Laurel PTO Notes
Special Board of Education Meeting
October 25, 7:00 p.m.
Encinal Multi
This special board meeting for the reconfiguration of
the elementary schools will include reports on the
authorized studies, followed by a public
hearing prior to the Board’s decision.
Speaker: Lunch Lessons
Wednesday, November 8, 7 p.m.
Encinal Library
The Encinal PTO is sponsoring a free talk by Chef Ann
Cooper on Lunch Lessons: Changing The Ways We
Feed Our Children. Chef Ann works to transform
cafeterias into culinary classrooms for students, one
school lunch at a time. She was the executive chef
of the Ross School in East Hampton, NY, and is
now the director of nutrition services for the Berkeley
Unified School District. For more information, check
out her website at www.chefann.com. Please RSVP to Renu
Nanda at 321-4058 or gonanda(at)yahoo.com if you can make this
exciting event.
Kindergarten Half Day
On October 31, all kindergarteners will attend school
from 8:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. (note corrected
dismissal time). This will allow all students to
participate in the Halloween Parade at 8:30 a.m.
Hillview Gift Wrap
Hillview Fundraiser - Need holiday wrapping supplies
and gifts? Use the link below at any time during the
school year to buy high-quality gift wrap and other
home products at Sally Foster and 50% of the
proceeds will benefit the Hillview PTO! It's easy and
convenient. Products are shipped directly to your
home (purchase over $60 and shipping is FREE).
Thanks for your support!
Order Gift
Wrap
Box Tops
Please turn in your Box Tops! The submission
deadline for the Class Contest is Tuesday, October
24.
Quick Links...
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Monday, 10/23
Art Volunteers Clay Prep, 8:15 a.m.
Tuesday, 10/24
Picture Day
Box Tops for Education Deadline
Wednesday, 10/25
7 p.m. Special School Board Meeting, Encinal
Multi
Little Caesar's Order Deadline
Thursday, 10/26
All-Together Day, all students attend school from
8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/27
Little Caesar's Curbside Pizza Day
School Spirit Day - Wear Royal Blue and White
Walk and Bike to School Day
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Weekly Action Checklist
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- Order Northstar/Sierra at Tahoe Ski Lift
Tickets
- Help with clay preparation on 10/23 for
art classes.
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Little Caesar's - Deadline Extended
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The deadline has been extended to order Little
Ceasars Pizzas to Wednesday, October 25! Why
cook dinner when you can pick up Little Caesar's
delicious all-natural pizza at the Laurel curb on
Friday, October 27? This is a convenient and yummy
way to support your Encinal and Laurel PTOs. $4.50
from every pizza purchased will be donated back to
the PTOs by the Encinal/Laurel family that runs Little
Caesars! Print an order form or pick one up in
the office at Encinal or Laurel.
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Upcoming Events
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10/31 Laurel Halloween Parade, 8:30 a.m.
10/31 Kindergarten Half Day 8:10 a.m. to
12:10 p.m. (note corrected time)
11/7 MPAEF Donation Day
11/8 Laurel Exec Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
11/8 Speaker "Lunch Lessons", 7 p.m., Encinal
11/10 No School - Veteran's Day
11/13-15 Minimum Days, 11:35 a.m. Dismissal
11/13-15 Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/15 Laurel Site Council Meeting 3 p.m.
11/15 School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
11/22-24 No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
11/28 Picture Make-up Day
12/8 Holiday Luncheon, noon
12/13 Laurel PTO Exec Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
12/13 MPCSD School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
12/15 Laurel Winter Sing, 10:45 and 12:45 a.m.
12/21 Minimum Day, 11:35 a.m. dismissal
12/22 No School - Holiday Break
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Picture Day
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School pictures will be taken on Tuesday, October
24. Don't forget to send your order form and
payment to school with your child. If your child is
absent on picture day, or if your pictures do not turn
out as expected, you can get make-up pictures
taken on November 28. Smile!
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Clay Prep Party for Art Volunteers
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- Monday, October 23, 8:15-9:30 a.m.
- Art Room, D2
We are looking for a few good volunteers to help with
clay prep for upcoming art classes. Contact: Anne
Kolker, mint-tea(at)comcast.net.
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Business Alliance Fundraising
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Northstar and Sierra at Tahoe Ski Lift
Tickets
Order for yourself, order for your friends! Direct-to-
lift tickets can be used at either Northstar or Sierra
at Tahoe, have no blackout dates,
AND are fully returnable if you don't use them. Adult
tickets are $57, Young Adult tickets are $47, and
Child tickets are $18 (regular prices are $63/$53/
$22) Use the Lift Ticket Order Form by next week,
Friday, October 27, to place your order. Contact:
Andrea Palmer,
newsletter(at)laurelpto.org, 473-1299.
Kepler's Supports the PTO
Kepler's Bookstore in Menlo Park offers a 10% rebate
to our PTO! Any time you shop at Kepler's, please
mention Laurel or Encinal School at the register and
they will give 10% of your purchase back to us!
Remember this when ordering for your book club or
shopping for yourself or for gifts.
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MPAEF - Donation Day is November 7
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What are your two most important civic duties
for Tuesday, November 7?
VOTE in the General Election and DONATE to the
Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation (MPAEF).
Support our local schools by participating in the first
annual Donation Day on November 7 and giving to
the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation
(MPAEF). Donation Day is the one day where the
community can get out and give, while saving paper
and postage costs - not to mention valuable
volunteer time.
Giving will be fast and easy - with curbside drop
boxes for your donations at Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll
and Hillview. With your generous contributions, we
can help put the “cool into school” by funding
fundamental and innovative programs and people in
science, technology, music, libraries and teacher
excellence.
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Community News
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The Laurel PTO does not sponsor or endorse any
of the organizations whose activities are listed
below.
Menlo Park Halloween Parade and
Carnival
- Saturday, October 28, 11:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The City of Menlo Park Community Services
Department in cooperation with the Menlo Park
Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the annual
Halloween Parade and Carnival. Click HERE for more information.
Life in the Fast Lane: Adolescents and
Stress
- Denise Clark Pope
- Wednesday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.
- Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School
- $5 Admission
Please join us to hear eye-opening student stories
and practical strategies for change at home and at
school. Dr. Pope will discuss issues important to our
students including health and stress, and being
engaged at school, as well as what other nearby
schools are doing to reduce stress on students.
For more information, see the Palo Alto PTA Web Site
Keplers' Family Story Time
- Sunday, October 22, 11:30 a.m.
- Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
The leaves are falling; the temperature is dropping.
Join us for Fall Stories with Chelsea McNeel.
**Remember to mention Laurel School at the
register, and 10% of your purchases comes back to
your PTO.**
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