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Saturday, 9/27
- School Beautification Day
Monday, 9/29
- No Events Scheduled
Tuesday, 9/30
- No Events Scheduled
Wednesday, 10/01
- No Events Scheduled
Thursday, 10/02
- No Events Scheduled
Friday, 10/03
- PTO Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
- School Spirit Day - wear blue and white! |
| Upcoming Events |
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
11/17-11/19 MINIMUM DAYS, Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/25 Picture Make-Up Day
11/26-11/28 NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Holiday
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| PTO Membership Drive Ends Today! |
 As you read this, there is still time to join! Either send in a membership form or join online today! The fall Membership Drive is critical as it determines the schools' PTO budgets for the year. If you have already joined THANK YOU!!
Be Your Kids' Super Hero. Support Your PTO. |
| Laurel Library News |
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Author Event
Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, author and illustrator of the Click, Clack, Moo series, will be visiting Laurel Library on October 2nd and talking to all the kindergarten classes, courtesy of Kepler's. If you wish to purchase any books, which they will personally sign, please return the order form to Gail Bradley in the Laurel Library by 10:40 a.m., October 2nd. If you have other children who would like to see these wonderful ladies or purchase signed books, they may visit the Menlo Park Library on Saturday, October 4th.
Library Reminder
Please help your child remember to bring back their library books each and every week. Children who have overdue books may NOT check out any books from the library until all overdue books are returned. This can cause disappointment for your child, so please help instill in your child that it is her/his responsibility to get those books into their backpacks on their library day. Thank you! |
| Volunteer for School Beautification Day |
| School Beautification Day is this 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! |
| Volunteers Needed for Picture Day |
Volunteers are needed to help organize, comb hair, and gather classes for one of three shifts
on Picture Day, Tuesday, October 21:
Shift #1: 8:15 - 10 a.m.
Shift #2: 10:20 - 11:45 a.m.
Shift #3: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Michelle Marini, mmarini3(at)yahoo.com or Lesley Heller, lesley_a(at)pacbell.net |
| Business Alliances |
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The Box Tops Drive is Back!
 Clip, Save and Send in Box Tops by the Fall Drive deadline, October 21. Collection efforts will help support programs like recess activities, music, field trips and more! 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.
Support Our Schools While You Shop
Again this year we have partnered with Keplers to give back to our schools when we support their business. When you shop at Kepler's, please remember to mention Laurel or Encinal School at checkout, and they will give 10% of your purchase to our PTO. |
| Thank You |
| Thank You to the Hospitality Committee and the Executive Board for hosting and providing food for the General PTO Meeting Wednesday night. The parents and teachers loved it! |
| Community News |
Kepler's Family Story Time
- Circus Story Time
- Sunday September 28, 2008
- 11:30 a.m.
- Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
Ladies and Gentleman! Children of all ages! You are invited to the Kepler's Big Top for a marvelous treat. Be thrilled by stories of high wire acts, exotic animals and feats of bravery. Free animal crackers for all!
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
Have Fun & Raise Funds to Give Our Children the Library They Deserve!
The Menlo Park Library Foundation invites children and their families to the Library for three special events in support of the renovation of the children's area.
- Saturday, October 4, 11:30 a.m. Thump, Quack, Moo - Prize-winning authors Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin read from their latest book in the Farmer Brown series.
- Sunday, October 12, 2:00 p.m. Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips - Singer/songwriter Nancy Cassidy performs some of our children's favorite songs.
- Saturday, October 18, 10:00 a.m., Chief Harold to the Rescue - Chief of the Menlo Park Fire District Harold Schapelhouman reads stories and talks about his rescue missions. Kids can explore Old Tom, the vintage firetruck.
For more information, please visit www.foundationmpl.org or call (650) 330-2530.
Peninsula Ballet Theatre Presents The Nutcracker
- December 13 at 7:30 p.m., December 14, 20 and 21 at 2:00 p.m.
- San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 North Delaware, San Mateo
For details visit www.peninsulaballet.org. Purchase tickets by October 31 and receive $3 off each ticket by entering code N8SCHF.
Community School Involvement at Willow Oaks Elementary
Library volunteers needed to check books in and out, re-shelve, and help students at Willow Oaks Elementary School library (K-8, Ravenswood School District). The time commitment can be as little as 1 ¼ hours per month. Please contact Julie Gaston, Library Volunteer Coordinator at jagtom(at)aol.com or call 324-2422 | |
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