Hi Magnet Parents,
Hope you had an excellent three week break! Welcome back!
On the horizon are:
DonorsChoose and Starbucks – This Monday, January 23rd, some Starbucks locations will be giving out $10 DonorsChoose.org gift cards with purchase, while supplies last. These cards can be used to fund any of the projects our teachers have listed on DonorsChoose. Here is a list of locations. If you’re near any of these next week, stop by and pick up a card to help your class. Then, donate it to a project on San Jose’s page on DonorsChoose: bit.ly/DonorsChooseSanJose
Candy for Computers – 
We usually don’t do fundraising events, thanks to the generosity of parent donation drive, but in addition to all the enrichment programs, we need to replace the classroom laptops which our children use almost every day. In addition to the funfabulous Laser Tag night, we will be doing a See’s Candy Fundraiser.
Your child received the sales form last week. Each classroom with 100% participation gets a build-it-yourself sundae party. The top selling student in the school will receive an iPod! The top 2 sellers from each class (excluding the iPod winner) will enjoy a catered lunch with their teacher. If you don’t want to sell but would like to make a donation, please do not hesitate (donations will count towards that 100% participation sundae party). Checks should be made out to San Jose Highly Gifted Center Booster Club. All See’s order forms and checks are due by the end of the school day on January 26, 2012.
Next Booster Club Meeting is Thursday, January 26, 6:30pm in the library.
Shakespeare – Our kids are working hard on their Shakespeare plays. They clearly worked hard over break to learn their lines. Please remind them to start gathering and preparing clothing for their costumes. Also, mark your calendars – final performances will be on February 10 in the auditorium at the following times:
- 4th grade (Macbeth) at 8:15am
- 2/3rd grades (The Tempest) at 9:30am
- 5th grade (Julius Caesar) at 10:45am
Library is reopening after school – Good news! As of Monday, the library is re-opening for homework help. Hours will be Mondays through Thursdays, after school through 4:30pm. This is funded by the schoolwide PTA.
Please check the calendar online for more information about upcoming field trips and events: http://highlygiftedmagnet.com/site/calendar/
We appreciate your help!
Laser Tag was a big success! Thank you to everyone who attended and for bringing your friends and buying pizza. Everyone had a great time and we raised $1379 for classroom computers! Thanks to Heidi Rummel for organizing and to Paula Quarles, Ericka Carter, and Quynh Nguyen for helping. Special thanks go to our wonderful teachers and coordinator – Mrs. Arnold, Ms. Garcia, Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Lyttle, for letting kids shoot at them during their Holiday and making the event really special!
Thanks to Shakespeare volunteers – Alora Herbst, Annemarie Levitt, Susanna Fukumoto, Susan Catt, Monika Jain, Nahid Tavakolian, Quynh Nguyen and Debbie Massey.
We are grateful to Alora Herbst, Annemarie Levitt, Kyong Kim, Quynh Nguyen, Mendandro Domingo, Griselda Hernandez, and Suiying Tu. Thanks for your help with DonorsChoose – writing and submitting proposals, and entering gift card information.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me or your Room Parent if you have any questions.
