Laurel PTO Notes
School Times
AM Kindergarten 8:10-12:10
PM Kindergarten 10:10-2:40
1st and 2nd 8:15-2:45
Thursday "All Together Day" All K, 1st and 2nd 8:15
to 1:30
School begins on Thursday, August 24.
Lunch and Snack
Don’t forget to pack a lunch for your child (except
AM Kindergarteners) and a separate snack (all
grades) each day. The Hot Lunch Program will begin
on September 12.
Information Links
A number of flyers were sent to your home in the
summer mailing. We have posted most of these to
the Laurel PTO
Web Site for your convenience:
PTO Membership Form
PTO Volunteer
Opportunities
Letter from Nancy Hendry
Quarter Gourmet
Afterschool Pickup
Procedures
Library Permission Form
If you are new to the school, you may want to look
at the Laurel School FAQs on the school web site.
After-School Programs
The PTO offers a variety of after-school programs to
provide Laurel students with enrichment
opportunities. This fall we are offering Chess, Berlitz
Kids Language (French and Spanish), Sports 4
Kids, Basketball, Afterschool math, Fencing, and
Engineering FUNdamentals with LEGOs. Please see
the After-School Program Overview for
program descriptions and schedules.
To Register,
go to:
Berlitz Kids Kindergarten Form
Berlitz Kids Grade 1-2
Form
Know Chess! Form
One On
One Basketball ONLINE
One on One Basketball Form
After School
Math ONLINE
EMFC Fencing Form
Sports 4 Kids Registration Form
Engineering FUNdamentals with LEGOs®
Library Permission Form
Please print out and complete the Library Permission Form, and return
it to your child's teacher the first week of school.
Once the form has been received, your child will be
able to check books out from our wonderful Laurel
Library!
Walk Pooling Program
Would you like your child to have fun and get some
exercise on the way to school? We're looking for
parents and kids who live within 1.5 miles from
school to begin a "walking school bus," picking up
kids along the route to school. We'll start with just
once a week, and see if we can expand from there.
Complete your Walk + Bike School Bus Survey that
was sent to you in the summer mailing!
Contact: Marcia Bever, 322-8869 or marcia(at)premierbenefits.com.
Hot Lunch Program
The Laurel PTO Hot Lunch Committee provides hot
lunches at Laurel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays for first and second graders. Hot lunch
begins on September 12. Volunteers are needed to
serve hot lunch - sign up at the Back-to-School
Coffee or contact Mary Picciotto at mary.picciotto(at)laurelpto.org or 322-4609.
New Family Orientation
If you are a 1st or 2nd grade parent new to Laurel
School, or if you are a new kindergarten parent and
did not attend the kindergarten orientation last
spring, you are invited to attend a Laurel Orientation
on Wednesday, August 23, at 9:30 am. You must
register if you wish to attend; call Pam Bonino in the
School Office 324-0186.
Book Fair Sign-ups
AT THE READING RAINFOREST, WE'RE WILD FOR
BOOKS!
Look for book fair volunteer sign-ups at the Back to
School Coffee... most of our positions fill early! The
fair is set for early October. We're open Monday
through Friday all day and will keep our Thursday and
Friday night events this year. Watch for more
information about contests, gift certificates, and
other fun activities surrounding our Book Fair!
Laurel Job Postings
The Menlo Park School District is hiring a lunch duty
Playground Supervisor and a Computer Aide for the
2006-07 school year. Contact: Kathryn
Christopherson at the District Office, 321-7140 x 4.
Collect for Laurel
You can earn money for Laurel by saving these items
over the summer: empty laser, fax,copier, and inkjet
cartridges, used cell phones and PDA's, pink box-top
labels from General Mills products (such as Betty
Crocker, Ziploc, General Mills, Pillsbury, Cascadian
Farm, and Yoplait). These items can be turned in to
the collection boxes in the Laurel office at any time.
To Unsubscribe
If your children are no longer at Laurel this year,
please scroll to the bottom of this message and use
the "Safe Unsubscribe" link (in the small print) to
remove yourself from our mailing list.
If you
have moved on to Encinal and not yet subscribed to
their newsletter, do so now at www.encinalpto.com.
Quick Links...
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Monday, 8/21
12:00 p.m. PTO Back-to-School Luncheon
Kindergarten Assessments (by appointment)
Tuesday, 8/22
Kindergarten Assessments (by appointment)
Wednesday, 8/23
9:30 a.m. New Family Orientation
Thursday, 8/24First Day of School
8:15 to 9:30 a.m. Back-to-School Coffee
Friday, 8/25
8:30 a.m. Head Room Parent Training Meeting
School Spirit Day - Wear Blue and White
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Upcoming Events
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8/18 Class Assignments Posted at Office, 4 p.m.
8/28 Head Room Parent Training, 7 p.m.
9/4 No School -- Labor Day
9/6 Carpool Pickup Begins
9/7 Laurel Back-to-School Night, 7 p.m.
9/8 Quarter Gourmet, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
9/12 Hot Lunch Begins
9/20 PTO General Meeting, 7 p.m.
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Back-to-School Coffee
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- Thursday, August 24
- 8:15 to 9:30 a.m.
- Second Grade Arbor
Please plan on attending the Back-to-School Coffee
on the first day of school. Principal Nancy Hendry
and PTO President Traci Brinton will give welcoming
remarks, and you can look over and sign up for
volunteer opportunities (such as Library, Hot Lunch,
Book Fair, Art & Science Fair, and many more).
School t-shirts, sweatshirts and pennants will be
available for sale, and coffee and refreshments will
be served. This is a great chance to say hello to old
friends and meet other Laurel parents at an informal
event — and younger siblings are welcome to
accompany parents. There will be
only one coffee this year now that both
kindergartens start at 8:15 on Thursdays.
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Join the PTO Team!
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School will soon begin, and we need your support
to make this another great year of learning for our
children! We encourage every family to join the PTO
Team for the 2006-2007 school year.
The level of quality education that Laurel and Encinal
families have come to expect is a direct result of this
annual fund raising drive. Our theme this year is
Building a Winning Team, which describes the PTO’s
ultimate goal — to help our schools provide an all-
star educational experience for our kids.
Please print out the membership form, or go
online to join, and
decide today how strong your support for learning
can be!
PTO Online Membership
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PTO Positions Open
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The PTO still has a few great positions available for
this year. Please consider contributing your time and
energy to Laurel in one of these rewarding positions.
Financial Secretary
The 2006-2007 Excecutive Board is looking to fill the
position of Financial Secretary. This is a two year
commitment, as the Financial Secretary will transition
to Treasurer for 2007-2008.
Contact: Traci Brinton, pto.president(at)laurelpto.org.
Art and Science Fair Coordinators
We need coordinators for the Kindergarten and 1st
grade classes for the Art and Science Fair, to be held
during the last week in April, 2007. These
coordinators will join our committee chair and 2nd
grade coordinator to plan the event and coordinate
all the other parent and community volunteers.
Committee meetings will begin in January 2007.
Workshop Leader positions are also available - sign
up at the Back-to-School Coffee.
Contact: Celeste Baranski, 322-1729 or
celeste.baranski(at)gmail.com.
Berlitz Co-Coordinator
Our Foreign Language Program needs a volunteer co-
chair to train for the coming year. We need someone
who can commit to the program for at least 2 years.
Contact: Cara Henry at 321-6160 or
carahenry(at)yahoo.com.
Committee Volunteers
Many of our PTO committees are still looking for a
few good volunteers. Please review PTO Volunteer Opportunities
form and sign up for a committee today!
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A Message from the PTO President
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Dear Laurel School Community,
It is that time of year, and our summer is wrapping
up! Now that you have enjoyed some quality time
with your kids, I wanted to let you know of a few
important upcoming Laurel activities.
Laurel is such a special place because of our parent
involvement. I hope you are excited about getting
involved this year. Many of the unique experiences
our children enjoy at school are a direct result of
your volunteer time. Plus, volunteering is a great way
to see your child in action during the school day.
Please look at the listing
of Laurel’s PTO Volunteer
Opportunities and find one or more that
might work for you.
We will once again be hosting a back-to-school
coffee the first day of school from 8:15 to 9:30
a.m., where you can sign up for many of the PTO’s
volunteer-run activities. If you are unable to
attend the coffee, please contact one of the
committee chairs directly to discuss how you can get
involved.
Please also mark your calendars for Back-to-
School Night on Thursday, September 7, at 7 p.m.
And don’t forget our all-school Quarter Gourmet party
the next evening, Friday, September 8, from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Finally, we need you to join the Laurel-Encinal Team,
so fill out the PTO Membership Form and send
it in today!
The Executive Board and the wonderful group of
committee chairs for the 2006-2007 school year are
looking forward to working with you, and making this
year fun for all!
Traci Brinton
Laurel PTO President
2006-2007
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Laurel PTO Newsletter
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The weekly email newsletter is the primary means of
communication for the PTO and the school. It
includes notices of upcoming events, volunteer
opportunities, safety information, schedule changes,
and much more.
On the first day of school, Thursday, August 24, all
students will get the last paper newsletter and flyer
packet of the year. After that, the Laurel PTO
weekly newsletter will be distributed primarily via
email, on Friday afternoons. Paper copies of the
newsletter and flyers will be available for pickup in
the office, but we will not send newsletters and
flyers home with your child each week.
Please make sure your friends and neighbors who do
not yet get the email newsletter subscribe as soon
as possible.
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PTO Executive Board for 2006-2007
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President - Traci Brinton
Vice President - Gina Watkins
Treasurer - Elena Stallings
Financial Secretary - TBD
Recording Secretary - Leslie Burke
Corresponding Secretary - Daren
Tuchman
Auditor - Mari Chazen
Historian - Kris Fichou
Parliamentarian - Kelley Wolf
Room Parent Coordinator - Kelly Perri
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