Laurel PTO Notes
Rummage Sale
The Rummage Sale Is Coming... If you have any
gently used things you are planning on donating,
please consider hanging onto them until February. If
you just can’t store them any longer, please contact
us at: dbtuchman(at)hotmail.com. Please, gently used
things only!
Road Construction
The Town of Atherton is warning of possible traffic
delays along Valparaiso Avenue due to road
construction. The project begins this week, and the
first stage is anticipated to be completed by late
December. Traffic will be allowed along Eastbound
(towards El Camino Real) Valparaiso Avenue, but no
traffic will be allowed through the intersections of
Valparaiso Avenue and the following side streets:
Santiago Avenue, Park Lane and Elena Avenue.
Extra Recess Time
The PTO Membership Drive was a huge success this
year! Both the Kindergarten and First Grade
successfully reached more than 80% participation. It
is now time to reward these grade levels with an
extended recess.
We will need 4 volunteers to cover the First Grade
recess on Tuesday, November 7, from 1:35 to 2 p.m.
and 4 volunteers to cover the Kindergarten recess on
Friday, November 17 from 10:10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Please consider helping during this short time, and
enjoy watching your child on the playground.
Contact Traci Brinton at pto_president(at)laurelpto.org as soon as
possible if you can help.
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.
Quick Links...
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Monday, 11/6
Caring and Sharing Food Drive Begins
Tuesday, 11/7
MPAEF Donation Day
Election Day - VOTE!
Wednesday, 11/8
8:45 a.m. Laurel Exec Board Meeting
7 p.m Speaker "Lunch Lessons", Encinal
Thursday, 11/9
All-Together Day, all students attend school from
8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Friday, 11/10
NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
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Weekly Action Checklist
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- Donate to the Caring and Sharing
Thanksgiving Food Drive.
- Order Shutterfly Gift Cards
(see article below).
- Donate to the MPAEF Donation Day fund
drive on Tuesday.
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
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The Laurel/Encinal Caring and Sharing Thanksgiving
Food Drive begins Monday, November 6, and runs
through Friday, November 17. Please donate
grocery store gift cards, extra canned goods, basic
turkey day foods (stuffing, cranberry sauce, yams,
etc.) and other essentials such as flour and sugar.
Put grocery items in the Giving Box in front of the
Laurel or Encinal School Office. You may also donate
directly to the food drive online.
Every year, through generous contributions, we are
able to help 40 to 50 Laurel and Encinal families with
their Thanksgiving meals and other basic food items.
Please help us to make this food drive another
success and to make a difference in the lives of our
Laurel and Encinal families.
Volunteers are needed on Saturday, November 18,
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to help prepare the boxes for
the families in the Laurel multi. Bring the kids along
to help out! Please contact Joanne Andrew at joandrew13(at)yahoo.com.
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Upcoming Events
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11/6-17 Caring and Sharing Thanksgiving Food Drive
11/10 NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
11/13 Squaw Ticket Voucher Order Deadline
11/13-15 Minimum Days, 11:35 a.m. Dismissal
11/13-15 Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/14-15 Chevy's Fundraiser
11/15 School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
11/22-24 No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
11/28 Picture Make-up Day
11/29 Laurel Site Council Meeting 3 p.m.
12/7 Shutterfly Gift Card Order Deadline
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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Schools Change Coming in 2008
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Last week the District held a special School Board
meeting to determine the structure of both Laurel
and Encinal schools. The School Board has decided
that Laurel school will be K through 3rd grade and
Encinal will be K through 5th grade beginning in the
Fall of 2008. Laurel students will then go to Encinal
for 4th and 5th grade. The board plans to make
boundary decisions next year.
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Business Alliance Fundraising
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Chevy's Fundraiser
Mark your calendar! Please plan to dine in or carry
out from Chevy's in Redwood City on Tuesday,
November 14, or Wednesday, November 15, for lunch
or dinner. These are both minimum days so you can
grab lunch with your child and friends. Chevy's will
donate 25% of sales from our supporters. You must
bring our fundraising flyer with you (you will also receive
a paper copy in your child's blue folder).
Contact: Elizabeth Ouren at eharris_ouren(at)yahoo.com.
Deeelish Meals Made Easy
Healthy, gourmet meals made easy! Deeelish Meals
Made Easy in Menlo Park if offering a great rebate to
our school PTO on orders and private parties during
November and December. This is a great way to
have healthy meals prepared ahead of time to feed
those out of town guests or if you don't have time to
cook during the busy holiday season. Please see the
attached flyer for all the details. If you would like to
participate in a Laurel party please contact Elizabeth
Ouren at eharris_ouren(at)yahoo.com.
Shutterfly Gift Cards
Please buy Shutterfly gift cards to use when ordering
your holiday greeting cards, prints of your digital
pictures, calenders, etc. Do you have all your
digital pictures just sitting on your hard drive?
Here's your chance to finally get them printed and
earn 15% for our PTO at the same time! These gift
cards also make a great gift for family, friends, or
teachers. Gift cards can be used when ordering and
paying on-line.
Orders received last week will be delivered this
week. There will be two other delivery dates.
Orders received by Will be delivered on
Wednesday 11/15 Tuesday 11/21
Wednesday 12/7 Tuesday 12/12
Please see the Order Form for complete details.
Contact: Elizabeth Ouren at eharris_ouren(at)yahoo.com.
Squaw AND Northstar/Sierra Tickets
Available
Due to the popularity of our Business Alliances Lift
Ticket Program, we are now making Squaw Valley
adult ticket vouchers available for $58 (regular price
is $62) Please pre-order by Monday, November 13 -
extra tickets may be available after the deadline for
$59 Also, we have ordered a few extra tickets from
Northstar/Sierra at Tahoe, so you can still buy them
for $58 adult/$48 youth/$19 child, just $1 more than
the preorder price. Use the Ski Ticket Order Form for all ski
tickets - this form will NOT be sent home in the blue
folder, but paper copies are available in the office. If
you have already ordered Northstar/Sierra tickets,
expect delivery within 2 weeks. Contact: Andrea
Palmer, andrea.palmer(at)laurelpto.org.
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MPAEF - Donation Day is Tuesday
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This Tuesday is the BIG DAY! Be part of the fun and
excitement on the first annual Donation Day - fill out
your remit envelope and drop it off curbside at any of
the Foundation School House boxes – they’ll be
impossible to miss! Our goal is to achieve 100%
participation to raise $2 million, granting the District
$900 per student. Donation Day is an opportunity for
the entire community to get out and give at any
level. Giving on-line at www.mpaef.org/donations is another easy way
to participate.
Don’t Forget - Get Out and Give on Donation Day!
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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 Library Author Visit
Tamora Pierce
Friday, November 17, 7 p.m.
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma, Menlo Park
The Menlo Park Library and Kepler's are proud to
announce Tamora Pierce speaking about her new
book, Beka
Cooper: Terrier. For more information call 650-
330-2530.
Keplers' Story Time with Erik Drachman
Sunday, November 5, 11:30 a.m.
Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
In A Frog Thing,
Frank the frog wants to fly, but Frank is a frog, and
flying isn't a frog thing, right? Well, not quite. Frank
is a sweet frog with big dreams, and the resolve to
make them happen. Erik Drachman is also the author
of Leo the Lightning Bug and Ellison the Elephant.
**Remember to mention Laurel School at the register
and 10% of your purchases comes back to our
PTO.**
Fiddler on the Roof
The Peninsula Youth Theater will be performing
Fiddler on the Roof at the Mountain View Center for
Performing Arts, November 11 through November 19.
Tickets are available at www.mvcpa.com or by phone at 650-903-6000.
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Thank You - Little Caesar's Fundraiser
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Thank you to all Laurel and Encinal families who
participated in the Little Caesar's pizza fundraiser last
Friday night. It was a big success generating over
three hundred dollars for the Laurel and Encinal
PTOs. Also, thank you to Jad and Muna Elias of Little
Caesar's for providing this fundraising opportunity and
for their generous donation to the PTOs.
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