December 19, 2008

Laurel School Newsletter
Sign-ups for the New Year 
Kid Chow Bag Lunches
Current Participants 
For parents currently ordering Kid Chow bag lunches, please remember the deadline to order for the week of January 5-9, 2009 is Monday, December 29.  You should get an email reminder from Kid Chow about this deadline.
 
New Participants
If you are not currently ordering Kid Chow for your child(ren), this is a perfect opportunity to have your child try something new.  The bag lunch service is available every day for all grade levels -- including AM Kinders!  The expansive menu allows you to customize your child's lunches on a daily basis -- the bag lunch includes a cold entree with 2 side dishes for $5.  Ordering is easy!  Just log into www.kidchow.com. New customers will need to create an account for each child before placing an order.
 
Volunteering
Laurel's Kid Chow program is completely volunteer-run.  If you participate in the program, please consider volunteering at least one day/month to help distribute lunches.  It's quick, easy and a terrific way to spend time with your child.  Younger siblings are welcome to help out too!

Questions?  Please contact Rebecca Wang at rebs1( at )aol.com or (650) 888-8085.
In This Issue
Kid Chow Bag Lunches
After School Programs
Community News
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After School Programs Winter/Spring Sessions
Its time once again to sign up for new sessions of great After School Programs!  New sessions will start after winter break.

Monday - Math
Do you enjoy math, want to have fun and get ahead?  Sign up here for Foundations 4 Education's math program!
 
Monday - 1 on 1 Basketball
Do you like to play basketball? Do you want to have fun and learn to be a better player?  Then sign up here for 1 on 1 Basketball!

Tuesday - Sports & Fun
A fun class focusing on motor development, ball skills and sportsmanship! Click here to sign up.

Wednesday - Fencing
Calling all musketeers and swashbucklers, fencing will continue on Wednesdays in the Multi.  Click here to sign up.

Thursday - Chess
We have a new chess program!  Bay Area Chess (BAC) was enthusiastically recommended by parents, teachers and students at other schools where it is offered.  Click here to sign up. 
 
Friday - Lego Engineering
Play-Well TEKnologies offers budding engineers a chance to have fun with legos.  Click here to enroll.
 Community News
Kepler's Family Events
  • Cookies and Coloring
  • Sunday, December 21st and 28th, 2008
  • 11:30 a.m.
  • Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino, Menlo Park
Drop off the kids for cookies and coloring in our wonderful youth department while you browse the store. Our literature specialists will be on hand to help you find the perfect gifts. 
 
Online Registration for Menlo Atherton Little League 2009 is Now Open! 
 
M-A Little League includes six levels of baseball.  All K-12 boys and girls between the ages of 5½ and 16 (by April 30, 2009) are eligible to participate if they submit a completed registration form by January 25, 2009.   Go to the league's web site at www.m-all.org to enroll your child for the 2009 season.  Play begins in late February and extends through the end of the school year. Applications received after January 25th are subject to a waiting list and a late fee of $25.
 
Menlo-Atherton Little League boundaries are west of HWY 101 and east of El Camino in Menlo Park (incorporated area only) and all of Atherton.  There are other Little Leagues available for those living outside these boundaries. For information on the other leagues: www.cadistrict52.org.


Our School
 
Our School is now accepting applications for the Kinder Connection Program for 2009/10 school year. Summer Camp sign-ups will start in February. Please call Teacher Mickey at (650) 327-1686 or email her at osyoung5( at )sbcglobal.net.