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Girls on the Run: For Girls in Grades 3-5, Mon and Thurs, after school, 2:15-3:30. September 20 - December 6, 2010 (10 weeks) On December 5, 2010, participants take part in the MaraFUNrun event. $130.00 per girl, includes a t-shirt, water bottle, snacks, race entry fee and materials. Partial scholarships are available pending eligibility and proof of need. Please contact Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento at 916-600-9082 for a form. Join us on September 12 from 9:00-10:30am at Fleet Feet, 2311 J Street, downtown Sacramento for our Fall season kickoff event. Meet coaches, take part in a fun scavenger hunt, and register for the fall season. Our Caleb Greenwood GOTR program always fills up quickly, this will be the first opportunity to register for the Fall season, followed by ONLINE REGISTRATION at www.gotrsac.org opening later that same day. Kickoff day registration and online registration are preferred, as girls will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Due to the GOTR insurance policy, we are required to limit each team to 15 girls. If our school does not reach capacity, paper registration will be available at school beginning September 13. For more information about Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento, please click www.gotrsac.org .

Missoula Children's Theatre Week: MCT will be here the week of 9/27! They will be putting on several theatre workshops during the school day, 1 for each grade level, throughout the week. Each and every student will have a chance to learn something from our visiting directors from theatre make-up to improv.

They will also be holding auditions for a play in which students who are cast, will perform on Saturday 10/3. See below if your student is interested in auditioning. Please be aware--its very possible not every student who auditions will be cast in the play.

Audition info: Auditions will be closed (meaning only auditioning students in the room with the directors) and will be held at 2:15 in the cafeteria on Monday 9/27. Students in grades K-8, who are at least 5 years old (this is per MCTs policy) by 9/27, may audition. Sorry for any inconvenience regarding age limit. Age will be verified by the office. Students MUST be available the entire week after school 2:15-7pm and all day Saturday and have transportation to and from Fremont CLC during those times. Please do not have your student audition if there is a schedule conflict. Exact rehearsal times will depend on role. There will be a full dress rehearsal Saturday morning. Students will be dropped off by parents for dress rehearsal and stay at the theatre following dress rehearsal through the end of the first show. Generally parents are expected to pick up their students following the first show, feed them/let them rest, etc, and have them back at a designated time prior to the second show. More details will be given to students who are cast in the play.

Shows: There will be 2 performances Saturday 10/2 at the Fremont CLC. Times TBA. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Additional donations to help cover the cost of having this great program at our school and theatre rental, will be gratefully accepted.

School office hours: 7:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-2:30pm (with a lunch break from 12-1) through Friday June 25th. Then the school will be closed and will re-open Wednesday Aug 11 with the same hours.

Caleb Green Team: Want to find out how our school is helping the environment and being "Stewards for the EARTH"? Visit their web site at: www.calebgreenteam.blogspot.com

Traffic: There have been many close calls with cars going through cross walks while children are crossing, injured pets, fender benders and double parked cars around campus. Please drive responsibly when dropping of or picking up students. The safety of our students is everyone's top priority.

Cougar Wear order forms are available here under Resources: You can print a form, fill it out, attach payment and send it to (or drop it in) the PTSO box in the office (or swing it by the store when its open). You'll be called/e-mailed when your order is in. You can see an image of the new logo for this year on the form itself or pop by the school store to see a sample T-shirt. Available to order are both long and short sleeved Ts; crewneck, hoodie and zippered-hoodie sweatshirts; sweat pants; polos; and long-sleeved denim shirts. Orders are taken on-going throughout the year.

Wish List: If you have any of these items at home that are not being used or find them for a good price, our students would love to have use of them!

• Hand sanitizer: Teachers go through a lot of hand sanitizer. Donations of pump bottles of hand sanitizer can be taken to the nurse in the office for distribution.
• Extra pants for students who may need to change during the school day for various reasons: gently used sweat pants or long pants in sm, med or lg sizes. Most needed are sizes 5-10 but some larger are often needed too. Socks can always be used too. (No shirts needed at this time)
• Old Instruments: Do you still have that old clarinet or violin in the attic? Mrs. Brown could use them for demonstration purposes. It's so much better to see, feel and hear an instrument then to just see a picture and listen to a recording.
• CD-R blanks: Mrs. Brown uses lots of these for morning sing and for student performance recordings.

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