Lakeshore Alternative Elementary School

The 2010-2011 school year starts on August 16.

Enjoy your summer vacation and congratulations to Lakeshore’s 2010 graduating class!

Graduation 2010 (photo courtesy of Philip Dyer)

Message from the Principal
It is hard to believe that the school year is over! This year has been filled with many memorable moments spent with children, parents/caregivers and families, teachers and staff that I will forever cherish. We have had many laughs together and with the good times there were also the challenges. Whatever we were dealing with, I feel that we always came together and made decisions putting our children first.

Sadly, many of our families will no longer be at Lakeshore next year with their children moving on to middle school or relocating. I will miss all of you and hope that you stop by now and again!

I hope everyone has a safe and rejuvenating summer! To those of you who are moving on, I wish you and your families a wonderful journey wherever it may take you. To those returning to Lakeshore next year, I look forward to working with you in the 2010-2011 school year. – Ms. Keener

SUMMER BREAK : LEARNING AND STAYING ACTIVE
Keep the learning going and have a look at the many activities that are being offered FREE! A handout of many events and activities are included with today’s newsletter provided by SFUSD. If you do not receive this handout, please call the school office or stop by and pick one up! It has been translated to provide access to every family. – Ms. Keener

Auction Results
Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard in organizing and running the Spring Auction fundraiser this year. We netted approximately $25,000, all of which will go directly back to your children. We now have a working committee dedicated to making it happen once again next year in 2011, with many more parents dedicated to helping out. The organizing team consists of: Alison Levy, Victoria Tan, Mariah Bianchi, Dave Stockett, Michael Conte, Kanya Rajangam, Andrea Brown
Please consider becoming Auction Chair to head up this fabulous team. – Megumi Fuse, PTA President

After School Mandarin Program
It’s open enrollment time for the After School Mandarin Program for the 2010-2011 school year! Space is limited and is a first come first serve basis. If you are interested and need more information, please contact Michelle Kuo or Ellen Lin.

Thank you to Morning Cantonese!
A big thanks to the Morning Cantonese Program for their generous donation to the Lakeshore PTA.

How can I help my school next year?
Get involved with the PTA – earn money for your kids. Contact Megumi Fuse, megumifuse@gmail.com, 415-806-8016
JOB #6: GRADUATION CHAIR
Needed: One parent to coordinate grade 5 graduation. Jobs: organizing parents to help with picnic, year book & t-shirts, graduation ceremony and collecting funds. When: Generally starts March-May, 2011
JOB #7: GRANT WRITING COMMITTEE
Needed: A few energetic parent to start looking into grant opportunities. Jobs: Identify grant opportunities, put together Lakeshore demographics for future grants (VP Ashley Null has some info started), help teachers, staff, consul- tants or other parents write grants, solicit large companies for auction sponsor- ship (usually requires 2-3 months notice). When: All year round, as much as you make it
JOB #8: MAIL SORTER
Needed: One parent to sort mail daily (or most days). Jobs: Establish file folders for PTA mail (I will send you a list of names for file tabs), then sort through mail from the PTA mailbox and place in appropriate files. When: All year round, daily or almost daily, onsite, at your convenience.
JOB #9: LAMINATORS
Needed: a few parents to laminate for teachers. Jobs: By training a few of you and ensuring that only you do laminating, we can make sure to keep the laminator in good shape. When: All year round, as needed. Peak times are beginning middle and end of school year.
JOB #10: WHITE BOARD
Needed: a parent with great handwriting to update the white board weekly. Jobs: Use the Redbook schedule to update parents weekly on our whiteboard at the front of the school. When: All year round, once a week at your convenience.
JOB #11: SCHOOL TOURS
Needed: a few parent with enthusiasm for the school. Jobs: Once a week (probably wed), help guide interested parents around our school and tell them just how great it really is. When: Sept – Jan, once a week in the morning.

Medication Retrieval
This is the last notice to pick up all unused, discontinued, or outdated medication m by the end of the school year. Any mediation that remains after the last day of school will be discarded. You are required to complete a Medication Form and Emergency Care Plan at the start of the school year if medications are to be taken at school during the 2010-2011 school year. You are urged to make an appointment with your child’s health care provider during the summer.

Student Placement Letters
Student placement letters will be sent out the week of July 26th. A huge appreciation goes to the following parents/caregivers for responding so quickly and volunteering their time to get placement letters to families:
Melissa Howard, Esther Carmona, Irene Conte, Lynne Bradshaw, Queenie Cheng, Yeely and William Kwan, Cai Runtan and Susanne Hilty

Message from the PTA President
This has been an exciting year, where we have really seen the teachers and community rally for education. I am proud to say that we, the PTA, have been able to be part of this. We have offered the enrichment programs for your kids, such as art, poetry, theater, music, dance, yoga and so much more. We have raised funds to keep programs that would otherwise get cut next year, with over $60,000 in revenue from membership, silent auction and many other events. We also have a great new Auction crew ready to get next year’s auction underway, so please contact me if you want to help. We have also made some big changes for next year. Stay tuned for our Fall Harvest Festival to replace our Spring Fling – great weather, green theme and lots of fun! And while we have also seen some budget cuts, I continue to work with the Arts Grant Committee, Lindsey Keener and the School Site Council to coordinate our expenses to ensure that all Lakeshore kids get the best education possible.

But remember, none of this could be done without all your participation. Thanks for all your hard work this year, and think about how you will participate next year!

Finally, next year will be my last year as president and at Lakeshore school. Please consider the position of PTA President for the upcoming year. Become my VP this year, so you can see how it all works, and slowly get involved. Feel free to contact me to discuss this position or any others on the PTA roster. Megumi Fuse (PTA President) megumifuse@gmail.com, 415-806-8016

After School Mandarin Program
It’s open enrollment time for the After School Mandarin Program for the 2010-2011 school year! Space is limited and is a first come first serve basis. If you are interested and need more information, please contact Michelle Kuo or Ellen Lin.

December Shopping Party Results
Before the year ends, I would like to say THANK YOU to all of the shoppers who came to the Sports Basement Shopping Party in December. I just found out that we bought over $5,000 worth of merchandise and earned $581 (10% of sales) for Lakeshore! We are hoping to have this event again in December 2010 and hope to see many of you and your friends/ family there! This is an extremely easy and fun way to earn a little money for our school! Thanks again, Mariah

PTA Donations
We only have two more weeks until the school year ends! You still have time to make a donation to the PTA. If you have not already done so, please make a donation to the PTA today. We need ALL of our Lakeshore families to participate in reaching our budget goal. PTA Pledge forms can be downloaded from our website. You can also make a donation directly through our website. All donations made by charge cards will be processed through our PayPal account.

How can I help my school next year?
Get involved with the PTA – earn money for your kids. Contact Megumi Fuse: megumifuse@gmail.com or 415-806-8016

JOB #1: SCRIP Needed: 1 parent to help run the SCRIP program to earn a few thousand dollars for the school. Jobs: input scrip orders from your home, post flyers at school, collect order forms from school, distribute scrip When: Once a month, all year.

JOB #2: BACK-2-SCHOOL NIGHT Needed: Two (gr K-3) parents & two (gr 4-5) parents to help Mike McGinn run back to school night Jobs: post flyers at school collect RSVP’s purchase snacks and supplies organize childcare staff When: Early September – Wed night, gr. 4-5 parents/Thurs evening, gr. K-3 parents

JOB #3: READ-A-THON CHAIR Needed: One-two parents to coordinate. Shadow Josie Ramos and Ken Alex- ander this year, to get the full scoop! Jobs: Coordinate one week of read-a-thon; flyers, solicit prizes, tabulate hours read and funds, distribute prizes… One of the most fulfilling fundraisers as we see our kids excited about reading. When: One week in Feb, 2011

JOB #4: PARLIAMENTARIAN Needed: One parent to help re-establish out PTA bylaws. Jobs: Develop PTA bylaws based on previous examples, participate in monthly PTA meetings When: Once a month, all year

JOB #5: AUCTION CHAIR Needed: One parent to coordinate all the Auction subcommittee chairs. Jobs: We have a full roster of subcommittee chairs for the Auction fundraiser and need someone to make sure it is all getting done. When: Starts December, 2010 until May, 2011