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Next Week
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Sunday, 9/21
- Fall Family BBQ, Encinal School, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Monday, 9/22
- Book Fair, Encinal School, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/23
- Book Fair, Encinal School, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9/24
- Book Fair, Encinal School, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- General PTO Meeting, 6:15 p.m.
Thursday, 9/25
- Book Fair, Encinal School, 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Movie Night, Encinal School, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, 9/26
- Book Fair, Encinal School, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- School Spirit Day - wear blue and white! |
| Upcoming Events |
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9/27 School Beautification Day
10/3 PTO Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
10/6 NO SCHOOL, Staff Development Day
10/7 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
10/7 Encinal Parent Education Evening, 7:00 p.m.
10/8 PTO Executive Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
10/16 MINIMUM DAY, School Dismissal at 11:40 a.m.
10/21 Picture Day
10/22 Laurel Site Council Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
10/31 Halloween Parade, 8:40 a.m.
11/7 PTO Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
11/11 NO SCHOOL, Veteran's Day
11/12 PTO Executive Board Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
11/14 MPAEF Donation Day
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Jeepers! The Membership Drive Ends September 26th!
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 The annual PTO membership drive ends Friday, September 26th. To date we have collected 64% of the funds we need for all the enrichment programs we have planned for your kids. We need your support to make our goal. Please send in your membership form or join online RIGHT NOW. There's no time to lose!
Be Your Kids' Super Hero. Support Your PTO. |
PTO General Meeting
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- Wednesday, September 24
- 6:15 p.m. Refreshments
- 7 p.m. General PTO Meeting
- In the Laurel Multi
All Laurel parents are encouraged to attend this year's first General Meeting of the Laurel PTO. Superintendent Ken Ranella and our District's Facilities Planner/Project Manager Ahmad Sheikholeslami will discuss the ongoing facility improvements at Laurel and throughout the district, as well as other hot topics.
Come early and enjoy appetizers before the meeting while chatting with Principal Nancy Hendry, Laurel teachers, and other parents.
The PTO will provide free babysitting from 6:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. in the Laurel library. The deadline for reserving babysitting is Sunday, September 21. To reserve, send the names and ages of your children to Carla Posthauer at pto_vicepresident(at)laurelpto.org. |
Fall Family BBQ and Book Fair!
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Date Correction - Thursday, September 25, 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. is Movie Night at Encinal!
Fall Family BBQ
- Sunday, September 21
- 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Encinal School
Join families from Encinal and Laurel Schools for an afternoon of fun and games followed by dinner! There are going to be over 20 different activities as well as a visit from the Menlo Park Fire Department! Also, the Menlo Park and Atherton libraries will have a table for library card sign-ups! Hot dogs, hamburgers, and cheeseburgers will be available for $3!
Some highlights include:
- Dunk Tank
- 20 foot dual lane slide
- 3 Different Jumpys
- Cookie Painting
- Balloons
- Tricycle drag race
- Tattoos
- Obstacle Maze
- Water balloon toss
- Bean bag Toss
Book Fair
- September 21 - September 26, Encinal Multi
- Sunday, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
- Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m is movie night, Madagascar)
Studies show that students who read, excel in school as well as life. Reports also reveal that when parents are involved with their child's education, students earn better grades and have a more positive attitude about school. What better way to connect with your child in these two areas than at this year's Encinal/Laurel Book Fair? Partner with us in encouraging the joy of reading while spending time with your child at school. It's a great way to connect your kids with books they want to read! View the Book Fair schedule of events and browse through the books online at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/encinallaurel.
Visit the Book Fair when your child's class is there: Laurel schedule and Encinal schedule.
Remember, gift certificates are a great way to help teachers build their classroom libraries. To order, return the gift certificate to the office with your check. All gift certificates may be picked up at the fair.
Morning Social - Stop by the Book Fair after drop-off for a cup of coffee and a sweet treat while you shop. Coffee, juice and coffee cake each morning starting at 7:30 a.m.
Afternoons - Pizza, ice cream and fruit will be available each day after school.
Movie Night - Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Let your children watch Madagascar and eat pizza while you shop.
Volunteers Needed - Encinal/Laurel Book Fair 2008
The Annual Book Fair is here again. Calling our devoted parent volunteers of Laurel & Encinal to make this another big gala success. Please click here to sign up for your convenient time slot. For further questions email Misty Patnaik at mistypatnaik(at)gmail.com.
Volunteers STILL needed for 1.5 hour shifts at the Book Fair Popcorn Booth on the following dates/times:
9/21 (Fall Family BBQ) 1:00-2:30, 2:30-4:00, & 4:00-5:30 p.m.
9/22 - 9/24 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. & 3:30-5:00 p.m.
9/25 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. & 2:30-4:00 p.m.
9/25 (movie night!), 5:00-6:30 p.m & 6:30-8:00 p.m. (Note Corrected Date)
We would LOVE parent/child volunteer pairs, 4-H club members and scouts! Wear your club uniform or tee-shirt. Contact Julie Wong at girlfig2u(at)yahoo.com or 853-1305. |
| The Box Tops Drive is Back! |
 Because Box Tops 4 Education was such a successful fundraiser last year, the Business Alliance Committee is running the program school-wide once again, with all the earnings this year going to support Laurel PTO PROGRAMS! Collection efforts will help support programs like recess activities, music, field trips and more! What a great way for students to take on a sense of ownership in the Box Tops drive's success! Keep an eye on your students' blue folders for this year's Box Top Baggies to Clip, Save and Send those Box Tops in to class by the Fall Drive deadline, October 21st. Please help your student sort, count and tally their own Box Tops. Once again, our goal is to submit 15,000 Box Tops for $1500 - you can check our progress on the school posters during each drive. For more details and a list of participating products, click here. Any Questions? Contact Amy Barry at aminibarry(at)hotmail.com. Thanks for your participation, and GO, SQUIRRELS! |
| Extra Directory Orders |
| Every family in the school district receives a student directory for each school their children attend. If you would like additional directories from your child's school, or any other school in the district, you may order them for $5.00 each. Use the Order Form to order by Friday, September 26. |
| eScrip |
 Our schools are counting on us for additional funding this year more than ever, and one valuable way to support the Foundation is with escrip. Escrip is an easy, secure way to earn rebates for our schools with your everyday shopping. You simply buy your groceries, clothing, car washes, and many other items as usual, and eScrip automatically sends the Foundation a check each quarter. It couldn't be easier, and it's just one way we are counting on you to make this year a great one for our kids!
To join eScrip for the first time, click here . Be sure to designate MPAEF #126417042 as your recipient.
To renew your Safeway card for this school year, click here
For a complete list of participating merchants, click here
The Foundation: Raising Funds Our Schools Can Count On |
| Encinal Parent Education Evening |
"What is Differentiated Instruction & and How Does It Work?"
- Tuesday, October 7th
- 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Encinal Library
Your children experience the joys and challenges they face as individuals every day. These differences can affect the way they learn in several ways. That's where the District's focus on differentiated instruction can help. Differentiated instruction (DI) is all about working with different learning styles, different levels of understanding, and different interests, all within the context of one group of students. How can one teacher possibly engage and help a broad spectrum of children progress? Lane Narvaez, co-author of the book Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning and DI coach for Laurel and Encinal, will share her insights with parents. |
| Sandbox Toys Needed |
| Desparately seeking sand toys! The sandbox in the Kindergarten play area is in need of new or gently used shovels, buckets, funnels, molds, rakes and trucks. Sturdy plastic tools or toys for the sandbox would be greatly appreciated! Please drop off donations in the marked container in the Kindergarten play area. |
| Volunteer for School Beautification Day |
| School Beautification Day is Saturday, September 27th beginning at 8am. Come join us for bagels and a workout! Our primary goals are to clean up the play areas, tidy lunch areas and pick up trash. Bring your children, help with a few projects and build a sense of pride and accomplishment through improvement of your school. Please contact thomas_dowley(at)yahoo.com to be on the email reminder list. We need you! |
| Thank You! |
| Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make our Quarter Gourmet a HUGE success!! We could have not done it without you. Thank you to the Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts for selling the drinks. It sure looked like they were having a great time. Also a huge THANK YOU to Applewood Pizza for the pizza and to Key Market for the ice. |
| Community News |
Kepler's Family Story Time
- Talk Like a Pirate Story Time with Ray Marshall, The Castaway Pirates
- Sunday September 21, 2008
- 11:30 a.m.
- Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
Polish up your pirate talk with master paper engineer Ray Marshall. In honor of National Talk Like a Pirate Day, we've invited Ray to share his silly, "stinky" pop-up book with you. He will also demonstrate some of his fascinating craft. Come in costume, as Kepler's will have special treat for those who wear their best pirate garb!
**Remember to mention Laurel School at the register and 10% of your Kepler's purchases comes back to our PTO.**
8th Annual Pancake Breakfast
Join the Junior League of Palo Alto*Mid Peninsula, the Menlo Park Fire District and the Stanford Park Hotel for the 8th Annual Pancake Breakfast benefiting the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation! Click here for more information.
- Saturday, October 4
- 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Menlo Park Fire District Headquarters, 300 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
Family Day Story Time with author Kate DiCamillo
- Saturday, September 27, 2008
- 2:00 p.m.
- Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma Street, Menlo Park
Kepler's Books and the City of Menlo Park present Newbery Award winning author Kate DiCamillo and her newest release "Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken". Beloved author of "Because of Winn-Dixie" and the "Tale of Despereaux", Kate DiCamillo now leads us through Louise's escapades as she encounters pirates, lions, and fortune tellers. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Michelle Barrese (650) 330-2530.
Girl Scout Information Meeting
- Thursday September 25, 2008
- 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
- Robbie Baxter's house: 410 Ringwood Avenue, Menlo Park
Interested in Girl Scouts for your daughter this year? Come to a parent informational meeting right before pickup at Robbie Baxter's house, just up the street from Laurel. Girl Scouts is open to ALL girls kindergarten-2nd grade. No RSVP is required. Questions? Contact Robbie at 321-1199 or robbiebax(at)yahoo.com.
Hoops for a Cause - Basketball Fall Clinics
The Menlo College Men's Basketball program is sponsoring 'Hoops for a Cause', which will consist of a series of Fall Clinics with 25% of proceeds being donated to the Autism Society of America. Clinics will be taught in a positive environment and will consist of general skill work and various games. Clinics are open to all boys and girls, grades K - 8:
- September 21, 2008 1 p.m. - 4 p.m
- Septemper 28, 2008 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- October 5, 2008 1 p.m - 4 p.m
- October 12, 2008 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
For more information contact Chris Cobb at menlobasketball(at)aol.com or (650) 543-3760.
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