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April is here and Spring is in the air! Lots of exciting things are happening at Strattonville this month. In two weeks, grant auditors will visit us from the Department of Education or DOE, all the way from Washington, D.C. Our grant was made possible through the DOEs Magnet Schools Assistance Program. Thanks to our grant, we have been able to afford magnet-related improvements like professional development for our teachers and school equipment such as our TV studio. This visit is crucial to both our school and our district. We are very excited to have the DOE see all that we have accomplished in the past three semesters!

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Save the Date!

April 10
Bring Your Parents to Work Day: Last official BYPWD of the year!

April 12
PTA Walk-A-Thon Come out and walk with your students!

April 19
1st Annual Spring Fling Music, Art, & Family Reading!

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APRIL 2013

Other events in April:

Bring Your Parent to Work Day
This months Bring Your Parent to Work Day, on April 10, will be the last official day scheduled this year. This is an opportunity for parents and family members to see just what their student is doing during Micro time. This is also the last chance to be entered to win a free pack of family tickets to the PTAs Carnival.

PTA Walk-A-Thon
This years PTA Walk-A-Thon is scheduled for Friday, April 12. All classes, K-5 will be participating. This is a fun event for students and staff. The Micro Activity Class or MAC, Strattonvilles most health conscious venture, will provide help during the event. A portion of the money raised will be donated to MAC for activity-related equipment and also to a charity of their choosing!

1st Annual Spring Fling

This year the family reading night and spring art and music show have been combined to create the Spring Fling! It will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, April 19. Children will make origami bookmarks to take home. There will be music performances by students in music class and an art showcase by students in art class this semester.

Other School News:

This months Leadership Habit is Synergize. This is the habit of creative cooperation. It is focused on teamwork, open-mindedness, and the adventure of finding new solutions for old problems. Students are learning that creative cooperation and synthesis dont just happen on their own. Synergizing is a process. Through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise to the table. Its the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. If you are interested in learning more about the Leader in Me program check out: www.theleaderinme.org/
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