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  Encinal School Newsletter
April 29, 2012
Encinal PTO/La Organizasión de Padres y Maestros
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Things To Do
- Vote for 4 candidates for Encinal Site Council by May 3rd click
- Consider volunteering with Encinal PTO next year click
- Collect Box Tops for Education click here
Dates to Note
This Week 4/29-5/6 Fri Encinal Talent Show, 9:45am & 12:35pm click here Beyond 5/10 Walk, Bike or Scooter to School Day 5/15 Parent Orientation for incoming Encinal Kindergarten, 7pm 5/16 Flower Day at Encinal 5/17 Encinal Open House & Art Festival 5:30pm/K-2 & 7pm/3-5 5/22 Volunteer Appreciation Brunch, 9:30-11:00am 5/23 Encinal School Concert: 4th/5th instrument students, 7pm 5/24 District Honorary Service Awards at Laurel School, 4-6pm 5/28 Memorial Day holiday - no school 5/30 Surf's Up! 5th Grade End of Year Celebration, during school 6/1 Last day of school 8/31 Hillview Arena Check-In for middle school students, click 9/4 First day of school for 2012-2013 is Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 |
Talent Show Friday May 4th - Parents Welcome
 This Friday will be the Encinal Talent Show, which offers performances by 4th and 5th graders of many entertaining skills and talents. There will be two performances. The first, for K-3rd grades, will start at 9:15 and the second, for 4th & 5th grades, will start at 12:35. Parents are welcome to attend either show. The performers have been meeting with Ms. Mattos and Mr. Ashfield, and meeting on their own for several weeks to rehearse. It should be a great show! Back to Top |
Box Tops for Education - Last Deadline This Year Is May 25
 If you buy products with this logo, you can help Encinal raise money by clipping the logo from the box and dropping it in the collection bin by the entrance to the Encinal Office. The next collection date will be on Friday, May 25.
For more information about Box Tops for Education, click here. Questions? Email businessalliance@encinalschool.com. |
Survey for 4th & 5th Grade Students: "Me and My World"
from Nicole Scott, School Counselor for Encinal & Oak Knoll
 Encinal School and Hillview are partnering with Project Cornerstone, a collaborative of schools and organizations in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, to conduct a survey of our 4th and 5th grade students called "Me and My World." This survey was developed by the Search Institute located in Minneapolis. The survey will provide our school and community with a wide range of information, such as how students spend their time; their perceptions of school, family and community life; and their participation in thriving behaviors as well as risky behaviors. Most important, the survey will tell us the extent to which our students are experiencing developmental assets. Developmental assets are the "building blocks" of positive relationships, opportunities, skills and values that children need to grow into healthy, caring, and responsible adults. The survey results will help all of us as we seek to address the developmental needs of our youth. Last year, Project Cornerstone administered a survey to 40,000 students and found that many young people were in need of some basic building blocks for healthy development.Parents of 4th and 5th graders, you will be getting a permission slip in your student's green homework folders on April 30th to ask permission for your student to take the "Me and My World" survey. In order for your child to participate in the study, we must receive your signed consent. The form on the back of this page allows you to say yes or no to your child's participation. Please give serious consideration to this request. The value of a study of this kind depends upon the participation of every student. If no consent form is received from you, your child cannot participate in the study.If you have any questions, please email Nicole Scott, School Counselor, or call her at 326-5164 ext. 1903To learn more about the Developmental Assets click here. |
Vote for Four Candidates for Encinal Site Council by May 3
Please take the time to vote and submit a Site Council election ballot by Thursday, May 3 at 5:00 pm. Click here for the ballot. The ballot includes the following impressive, thoughtful candidates: Becky Crowe, Susannah Hill, Lea Pence, Patty Pflaging and Gina Watkins. Your vote for four of these candidates will assist us in selecting four parent representatives to serve a two year term on the Encinal Site Council from September 2012 - June 2014.
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. Click here to vote.
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4th-5th Grade Advisory Project: Walk/Run & T Shirts
from Maggie Sanchez, 4th-5th Grade "Fly Like an Eagle 5K" Advisory
The 4th-5th Grade Advisory program consists of teams of students who pick a theme and work to improve Encinal. Mrs. Sanchez's Advisory team named themselves "Fly Like an Eagle 5K" and are promoting active and healthy lifestyles. The students are organizing a run/walk within the Encinal campus for 4th and 5th grade students during the school day on Tuesday, May 22 after lunch. It is a student project that is not a fund raiser and participation is free. Interested parents are also welcome. To participate, please sign and return the permission slip that was sent home with all 4th and 5th grade students.  The "Fly Like an Eagle 5K" Advisory students created a t-shirt, and are selling the t-shirts at cost to anyone who would like one. One of the students designed the t-shirt artwork you see to the right. If you are interested in having one of the T shirts, please order by this Wednesday, May 1. If you need another permission slip, click here to download it or to get an order form for a T-shirt. To order a T-shirt online, click here and scroll to the bottom of the Advisory Page.
Questions? Email Maggie Sanchez, 4th grade teacher and "Fly Like an Eagle" Advisory teacher. |
Thank You for a Wonderful Spingo Night
 Many Encinal families enjoyed a fun night of science with the Lawrence Hall of Science Wizard's Lab. Who could forget the magic of liquid nitrogen? Bingo die-hards enjoyed games and prizes while parents and children ate pizza and picnics. See you all again next year! The PTO would like to thank the hard-working organizers who made Spingo a memorable evening out with Encinal friends, and th ank you to the many parent volunteers as well as volunteers from Hillview and Menlo-Atherton High School.Thank you the S pingo coordinators - Jenn Miller, Laurie Scott, Jen Lucas, Marc Drucker, Susan Tanner, Lara Sellers, Anna Chow and Angela Ambrosini. Thanks to the Lawrence Hall of Science for bringing the unforgettable science demonstrations and activities for our learners of all ages to enjoy. Thanks also to Applewood pizza for donating part of the proceeds to Encinal school. |
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The PTO is looking for Volunteers!
 Volunteer for PTO Leadership roles next year. These are the critical areas to fill before this school year ends: - Newsletter Editors
- After School Activities Coordinators
- Kids Art Chair or Co-Chairs
- Lost and Found Coordinator(s)
- Cultural Arts Day Chair or Co-Chairs
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. |
Community News & Events
For complete listing click here
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7th Annual M-A High School Big Bear Run, May 6 at 9am
Join over 1,000 runners from the community, including M-A athletes and coaches, in supporting M-A Athletics. This professionally-timed, fun-filled, 5K race/walk starts at M-A High school and benefits all M-A sports teams. Medals are awarded for all age group winners, male and female, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. On-line registration is available at active.com and on the M-A Boosters website at www.m-aboosters.org. Don't delay as prices increase after April 29! All registrants receive a beloved Big Bear Run t-shirt. Additionally, new or gently used athletic shoes will be collected the day of the race for donation to charities. |
Fifth Graders: Hillview Book Fair Is May 8-10th, 8am-4pm
 Mark your calendars for the annual Hillview Book Fair, which will be held from Tuesday, May 8, through Thursday, May 10, in the Hillview library. Operated in partnership with Books, Inc., it provides a great opportunity to get summer reading books for Hillview, M-A and other area schools. We will be open from 8am to 4pm each day, and we will also be open during Open House on Thursday evening. See you at the Fair! |
New Community Listings
Want to see all listings, not just what's new? Click here. 
Summer Camp Information for District Families
Click here to get a valuable summary of summer camp information. Check back often - we add camps every week.
EVENTS FOR STUDENTS & FAMILIES (Middle School and up) Miss Representation, from the M-A Parent Education Series, Thursday, May 3, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Menlo-Atherton Center for the Performing Arts (PAC), 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton. The award-winning documentary Miss Representation, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, explores how the media's misrepresentations of women and girls have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence. Free with reservation.
Menlo Park Library Closing for Remodel, Monday, May 21, through Sunday, June 17. The library will be remodeling its Circulation area as it updates its data storage and retrieval system by implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) and replacing the carpeting throughout the Library.
CAMPS Summer Camp Page Please visit the MPCSD/PTO Summer Camps Page to see listings for camps. All information is provided by the camps for your convenience, and organized by type of camp. New camps are added every week! (Note: We have not evaluated this information or endorsed any of the camps, and the district is not responsible for any aspect of your experience with these camps.)
Camp Catalog Website - Sign Up for Camp. Search 100's of camp brochures and schedules, then can save your camps to a calendar and share it with friends to coordinate schedules. Win a free week of camp in our sweepstakes (ends April 30). SPORTS, CLASSES & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS & FAMILIES |
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