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Next Week
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Monday, 2/11
- Project Read Book Drive Begins
Tuesday, 2/12
- Box Tops for Field Trips deadline
Wednesday, 2/13
- PTO Board meeting, 8:45 a.m.
- Site Council meeting, 3 p.m.
Thursday, 2/14
- Happy Valentine's Day!
Friday, 2/15
- NO SCHOOL, Staff Development Day
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| Upcoming Events |
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2/18-22 No School, February Break
3/7 PTO District Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
3/10-14 Staff Appreciation Week
3/12 PTO Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
3/17-21 No School, Spring Break
3/26 PTO Council Speaker Event: Madeline Levine, 7 p.m.
4/3 Laurel Kindergarten Orientation
4/4 PTO District Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
4/9 PTO Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m. | |
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| Project Read |
Project Read, a new initiative of Youth That Care, Inc., a student run non-profit organization, will be sending Stanford students to India this summer to build libraries in underprivileged schools and communities. They would appreciate our school community's assistance in making this a successful endeavor, by donating books from your very own family libraries. The book drive will be held at Laurel School from Monday, February 11, through Friday, February 29. The books can be any children's literature that is in fairly good condition or new, and that is appropriate for a child between the ages of five and twelve years old - Dr. Seuss to Nancy Drew. A book bin will be outside our school office, and you may drop your books off at anytime during the school day. What a wonderful way for our children to partner with another school in India, and to share our love of learning!
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Newsletter Deadline
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There will be no newsletter next week due to the upcoming Winter Break. The next newsletter will appear on Friday, February 22. The deadline for the next newsletter will be Tuesday, February 12, at noon.
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Summer Camp Issue
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We will publish our annual guide to summer camps on Wednesday, February 13. If you have a favorite camp that was not included in last year's guide, please notify us at newlsetter(at)laurelpto.org.
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Kindergarten Registration
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District registration for 2008/09 kindergarten students began on Friday, February 1. Children who will be age 5 by December 2, 2008, and live within the established school boundaries are eligible to enroll at their assigned school. Please check the new boundary map to confirm your assigned school. The month of February will be considered as a Priority Registration Period - all applications for student enrollment received during this period will be considered equally.
To obtain a registration packet, you must present the following at the school office:
- a birth certificate or other legal proof of age
- proof of residence, defined as a PG&E bill or lease agreement
- proof of immunization
For details, see the Menlo Park City School District's Kindergarten Registration information.
Parents are asked to register their children as soon as possible to help with class planning for the next school year. For more information, call Laurel School at 324-0186 or Encinal School at 326-5164. |
Library Volunteers
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We made a scheduling mistake and are looking for people from each class to staff the week of April 28. A schedule is now available in the library for sign-ups. Contact: Cristina Garelli, crigarelli(at)comcast.net.
Thanks,
Rebecca Bloom, Shari Conrad, Cristina Garelli
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LE News Now Available
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Author visits, behind the scenes at ENTV, the upcoming auction, and lots of photos of our favorite people--all in the January issue of LE News.
To submit a story for the March 24 edition of the LE News, email JoAnne Goldberg, LE News editor, no later than Friday, March 7, 2008. |
PTO Council Speaker Event: Madeline Levine
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- The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
- Wednesday, March 26
- 7 p.m.
- at Hillview Middle School
New York Times bestselling author Madeline Levine, Ph.D., will speak to district parents about "The Price of Privilege." Dr. Levine, a practicing clinical psychologist in Marin County for 25 years and mother of three, says "America's biggest 'at-risk' group is pre-teens and teens from well-educated families with incomes of $120,000 to $150,000." She makes the case that our society can't afford to trivialize the mental health crisis among these children. She'll talk from experience about the universal needs of kids, privileged or not, for connection and discipline from parents, and she'll define the meaning of these terms in her own engaging, energetic and authoritative style.
Our PTO Council and Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation will sponsor Dr. Levine's appearance so all parents may attend free of charge. Watch this newsletter for more details. |
Kid Chow Lunches
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You can order lunches from Kid Chow at any time during the year. Simply go to kidchow.com and order from the wide selection of items on the menu. Kid Chow is available only to students in first or second grade.
Kid Chow volunteers are needed on Thursdays in the First Grade Arbor and on Wednesdays in the Second Grade Arbor! Please contact Mary Picciotto, mary.picciotto(at)laurelpto.org, with days you can help. If you are curious about our new food vendor, this is a great way to see the lunches first hand! |
Clothing Needed in Office
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| Rainy weather means plenty of mud for kids to fall in. The Laurel office needs boys and girls pants, socks, and underwear to provide kids with a change of clothing in such an emergency. If you have clean used or new clothing you can spare, please drop it by the Laurel office. |
Box Tops for Field Trips
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Tuesday, February 12, is the deadline for the Winter Box Tops Drive. Just pop the box tops into your child's blue folder with your completed Tally Sheet. Your family's efforts are helping fund field trips like the 1st grade's upcoming trip to see Cinderella. Shortly after February Break we'll return your Baggies to you so you can begin collecting again for the Spring Drive. Thanks for your continued support! Contact: Amy Barry at aminibarry(at)hotmail.com.
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| MPAEF |
 Get on board! Valentine's day is coming, and we're heading into the home stretch of our bonus fund campaign, so now's the time to show the MPAEF a little love! Right now, your gift matters more than ever, thanks to our lovely $25,000 bonus fund! This special fund, established by some local families who really love our schools, will make additional contributions to the MPAEF, $5,000 at a time, for each additional 50 donors to the annual campaign. Thanks to the participation of 886 families who have contributed to date, we've already earned $10,000 of the bonus fund! And we need just 14 more families to make a gift of any size and help us earn our next $5,000 bonus. Donate today at www.mpaef.org/donate.html. The MPAEF - teaching excellence,
technology for learning, and curriculum enrichment in our schools!
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Community News
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Speaker: Dr. Jane Nelsen
- March 13 and 14, 2008
- 7 to 9 p.m.
- 701 Laurel Street (Council Chambers), Menlo Park, CA 94025
Dr. Jane Nelsen is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor. She is the author of the popular Positive Discipline series. Reservations required. Please call 330-2530. For more information: www.menloparklibrary.org.
Kepler's Family Story Time
- Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly with Robin Preiss Glasser
- Sunday, February 10, 2008
- 11:30 a.m.
- Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
Dust off your tiara and fluff up that tutu! Its time for the biggest, pinkest, sparkly butterfly party in Menlo Park! Why are we throwing the biggest, pinkest,
sparkly butterfly party? Because we want to help launch the newest
Fancy Nancy title Bonjour Butterfly AND we'll be joined by Fancy Nancy
illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser. (She's the woman responsible for
Nancy's marvelous fashions.) So wear your best Nancy inspired attire and join us for a morning filled with joie de vivre!
**Remember to mention Laurel School at the register and 10% of your Kepler's purchases comes back to our PTO.**
Spring Break Horsemanship Camp
- February 18 -22
- March 17 - 21
- April 14 - 18
- Spring Down Equestrian Center, Portola Valley
Here is your chance to spend a week with one of our own horses! Learn how to ride or improve your horsemanship skills during our one week program. Riders are grouped according to experience, but no experience is needed to attend our camps. Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $425 per week or $90 per day. Contact: 851-1114 or go to www.springdown.com for more information.
Legarza Spring Basketball Camp
- March 17-21
- Half Day or Full Day options
- San Mateo and San Francisco Locations
Our goal is for all campers to feel good about themselves in a safe, disciplined, highly structured, motivated environment of learning and fun. We place the child and his or her personal development ahead of the game. Contact: Legarzabasketball(at)yahoo.com or 415-334-3333. Website: www.legarzabasketball.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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