Laurel PTO Notes
No School on Friday
Please note that school will be closed on
Friday, March 9, for Staff Development.
Laurel Fine Arts Festival
The Laurel Fine Arts Festival is May 10 from
6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room,
during the Laurel Open House. This is a
great opportunity to see the wonderful
artwork your children have been working on
all year! If you'd like to help with any
part of the festival please contact Anne
Kolker at mint-tea(at)comcast.net or Michelle Marini
at mmarini3(at)yahoo.com.
Lost and Found
Please check the Lost and Found (the rack in
the Multi) to see if any of your child's
items have found their way there. We will
clear out the Lost and Found on March 2 and
donate any remaining items.
Special Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 6
7 p.m.
at Hillview
A special school board meeting will be held to
discuss the preliminary environmental review
of the facility development project for the
Hillview
site. For a history of this project and more
detail about the agenda of the March 6
meeting, go to the district’s website at www.mpcsd.org.
Kindergarten Registration
Registration has begun for children starting
kindergarten at Laurel next year. Before you
can get your registration packet, you will
need to come to the Laurel school office (M-F
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and show: your current PG&E
statement (no other utility bill will do), a
record of your child’s immunizations, and
your child’s birth certificate or passport.
Call Pam Bonino in the Laurel Office, at
324-0186, if you have questions. For more
information about Laurel School and
registration, go to the district
website.
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Monday, 3/5
Regular Day
Tuesday, 3/6
8:15 a.m. MPAEF Classroom Projects
Meeting, Library
7 p.m. Special School Board Meeting at
Hillview
Wednesday, 3/7
Regular Day
Thursday, 3/8
All-Together Day, all students attend
school from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
7 p.m. Speaker Jim Fay at
Hillview
Friday, 3/9
NO SCHOOL - Staff Development
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Speaker Event: Jim Fay
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- How to Raise Responsible Kids Without
Raising Your Blood Pressure
- Thursday, March 8
- 7 to 9 p.m.
- in the Hillview Multi
Jim Fay is one of America's most sought-after
presenters and authors in the area of
parenting and
school discipline. Don't miss the
opportunity to
hear this expert on raising children. Mike
Moore,
Hillview Principal, noted that Jim Fay has
provided
the "single best parenting advice that I've
gotten
in my life." See flyer
for details. Pre-register by emailing: PTOCouncil(at)yahoo.com. Brought to you by the
Menlo Park PTO Council.
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Upcoming Events
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3/9 No School - Staff Development
3/14 Laurel PTO Exec Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
3/19-23 Laurel Staff Appreciation Week
3/21 Laurel Site Council Meeting, 3 p.m.
4/4 Laurel PTO Exec Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
4/5 Kindergarten Orientation
4/9-13 No School - Spring Break
4/16 No School - Staff Development
4/18 Laurel "Day of the Reader," 9:45 a.m.
4/20 Laurel General PTO Meeting 8:30 a.m.
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Symposium for Mothers
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- Saturday, March 17
- 8 AM to 12:30 PM
- Kresge Auditorium, Stanford Law School
Come hear Dr. Mary Pipher (author of
Reviving Ophelia, The Shelter of
Each Other and Another Country)
speak at "The Shelter Of Each Other: Mothers
and Communities," at the Palo Alto Medical
Foundation's 8th Annual Symposium for
Mothers. The PTO Council of the Menlo Park
City School District is a co-sponsor of the
event. Tickets are $20 and if the event does
not sell out, will be sold at the door (but
early registration is strongly encouraged).
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Safe Routes to School Neighborhood Meeting
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- Thursday, March 15
- 7 p.m.
- Laurel School Multi
Are you interested in having the ability to
safely walk or bike your kids to school? Do
you have concerns about the amount and speed
of traffic around Laurel? Do you have
questions about crosswalks, lighting, and
bike lanes around Laurel?
Community leaders, parents and schools across
the U.S. are using Safe Routes to School
programs to encourage and enable more
children to safely walk and bike to school.
This year, the City of Menlo Park has hired
traffic safety consultants to assist our
community in developing a successful Safe
Routes program specifically for our school.
The consultants, as well as safety and school
officials will be on hand to hear your input
and answer your questions.
Come and see what a difference we can make!
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Second Grade Sing - Limited to 50 Students
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- Friday, March 16
- 11:30 to 12:45
- at Little House in Menlo Park
- Limited to 50 second graders
A St Patrick's Day tradition continues! Mrs.
Beckstrom and 50 second graders will go to
Little House in Menlo Park to perform a
concert for Senior Citizens. Parent
drivers/chaperones are needed for this event.
The kids will bring a bag lunch and eat at
the park outside Little House prior to the
concert.
If you would like your child to participate
in this event, complete and return the
permission slip ASAP. Permission slips are
available online, or look for them to come
home with your child on Monday. Priority is
given to students whose parents can drive!
If you have additional questions please email
Katie Hadrovic at katiehadrovic(at)yahoo.com.
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Hillview Music News and Notes
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Wednesday, March 21 - the Menlo Park Joint
Concert featuring the concert bands and jazz
bands from Hillview, La Entrada and M-A.
Music begins at
M-A's J-Building at 7 p.m. Each group plays
and then there are combined pieces.
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, June 12: The
Hillview band performs the National Anthem at
AT&T Park for the regular season game between
the SF Giants and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Support the music department in this
fundraiser. Raffle prizes include 4 owners
box seats, "Play Ball" kid, field visits
during battling practice and working the
manual scoreboard in center field.
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Business Alliances
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Gift Cards are available again!
Now is the time to place your orders for the
popular gift cards from Peet's Coffee and Tea
and from Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World.
These make great gifts or you can use them
yourself. Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World
has a great selection of high quality toys, as
well as sporting equipment and swimming gear.
ORDERS DUE BY MARCH 20 and cards will be
delivered before Spring Break. Please see the
attached flyer for more details and the order
form. Contact: Elizabeth, eharris_ouren(at)yahoo.com or 322-6891.
Pizza My Heart Pizza Nights are Coming
Tuesday, March 13 and Wednesday, March
14
4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
220 University Ave., Palo Alto
For two nights, Pizza My Heart in Palo Alto will
donate to our PTO 30% OF ALL FOOD SALES to
Laurel/Encinal families! Don't forget to
mention Laurel or Encinal when you order. You
can dine in, take out, or order for FREE
delivery (call 327-9400).
Contact: Dana Stone at dana1rae(at)comcast.net
or 328-4188 .
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Safe Ringwood Parking
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The south side of Ringwood Avenue, between
Coleman and the school crosswalk, has been
determined by safety consultants to be an
area where parked cars are creating a safety
hazard. Children walking and biking have no
room to pass these parked cars safely, and
must use the main roadway. We are therefore
suggesting that the school community, in the
interest of safety , avoid parking here
during pickup and drop-off times, 7:50-8:20
a.m. and 2:30-3 p.m. Instead, please pull
forward of the crosswalk so children can
safely reach the crosswalk and enter our
school grounds. Nancy Hendry would appreciate
your cooperation in this regard.
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MPAEF
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DONATION DEADLINE FOR MPAEF AUCTION ITEMS
EXTENDED TO MARCH 16
Now we have two weeks left for donating items
to Viva Las Vegas! Please donate event
tickets, vacation homes or parties. We also
accept cash and checks. To donate, complete
the online donation form or email us at auction(at)mpaef.org. Donation forms are
also available in school offices. Contact:
Lisa Grossman lisa(at)lgsearch.com or Grayson Lane lanegrayson(at)yahoo.com.
Classroom Projects
Tuesday, March 6 at Laurel
Thursday, March 8 at Encinal
Meet in the Library after drop-off (both
schools)
It's time to start thinking about Classroom
Projects for the Auction! There will be two
kick-off meetings for Ambassadors and Project
Coordinators. Be a part of creating a
keepsake of your child's 2007 school year.
Viva Classroom Projects! Contact: kathy_oppenheimer(at)yahoo.com or 327-7454.
MPAEF Auction Invitations
March 21 and 22
8:30-11:30 a.m.
in the District Board Room (on the
Encinal Campus)
Why not lend a hand with getting the Auction
Invitations in the mail? The auction is
only a little over two months away and it is
time to get the invitations stuffed, sealed
and ready for the post office. To help with
this fun morning activity (think coffee,
bagels and conversation), and to catch a
sneak preview of this year’s auction
invitations. Please RSVP to foundationoffice(at)mpaef.org, or call Gail
Badduke at 325-0100.
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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-Atherton Dance Team Show
Friday, March 9
6:30p.m.
in M-A’s Practice Gym
$8 – adults, $5 – students
Contact: julie(at)brodyfamily.net for tickets
Ladera Oaks Summer Swim Team
The Ladera Oaks Swim and Tennis Club invites
you to join our USA Swim Team’s Summer Swim
Program. The focus of this four-month (April
2 – July 27) program is stroke
instruction/development, preparing for swim
meets and having fun in the water. Tryouts
will be 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March
10. Please call Head Swim Coach Andy
Clifford at 854-3101 ext. 124 for more
information or to sign up for tryouts.
Kids' Wrestling Club
Wrestling develops self confidence and
discipline, and enables children of any size
to compete fairly. The Viking Wrestling Club
is open to all boys and girls from grades K
to 8. The Spring session runs from March 9
to vikingwrestlingclub(at)yahoo.com.
Menlo Park Bike/Pedestrian Tunnel
City Council Budget Meeting
March 6, 7 p.m.
Council Chambers, Menlo Park
If you are interested in the proposed
Bike/Pedestrian Tunnel, go to the City
Council Budget Meeting to voice your opinion
of the location study recommended by Menlo
Park Transportation Department. The tunnel
would be located under the train tracks at
Alma and Burgess,
between Ravenswood and Palo Alto. It would
provide bicycle and pedestrian access
Downtown Menlo Park and Hillview, and would
connect bike routes on either side of El
Camino. Contact: Laure Laprais at llaprais(at)yahoo.com.
Atherton Dames Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 7
10 a.m. - noon
Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Avenue,
Atherton
$5/person
Bring your own baskets! Invite friends - open
to everyone. Easter Egg hunt (hunt starts
promptly at 10 a.m. Also enjoy Gerald the
Magician, photos with the Easter Bunny, Fire
Truck & Police Car viewing, and Breakfast
Foods & Drinks for all. To reserve your spot,
please call Pattie at 752-0536.
Kepler's Story Time with Tad Hills
Birthday
Sunday, March 4, 11:30 a.m.
Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real,
Menlo Park
Duck & Goose, Goose & Duck. Feathered friends
forever . . . or are they? That's what we
discover in this charming and hilarious
follow-up to the bestselling "Duck & Goose."
Goose is faced with a problem close to the
hearts of children everywhere: what happens
when your best friend makes a "new "friend?
**Remember to mention Laurel School at the
register and 10% of your purchases comes back
to our PTO.**
"Little Shop of Horrors" at Gamble
Gardens
Saturday, March 10, 9:30 a.m.
In the Carriage House at Gamble Garden
1431 Waverly Street, Palo Alto
329-1356 x201 for Reservations
(Required)
Did you know there are 850 carnivorous
plants? Rick Walker will show parents and
children (six years and up) how to identify
and cultivate these fascinating plants, and
how they trap and digest their victims. Each
family will take home a drosera capensis –
sun dew. Cost: $25 (non-member adults), $5
children, registration is required. For
details, go to www.gamblegarden.org
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