IMPORTANT DATES
Thursday, January 24
EMI-PTA Presents:
Children & Technology
5:45-7:15pm, Community Room
Friday, February 1
Disco Bingo
6:30-8pm, Community Room
Tuesday, February 5
NO SCHOOL
Lunar New Year
Monday, February 18
NO SCHOOL
President's Day
See our full calendar
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Everyday Magic/PTA Presents: Children & Technology
Tmr. 1/24 (5:45 - 7:15pm)
Children and Technology –
10 Most Important Things to Know to Help Your Family Stay Balanced
Technology is pervasive in the daily lives of our children: helpful in myriad ways but harmful in others. Led by Michelle Kemper, a pediatric occupational therapist, this workshop will de-mystify effects technology has on developing brains and bodies, incorporate the newest research and the most effective strategies for healthy digital hygiene. We will also provide supportive ideas for bolstering non-technology moments for when we need a break from the “glow and gaze” of technological devices.
Thursday, 1/24
5:45pm – 7:15pm (Community Room)
Childcare will be provided as well as dinner for adults and kids.
Please RSVP by 1/20 here or email EverydayMagicInc@aol.com
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What Should the PTA Do With Extra $$$$
Our second Annual Giving Campaign was a success! If we stay on track with the rest of our fundraisers this year, we will end the year with a budget surplus. To be prepared, we are asking for your opinion now on how to spend the possible surplus. Please share your opinion in this survey by February 6. Paper copies will be distributed to students as well in a few weeks.
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After-School Drama Begins This Wed. – Enroll Now
 Our actors will become munchkins, flying monkeys, witches and wizards to help Dorothy discover there’s no place like home. We’ll end the session with a presentation of scenes and improvisations. Drama workshop encourages storytelling, cooperation, spontaneity and physical activity in a fast-paced format.
Wednesdays, Jan. 23 - May 15 (No class 3/6, 3/27)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Grades K-2: Room 8
Grades 3-5: Room TBD
Fee: $300
To enroll, contact Kathleen Lee at (415) 694-6148 or email kathleen@nctcsf.org.
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Disco Bingo Fri. 2/1
6:30-8pm, Community Room
Bingo + Disco = FUN!
Join this wonderful Lakeshore tradition to help teachers with their fundraiser to support team-building activities.
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Seeking: New PPP Editor for 2019-20 School Year
We are now in search of new Paw Print Press Editor(s) for the 2019-20 school year. Are you a content writer/editor? Good organizational skills? Familiar with Google Docs? Have experience with MailChimp and/or web-HTML knowledge?
If you have one or more of the skills listed above, please consider taking over the PPP Editor position for the next school year. This position can be filled by one person or a small team.
Without a PPP editor, there will be no weekly newsletter containing announcements of events, introductions of new staff, public recognition of volunteer efforts, reminders of community meetings, updates on vital fundraisers to provide our signature enrichment programs, and more—the stuff that makes our community a community!
Please consider taking on this important Lakeshore Communications role! For more information, please email newsletter@lakeshoreelementary.org.
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Eat at Firefly Restaurant:
Lakeshore Earns 20%
Firefly Restaurant in Noe Valley is once again supporting SF public schools this January. From now through January 30, come in for dinner on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, mention LAKESHORE to your server, and Firefly will donate 20% of your food and beverage total to us.
Please spread the word! If you are looking for their famous Firefly Fried Chicken, it’s on the menu right now and available gluten free! You can reserve any time through their website or by phone after 3pm daily (415) 821-7652.
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Teacher Spotlight:
Ms. Hopper - Rm 2 (Grade 1)
"I love helping students explore who they are and Find their love of learning."
- Ms. Erin Hopper
Birthday: December 17
How long have at Lakeshore? 2 years
Favorite color: Yellow
Favorite food: Leftovers
Favorite hobby: Embroidery. I'm still very new at it but loving it!
Do you have children? Only the amazing 21 kids in my class!
Pet: Home - Cat and a fish.
Classroom - Chinchilla, leopard gecko, two red-eared slider turtles, and a box turtle.
Teaching Motto: If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.
Greatest Fear: I am super claustrophobic!
Alternate Career: Directing children’s theatre
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Auction Corner: Prizes Wanted
Our fourth consecutive evening Spring Auction, "Luck of the Leopard," is coming up on Saturday, March 16 from 5-10 pm at Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center. Don't miss this adults-only gala with food, drinks, dessert, a raffle, and offerings from businesses and Lakeshore community members, all to support our programs. Check out last year’s catalog at http://bit.ly/lsa18cat (PDF).
Just a few of the prizes confirmed this year:
- Private planetarium show at SFSU hosted by a Lakeshore parent
- 2 nights in a North Lake Tahoe condo
- $150 gift certificate toward a 2-hour face painting party with Dana Fong
- Half-day of Pony Camp
- $25 gift certificate to Mindware Toys and Oriental Trading
Please help us solicit donations.
- Download this request letter
- If your favorite business is not yet on our list, give them the form and ask them if they will support us with a gift card or donated item or service.
- Tell the auction team at http://bit.ly/lsa-donate so we're aware
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Be a part of the magic:
"This was the first time I could make it to the auction and I was blown away with how lovely the event was. The auction items were easy to identify, the food was delicious and check out was amazingly smooth. Kudos to all!"
- Arlene Doyle
Grandparent of a 2018 graduate
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We also need help with decor, food, drinks, and more. Pomeroy is a new space for us and we need your decorative talents! Sign up at http://bit.ly/ls19asignup or email pta-auction@LakeshoreElementary.org.
Donate a cool skill or talent yourself like hand-made stuffies and quilts, Principal for a Day, Motor Instructor for a Day, cooking parties, oil change services, or babysitting.
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Volunteer Signups for Leopard Store Shopkeepers (K-2)
Happy New Year, families! Many thanks to the volunteers who have supported the Leopard Store! As some of you may know, the store started last year under the leadership of Mr. Caenepeel, who has since left Lakeshore. True to the Lakeshore spirit, many enthusiastic parents and caregivers have stepped up to keep the store going for Grades K-2 (Grades 3-5 teachers run the store themselves).
The students are thrilled, and teachers genuinely appreciate the support! We encourage YOU to be a part of the positivity in the New Year! Signups are now open for January Leopard Store Shopkeepers "shifts." Time commitment varies by grade from 30-60 mins.
You can sign up here:
Kindergarten: Sign up here
1st Grade: Sign up here
2nd Grade: Sign up here
As Store Shopkeeper you will support PBIS at Lakeshore and share in the good feeling generated by students who are proud of their positive choices. Thank you for helping out!
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Leopard Bucks and the Leopard Bucks Store are key to our PBIS program. Leopard Bucks are awarded to students when they make choices that uphold Lakeshore's core values: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible. A visit to the "store" is an exciting opportunity for students to exchange their hard-earned Leopard bucks for a tangible token of their positive choices.
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