Anyone Need a Tree?

The Los Alamitos Youth Center will be selling fresh, fragrant, affordable trees once more and donating $5 of each tree back to the school directly. Sales will begin Saturday, November 27th, and delivery options will be available. Check the attached flier for more details.

So, if you buy a tree, where are you going to get yours?

Dining for McGaugh

DINING FOR MCGAUGH

Tuesday, November 23, O'MALLEY'S at 140 Main Street will give 20% of the proceeds to our school. Take a break and save the cooking for Thanksgiving Day! Stop by for some yummy food. Print the restaurant flier from this school-wide email or get a flier from the front office. Then bring the flier into the restaurant to show you are from McGaugh. Tell your family and friends to eat at O'Malleys! Print the attached flier for details, tell your family and friends, and be sure to show it to your server.
McGaugh Families, we thank you for your support!

Kids Korner Daycare Next Week

Kids Korner will offer daycare on Wednesday, November 24 (no school that day) - IF 45 students sign up and pay ($28) by: Monday, November 22.  We need a minimum of 45 students signed up and PAID by this coming Monday in order for Kids Korner to provide daycare.

Yolanda Mortensen

McGaugh EDCC Supervisor

December PTA Meeting and Holiday Luncheon

McGaugh PTA Meeting and Holiday Luncheon

Please join us

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Finbars Italian Kitchen

 620 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach

10:30am meeting immediately followed by lunch

(Meeting and lunch will conclude by 12:00 to allow for 12:25 pick up at school.)

Cost:

$18.00 per person

includes food, drinks, tax & gratuity

Menu- Family Style

     Tuscan Salad, Finbars Chopped Antipasto Salad, 

Penne with Bolognese Sauce, Chicken Tequila Fusilli, Cinque Formaggi Pizza

Questions please contact Kristi Weissinger

Artwork for Education Online

OSBC - Artwork for Education

Notecard Fundraiser Update

It's not too late to order notecards!

We are no longer accepting catalog orders at school, but did you know that you can purchase your child's art cards online?  It's true!  You can even purchase cards from past years!  Simply go to wwww.artworkforeducation.com.  Click on the tab marked Schools.  Then enter McGaugh in the "Search for a School" box.  Each year's catalog is online arranged by grade/teacher.

Yes, it's that easy!

40% of your purchase of any McGaugh students' cards goes directly back to the Outdoor Science Booster Club, which helps us keep our wonderful 5th grade Outdoor Science School program in our district.

For those who have purchased cards through our catalog sale, thank you and your cards should be arriving in 2-3 weeks.

In addition, Worldwise Education has started a retail program.  Three of McGaugh's very own students have had their artwork chosen for retail sale.  To view their cards, see attached.  Sarah's cards are for sale in the Ralph's grocery store on Seal Beach Blvd.!!!  Congratulations to all three on being chosen for the retail program!  For each set of cards purchased at retail sites, McGaugh will receive $2 back to OSBC, and for each single card purchased, OSBC will receive 50 cents.  See attached for a list of all of Worldwise's retail partners.

A Message from Mrs. Palmer

As the holidays approach we are all feeling the stress and need to hurry from one thing to another. Possibly as a result we are having some problems with the reserved parking spaces in the front circle. Please respect the reserved spots. The Chen Family donated a large amount to have the privilege to park in their "Marked" parking spot daily, and anytime of the day. Please do not park in that parking spot. Additionally, although there are days when the office and the administrators are off campus all day, more often then not we return from meeting. When our parking spots are taken we have to find other parking, after dealing with the traffic in the circle in trying to get to our parking spots this make getting to meetings on campus challenging to say the least. Our health clerk generally arrives at 9:00 but there are days when she must come in early due to special health screenings. Please be respectful of all reserved parking, this is especially true for the special reserved spots for our upcoming concerts that were auctioned off.

I have a personal request and message that I would very much like you to share with your family and families of McGaugh Alumni. As many of you know, for years we have allowed and enjoyed the tradition of fifth grade students who have toilet papered our home the weekend prior to promotion. We understand that celebration and have actually been fairly impressed with some of the talent, however once a year is the tradition. Our home has been toilet papered three times since school started, one time it happened on the night preceding a brunch shower I was giving for 36 people, and most recently it was done this passed Saturday night. I do not know if these are current students or alumni, but I would appreciate parents sharing that our house is not to be toilet papered. Please remember that we have raised our own teenagers and helped them clean up toilet paper from their friends, and while I am very happy to allow our fifth graders to continue this ANNUAL tradition, I ask for your help in getting out the word that the Palmer home is really not toilet paper friendly.

Please take time this holiday season to enjoy the special gifts from your children. At the elementary age the things they say and do could fill a book of memories that will cause you to laugh about for years to come. I will never look at a pumpkin pie without remembering our son deciding climbing on the counter to reach something could not possibly result in a footprint in the pumpkin pie. I am laughing now remembering his face and foot covered with pumpkin filling. I never even missed that pie but treasure that moment when his small voice called for help. Enjoy all the things that really make life important, our families and time making memories together. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving enjoying with people you love and enjoy.

Daryle A. Palmer

Principal, McGaugh Elementary School

Artwork for Education Notecard Orders

The deadline for the Outdoor Science School Booster Club Notecards has been extended to Wednesady, November 10th.  Extra catalogs and order forms can be found in the Main Office.  Orders must be received before 10am to be processed in time.

McGaugh Art Fair

Don't miss out on our first McGaugh Art Fair
"Marvelous Me" - a Gallery of Self Portraits
Thursday, November 18th 6pm - 8pm in the gym
The students have been working on their masterpieces during Art Lab sessions.
You are invited to see your child's artwork framed and on display.

Invitations are being sent home and are due back to the office no later than
Monday, November 15th.
Please note we have extended the RSVP deadline due to the Veteran's Day Holiday.
If you have any questions please contact: Jen Haynie or Maj Harmon.

Hope to see you at the Art Fair!!

Chamber of Commerce is Seeking 4th and 5th Graders

On Behalf of the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce, they are looking for some 4th and 5th grade volunteer Elves to help Santa at the Annual Tree lighting Ceremony on Saturday November 27^th from 4 -7 pm at Pier.

The Elves will wear Santa's special elf hat while helping out for 30 minutes while Santa takes photos with all the girls and boys.

They will need two elves per shift, Opportunities are on a

FIRST COME FIRST SERVE

2 elves from 4:00-4:30

2 elves from 4:30-5:00

2 elves from 5:00-5:30

2 elves from 5:30-6:00

2 elves from 6:00-6:30

2 elves from 6:30-7:00

That's a dozen elfin opportunities!  Please call the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce to schedule your time to help.

Los Al Educational Foundation Community Tile Drive

The Los Alamitos Educational Foundation, in partnership with The Shops at Rossmoor, is conducting a Community Tile Drive.  Your family's artwork will be unveiled at The Shops at the Grand Opening of a new building, and proceeds benefit LAUSD students.  Please see the attached flier for more information about the drive and how to reserve your tile.

Motions for Expenditures

To all McGaugh PTA Members:

At today's PTA General Membership meeting, two motions were brought to the membership that will be voted on at the next PTA Meeting -

1. A motion was made to pledge $795.36, the amount raised last year by the Fifth Grade Activities Committee and remaining after their expenses, to be paid toward the repainting of the McGaugh Sea Lion mural on both sides of the gym.

2. A motion was made to fund the purchase of 16 new computers,  estimated to cost $7,600 but not to exceed $8,000. Further information about this purchase request is attached.

Our next General Membership meeting is our PTA Luncheon on Thursday, December 2nd, at Finbar's on PCH. The meeting portion will take place before the luncheon, and all are welcomed to attend. Further discussion and the voting will take place then. RSVP's for the luncheon portion will be sent later this month.

PTA General Meeting Tomorrow - 11/04/10

McGaugh PTA Members,

Tomorrow is our November General Membership meeting, being held at 8:15am in the Auditorium.  We will be discussing various items of business, including the success of our Carnival and Silent Auction, and upcoming events.  There will also be an open forum to ask questions of Mrs. Palmer and/or Mr. MacDonald, so a perfect opportunity to ask any of those questions that other parents probably have, too.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Lisa Berry
PTA Vice President

2010 Reflections Winners

Congratulations to all the McGaugh students who are heading onto the next level of competition for reflections!

Congratulations also to all the students who received an "Award of Merit" for an outstanding job.  Your pieces will not be moving onto the next level of competition but will be recognized and displayed at the district's Reflections Gallery in January.

Thank you to all of the students who participated in PTA Reflections "Together We Can"!  We had some amazing entries.  This years work will be displayed in the computer lab until the end of the school year. If your student would rather have their artwork returned, please contatct Michelle Samuelson and it will be returned to their teacher.

Thank you also to our judges from the community and to all the McGaugh staff who supported and promoted our program.

Gift Wrap is Here!

**  Gift wrap is Here! **

Gift wrap orders will be delivered this Wed. Nov 3rd to the student's classrooms. If you have larger orders please make arrangements to come to the gym by 9am Wednesday morning or to your childs classroom at pick up.

If you have any questions please contact

Laura Sterbentz or Jen Haynie

Thank you for supporting Project SEEK!