Cipriani S up February 2008
A publication of the Cipriani Elementary PTA
Principal Ingredients March 1 is the Dinner/Dance
By Lisa Zachry, Principal here are just some of the great
items up for auction:
“When in doubt, tell the truth.”
Mark Twain • Fire Truck Ride
Our character trait for the month of February is • Tickets to Six Flags
trustworthiness. People who are trustworthy tell the truth • Military Tank Tour
and keep their promises. They have the courage to do the • Weekend in Sonoma
right thing, even if it means getting into trouble or losing See More Inside
an opportunity. Trustworthy people are also loyal - they
stand by their family, friends and country.
You can reinforce our theme at home this month by talking with your child about what it means
to be an honest and trustworthy person and why it is important. Make sure he/she knows that it is
important to you. Remember, you are your child's most important teacher. He or she will learn a
lot about being trustworthy from watching what you do.
This month, we are going to celebrate Take Your Family to School Week from February 11th to
February 14th. Help us kick off the week by joining us at our Monday Morning Meeting at 8:25
on February 11th. Then sign up to visit and help in your child’s class.
Join me in the library for coffee on one of the following mornings:
• K/1 Coffee: Monday, February 11th at 8:45
• 2/3 Coffee: Wednesday, February 13th at 8:30
• 4/5 Coffee: Thursday, February 14th at 8:30
Our PTA meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00 p.m. Julie Oeser, our speech
and language pathologist, will be on hand to present information about speech articulation in the
early years. We hope you can attend!
Some brief reminders:
• There will be no school on Friday, February 15th. All teachers will be attending a staff
development on writing and mathematics.
• School will be closed the week of February 18th through February 22nd for Mid-Winter
Break.
2525 Buena Vista Ave., Belmont
http://cipriani.brssd.org/index.html
Office # 650-637-4840, Absentee # 650-261-6745
Submit articles by the 15th of the month to tallent@infrasystems.com
Updates
Food for Thought
By Karen Werner, PTA President
The PTA, originally known as The National
Congress of Mothers, was founded by Alice
McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst in Washington, DC on February 17,
1897. In honor of this event the National PTA is launching “Take Your Family to
School Week” the week of February 11th. During this week, please join Mrs. Zachry
for morning coffee, come by for a visit or to help in your child’s classroom. We have
also moved the PTA meeting to this week and hope that you’ll join us for a short
business meeting and then a presentation by Mrs. Oeser, our speech/language
specialist. In addition, that night we’ll have many of the classroom auction projects on display
for viewing prior to the auction on March 1st. More information on “Take Your Family to
School Week” will be distributed as the time nears.
On another note, we are starting our search for next year’s board. If you are interested in holding
an office, please let Helen Geimer or Teri Delgadillo know. Being involved in the PTA at
Cipriani has been a fun experience for me, and I’ve made a lot of friends along the way. I hope
we’ll see many new faces next year on the board or as committee heads!
Notes from the Secretary
By Jill Bauer
I have two items for your attention:
• The cold and flu season has definitely arrived at Cipriani! Now is a good time to start
reminding your child(ren) about how important it is to always wash their hands, cover their
mouth when coughing and sneezing, and to keep their hands away from their eyes. Parents,
please keep your child home if they are sick! Sending your child to school when they are
feeling poorly will only result in my having to call you to pick them up.
• Registration for siblings begins on Monday, February 25th. I’m requesting that parents come
in to pick up the forms AFTER 8:45am in the morning (it’s so hectic at the start of the school
day!) This year, I’m asking that if you pick up your forms on Monday, to please plan on
returning them Tuesday AFTER 8:45am as I won’t be in on Monday to process the
registration. Please feel free to call me with any questions.
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Welcome to Mrs. Hawkins
Updates
You may have noticed a new teacher at Cipriani School. Jann Hawkins joined our
staff in January and is co-teaching first grade with Mrs. Snelling. Mrs. Hawkins
may be new to our staff, but being the parent of three Cipriani students, she is a
familiar face on campus.
Mrs. Hawkins was born and raised in Alaska, living in communities ranging from
the big city of Anchorage to small Eskimo villages. She met her husband Robb
during her university years. They have three children: Shelby, Holly, and Charlie.
Naturally, Mrs. Hawkins loves to read and in Alaska, she taught the Success for All
reading curriculum in grades K to 6. In her spare time, she loves to sew and enjoys
making quilts. She developed a love of music during her elementary school violin
lessons and played the violin with Anchorage’s City Junior Youth Symphony.
The Hawkins family moved to Belmont in April 2007 and immediately became involved with our
school’s PTA. We are excited to include Jann as a part of our Cipriani Staff!
Fundraising Dinner/Dance Auction – March 1
By Adrienne Krug
We have some fabulous items that will be up for auction at the Dinner/Dance including:
• Fire Truck Ride
• Tickets to Six Flags
• Military Tank Tour
• Weekend in Sonoma at Sonoma Valley Inn
• VIP Dr. Phil tickets
• Winery tour in Los Altos
• Birthday party bash at Hoops
Buy your tickets in the office today! $50 per person.
We can still use a few volunteers. If you have just a little bit of time, please contact Adrienne
@650-595-1060.
Gooey, Messy Fun Art in Action
By Nannette Mahar, AiA Site Coordinator
Gooey, squishy clay. Sticky, messy starch. What could be more fun for a kid than getting to roll
up her sleeves and try using some new art materials? In January our second grade classes
experimented by adding starch to paint, then using the thick material to fingerpaint a self-portrait
based on Vincent Van Gogh's work. Our first graders were busy rolling and pounding clay to
make animal creatures. Third through fifth grades, meanwhile, used pastels to create their
masterpieces based on artists Ghirlandaio and Marc.
Look for the works of some of our third grade artists to be on display at the San Carlos Library
through mid-February.
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Updates Cipriani Library News
Mrs. King
You may not be aware of the Parent Section in the Cipriani
School library.
Every parent can check out books, videos and DVDs to enjoy at home. The
section covers a wide range of services and subjects that a parent would find key
in helping their children. Here are a couple of the titles we have available:
• Helping Your Child with a Foreign Language by Opal Dunn
• 365 TV-Free Activities by Steve and Ruth Bennett
• Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
• Mom’s House, Dad’s House by Isolina Ricci
• First to Worst(DVD) by The Merrow Report
I hope this gives you an idea of the books, videos and DVDs we have for the parents of the
students at Cipriani. Every parent may have a Cipriani Library Card. Just come in between 9:15
and 2:15 and I will make you a library card so that you can take a look and check out an item.
What is a CIP BOOK? This is a book that has no due date and can be kept until the student
finishes it. If you have any books on your shelves that are labeled CIP BOOK, and your child has
finished reading it, please return it to the library.
The library wish list:
• Any Children’s periodicals in good condition.
Subscriptions that would be great for the library:
• Dogs for Kids
• Sports Illustrated
• Disney Adventure
Project Wee Care
By Nancy Jung
Brrrr! January sure was cold but thanks to your help, many of San Mateo's
neediest residents now have warm coats and blankets. February's theme is
"men's work clothes". This is Samaritan House's greatest need and largest
shortage! Please give blue jeans, sweaters, tee shirts, sweat suits, etc.
Please have your child bring your donation to school and place in the collection bin in each
classroom. DONATIONS ARE NEEDED BY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13! Samaritan
House will pick up the donations by noon on Thursday, February 14 . Thank you for your
support!
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events and FundRaising
2008 Talent Show!
By Dan Wright
Don’t miss the 2008 talent show. Please note the following dates:
• February 1st - Rehearsals
• February 7th - Dress Rehearsal
• February 8th - Show Time!!
Contact Dan Wright jdand18@yahoo.com for questions.
Print Cartridge and Cell Phone
Recycling
By Barbara Tallent
Don’t forget to bring in the printer cartridges and cell phones for recycling. The
school earns funds for recycling these items. Our vendor pays a varying amount
for each item, but don’t worry about whether they will take it or not, they recycle
everything we send. www.thinkrecycle.com
Cipriani eScrip Earnings Report
By Jennifer Fisher
Cipriani has raised over $8,600 in net contributions from the eScrip program in the past 12
months, and every cent of that money goes directly to the PTA to support many wonderful
programs for our teachers and children.
Now – imagine for a moment if every participating family asked just ONE friend, neighbor, or
relative to sign up for eScrip and support Cipriani? We could DOUBLE this amount. Think of
what we could do… more field trips, assemblies, books, equipment and supplies! And the best
part is, it is EASY and FREE to sign up. Here’s how:
1. Go to www.escrip.com.
2. Enter Cipriani’s group ID# 140657569
3. Click on “Sign Up” (Be sure to have your grocery loyalty cards, credit card numbers
and debit card numbers handy.)
Please share this information with your family and friends TODAY!
Questions? Please contact Jennifer Fisher at 592-3788 or jendavefisher@comcast.net.
Please support our eSrip merchants:
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Grocers
eScrip Merchant Guide Escrip Merchants
A.G. Ferrari Foods up to 3%
Automotive Andronico’s up to 5%
Bianchini’s Market up to 5%
Catalano’s Market up to 4%
89glass.com 5%
Cal-Mart up to 5%
Big O Tires 2%
Cosentino’s Markets 4%
Ducky’s Car Wash 4%
Dana Foods up to 4%
eSrip.DriversEd.com 5%
Diablo foods up to 5%
Lucky Drive Brushless Car Wash 2%
Draeger’s Market up to 3%
Pep Boys 4%
Emerald Market up to 6%
Portola Valley Garage 2%
Evergreen Market up to 4%
Webtrafficschool.com 5%
Fircrest Market up to 3%
Food 4 Less 3%
Food For Thought up to 5%
Specialty Items & Foodville up to 5%
Gene’s Fine foods up to 2.5%
Services Glen Ellen Village Market up to 5%
Green Earth Foods up to 5%
Anna’a of San Francisco up to 5% JJ&F Market up to 5%
Carlmont Pharmacy up to 3% Key Markets up to 4%
Deelish up to 8% Kingsburg Supermarket up to 4%
Discounted Newspapers.com 20% Lira’s Supermarket up to 4%
eScrip Visa up to 2% Lunardi’s Markets up to 4%
Final Wrap 10% Mollie Stone’s up to 4%
Goldspeed.com 5% New Leaf Community Mkts. up to 4%
Haldane Computers 2% Pak’n Save up to 4%
Liberty Tax Service 7% Paradise Foods up to 5%
Maxwell the Cleaner 3% Payless Market up to 5%
Mugshots Photography up to 5% Petaluma Market up to 3%
OfficeMax 2% Piazza’s Fine Foods up to 4%
Pacific Dental Group 10% Piedmont Grocery 4.4%
Private Education Network 5% Planet Organics up to 4%
Sacramento Bee 10% PW Super Markets up to 4%
San Francisco Chronicle 10% Sacramento Natural
Foods Co-op up to 4%
Safeway up to 4%
Travel and Transport Safeway.com up to 4%
Scotty’s Market up to 4%
American Airlines Certificates 3% Sonoma Market up to 5%
Trag’s Market up to 4%
Restaurants Club Cruise up to 5%
Vallergas Markets 5%
Vic’s Markets up to 4%
Baja Fresh 5% Village Market up to 3%
Carrows Restaurants 3% Whole Foods Market up to 4%
Claim Jumper Restaurants 3% Wildberries Marketplace up to 4%
Coco’s Bakery Restaurant 3% Woodland Markets up to 6%
Le Boulanger up to 3%
Rewards Network Dining up to 5%
Round Table Pizza up to 6%
The Duck Club Restaurant 5%
Retail
Promotional Partners
Eddie Bauer 5%
Vehicle Donation to Any Charity Lullaby Lane up to 2%
Sporting Goods (VDAC) www.v-dac.com Macy’s 1%
Macys.com 1%
Orvis 5% Macysbridal.com 1%
Outdoor Kids up to 5% Peninsula Beauty Supply up to 3%
Sierra Trading Post 5%
Ubyan 4%
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School−Force
Thank You for Building Excellent Education!
The School-Force Annual Giving Campaign is well underway! THANK YOU to the
Cipriani families below—over 50% of our school’s families have already donated to
support valuable teaching resources, such as Reading Specialists, Librarians, Science
Specialists and Music Instructors. With your support, we can do even more!
Adrienne Krug Don & Judi Von Tobel Martha Simmons & Leo Butler
Albert & Cynthia Davies Elizabeth & Matthew Riley Matthew & Eileen Cramer
Ali & Amal Shehadeh Enk & Lorraine Lapier Maurits & Petra Trouerbach
Amanda Stanton-Geddes & Frank & Jennifer Magnani Michael & Jennifer McLean
J. Andrew McCulloh Geri Crane & Ken Wach Michael Haugwitz &
Amy Sue & Jason Lombardi Hugo & Deidra Buchholz Angeles Estelles
Andre & Jennifer Bouchard Igor & Zoya Kogan Michael Savasta &
Andrew & Kathleen Haase Issa & Jessica Khouri Denise Lechthaler-Savasta
Ann Rivello & Charles McBrian James & JoAnne Bilodeau Michelle Chan & Huan Phan
Anna Lai & Brian Lin Jeff & Susan Phillips Michi Kaifu & Ryoji Koike
Annelys C. Guisasola & Eino Jacobs Jennifer Morgan & Nancy Turner Jung & Michael Jung
Anthony & Suzanne Awad Norman Anderson Norman & Helen Geimer
Anthony & Traci Psaila Jill Turney & Stephen Kongsle Patty & Edwin Menor
Barbara Tallent & Reinhardt Quelle Jina & Rob Button Paul & Peta Van Amsterdam
Ben & Lisa Loewy Jo Ann & Daniel Cobb Peter & Melanie Abrams
Betsy Carter & Jonathan Atkin John & Melissa VanArsdel Radek & Page Taylor Vingralek
Brian & Nanci Gunning John Lee & Peggy Chang Regina & Michael Binnard
Bill & Lisa Zachry Jorge & Teresa Delgadillo Richard & Josefina San Diego
Carol & Fernando Vega Joyce Chow & David Baskerville Robert & Rosalie Mercado
Charles & Triss Goodwin Juan & Silvia Morin Robin Bennett & Matthew English
Cheri & Peter Dartnell Karen Collom & Robert Shitamoto Ross and Kathy Madigan
Chris & Leah Bartolo Karin Dossman & Ralf Dossmann Samuel & Silvia Chung
Chris & Michelle Burger Katherine Relf-Canas & Joe Canas Sandy & Eric Lee
Cindy & Michael Pappas Sr. Kevin & Christina Olmsted Sandy & Paul Raskin
Claire Pairaud & Lincoln McBride Kevin & Melinda Meier Sarah & Jeff Schnitz
Claudia & Sergio Pineda Kristin & Richard Morgan Sarah & Jeffrey Moskovitz
Cori & Ilan Zipkin Laura & Mark Schulte Shawn & Carrie Azzopardi
Craig & Lisa Reynolds Leona & Robert Pointer Sid & Colette Shimabuku
Craig & Susan Bazigian Linda & Michael Klieman Spiros & Athena Kabitsis
Daljit & Navneet Grewal Linnaea Knisely & Philippe Levy Steve & Annette Robinson
Daniel Lipton & Marla Becker Lisa & Leonidas Maheras Sylvia & Tomasz Skucha
Darrow & Lisa Wehara Lora & John Lloyd Tammy & Michael Sonsini
David & Lisa Merin Lori & Terrance Troy Therese & Jason Kehl
Dawn & Glenn Wise Marianne Markt Tina & David Lloyd
Debbie & Steve Siefert Marianne Sitters & Esmail Bastaki Victor & Jamie Trierweiler
Debby & Brian Courtney Markle & Jean Addis Victor & Theresa Sevilla
Deborah & Timothy Blakely Marte & Karen Werner Yvonne & Mohammad Faisal
Join us! Make your donation online today at www.schoolforce.org
If you have donated to School-Force and are not listed, please understand the omission was not intentional. It
is most likely due to the timing between when this newsletter was printed and the information available as of
1/11/08. Thank you for your understanding—we appreciate your support! Contact Kelin Colberg at Kelin
Colberg at colbergs@comcast.net if you have any questions.
To learn more about School-Force, contact Cipriani Liaison
Martha Simmons martha@leobutler.com 594-1842
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Cipriani School Calendar
February 2008
S M T W T F S
1 2
Talent Show
Dress
Rehearsal
4:30
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Talent Show
Dress Talent Show!
Rehearsal 7pm
4:30
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
K/1 Coffee 9am 2/3 Coffee
w/Mrs. Kindergarten w/Mrs.
Zachry Site Zachry 4/5 Coffee
------------------- w/Mrs.
No School
Visitation
PTA Meeting Zachry Today
/Parent Ed
Night 7pm
Take Your Family to School Week
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
March 1
Mid-Winter Break
Dinner/Dance/
Auction!!
24 25 26 27 28 29
Fall
Kindergarten
sibling
registration
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