News and UpdatesImportant Dates
10/25 PTA/BESF/MIP Joint Coffee Talk, 8-9 am, MPR 11/8 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge 12/6 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge 1/10 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge 1/31 Chinese New Year Bake Sale 2/1 MIP Lion Dance 2/7 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge 2/23 Save the Date, MIP Gala, Aliso Viejo Center 3/7 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge 4/11 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge 5/2 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge 6/3 Save the Date, MIP End of Year Social 6/6 FoMIP Board Meeting, 6pm, Teachers' Lounge Raffle Announcement All families who donate during the current fundraising year and before October 31, will be entered to win a 2-night stay in the 5-star US Grant Hotel in San Diego! If your family has already donated, you will be entered into the raffle automatically. The winner will be announced November 2. MIP Gala Volunteers Needed Our biggest fundraiser, the Annual MIP Gala, will take place on Saturday, February 23rd. We are 6 months away and will need volunteers in different ways. We need help with soliciting donations online and from local businesses, seeking out sponsorships, web and gala program design, florals and decorating, DJ, photography, etc. Please sign up via the Sign Up Genius below. We can use all kinds of help and different talents! Thank you in advance! https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090e4faeaf29a5fa7-2018192 2018-19 MIP Parent Mentor Program Sign up to mentor incoming MIP families or to be a mentee family. The deadline to apply is 10/19 and matches will be made by 11/2. Fo more information and to sign up: https://www.friendsofmip.com/mentoring-program.html MIP Volunteer/Committee Sign-Up MIP needs help with our different programs and projects throughout the year. There are many ways to get involved and we are so grateful for all the parent support we get. Please sign up to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4faeaf29a5fa7-2018192. |
Friends of MIP suggested donation:
$650 per elementary school student $450 per middle school student As of October 16, 2018, we have raised $155,696. Don't wait, make your donation today! CUSD does not cover the full cost of the Mandarin Immersion Program. We rely on donations from families and sponsors to pay for:
5 Teacher Assistants Teacher Conferences Teacher Training/Subs Technology (3rd grade Chromebooks, smartboards, etc.) Mandarin library books Operational expenses 
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