• Volunteer to help out at the Quarter Gourmet.
• Volunteer to help out at morning Drop- off.
• Follow safety guidelines on the way to and from school.

• Friday, September 8
• 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• On the Second Grade Field
• Volunteers Needed

Second-shift cashiers and first- and second-shift table managers are still needed to make this event a success. Thanks to those who have already volunteered! Contact: Frances Gray, 327-2681, francesdgray(at)hotmail.com or Jill Robertson, 321-6152, jillrobertson(at)earthlink.net.

9/11	Art Volunteer Training, 8:15 a.m., Room D2
9/12	Hot Lunch Begins
9/13	PTO Exec Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
9/13	School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
9/20	Site Council Meeting, 3 p.m.
9/20	PTO General Meeting, 7 p.m.
10/9-13	Laurel-Encinal Book Fair
10/11	PTO Exec Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
10/11	School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
10/18	Site Council Meeting, 3 p.m.
10/19	Minimum Day
10/20	No School, Staff Development
10/24	Picture Day
10/31	Laurel Halloween Parade, 8:30 a.m.

School has begun, 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. Look at our list of PTO Accomplishments to see what we were able to do last year, thanks to the generous support of our PTO Members.

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 and decide today how strong your support for learning can be!

It's not too late to order hot lunch! You will not be able to begin hot lunch on September 12 (the first day), but your child’s meals will begin 2 weeks after you sign up.

To order, go to : www.mykidshotlunch.com.

The Laurel PTO Hot Lunch Committee provides hot lunches at Laurel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for first and second graders. For detailed instructions and menu choices, see the Hot Lunch Flyer. Please note that everyone must re-register this year. If you do not receive your password email within 2 hours of setup, check whether your spam blocker is filtering it out.

If you wish to order an extra entree, contact Dennis Walker at 324-2049 before ordering. If you are having trouble getting your password or if you need manual ordering instructions, contact Dennis Walker at 324-2049 or Remona Murray at 327-2806 .

Volunteers are needed to serve hot lunch about once a month from 11:30-12:40 on the day of your choice. You’ll work with a team to set up and serve lunch (food is delivered already prepared). To sign up, contact Mary Picciotto at mary.picciotto(at)laurelpto.org or 322-4609.

This year’s enrollment at Laurel is a record at nearly 500! That means more traffic than EVER around our school. However you choose to come to school, here are a few safety tips:

Walking Be sure to cross at crosswalks whenever possible. Walk on the right side of the road; with the flow of traffic, never against it.

Biking Parents riding with their children should ride to the side or directly behind their children, not in front of them. Obey all the same rules of the road as would a car; stop signs, right of ways and hand signals for turning. Please remember to walk your bikes through crosswalks and on campus.

Cars Please use turn signals so other drivers, walkers, bikers and our crossing guard, know where you’re going next. Please share the road with walkers and bikers. Around our school there are few sidewalks and narrow streets, which means walkers and bikers may be in the roadway with you. Maintain a safe distance as you pass them – usually at least 5ft.

For Everyone Leaving just 5 or 10 minutes before you HAVE to helps stagger the arriving traffic at Laurel, and guarantees everyone will arrive more relaxed and ready to begin their day. Try it and feel the difference!!

Eco Squirrel here to welcome you back to our beautiful school and to tell you that composting at lunch for 1st and 2nd graders starts Tuesday, September 12. Everything in the three hot lunches can be put into the large brown container next to the trash container at lunchtime. Even our cutlery is compostable - it's made from corn!

For those of you bringing your lunch from home, please try to pack a lunch that makes as little waste as possible and uses reusable containers. Waxed paper bags are good too because you can compost them. All of the waste that goes into the brown containers gets hauled away to Allied Waste where they turn it into very rich dirt!

Compost		Trash
milk cartons		juice boxes
waxed paper		plastic bags
paper plates & bags			
all food

- Eco Squirrel

• Wednesday, September 13
• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Laurel School Multi

The Laurel PTO does not sponsor or endorse this organization.

• Thursday, September 7
• 6:30 p.m.
• in the Laurel Library

***Enter a Drawing For a Free Ticket to the 2007 Auction!***

An Afternoon with Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton

• Sunday, September 24
• 3 to 5 p.m.
• $50 per person

The Laurel PTO does not sponsor or endorse any of the organizations whose activities are listed below.

Menlo Park Recreation Tennis Classes
Boys and girls, 4.5 to 14.9 years old, beginning through tournament levels. Enjoy one of our fun classes with a great instructor. After-school classes are offered on a variety of days or Saturday. Detailed schedule: www.menlopark.org (city services). If Contact: Jim, 814-6734.

Menlo Park Fall Activity Guides
The City of Menlo Park Community Services Department Fall 2006 Activity Guides are available. Click here for a PDF version. You can also pick up a hard copy at the Burgess Recreation Center, Gymnastics Center, Onetta Harris Community Center, Library, and City Hall. Register now for fall classes.

Menlo-Atherton Soccer Clinic

• Monday, September 4, 2006 (Labor Day)
• 9 a.m. - 12 noon or 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• On the Menlo-Atherton turf field
• $35 per player