HMCRA Gift Wrap Fundraiser :: Now – November 2nd

October 28, 2011

With your help, we will be raising $6,000 for the school and our kids.  We are asking every family to participate and sell as many items as possible so that we will reach our goal!  The fundraiser started last Wednesday and will end on Wednesday 2nd November. HOW TO PARTICIPATE      1.Sell or purchase items – Complete the order form and collect the money as you sell.      2. Please make checks payable to: Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy.      3. Register your child(ren) at www.ShopBelieve.com and send emails to all of your family & friends nationwide. They will be able to shop online to support our and HMCRA! SHOPPING ONLINE at www.ShopBelieve.com    1.  Parents & Guardians:-  will need to register your child(ren) at www.ShopBelieve.com.  For additional prize opportunities, you can send 10+ standard emails via the site to friends / family / neighbors / co-workers – there will be a direct link to the site to ensure that your child(ren) and school receive credit for any and all sales.    2.  Family / Friends / Neighbors:-  They can log onto the site and select ‘Supporters Shop Now”.   They will need to have the students full name, and the name & state of the school.   PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES     1.  Students will win numerous prizes for the prize envelop – the more you sell the more you will earn!      2.  Charm necklaces – for every 5th, 10th and 20th item sold you will earn a charm necklace.  There is a scooter drawing for every ‘charm’ coupon turned in! GOT QUESTIONS? Contact Jess Leigh-Fellows (mum to Hannah in Kinder & Ethan in 4th grade) - jleighfellowsgmailcom  (jleighfellowsgmailcom)   or 415-734-0849

Morning Circle: Dance Party!

October 21, 2011

Every morning at 9:30am the whole school gathers for “morning circle” and this morning it was a dance party! (Thanks to Martin Rawlings-Fein for the video).

Hotcakes for Harvey! Saturday Oct 15

October 12, 2011

Hotcakes for Harvey

Pancake Breakfast
Saturday Oct 15, 9am-11am

at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, 4235 19th St, San Francisco

$10 per plate
includes all you can eat pancakes with a serving of scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, and drink

T-shirts and tie-dye!
Fun activites for the kids!
Great food and fun!

Hotcakes for Harvey, Oct 15, 9am-11am, at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy

The Modern Gypsies speak about adventure and academic skills

October 5, 2011

Last month our school was captivated by a visit from Expedition Impossibles’ winning team The Modern Gypsies. (John Post, Eric Bach, Taylor Filasky)

ABC’s Expedition Impossible followed 13 teams across Morocco in an Indiana Jones style race. The winning team spoke at Harvey Milk about what it took for them not only to be chosen to be on the show, but the kind of teamwork and skills it took to win the race.
The Modern Gypsies spoke about their strong teamworking strategies which support each other do do their best – a message HMCRA students are empowered with from Coach Glenn and the teachers on a regular basis. They also spoke about the academic skills necessary to win this kind of race. Sure, they had to be able to wrangle stallions, repel cliffs, and ride camels , but they needed to call on their intelligence and mental toughness as much as their physical strength.
Collectively, the Modern Gypsies have worked, volunteered, lived in and traveled to over 45 countries. After the race, they continue to inspire individuals to explore both themselves and the world around them, and to raise awareness and generate funds to address the many challenges faced by the impoverished world.
Joining them was Shane Shooter Nelson who worked on the show – designing and testing the course.  Being a trailblazer himself, he inspired the children to consider themselves as adventurers and to believe in their potential – to take risks – to realize that any one of them could be riding those stallions in a future that they are building now.

The Gypsies blog about Harvey Milk…