculum to enhance your child’s experience!

Thank you all for your support and hopefully we can include this as an annual event to coincide with Literacy Month. Please contact Christina Sullivan with any questions.