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Encinal School Newsletter
May 8, 2011
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翻译, pagsasalin, תרגום, अनुवाद, 翻訳, 번역, terjemahan, traducción
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 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
to all our wonderful Encinal moms and grandmoms!!!
Encinal Calendar
10 MPCSD School Board meeting, 6pm (meeting schedule here)
12 Open House. Grades K-3 at 5:30-6:30. Grades 4-5 at 7:00-8:00pm
12 Encinal Art Festival, concurrent with Open House, 6pm - 8pm
19 Hillview Open House, 6:30pm, Hillview campus
25 PTO General Meeting, 8:30am, followed by Principal's Coffee, 9:30am, TERC
26 Mentor Lunch
27 Hillview student orientation, 10:30am, 5th grade students only
30 No school, Memorial Day holiday ( MPCSD calendar)
June
1 School Service Awards & volunteer appreciation event, 8:30-10:30am
1 Meeting of 2011-2012 PTO Executive Board
2 Honorary Service Awards ceremony
7 4th & 5th grade talent show
10 Cultural Arts Day featuring Polynesian islands ( information)
13 Field Day, 8:15am-noon
14 5th Grade Graduation Picnic sponsored by Encinal PTO
14 MPCSD School Board meeting, 6pm ( meeting schedule here)
15 Last day of school Wed. June 15. Minimum day 11:20 dismissal all grades.
Fifth Grade Clap-Out on Encinal Field.
Dates for next year click here. School begins August 22, 2011 & ends June 1, 2012
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Wednesday May 11 is Flower Day at Encinal
Send a flower to school with your student
 On May 11 the PTO is once again organizing Encinal's Flower Day to show appreciation to our teachers. Please send your student to school with one flower to contribute to a bouquet from all the students in class as a gift to their teacher. PTO volunteers will gather every student's flower to create a bouquet and deliver it to the classroom. |
Encinal 2011 Open House in the Evening of Thurs., May 12
 Encinal's 2011 Open House takes place in evening of Thursday May 12. Classrooms for grades K to 3 will welcome parents and families starting at 5:30 and ending at 6:30. Grades 4 to 5 will have their classrooms open from 7pm to 8pm.
Open House is an opportunity to see many of the projects your child has working on during this school year. Please consider walking, biking, or carpooling to this popular event.
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 Encinal Art Festival During Open House 6pm to 8pm
Visit the Art Festival in the multipurpose room
 While you are on campus for your student's Open House, please visit the Encinal Art Festival, featuring the wonderful artwork of all Encinal students. The Art Festival runs from 6pm to 8pm in the multipurpose room.
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 After School Activities at Encinal
Click here for details about After School Programs at Encinal.
Hip Hop Dance sessions on Thursdays in the multi-use room:K-2:click here to register 3-5:click here to register Mandarin Chinese after school program to start Fall 2011 Mandarin Chinese class is coming to Encinal Sept. 9! Classes will run Tues/Fri for both K-2 and 3-5. Registration is open now. More information here. 6-week Golf session starts this Thursday, May 5. Lessons for Grades 3 to 5 start at 1:20pm and lessons for K to 2 start at 1:40pm. Click here for an overview of the golf program at Encinal. Click here to register. Fees prorated for late enrollment. |
Hot Lunch: Order Early for the New Month
Lunch Served Through June 14  from the PTO Hot Lunch Committee
The PTO Hot Lunch Committee would like to remind participating families to order lunch for the new month ahead of time. We have a limited number of "emergency lunches" for children without an order but would hate to run out! Please place online orders 3 days ahead of time.
We are happy to announce that hot lunch will be served on Wednesday, June 14, which is the next to last day of school.
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Read-A-Thon Results: $20,000 & 228,014 Reading Minutes
Top readers and classrooms announced
 Congratulations and thank you to the Encinal community for overwhelming support of Read-A-Thon! School-wide, students read 228,014 minutes during March! And the fundraising efforts of students and donors got us to our $20,000 goal for the Encinal Library. Good work everyone! Every participant will receive a bookmark.
The classroom with the most reading minutes was:
Room 32, Mrs. Getchel's 5th grade class
The classroom with the highest participation rate was:
Room 12, Mrs. Sullivan's 1st grade class
Those two classes won pizza parties. Well done!
The student who read the most minutes in each classroom won a gift certificate from Kepler's Books. Here is the list of winners: Cole P. from Room 1 Xavier J. from Room 2 Brice M. from Room 3
Madison S. from Room 4
Sage U. from Room 5
Isabelle B. from Room 8
Jackson B. from Room 9
Noah K. from Room 10
Allison P. from Room 12
Athmika S. from Room 13
Corsa D. from Room 14
Julianne S. from Room 15
Natalie J. from Room 16
Matthew P. from Room 17
Bianca M. from Room 18
Aidan W. from Room 19
Hassen H. from Room 20
Chase W. from Room 21
Julia K. from Room 22
Madeline C. from Room 23
Collin B. from Room 24
Dasha S. from Room 25
Ryan P. from Room 26
Anna Q. from Room 27
Konstantin Y. from Room 28
Tyler W. from Room 29
Kristian B. from Room 30
Chris I. from Room 31
Michael S. from Room 32
Nicolas J. from Room 35
Kyle C. from Room 36
Brooke H. from Room 37
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News from the Eagle's Nest
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PTO Committee Chairs Needed and Volunteer Openings
Click here to see descriptions of openings
 Here is a great opportunity to be involved at Encinal next school year! We depend on parent volunteers (like you!) to run all of our amazing PTO programs that support Encinal. We hope you will consider stepping into one of these important committee chair positions. No prior experience is required and training from the outgoing chairs will be provided. Some positions require time on campus and others can be done remotely. Openings include: Staff Appreciation, Business Alliance Coordinators, and After School Programs Coordinators, among others. For complete list, click here. Please contact Elizabeth Ouren for more information. |
Volunteer Now for Cultural Arts Day
Volunteer now to work beforehand and/or on the day of the event.
Encinal School is hosting its third Cultural Arts Day featuring Polynesian Islands on Friday, June 10th! This is an all day event for the entire school and our committee is planning wonderful experiences for everyone.
A core group of parents is needed throughout the day to help lead the students through the various activities. To make this event successful, we need MANY volunteers who can come for the whole day. Please let us know how you can help!
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Hillview Band & Friends Play Giants Game, Monday, June 6
From Mr. Vaughan, Music Instructor For more information click here 
Congratulations to all Encinal Musicians for your wonderful performance at Kepler's Day. Thank you for supporting your community library! Hope you enjoyed your pancakes, too!
Giants Game Update
Have you heard the Hillview Band? If not, here's your chance as well as seeing the World Champion SF Giants take on the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park. The Hillview Band will be performing the National Anthem on Monday, June 6. All musicians are invited to join the group on the field if you play a band instrument and can memorize your part! If interested in joining us, please contact Mr. Vaughan directly.
Tickets are on sale NOW for the game. For a Ticket & Raffle form, please go to the Band page on the Hillview PTO website located under Academies/Electives. The form can be printed as a pdf. See you at the game!
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Kindergarten Playgroup for Incoming Kinders
 A small group of parents for 2011-2012 kindergarten students are organizing summer get-togethers. These casual, informal play groups will help families and students get to know one another in advance of starting school. Anyone interested in participating can let the organizers know by joining their Google Group (you can set up a Google account if you don't have one). Click here and select "Apply for membership" to be added to the group. Questions? Ask Elizabeth Santana. |
Encinal PTO Listing of Summer Camps
Click here for Encinal's listing of summer camp information submissions
 The Encinal PTO has assembled information from summer camps that sent announcements for our newsletter. It is on the Encinal web site and you can visit it by clicking here.
Of particular interest to Encinal families is Camp Galileo, which for the first time is on the Encinal campus this summer! Here is some information on that program:
Camp Galileo (Pre-K - rising 5th graders): Campers engage in hands-on art, science and outdoor activities every day, plus have tons of fun with camp traditions like dress up days, water day and the rubber chicken cheer. Visit our web site to learn about our brand-new themes for 2011.
Galileo Summer Quest (rising 5th- 8th graders): Campers try their hand at the things they love, experiencing one Major and two exciting Minors every day during their two-week session, with options like Go-Kart Makers, Fashion Design, Video Game Design and Chefology.
The Tech Summer Camps (4 th-8 th graders): Hands-on science and technology classes for aspiring scientists and engineers at the Tech Museum in San Jose.
To enroll in Camp Galileo at Encinal School, click here or call 800-854-3684.
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Green Tip of the Week
from the PTO Green Team committee
 Did you know that by keeping certain plants in your home, you can improve the air quality? Click here for the list of plants!! |
Many Thanks to Silver and Bronze Donors
Visit the MPAEF site to learn about sponsors
The Foundation would like to thank the following businesses whose interest in health and well-being extends beyond their doors and into our community.
Silver Donors ($1,500) Menlo Medical Clinic Diablo West Physical Therapy Bronze Donors ($1,000) Axis Personal Training Dr. Scott Kaloust Menlo Dermatology Medical Group
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5/11: Cub Scout Pack 565 Open House May 11 6:30pm at Laurel Let's launch rockets! Are you and your son looking for a fun activity that strengthens the bonds of family, builds self esteem, forges friendships and reinforces lifelong values? The Cub Scouts offer all this and more! Any boy entering grades 1-5 is invited to join Cub Scouts. Find out more at the Pack 565 Open House and Informational Meeting at 6:30 on Wednesday May 11th in the Laurel Multipurpose Room. We'll have a general information session, slide show, air rocket building, and the opportunity to meet Cub Scout families. For more information visit our web site, email us or call Cubmaster Dave at 650-722-0306.
5/11: Registration for Hillview Girls Softball Fall 2011 Attention 5th grade girls: softball at Hillview! Coming Fall 2011, Hillview 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Girls will have the opportunity to play softball for their school. Practice will be every Friday at Nealon Park from the first week of school to mid-October, with games against other local middle schools on week days. Note that the softball season overlaps with the volleyball season. All levels are welcome. Registration opens online on 5/11/11. Email Celine Sanie for more information. Register early, space is limited.
5/11: Kepler's Youth Event with Author Jeanne Birdsall 7pm at Keplers. Author Jeanne Birdsall will discuss and sign her latest book, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette. General admission for two to Keplers events requires purchase of the event book or of a $10 gift certificate. Kepler's members admitted free. Click here for more information. Mention Encinal at the register and Keplers donates 10% back to the school.
5/14: Kepler's Youth Event with Authors Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm 2pm at Keplers. Calling all Babymouse lovers - Jennifer and Matthew Holm are introducing their new graphic novel Squish. And it's so, so good. General admission for two to Keplers events requires purchase of the event book or of a $10 gift certificate. Kepler's members admitted free. Click here for more information. Mention Encinal at the register and Keplers donates 10% back to the school.
5/15: Spring Gala Ballet Western Ballet of Mountain View presents Spring Gala, a family-friendly performance featuring excerpts from the ballet Don Quixote and neoclassical works, Sunday, May 15th, 2011, 5:00pm at Foothill College, Los Altos. For ticket information and a printable discount flyer please click here.
5/16: Miss Suzannah, a visitor from the 1850s, is coming to the Menlo Park Library! Monday, May 16 at 7:00PM. Calling all 3rd & 4th graders - Listen to her stories as she recounts her journey by covered wagon from Missouri to California. You'll be amazed by these funny, frightening, and sometimes revolting tales of life on the Overland Trail, in San Francisco in the 1850s, and in the rowdy mining camps of the Gold Rush. Be on Time for the 7:00 pm surprise! The Menlo Park Library is located at 800 Alma Street in Menlo Park. This event is FREE and is made possible by the Friends of the Menlo Park Library. Click here for info. 5/23-25: Nona Dance Team Auditions Captivating Dance By Nona of Menlo Park invites girls and boys between the ages of 6-18 to register now to audition for next year's Captivating Dance by Nona Dance Team. Click here for details and for information about dance classes. Audition schedule: Novice Team 5/23 4:30-7PM Junior Competitive Team 5/24 4:30-7PM Teen Competitive Team 5/25 4:30-7PM New Boyz Hiphop Crew for 10-18 year olds 5/25 7:30PM Auditions for Novice Team and both competitive teams (Junior and Teen) will be held at the Menlo Park Studio at 1923 Menalto in Menlo Park. Dance styles include hip hop, jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical/contemporary and ethnic. No experience required for Novice team; 1-3 years recommended for Junior and Teen Teams. Questions please email Jen at Captivating Dance. | |
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