Sponsor-a-Book

Sponsoring a book is a great way to remember your favorite teacher or staff member during Staff Appreciation Week. Stop by the library to see the books awaiting sponsorship and to fill out an order form, or click here. Sponsor a Books are $18 per book, payable by check to "Laurel School PTO."

Stranger Safety Workshop

The Laurel PTO is sponsoring a Stranger Safety Workshop to be held on Feb. 28th at 7 pm in the Laurel Multi. The evening will include discussion with the Atherton police about how to talk to our children about strangers, and to answer parent questions. We will also be viewing a video, The Safe Side video, created by John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted, and Julie Clark, founder of the Baby Einstein videos. This event is for parents. However, the PTO will be providing childcare in the Laurel Library from 7pm-8:30pm.

We are lucky to live in a very safe environment, however, it is important to have these discussions with our children. Children at this age need to be reminded often. Their world is getting larger. The greater the range, the greater the likelihood he/she will encounter strangers. You can get further information regarding this at www.thesafeside.com. Please contact Traci Brinton, PTO_VicePresident (at) laurelpto (dot) org ,with questions, and to RSVP for childcare by Feb. 17th.

Box Tops for Education Contest

Send in box tops from hundreds of participating products via your child's blue folder, now through Thursday, February 16. Please click for a complete list of participating products and click here for instructions. The class that collects the most Box Tops will earn a special TREAT! If everyone helps, we can earn more cash for our school than ever before.

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New Afterschool Fencing Program

Registration is now open for the Elite Musketeers Fencing Club's afterschool fencing class at Laurel. EMFC will offer a K-2 fencing class for boys and girls on Fridays, 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. We will have two six-week sessions, March 3 through April 7, and May 5 through June 9. The cost will be $120 per session. To register, fill out the registration form and submit it directly to EMFC.