Things To Do  

• Send a flower to school with your student on Wed click here 
• Plan transportation for Thursday's Open House/Art Festival click 
• Consider picnic/food truck dinner at Open House on Thu. click  
• Send an appreciation note to Principal Liner click here
• Order Ducky's car wash cards by Thursday click here
• Review next year volunteering: HRP, after-school activities click 

This Week 5/13-5/20     

Tue  4th/5th Advisory Walk-Through, 12:30-3:00pm click 

Tue  Incoming Kinder Parent Orientation at Encinal, 7pm 

Wed Flower Day at Encinal click here  

Thu  Deadline to order Ducky's Car Wash discount cards click 

Thu  Encinal Open House & Art Festival & Picnic/Food Truck click   

Fri    Yearbook cover art contest for 4th graders entries due click 

Fri    Ticket deadline for 5th graders to MPAEF 5th grade event click

Next week  

5/21  Staff Appreciation Lunch - to help click here

5/22  Encinal Volunteer Appreciation Brunch, 9:30-11:00am click

5/22  Optional 5K Advisory Run for 4th/5th graders during school

5/23  Encinal School Concert: 4th/5th instrument students, 7pm

5/24  Problem of the trimester Gallery Walk, during school click

5/24  District Honorary Service Awards at Laurel School, 4-6pm

5/25  Field Day, during school hours 

Last week of school 

5/28  Memorial Day holiday - no school

5/30  Surf's Up! 5th Grade End of Year Celebration click here  

6/1    5th Grade Clap Out and Concert, 10am click

6/1    Last day of school: All students dismissed at 11:20am

6/1    Fifth Grade Bash to benefit MPAEF, Masonic Lodge click 

Next Fall  

8/28  Encinal 2012-2013 class lists posted, 4pm

8/31  Encinal Teacher Meet & Greet, time TBA 

9/4    First day of school for 2012-2013, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 

Dates to Note

4th/5th Grade Advisory Walk-Through, Tuesday, May 15th 

Questions? Email 4th Grade Teacher Maggie Sanchez.  

Flower Day is an Encinal tradition to show appreciation to teachers and staff. This year's Flower Day will be Wednesday, May 16. We ask every student to bring a flower to class that day. No need to buy a special arrangements. Just send one bloom or a pair to school with your child. Something form your own yard is wonderful.  

Classroom volunteers will assemble the flowers into bouquets for their teacher, aides and staff. Our teachers and staff love the bouquets!

Questions? Email volunteercoordinator@encinalschool.com.   

Encinal Open House 

5:30-6:30pm: Kinder, 1st & 2nd classrooms   

7:00-8:00pm: 3rd, 4th & 5th grade classrooms    

The Encinal staff and teachers invite all parents to Open House. Open House is a chance for parents to visit classrooms and see a portfolio of their child's work this year.  

Another delightful part of Open House is the Encinal Art Festival, happening 5:30-8:00pm in the large multi. Please visit to see selected art pieces from all of our students.

Thank You & Goodbye to Principal Liner
6:45pm: playground blacktop

The PTO is organizing a short goodbye and thank you for Principal Liner at Open House. Please join us on the blacktop at 6:45pm to wish Allison well in her new role as Chief Learning Officer for MPCSD. Click here to send Principal Liner a note of appreciation by Thursday, May 24, to be included in an Appreciation Book.

Picnic & Food Trucks
5pm-8pm: playground blacktop

This year we are adding a community-building opportunity to Open House: having dinner together on campus. Bring a picnic or buy dinner from one of the gourmet food trucks the PTO has invited to sell dinner and dessert on the black top. Some trucks can take credit cards but some only accept cash.  Food trucks include Pollo Fritto, Sancho's Taqueira, WeSushi, Mama's Empanadas, Naked Chorizo, Speedy Panini, Kara's Cupcakes, and Rainbow Ice Cream.

Skip the Drive

If it is possible for your family to bike, walk, scooter, or carpool with another family, please consider it. The parking at Encinal will be tight at Open House.

Park at M-A

Menlo Atherton High School has kindly offered to let Encinal families park in their lot at the corner of Oak Grove and Middlefield for Open House. There is a safe walking path along Middlefield for the 1/2 mile walk.

There are "No Parking" zones on neighborhood streets and the police might issue tickets, so park carefully.

Questions? Email ptovicepresident@encinalschool.com. 

Yearbook Cover Art Contest for 4th Grade - Entries Due 5/18

2012 yearbook

• Participation is optional and open to current 4th graders (soon-to-be 5th graders) only. 
• The selected design will be on the cover of next year's 2012-2013 Encinal yearbook. Runners-up may appear on the back cover.
• Design entries must be created on the special form available in the Art Room from Mrs. Noon.  
• A handout with design instructions is available from Mrs Noon.
• Entries are due May 18th in the "Yearbook Cover" folder in the Encinal office with the student's full name and current teacher written on the back. 

Questions? Email yearbook@encinalschool.com  

Volunteer Appreciation Brunch, May 22, 9:30-11am, Small Multi

    

Whether you have volunteered once this year or once a day, we want to celebrate you! Every minute you devoted to Encinal made a difference. We want to show you our appreciation by inviting you to our annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch on campus.

On Tuesday, May 22nd, from 9:30 to 11:00 am, come to the small multi for a delicious buffet of breakfast goodies provided by our fabulous teachers as well as signature coffee drinks from a coffee cart. Please come to celebrate all of our Encinal volunteers. We will be honoring our volunteer service award winners and Principal Liner as well. 

Information to Know  

Buy Ducky's Car Wash Gift Cards by May 17 - Support PTO

It's time to stock up on Ducky's Car Wash Splash Cards to use this summer to clean out from the beach, camping, road trips, etc. Order a $20 Splash Card by May 17th and you receive two car washes worth a total value of $38.99 plus over $100 in savings including:

• $50 off a full detail
• $10 off an express detail
• $5 off your next car wash
• 20% off any gift shop purchase
• One free month of unlimited washes with purchase of one paid month

Order by May 17th. Encinal School receives $7 for each card ordered. There are 2 easy ways to order:

1. Order online - click here  
2. Print and return the order form to school with a check made out to Encinal PTO - click here  

Splash Cards will be delivered via green homework folders by Tuesday, May 29. Thank you!

Send a Note of Appreciation to Principal Liner

The PTO has set up an online spot for community members to send a note of appreciation to Principal Liner. We will assemble all the messages into an Appreciation Book to give her at the end of the school year.  Students will have an opportunity to write or draw a message at school to be included in the book for Mrs. Liner.  Mrs. Liner is moving to a position at the MPCSD as Chief Learning Officer (formerly Assistant Superintendent) starting in July. If you would like to wish her well or send her a note of appreciation, please click here by Thursday, May 24.  

We welcome Encinal's new principal, Sharon Burns, who will start in August. Click here for more information about Mrs. Burns.

Summer Playgroups for Incoming Kindergarteners

A few informal, casual play groups will gather throughout the summer for any interested families of incoming kindergartners. To sign up, you can join the Google group set up by the organizers -- you must have a Google account to join but you can set one up if you don't have one. Click here and select "Apply for membership" to be added to the group. It's a great opportunity to help families and students get to know one another before school starts in September. 

For 5th Grade Families 

Summary of Fifth Grade Events May 30th Through June 1st

There are three key events in the last week of 5th grade:

May 30:   "Surf's Up" 5th grade celebration during school hours at

                Flood Park.  

June 1st:  Last day of school 5th grade concert & all-school "Clap  

               Out". Dismissal at 11:20am for all students.

               5th Grade Celebration Party to Benefit MPAEF at Menlo    

               Park Masonic Lodge, 7-9pm. Tickets $50. 

               Scholarships available. 

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Surf's Up! Class of 2012 Graduation Celebration 

Wednesday, May 30th, 10am - 2pm, Flood Park 

An enthusiastic team of 5th grade parents is planning this fun celebration at Flood Park. 5th graders and classroom chaperones will board buses at Encinal school and head to Flood Park for a BBQ picnic, water play, fun activities, crafts, classroom competitions and more. They will return to school in time for their regular 3pm dismissal. This fun grade level party is sponsored by the PTO and will be in lieu of individual class parties.

• How to participate: Sign and return your updated permission form to your teacher. There is no fee.
• What to bring: Look for email coming from your HRP with details.
• Volunteer: Parents who would like to chaperone or volunteer with an activity, please email Robbie Baxter or call her at 321-1199.

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Concert and "Clap Out"  

Last day of school, Friday, June 1st, 10am-11:20am, on campus 

Parents and families of 5th graders are invited to come on the last day of school for special events that will take place from 10am-11:20am. 

• 10:00am - Meet on the blacktop for our "Clap Out" where each 5th grader runs through a line of students and parents that are clapping to congratulate our graduates. 
• 10:30am - There will also be a special video and concert given by our 5th graders in the large multi. 
• 11:20am - All students are dismissed at 11:20am on the last day of school. Questions? Email Vice Principal Joan von der Linden. 

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5th Grade Graduation Bash Benefiting the MPAEF  

Friday, June 1st, 7-9pm, Menlo Park Masonic Lodge 

Another team of enthusiastic parents is organizing a fun evening party for 5th grade students featuring an awesome deejay, light show, games, live entertainment, snacks and drinks, and a fun photo booth. If your student would like to attend, the cost is $50 per student. All proceeds go to MPAEF and will be part of the annual grant to the Menlo Park City School District to help fund specialist teachers in art, music, PE, library and science across the district.

• When and where: June 1st, 7pm - 9pm, Menlo Park Masonic Lodge, 651 Roble Avenue, behind Cook's Seafood.
• How to participate: Please complete the form that was sent home and return it to the Encinal office by May 17th with a check for $50 made out to 'MPAEF' or email Carol Kelly. 
• There is financial assistance for anyone who needs it. Contact your classroom teacher or email Joan von der Linden (326-5164).

Questions? Email PTO Vice President Katie Ferrick.

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Encinal Appreciation

Volunteer Opportunities 

The PTO is looking for Volunteers!  

• Newsletter Editors
• After-School Activities Coordinators
• Encinal Express Post Office Co-Chair 
• Kids Art Chair or Co-Chairs
• Cultural Arts Day Chair or Co-Chairs

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

Encinal PTO Communications

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newsletter@encinalschool.com

Email community announcements to

communitynews@mpcsd.org

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