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| Next Week |
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Monday, 3/1
No Events Scheduled
Tuesday, 3/2
No Events Scheduled
Wednesday, 3/3
Caring & Sharing's Pennies for Peace Campaign Begins (donation containers in classrooms)
Thursday, 3/4
No Events Scheduled
Friday, 3/5
PTO Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m., District Office
School Spirit Day - wear blue and white! |
| Upcoming Events |
3/9 Menlo Park City School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
3/10 PTO Executive Board Meeting, 8:40 a.m.
3/15-19 Staff Appreciation Week
3/26 NO SCHOOL, Staff Development Day
3/29-4/2 NO SCHOOL, Spring Break
4/9 PTO Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m., District Office
4/7 Laurel Kindergarten Orientation, 6:30 p.m.
4/13 Menlo Park City School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
4/14 PTO Executive Board Meeting, 8:40 a.m.
4/15 Laurel Art & Science Fair
4/22 Laurel Kindergarten Orientation, 2:30 p.m.
4/23 General PTO Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Laurel Library
4/24 MPAEF Rock the Foundation Event |
| After-School Programs |
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Flag Football at LAUREL
Tim Bowler, National Board Certified PE Teacher and Coach at MA, will teach the proper fundamentals of Flag Football through drills, skills and games in this new after-school program at Laurel. Class is open to 1st and 2nd grade students, both boys and girls, class size is limited, first class Feb. 22nd. Click here to sign up. Click here to view the weekly schedule for all after-school programs.
Hope Musical Theater Workshops
Performers sing, dance and act. During the last 10 minutes of the workshop the parents get to watch a mini show with costumes and all. Three separate 3-hour Workshops occur on these dates:
April 6th at LAUREL
April 8th at ENCINAL
March 23rd at LAUREL
Get more information or sign up by clicking here.
Peninsula Youth Theater at Encinal
Learn the basics of acting, character development, and storytelling while having fun, learning teamwork skills and rehearsing a production. Mondays, April 5th - May 24th at Encinal, PYT will produce "The Golden Goose". Click here to register or get more information for "The Golden Goose". On Thursdays, April 15th - June 3rd at Encinal, PYT will produce "Charlotte's Web". Click here to sign up for "Charlotte's Web".
Note: After-school Drama Programs are open to students in grades 1-5. |
| Laurel Art Program Update |
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A message from Anna Herzlinger and Stephanie Noon, Laurel Art Specialists
Art Curriculum
Laurel artists have been very busy this year. All the children studied King Tutankhamun and ancient Egyptian art in the beginning of the year. It's not too late to visit the De Young Museum to see the King Tut exhibit!
Kindergarten artists have studied shapes (ask them about crescents and arches), texture and symbols. First grade students have studied design and pattern (ask them about their dream houses and Australian aboriginal dot paintings). Second grade students have studied line (line monsters and Maurice Sendak mystery books) and color (George Rodrigue Blue Dog). Every grade level enjoyed constructing an original paper hat to wear at the Winter Sing in December.
All Laurel artists have just finished their fiber arts projects. Kindergarten and second grade students embroidered with yarn on burlap. First grade artists weaved with paper. The children felt a big sense of accomplishment with every stitch that was sewn and every pattern that was weaved. Thank you to all the parents who have helped with these challenging projects!
Art Festival
Are you wondering where your child's art is? We have been saving it to display throughout the year and to display at the Fine Arts Festival on Thursday, May 13. We will need lots of parent help to create the art show. Please talk to Jan Penagos or your class' art coordinator if you are interested in helping. | |
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Green Tip of the Week |
Baking Soda isn't just for cooking! It can be used as a safe, non-abrasive scrub for dishes and cleaning, as an additive in the laundry and many other things. It's an easy way to start removing toxic chemicals from your arsenal of cleaning products. Click here for more uses of Baking Soda. |
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Kindergarten Orientation Dates |
Mark your calendars for Kindergarten Orientation at Laurel. Orientations will be held on April 7th at 6:30 p.m. and April 22nd at 2:30 p.m. You may sign up for one of the orientation dates when you register your child for Kindergarten. For kindergarten registration information, click here. |
| Art & Science Fair: Volunteers Needed! |
Bob sled racing, electricity, paper airplanes, bread making, sugar eggs, puppet making and much, much more! This fun filled morning gives parents (and grandparents, aunts or uncles too!) a chance to be the teacher! Volunteers run 30-minute art or science workshops to four groups of 12 kids. Not to worry - we provide the all workshop content and detailed instructions! INTERESTED? Contact Carolee Hazard at carolee1@yahoo.com. Please provide the following information: Do you prefer art/science/either? Would you like to lead/assist/either? What grade(s) is you child? ASF will be Thursday, April 15th, from 8:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. | |
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| Caring & Sharing News |
Laurel's Caring and Sharing Committee Pennies for Peace campaign starts on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010! Pennies for Peace is a program of the Central Asia Institute, that promotes and provides community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia. The donation containers will be in the classroom for 6 weeks. Questions? Please contact Amy Hamilton Kratzer at adkratzer@yahoo.com. |
| Rock the Foundation! |
When you attend MPAEF's Rock the Foundation party on Saturday, April 24th, get ready to bid on some of the most exotic getaways, exciting teacher items, and outrageous parties we've ever seen! In the mood to travel? Consider a week-long escape to the U.S. Open or luxury living in Cabo San Lucas, Hawaii, or the southwest of France. Looking for something fun for the kids to do? How about an end-of-the-year graduation celebration for your 5th or 8th grader, a father-son basketball tournament, or a dad-and-daughter date night? Ready to let loose? Sign up for a party where you can sip Beers Around the World, go Back to College, or experience the Summer of Love. More information about these auction items AND MANY MORE will be coming out when Rock the Foundation ticket sales begin in mid-March. A big rock 'n roll thank you goes out to all the district families and teachers who donated activities and events for this year's silent auction! |
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Community News |
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Kepler's Family Event
- It's All About Friends Story Time
- Sunday, February 28, 2009
- 11:30 a.m.
- Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino, Menlo Park
**Remember to mention Laurel School at the register and 10% of your Kepler's purchases comes back to our PTO.**
Boy Scout Troop 206's Pancake Breakfast
Join your community as we come together for the greatest of those American traditions - the pancake breakfast! Menlo Park/Atherton's Boy Scout Troop 206 is hosting an their annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast for the community on Saturday, March 6th from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm at Trinity Church Parish Hall Church, 330 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park. Cost is $5 for adults or 2 children 10 and under; scouts in uniform eat free! Click here for more information!
Menlo-Atherton Parent Education Series #6 - Free Event
- Emotional Competency in the Family, with Frederic Luskin, Ph.D.
- Thursday, March 11, 2009
- 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- M-A Library or PAC (to be announced)
Research shows that our students are suffering from increasing levels of stress related to the high expectations of school, family, and community. What can we do to enhance our children's sense of well-being? How can we improve the "emotional competency" of our families? Don't miss this special opportunity to hear from internationally renowned psychologist, researcher, and author, Frederic Luskin, Ph.D. Dr. Luskin's work has been featured in Time, O Magazine, The Ladies Home Journal, U.S. News and World Reports, Parade, Prevention as well as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, U.S.A. Today and the Wall Street Journal. To RSVP, please contact Charlene Margot, Parent Education Series Chair, at parenteducation@mabearspta.org or 650.868.0590. All M-A Parent Education Series events are FREE and open to the community.
Camp Menlo: Splash into Spring!
Have a fun and constructive spring break with aquatics day camp at the Burgess Pools in Menlo Park. Get a jump on spring with swimming, water games, and land activities for ages 6-12. Skill-appropriate instruction, confidence building and fun from 8:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Three week-long camps March 29th - April 16. Click here to learn more and sign up!
Ohlone Art Camp - Spring and Summer! Silk painting, embroidery, mosaics, masks and more! Let's create ART AL FRESCO under a canopy! Visit with all the animals: dogs, chickens, snake, birds and maybe a new guinea pig! Don't feel like drawing today? Bring your book and read or visit the vegetable garden! Ages 5 and up. Please visit www.ohloneartcamp.com or call (650) 493-4383 for more information. Click here to register.
Summer Camp Planning Made Easy! Sign Up For Camp at www.signupforcamp.com is a new website designed by local parents to make it easier to plan children's summer camps. Parents can search for camps by age, location, dates and activities. There are over 400 SF Bay Area camps for all grades as well as overnight camps. Camps can be saved to a summer calendar and shared with friends. Create a free account to be notified by email of early registration discounts and other timely information. Click here to sign up.
Looking for an Excellent Resident Camp Experience in Tahoe?! Learn More About Mountain Camp!!
Mountain Camp is a private, traditional, coed summer resident camp for children ages 7 to 14. We are located near Lake Tahoe on a beautiful high sierra lake in the El Dorado National Forest. Founded in 1966, Mountain Camp offers 1 to 4 week sessions and is accredited by the American Camp Association. Activities include Sailing, Wakeboarding and Water Skiing, Ropes Course, Arts and Crafts, Archery, Music, Photography, Kayaking, Video Production, Mountain Biking, Sports and Games, Drama and Dance, and much, much more! To learn more about our program, visit our website at www.mountaincamp.com or speak with a camp director at (415)351-2267 (CAMP). | |
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