Please visit the Principal’s Blog for an invitation from Mrs. Smith to participate in the School Site Council (SSC). The year’s first meeting is September 14th at 4pm. You can learn more about the School Site Council on our website here.
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Principal Smith invites you to the School Site Council (SSC)
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010Save the Date: Back-to-School Night (date change)
Monday, September 6th, 2010We found out that Montera scheduled Back-to-School Night on the same night as us. So, to accommodate families with children at both schools we decided to have ours on Wednesday, September 22 from 6:00 to 7:30. More information on this important event is on the Back-to-School Night page. See you there!
Save the Dates! Back-to-school Picnic and Spaghetti Feed PTA meeting
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Our annual Back-to-school Picnic is Sunday, Sept. 12, at Roberts Park, East Bay Regional Parks, on Skyline. Re-connect with all your school friends and make new ones at this fun picnic in Roberts Park. Donations welcome but not required. Dad’s club will be grilling!
Next up, the JM-PTA Spaghetti Feed and first general meeting, Thur., Sept. 16, 6:00pm – 7:30pm in the Multipurpose Room (MPR). Dine family style on us with all your JM friends, and then send the kids to on-site childcare — also on us — while finding out what the PTA has planned for the 2010-2011 school year.
See you then!
Welcome back to school!
Saturday, August 28th, 2010Can you believe it? Summer vacation is over already! At Registration Day today, see your friends and find out who your teacher is. The first day of school is this Monday, August 30.
Parents, remember to save some time after dropping this kids off Monday morning to stop by the Multi-Purpose Room to reconnect with other parents over coffee and sign up for various volunteer opportunities, starting at 8 A.M. for Kindergarten families, 8:30 for ALL.
The first week of school is on Minimum Day schedule, so kinders get out at 12:55 P.M. while older kids get out at 1:25 P.M. The Bell Schedule can be found here. Adventure Time is aware of this change, and they are prepared to provide additional child care to families every day this week.
There will be a lot happening over the upcoming weeks, so be sure to check back here often, subscribe to the School Calendar and sign up for the Community Email List if you haven’t already.
Welcome back to school!
A reminder: Registration Day is this Saturday
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Friday is the last day to pick up your registration packet at the front office before Registration Day this Saturday. Suggested times are K 8:30 to 10:30; grades 1-5 10:30 to 2:30.
Bring in all your Registration paperwork and get your teacher assignment. Get ready for school!! We will be registering all families, new and returning. At that time, Parents or a designated person(s) will be able to complete both school related and PTA requirements. Each student will receive their new Boomerang Folder and class assignment.
School begins August 30, 2010.
Volunteers Needed!
Thursday, August 19th, 2010There are many opportunities to volunteer in upcoming days and weeks, from helping to spruce up our school at this weekend’s TLC day, to joining the Green Team to create a school that is more sustainability conscious, to stuffing envelopes for our biggest fundraiser, the Fall Auction. Learn about all our projects in need of your help on the Volunteers Needed page.
Back-to-School Packets, redux – Time to pick them up!
Monday, August 16th, 2010Starting today, parents can pick up their registration packet(s) from the school’s office, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, through August 27.
All families, new and returning, are asked to bring their completed packets back to school on Saturday, August 28, 2010. In anticipation of crowds, we are suggesting that grades K-2 come to the multi-purpose room from 8:30 – 10:30 and grades 1-5 come from 10:30 – 2:30. Parents who return their child’s forms on August 28 will receive a folder with their child’s classroom assignment and all other beginning of the school information, as well as a new Boomerang Folder to organize homework.
School begins August 30, 2010.
Incoming Kindergarteners – you’re invited to a Kindergarten Tea!
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Please join us for the Kindergarten Tea!
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 11:00am – 12:30pm at the Joaquin Miller School Multi-Purpose Room.
This is a fun opportunity to meet your classmates and your kindergarten teacher, and see the school and your room! Parents, learn how to get involved and have your questions answered.
We look forward to seeing you then.
If you haven’t already visited the New Parents’ Guide, check it out here. This page is intended to be a guide for how to get school information, give you an overview of what you need to do before school starts, and what to expect as a new parent at the school.
Welcome to the Joaquin Miller community!
This Saturday: Incoming Kindergartener play date
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Join other new kindergarten families at Roberts Park this Saturday, August 7th from 10am to 1pm for a chance to meet and get to know your classmates. One of the new moms is organizing this event; sign up for the JM Community email list to ask questions and find out more.
JM night at Woodminster’s Music Man – August 12
Sunday, July 18th, 2010This is a Joaquin Miller Elementary School group fundraiser. You get a discount and the PTA gets the profits, and you can see the show with your JM friends, and your family, or your neighbors, or
$30 for section 3 tickets, the center section, in rows G & H, front & center ($40 value) on Thursday, August 12 performance of “The Music Man.”
Contact me for tickets. As usual, first come, first served (i.e., the first to bring me money are the first to get tickets!)
Janet Parrish
531-3946
Seating and general ticket information »
Kids can come free with two regular tickets, although those tickets are assigned at 5:30 pm on the day of the performance, and seats are located as close as possible to the parents’ tickets, but not necessarily adjacent to them. Order a regular $30 ticket for your child if you want to ensure adjacent seating.
(Please note that because these are group tickets, there must be two regular tickets for a free child’s ticket. Contact me to inquire if we have enough regular tickets to accommodate more free child tickets.)
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