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Table of Contents
Important upcoming events
11/5, 11/12, 11/19 & 11/24
11/6
11/10 & 11/11
11/13
11/26 – 11/28
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PTA President’s Message
Spirit Sticks for sale
FREE Family Night.
No School (Veterans Day)
Barnes & Noble and Chick Fil A (fundraiser)
Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
Hi Everyone,
What a fun and memorable Red Ribbon week. The kids looked great in all of
their red and of course their crazy socks.
A big thank you to LeighAnn Schmidt for organizing our Red Ribbon week at
Seaside and all of the amazing kinder parent volunteers who helped paint,
wash and clean and keep our activity pleasant and on schedule. Thank you to
Laura Burnett, Michele McLemore, Kazuyo Oshiwa, David Tseng, Yuko
Morrison, Sun H. Kim, Tammy Degner, Stephanie Yee, Yuko Mikami, Kirsten
Bornstein, Dara Chang, Temmy Cheung, Nicky Brown, Joelean Lambrecht and
Gerald Ariza. If we didn’t have these volunteers these types of events wouldn’t
happen.
We would also like to thank The Double Tree for donating Red Ribbon Pencils
to all of kids at Seaside and all of their support.
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Principal’s Letter
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Monster Mash Thank You’s
4
Door Prize Thank You’s
5
Membership Madness
Winners
6
Barnes & Noble and Chick Fil
A Family Fundraiser
7
Barnes & Noble Flyer
8
Chick-A-Fil-A Flyer
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Shoparoo Fundraiser
10
Direct Donation
11-12
Scripps
13-14
Green Dolphin
15
November Calendar
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Flyers
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Family Night & Reflections showcase 11/6: Thank you to all of the kids that
turned in a project last week. We had a great turn out.
We will display all of the projects in the cafeteria at our family fun night on November 6th at 6pm. You don’t want to miss
out on the fun. In addition to the reflection showcase we also have Street Beat performing at 6pm. Last but not least
we will have a quick PTA association meeting. We will do our best to make it quick and painless.
We would like to thank Sun Kim for chairing Reflections. We greatly appreciate you
volunteering.
Scrip: Get ready for the holidays by ordering your scrip gift cards early. See the scrip booth
on Monday, November 3rd before school and on Wednesday, November 5th after school by
the front gate. This is a great way to get started on teachers gifts, or buy them for everyday
use. There are hundreds of companies to chose from. Don't forget to bring your checkbook.
Please check it out. Turn in on or before November 12th in the office.
Spirit Sticks: In November Spirit Stick will be for sale after school on Wednesday November
5th, 12th, 19th and Monday 24th.
Barnes & Noble and Chick-Fil-A 11/13: Please join us on Thursday, November 13th for
dinner and a good book.
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The Dolphin Splash
4651 Sharynne Lane
Torrance, California 90505
Torrance Council of PTA’s
Thirty-Third District PTA
California State PTA
Michelle Briggs, President
Bobette Osborne, Executive
Vice President
Michele Bauer, Principal
http://seaside.tusd.org
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Some of your favorite Seaside teachers and principal will read one of their favorite books between 5-7pm. Barnes &
Noble will also donate a percentage back to our school for any purchases on this day.
Don’t forget to fill your tummy and grab a bite to eat at Chick-Fil-A. They will also be donating a percentage of your
purchases to Seaside PTA.
Please see the flyer below.
Direct Donation update: During the campaign we successfully raised $35,911 for Seaside. This is absolutely
amazing and we are so thankful for all of the families that donated. All of the money that was donated will go back
into our school to support our children.
In a previous letter we announced that the 4th grade classes raised the most money and will be receiving the bonus
assembly. It will take place on November 7th and Bubblemainia will be performing. Thank you to Debbie Gan, Cathy
Tweedie and Bobette Osborne for organizing.
Dont forget to sign up for the following. They don’t cost you any money and they give back to Seaside.
Shoparoo: Is fundraising made easy: turn pictures of your everyday shopping receipts into cash donations and
sweepstakes entries for our school with this free app. Yep, it’s that simple. Just shop, snap, earn. Please see
information below on how to sign up.
Ralphs: Do you shop at Ralphs? If so please bring in the letter below with the barcode on it. You simply need to
have them scan it once a year and it will link your purchases and give Seaside a portion. We can earn up to $2,500
a quarter and all you have to do is shop. Please set this up with your local Ralphs.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Seaside PTA please email Michelle at
michellebriggs1@gmail.com
Michelle Briggs & Bobette Osborne
Seaside PTA President & Executive Vice President 2014-2015
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Principal’s SPLASH
November 2, 2014
Greetings Seaside!
SAFETY: The accident at Walteria is a tragic reminder that we can never be too safe when it comes to
driving, especially around children. Please remember to come to a full and complete stop before allowing your children to enter or exit the vehicle and wait until they are safe on the sidewalk before pulling
away. If walking, cross only at the driveway entry and exit points and not through the middle of the
parking lot. Children are often unaware of their surroundings and impulsive in their actions. Creating
safe habits will help them avoid dangerous behaviors.
VOTE: Seaside is a polling site on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The cafeteria will be used for voting. Remember to
cast your ballot. Please consider carefully when making your choice on Measure T and U; our future is
in your hands. The TUSD web page will provide you with information.
http://tusd.org/InformationNews/MeasureTandU/tabid/3277/Default.aspx
GATE Testing for Grades 4 and 5 All 4th and 5th grade students are being offered the opportunity to
participate in GATE testing based on either teacher recommendation and/or parent request. If you
would like to request testing, please ask your child’s teacher for an application. The deadline for returning your permission slip to your child’s teacher is December 16, 2014. GATE testing for fourth and
fifth graders will take place on site during February and March.
4학년과 5학년을 위한 GATE(영재 교육) 시험 – 곧 진행될 것임
모든 4학년과 5학년 학생들은 선생님의 추천 그리고/또는 부모님의 요청에 근거하여 GATE(영재 교육) 시험에 참여
할 기회를 갖게 될 것입니다. 시험을 요청하기 원하시면, 신청을 위해 여러분 자녀의 선생님께 문의하시기 바랍니
다. 여러분 자녀의 선생님께 동의서를 제출하는 마감 날짜는 2014년 12월 16일입니다. 4학년과 5학년 학생들을 위한
GATE (영재 교육) 시험은 2월과 3월동안 학교 현장에서 치러질 것입니다.
Statewide Shortage of Substitute Teachers: In California, and in Torrance, we need highly qualified
substitute teachers. If you would like to join our team and help out our students as a sub, please call
Debbi Lee at 310-972-6081.
Family Fun: Remember to come to Family Fun Night on Thursday, Nov. 6. The Street Beat will perform
for us. It will be a great time, and it’s FREE! Thank you PTA!
November is upon us. Take time to enjoy your family being mindful of the good fortune we have surrounding us. I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Michele Bauer-Bean
Principal
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Congratulations to the
Membership Madness winners!!!
The Membership Madness ended this past Friday night with 791
members!! Way to go SEASIDE!! The Madness is over but the
membership drive goes on with the ultimate goal of 850 members.
Please help us reach our goal.
And now to the winners of the Madness!!!!!!!!!
Teacher
Baric
Hutchinson
Jackson
Kadowaki
Tuccinardi
Nylen
Bree
Park
Whittaker
Hiser
Bergeron
Stadler
Zaleon
Kato
Leighton
Oien
McCall
Murphy
Mears
Shweiri
Glavas
Saiki
Mitvalsky
Percent
172
162.9
162.9
148
146
143
142
135
135
135
133
129
127
122
119
116
115
111
108
107
106
98
88
Baric’s class holds on to win 1st place and a $100 Staples gift card. Hutchinson and Jackson tie for runner up and both win $50 Staples gift cards for class
supplies. Thank you all for making this year’s Madness a success…..AGAIN!
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This year we are excited to be partnering with a truly hassle-free fundraiser called
Shoparoo! Nationwide, over 10,000 schools are already earning hundreds and
even thousands through Shoparoo and it’s a great opportunity for us to really
make a difference this year!
Shoparoo is fundraising made easy: turn pictures of your everyday shopping
receipts into cash donations and sweepstakes entries for our school with this free
app. Yep, it’s that simple. Just shop, snap, earn.
Get started today:
1. Download the free Shoparoo app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
Store
2. Select our school from the list and start taking pictures of your receipts - shop
anywhere, buy anything!
3. Earn even more points by spreading the word and inviting others to join .
Use this code referral code and we earn extra donations for your first qualifying
receipt: glont998
There’s no limit to how much money we can raise with Shoparoo - the more
supporters, the more we will raise for our school. Also, each of our first 20
participants will earn a guaranteed $1 donation from Shoparoo for their first
receipt! Check out shoparoo.com to learn more about this awesome hassle-free
program.
Thank you for your support!
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The Green Dolphin’s Tip of the Week:
Choose Hormone Free Milk!
Look for milk that has been certified organic or carries the
words "no artificial hormones." Conventional dairies inject
cows with synthetic recombinant bovine growth hormone
(rBGH), aka bovine somatotropin (rbST), to boost production.
The practice has been implicated in udder infections, requiring
more veterinary antibiotic use, and is banned in many countries. Some
scientists worry the hormones may affect consumers.
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Flyers Included This Week Are:
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Advantage Program Tumbling and Hip Hop
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Advantage Program Math

City of Torrance Youth Basketball
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Fun Family BBQ Lunch Fundraiser
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Join Girl Scouts
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Watch Me Act
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Watch Me Scuplt
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ACEing Autism Torrance Tennis Program