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Next Week
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Monday, 11/26
- 7 p.m. Board of Education Meeting, Encinal Library
Tuesday, 11/27
- Picture Make-up Day
Wednesday, 11/28
- Clay Prep Party (Art Room), 11:15 a.m.
- Site Council Meeting, 3 p.m.
Thursday, 11/29
- No events scheduled
Friday, 11/30
- Walk and Bike to School Day
- School Spirit Day - Wear Blue and White |
| Upcoming Events |
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11/28 Site Council Meeting, 3 p.m.
12/3 Cheeky Monkey Shopping Night, 6:30 p.m.
12/7 PTO District Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
12/7 Teacher Holiday Luncheon, 12:00 p.m.
12/7 Retirement Dessert for Pam Bonino, 12:45 p.m.
12/12 PTO Executive Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
12/14 Winter Sing, 1st Grade Show, 8:30 a.m.
12/14 Winter Sing, Kindergarten Show, 10:30 a.m.
12/14 Winter Sing, 2nd Grade Show, 1:30 p.m.
12/21 Minimum Day, classes dismiss at 11:35 a.m.
12/22-1/6 No School, Winter Break
1/7 School Resumes
1/9 PTO Executive Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m. |
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Parents' Night Out in Menlo Park
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- Monday, December 3
- 6 to 9 p.m.
- Cheeky Monkey Toys, 640 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park
- Sultana Restaurant,
1149 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
Enjoy some time without the kids, check off some holiday "to do's" and support the PTO all in one great night! Enjoy dinner at Sultana Restaurant, where 10% of your bill will be donated to the PTO. Be sure to let them know you are a Laurel parent, offer good all evening December 3. Then head over to Cheeky Monkey for a special private holiday shopping night, which runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 10% of all purchases will be donated to the Laurel and Encinal PTOs, and a $100 gift card will be given away to a lucky parent.
Childcare services are available from 6 to 9 p.m. by Applebee Preschool and Teddy Bear Loving Care (both located in the Willows area)! Space is limited, so contact Kristin Campbell at kristincampbell(at)comcast.net for details (including pricing) and to reserve childcare.
Parents' Night Out Contact: Katie Ferrick at katieferrick(at)comcast.net. |
| Zanocco - Noon |
Stephanie Zanocco, our wonderful art teacher, is getting married! After the Thanksgiving holiday, Miss Zanocco will be known as Mrs. Noon.
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| Sponsor-a-Book |
Want a great gift idea for your student, teacher, favorite staff person or even a family member? Sponsor-A-Book for the Laurel School Library, and you'll help the Laurel Library grow as well! See our flyer for available titles and order form.
Contact: Stephanie Heller at 704-4972 or Stephanie(at)stephanieheller.com.
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Upcoming School Board Meeting
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On Monday, November 26, at the Encinal library, the Menlo Park City School District Board of Education will discuss the District Reconfiguration Plan, including changes to school boundaries. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
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Honey Bear Trees
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- November 20 through December 24
- 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 7 days a week
- 955 Woodside Road, Redwood City
When you buy a tree or wreath at Honey Bear Trees, they will donate 15% back to the PTO! Print out the form or look for it in your child's folder next week.
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Retirement Celebration for Pam Bonino
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Our beloved Pam Bonino is retiring as of December 31! We are so sad to see her leave and want to help her celebrate her many, many years of service in Menlo Park. Parents will be honoring Pam after the Staff Appreciation Luncheon:
- Friday, December 7
- 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.
- Multi-Purpose Room
Children are encouraged to make cards telling Mrs. Bonino what they love about her and why she will be missed. Parents can bring these cards to the dessert. Please RSVP to Gina Watkins at pto_president(at)laurelpto.org, so we know how many parents to expect. |
Bake Sale Help Needed
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The Winter Sing and Bake Sale is coming soon...we need baked and homemade goodies as well as volunteers to help at the event on Friday, December 14. New for this year: we are encouraging donations of homemade gifts and cards. We want everyone to have a chance to share their special talent with the Laurel community. Tap into your inner Martha Stewart and donate your delicious creations, such as cakes, platters of festive cookies, candy, pies, brownies, loaves of bread, and fun granola mixes.
Please let us know what you can donate and when you can volunteer by November 26. Email Cyndi Nolasco at nolascofamilyschoolstuff(at)yahoo.com. Include the item you will donate as well as the quantity.
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Clay Prep Party
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- Wednesday, November 28
- 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Art Room
Please mark your calendars for the clay prep party in the art room. Anyone is welcome to come and help, we'll be making hundreds of clay balls and cookies for use in the art program. Contact: Michelle Marini, mmarini3(at)yahoo.com.
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| Community News |
Children's Holiday Tea
- Sunday, December 9, 2007
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2:00 p.m. ~ 4:30 p.m.
- $20.00 per guest (adults must be accompanied by a child)
- Holbrook-Palmer Park Pavilion, 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton
Join the Holbrook-Palmer Park Foundation Atherton Dames for their Annual Children's Holiday Tea, featuring a visit from Santa (2:00~2:30) and an enchanting puppet show, "The Night Before Chris Mouse!" (2:30~3:00), followed by tea (3:00~4:30). Please send prepaid reservations by December 3 to: Atherton Dames, 70 Edge Road, Atherton, CA. 94027. Contact: 853-0503 or vkogler(at)yahoo.com. In the Spirit of giving, we ask each child to bring an unwrapped gift to be donated to a local organization.
Kepler's
- Family Story Time
- Holly Claus: The Christmas Princess, by Brittney Ryan
- Sunday, November 25
- 11:30 a.m.
- Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
When Santa's Christmas wish is fulfilled, the Land of Forever
celebrates the birth of his daughter Holly Claus. His happiness is
short-lived, however, when evil forces enchant his kingdom, preventing
him from spreading Christmas joy. Only brave Holly can save the season,
and her adventure is destined to become a holiday classic. Author
Brittney Ryan visits Kepler's to read her enchantingly illustrated
Christmas story. **Remember to mention Laurel School at the register and 10% of your Kepler's purchases comes back to our PTO.**
Breakfast with Santa
- Saturday, December 1
- 8 to 11 a.m.
- Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park
- $3 Children, $5 Adults
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City of Menlo Park Community Services Department will be hosting the
annual "Breakfast With Santa." Activities will include pancake
breakfast, letter writing to Santa, holiday crafts, and visiting with
Santa in person. Reservations are required. For more information, click here.
YMCA Youth Basketball League
Come join the Palo Alto Family YMCA and the Golden State Jr. Warriors as we present the 2008 YMCA Youth Basketball League (YBL) for K through 8th grade girls and boys. With this new partnership the Palo Alto Family YMCA basketball league has a new look with the same quality program. We have a motto "Everyone plays, everyone wins." All of our players, coaches and parents will walk away with a better understanding of our four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. For more information, contact the YMCA front desk at 856-9622, visit our website, or e-mail Danny Koba at dkoba(at)ymcamidpen.org. | |
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Submit newsletter items by Wednesday at noon or attachments by Tuesday at noon to newsletter(at)laurelpto.org
or phone: 473-1299
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