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  Encinal School Newsletter
April 15, 2012
Encinal PTO/La Organizasión de Padres y Maestros
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Things To Do
- Join the Garden Work Day today 2-4pm & ice cream truck click
- Buy MPAEF raffle tickets and tickets for Saturday's auction click
- RSVP by 4/20 for the April 26th "Spingo" family fun night click
- Consider volunteering to help run "Spingo" 4/26 click here
- Join the Bike, Walk Scooter to School for Earth Day on Fri click
- Consider PTO volunteering for next year click here
- Consider volunteering at MPAEF's auction event on Sat click
- Donate to Read-a-Thon if you missed Friday's deadline click here
Dates to Note
This Week 4/15-4/22 Sun Garden Work Day 2-4pm click here Mon Hillview Middle School community meeting click here Fri Earth Day Walk, Bike or Scooter to School Day click here Fri MPAEF online auction for kids' items ends 9pm click here Fri Deadline to RSVP for Spingo science sessions click here Sat MPAEF Auction Party Black & White and Spring All Over click Beyond 4/25 PTO General Membership & Principal's Coffee, 8:30am click 4/26 New PTO family fun night: Spingo 5pm-8pm click here
Review next year's 2012-2013 calendar on District web site
PTO Donation Tax Receipts
Online donations received emailed receipts and checks were acknowledged with a receipt by mail. Lost your receipt? Click here.
Report an Absent or Tardy Student click here
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5th Grade Parents: Hillview Climate Information Mtg. 4/16
 The Hillview Site Council is sponsoring an information night on Monday, April 16th, 7pm-8pm. The meeting is for the Hillview community to learn more about Project Cornerstone and how partnering with this organization will benefit Hillview's school climate. Project Cornerstone, through the lens of 41 developmental assets, aims to work with schools in creating "vibrant, caring communities of learners." To learn more about Project Cornerstone and the 41 assets, click here. The event will run 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Hillview library. |
Earth Day, Friday, April 20th - Walk, Bike or Scooter to School
 To celebrate Earth on Friday, April 20th, the PTO Walk/Bike Safety Committee will host a Walk, Bike or Scooter to school event. Get to and from school that day under your own human-powered transportation mode then come celebrate with raffle prizes and Eagle Pride tattoos.
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Online Auction for Kids Items To 4/20 and Party on April 21!
Have you placed a bid yet? The Online Auction for summer camps, kids' events, and teacher activities is underway here. And remember: The Online Auction is open to everyone in our school community even if you are not able to attend the spring event on April 21. Don't miss out on summer camp favorites, including resident camps like Gold Arrow, Mountain Camp Woodside, Kennolyn Camps, and Mountain Camp of Northern California. We're also offering an incredible selection of day camp spots, including Jefunira, Mathnasium, Hope Musical Theatre, Camp Galileo, United Studios of Self Defense, and many, many more! Check out all of the great items up for bid online or peruse the catalog that went home last week with each family's youngest student. You'll also find all the details about Saturday night's big party! Don't forget to purchase your tickets for the Black & White Dinner or General Admission here. Thanks for supporting the Online Auction and we look forward to seeing you at the event on Saturday! Black & White and Spring All Over Saturday, April 21, Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto 6:00 pm Black & White Dinner 7:45 pm General Admission Tickets and Online Auction at www.events.org/mpaef Questions? Email auction@mpaef.org. If you can volunteer to help run the auction event, please email Ashley Montulli. Back to Top |
General Mtg for All PTO Membership 4/25, 8:30am-10:30am in TERC beginning with Principal's Coffee
 Principal's Coffee 8:30-9:15am
All parents are invited to hear some updates on Encinal School from Principal Liner. As always, Mrs. Liner will be open for questions and discussion with parents attending the event. Refreshments will be provided. Please join us.
 PTO Meeting 9:15-10:00am All parents are encouraged to attend the PTO General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, April 25th at 9:15am in the TERC. The PTO members will be asked to vote on the proposed Executive Board slate for the 2012-2013 school year (click here) and on the preliminary budget for 2012-13. Refreshments will be provided.  Atherton Library Community Meeting 10:00-10:30am
All parents are invited by the Atherton Library Building Steering Committee to meet and discuss the potential plans for a new library in Holbrook Palmer Park. This is an opportunity for the steering committee to get feedback from community members, especially local parents. Click here for background information about this project.
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Introducing "Spingo" Family Fun Night Thu. 4/26, 5-8pm
 The Encinal PTO is excited to announce Encinal's new Spring community building event. What is Spingo? A night of science, pizza and bingo. Read on to learn more!
 The Lawrence Hall of Science will bring its acclaimed "Wizard's Lab" to Encinal 5-8pm on Thursday, April 26. Children of all ages can become "wizards" in this hands-on program for exploring matter and energy and should be accompanied by their parents. We can accommodate 150 students in each one hour session. TO RSVP for your session choice, click here.
 To round out the evening, we are setting up a "come one, come all" bingo night in the small multi. Play as much as you please anytime 5-8pm. No need to RSVP.
 If you would like to eat dinner on campus, please bring a picnic dinner or pre-order delicious pizza, salad, and drinks from Applewood Pizza. Pre-orderd pizza can be picked up between 5:30pm and 7:30pm from the Encinal kitchen, in front of the multi. To order, click here.
And that is the fun new Encinal event we call "Spingo" -- a night of science, pizza and bingo! As with any event at Encinal, parking will be tight, so please consider car-free travel for the evening.
To join the fun, all you have to do is:
- Consider a volunteer slot to help run Spingo (click here). We also welcome middle and high school volunteers. They can earn block H points or volunteer credits.
- Pre-order Pizza, salad, and drinks for pick up at Encinal kitchen (click here)
- Consider a carpool or bike/walk group for the evening
- Show up for Spingo before your Wizard Lab start time and play some Bingo before and after
- Go home happy
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Encinal Library's 2012 Best Seller List
 Our Encinal librarian Denise Healy announces the "Encinal Best Seller Lists" of the English and Spanish books that are most frequently checked out from our school library. This list celebrates Read-a-Thon and our reading community, so that parents who would like ideas for gifts or new titles can easily learn what is most popular at our school's library. Click here to see the "best seller lists." Read-a-Thon Donations - We are still calculating the results from Read-A-Thon. Please send in your donations or donate on-line here Our students will be thrilled to see the new books we will purchase with Read-A-Thon funds. Thank you for your support of the Encinal library. |
Announcing: Encinal PTO Executive Board for 2012-2013
Business for PTO General Membership Meeting on Wed., April 25, at 9:15am in the TERC. Refreshments.
We're proud to introduce the slated nominees so far for next Year's Encinal PTO Executive Board. Please note we still have some excellent positions open for willing and energetic volunteers. Serving on the PTO board is a great way to build community within the school, get to know more parents, teachers, and administrators, and feel very connected to your child's educational experience.
If you would like to learn more, please email the PTO parliamentarian Gina Ryan or any member of our nominating committee: Amy Nelson, Heather Karp, Laurie Sapp, Holly Baudler and Kelly Perri. Click here for full descriptions of these open PTO Board positions.
Proposed Slate for 2012-13 PTO Executive Board:
- President: Katie Ferrick
- Vice President: Open
- Treasurer: Kristy Moesler
- Financial Secretary: Bernice van der Meer
- Communications Chair: Open
- Co-Volunteer Coordinator/HRP Coordinator: Julia Molise (Volunteer coord.) and Kate Kennedy (HRP Coord.)
- School Support Coordinator: Kristin Campbell
- Community Support Coordinator: Diane Mavica
- Secretary: Chris Sewell
- Auditor: Christy Tonsfeldt
- Parliamentarian: Amy Nelson
Thank you to all the nominees for being willing to serve.
The slate will be voted on by all interested parents and teachers at the PTO General Meeting on Wednesday, April 25, at 9:15 a.m. in the TERC. We will also present the proposed PTO budget for next year. Please plan to attend!
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Inspire, Involve, Invest - Are You In? Survey for all Families
 Your input is requested from the District Council by Wednesday, April 18th. Earlier this year, the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation (MPAEF) and the Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTOs) from the four schools (Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll and Hillview) in our Menlo Park City School District collaborated on the "INspire, INvolve, INvest - Are You IN?" fundraising campaign.
The Are You IN? campaign's intent was to provide families with a more complete picture of the financial needs of our schools and school district and to underscore the importance of donating to each of the organizations that support our schools: the PTOs and the MPAEF. By presenting the information from both organizations together and in a clear way we hoped this would allow families to better plan their donations related to the Menlo Park City School District for the year.
We ask all District families to take this survey to help the PTOs and MPAEF be as effective as possible in their future efforts to raise funds for the benefit of our children's education. The survey takes 5 minutes. Your feedback is very important to us. Please click here to take the survey by Wednesday, April 18th. Thank you in advance for your help. |
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The PTO is looking for Volunteers!
 Volunteer for next school year's PTO Leadership roles next year. These are the most critical areas to fill before this school year ends: - Hot Lunch (with Co-Chair Kim Nguyen)
- Newsletter Editors
- After School Activities Coordinators
There are still many committees open. To read more about these or other committees that interest you, please click here.
If you can volunteer with any of the committees, please email Katie Ferrick.
2012-13 PTO Executive Board & Committee Chair Positions
We still have some excellent committee chair positions and two openings on next year's PTO Executive Board for willing and energetic volunteers! Click here for more info. |
Volunteer at the Black & White and Spring All Over Event 4/21
 Have fun and help our schools! Join the fun and volunteer at the April 21st MPAEF auction event. Please help make the evening a success! The Encinal PTO has heard from an experienced insider that check-in is a fun way to say hello to your friends. And there are plenty of other ways to help. Please email the MPAEF auction committee's Ashley Montulli to arrange a volunteer slot that you will enjoy. Thanks for representing Encinal on the big night!
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Encinal Site Council Vacancies for Sep. 2012 to Jun. 2014
The Encinal Site Council is looking for four parent representatives to serve a two year term on the Encinal Site Council from September 2012 - June 2014. Meetings are held once a month during the school year on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30 PM. New members also will be asked to attend the May 9, 2012 Site Council meeting to meet current members and learn more about initiatives already in process. The Site Council is a representative group of parents and staff members charged with identifying and implementing curriculum and instructional practices that strengthen the academic program, and ensuring that all students have access to and success in that program. Responsibilities include: - Developing a school improvement plan and matching budget for using resources to increase learning
- Submitting the plan to the School Board for review and approval
- Communicating with the school and community regarding the plan
- Monitoring and updating the plan
Four Site Council members will be established by May 4, 2012. If more than four parents express interest, the Council will select members through a school-wide election and/or the appointment of members to ensure that membership includes broad representation of all socioeconomic and ethnic groups within the school attendance area. Interested parents should contact Kelly Perri, Site Council Chair at kellyperri@yahoo.com by Friday, April 20 and submit a brief paragraph of interest describing the reasons why they are interested in joining the Encinal Site Council. If an election occurs, these paragraphs will be used to create a description of candidates on the ballot. |
Community News & Events
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New Community Listings
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Summer Camp Information for District Families
Click here to get a valuable summary of summer camp information. Check back often - we are adding camps every week!
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There will be a Garden Work Day today, April 15th, from 2pm to 4pm to clean up the Encinal School Garden before its big debut as part of the Slow Food/Common Ground School Garden Tour April 28th. Please join in and help us clean up and weed so our garden looks its best. 