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		<title>Seeking Read-a-thon Volunteers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rosa Parks Read-a-Thon celebrates reading and also raises much-needed funds for the school. Last year almost 300 students participated and raised over $27,000 for Rosa Parks through asking friends and family members to sponsor their reading for ten days. We are looking for a parent from each grade to help coordinate the event (support [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/28/seeking-read-a-thon-volunteers/</link>
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		<title>Principal’s Message for January 25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Rosa Parks families, The rains have finally arrived and we had our first rainy day recess today. Students were able to practice their new Mosaic assertiveness skills with their classmates as they worked out how to play indoors. We have just finished with a week of Mosaic training here at school. This training included [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/28/principal%e2%80%99s-message-for-january-25/</link>
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		<title>Family Resource Center News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 22 the Family Resource Center will offer two six-week evening parenting discussion groups. Parents of K–2nd graders will discuss “1-2-3 Magic,” a positive discipline technique that gives tools to stop undesirable behaviors, encourage desirable behaviors, and strengthen relationships with our kids. Parents of 3rd–5th graders will have presentations and discussion around relevant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/28/family-resource-center-news-2/</link>
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		<title>Winter Gala and Silent Auction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for the fabulous Rosa Parks PTA Winter Gala and Silent Auction at Addies Pizza Pie on February 25, 2012. The event is great fun—not to be missed—and is a very important fundraiser for the school. Tickets are on a sliding scale: $30, $40, or $50 per person. We already have some incredible auction [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/26/winter-gala-and-silent-auction/</link>
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		<title>Jan. 19 PTA Meeting Notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rosa Parks PTA Association Meeting Thursday, January 19, 2012 Rosa Parks Elementary, Berkeley, CA CALL TO ORDER The association meeting was called to order in the cafeteria by Maya Karpinski, president, at 6:10 PM. The attendance sheet is attached. PRESENTATIONS Maria Rohlsson PTA Council, this organization helps to facilitate communications between PTA units, it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/23/jan-19-pta-meeting-notes/</link>
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		<title>Mosaic Program January 16</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rosa Parks will be having the Mosaic program in classes over the week of January 16th. They will also do a staff training, an assembly and a parent training. We will have a parent Mosaic training on Thursday, January 19th from 6-8 pm. Food and childcare will be provided. The training offers parents useful strategies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/11/mosaic-program-january-16/</link>
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		<title>Principal’s Message for January 11, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Rosa Parks families, Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great break and is now ready for 2012. It was great to have all of the students back and to catch up on what you were up to over the break. As we begin to look into next year we have some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/11/principal%e2%80%99s-message-for-january-11-2012/</link>
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		<title>The Rosa Parks Annual Read-a-Thon !!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rosa Parks 4th Annual Read-athon will be held March 14&#8211;23rd. This is a fantastic event that celebrates reading and also raises much-needed funds for the school. Last year almost 300 students participated. They raised over $27,000 for Rosa Parks through asking friends and family members to sponsor their reading for 10 days. Over 1,000 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/11/the-rosa-parks-annual-read-a-thon/</link>
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		<title>Family Resource Center News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get dressed. Stop hitting your sister. Please don&#8217;t use that tone of voice. Where&#8217;s your homework?&#8221; &#8230;Does any of that sound familiar? Parenting can be both the most rewarding and the most challenging job on earth, and sometimes we can get stuck relating with our kids in ways that are frustrating for everyone. Starting February [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2012/01/11/family-resource-center-news/</link>
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		<title>Principal&#8217;s Message for December 14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Rosa Parks families, Best wishes during this wonderful holiday season! We just learned from the Berkeley Public Education Fund that Rosa Parks received over $11,000 in grant funding. These funds will help fund field trips to Angel Island, bring the Mosaic program to our school for an all-school assembly, and purchase needed materials and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rosaparkselementary.org/2011/12/15/principals-message-for-december-14/</link>
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