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  Encinal School Newsletter
August 26, 2012
Encinal PTO / La Organizasión de Padres y Maestro
Boletin en espanol - haga clic aqui
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Enjoy Your Last Week of Summer!
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Things to Do
Important Dates
- Aug 28 - Class Lists posted, Kinder-3pm, 1st-5th-4pm
- Aug 31 - Meet & Greet, see website for times by grade
- Sept 4 - First Day of School, 8:05am (K-2), 8:15am (3-5)
- Sept 4 - Back to School Coffee & Volunteer Sign-up, 8:30-10:30
- Sept 6 - Back to School Night, 5:30-6:30pm (3-5), 7-8pm (K-2) *Parents/guardians only, please plan accordingly*
- Sept 19 - Principal's Coffee, 8:30am, location TBA
Did you miss the Back to School newsletter chock full of info for getting ready for school sent out on August 12th? Read it here.
Review all upcoming events on Encinal events calendar
Review 2012-2013 MPCSD calendar click here
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Order Hot Lunch by Aug 31st
for the first day of school
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Encinal School has a Hot Lunch service provided by Choicelunch with an incredible number of nutritious and delicious choices for lunch on a daily basis. This is an optional program and you may order for as many or as few days each week as you want. Order anytime prior to 9am the school day before you want lunch. Please note there are no lunches available at school for cash. Visit the Choicelunch website to register using the code "Encinal."
Free and Reduced Lunches are available to families who submit their application and are approved by the district. Click here to apply for free or reduced lunch.
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While Choicelunch provides the food and drinks, it is set up and served to our students by Encinal parents. Volunteers are needed from 11:15am-12:30pm everyday! Did you know? Lunch volunteers receive credit for a free lunch for every shift completed!
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Got Milk?
Beginning September 10, 2012 the Menlo Park City School District will serve milk every school day for students who sign up for this optional program. Students may buy milk for $52 per school year. (This amount has increased because MPCSD is no longer subsidized by the Special Milk Program.) Please note that this is separate from the Choicelunch (Hot Lunch) program. Choicelunch does offer a drink (milk or water) with each lunch served. If you would like to sign up for the student milk program, do one of the following: 1) Go to PaySchools to sign up and pay online. OR 2) If you would like to pay by check please download and fill out the Student Milk Program form, attach your check, and turn it in to the school office the first week of school. |
There are many wonderful after-school programs offered every day of the week on thee Encinal campus. Each program is run by an outside vendor. Please click here for all the registration info and other details (schedule, price, grades offered, etc.) Most of the programs will begin the second or third week of school.
- Athletics - Flag Football, Basketball, Sports, Running, Yoga
- Arts - Art, Hip Hop Dance
- Foreign Language - Mandarin Chinese
- Strategic Thinking - Chess, Math, Wizbots Robotics, Science
- After School Athletics League for Fall - Girls Volleyball
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Kindergarten Orientation Information Available Online
 For families starting kindergarten, click here for some helpful information put together by teachers, staff and parents that was shared at the Kindergarten Orientation held last Spring We can't wait to welcome our new Eagles!
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Encinal PTO and MPAEF are Working Together to Support Our School
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As your family prepares for the new school year at Encinal, remember to join the Encinal PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) and donate or pledge to MPAEF (Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation). These two organizations provide critical financial support for our schools.
Your donation matters!
Your donation to the Encinal PTO will support our plans for the 2012-2013 school year including:
- School Assemblies
- Library Books & Guided reading books
- Supplies and equipment for art, music, PE and Science
 - Bus transportation and fees for field trips
- Fun family events
Click here to join the Encinal PTO and donate. The first 200 families to sign up will receive an Encinal shopping bag as a thank you gift!
Have you ever wondered what your donation to the MPAEF provides at Encinal? Let us tell you some of those things:
- 2-3 Classroom teachers at Encinal
- Our librarian
- Our music teachers
- Our art teacher
- Our science instructor
- Innovative education programs from Encinal Teachers through the Jeannie Ritchie Grant program, such as the hands-on journey of "It's a Small World" in 1st grade classrooms.
Be part of the community that provides all this for our children. Donate or pledge your support to the MPAEF today. Also, please consider corporate matching to make your donation go twice as far.
Click here to donate to the MPAEF. Families that donate to MPAEF will receive a magnet, showing that they support Menlo Park City Schools!
 Sign up for eScrip and 10% of many of your grocery and other purchases will go directly to the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation. Get details on how to sign up here. Back to Top
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PTO Volunteer Opportunities
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Volunteer Opportunity Aug 30, 9:30- Noon 
Carpool & Traffic Committee volunteer event!
Free bagels and coffee, babysitting on site and a gift card door prize for
Peets or Boulanger! Sound good? All this plus social time with other
Encinal parents can be yours on Thurs Aug 30th from 9:30-12ish in the
TERC (next to the district office). The carpool committee needs help
stuffing folders at this time. Please email Kathy Schrenk, District Traffic Safety Coordinator, to sign up. You get one door prize entry for each hour you help and you get to pick which gift card you want! New to the school? Come and meet other parents while stuffing folders!
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 Volunteers Needed for First Week of School
Hot Lunch:
Daily shifts from 11:15 am-12:30 pm
This is a great way to serve the school, meet other parents, see your child for a moment, and get a peek at what school like during lunch! Volunteers also get one Choice Lunch credit for a free lunch for their child for each shift completed. Please contact Kim and Sue, Hot Lunch Co-chairs, if you can help the first few days or ongoing: Hotlunch@encinalschool.com.
Library beautification:
Encinal librarian, Denise Healey, is looking for help during the first week of school to get the library organized and beautiful after the remodel. Interested? Email Lianne, PTO Library Coordinator.
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PTO Volunteer Roles - Please Consider One
Volunteering is a great way to connect to Encinal, make friends, and help your teachers and students. Learn about the many different ways you can volunteer at Encinal at the Back to School Coffee & Volunteer Sign Up on Tuesday Sept 4th, 8:30-10:30 in the large multi. (Also, please don't forget your check book if you plan to sign up for after school activities, buy spirit wear, and join the PTO, too.)
Here are a few of the key roles that we are looking to fill:
Head Room Parents: We need head room parents for each class. This is a great way to get to know your child's teacher. HRP Training on Sept 6th at 8:30am. Interested? Email Kate, PTO HRP Coordinator. Notecard Art - Grade Level Coordinators: Coordinate student art project fundraiser that takes place in October and November. Need one volunteer per grade. Interested? Email Kate, Notecard Art Coordinator. Garden - Grade Level Coordinators: C oordinate classroom volunteers to lead a streamlined garden curriculum. Need one or more volunteer per grade. Green thumb not required! Interested? Email Katie, PTO President.
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Community News & Events
For complete listings click here
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New Community Listings
For full listings, click here.
Community Events
Hillview's Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting, Tuesday, August 28, 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the New Auditorium. Current families, alumni families and everyone in the community are encouraged to come see your beautiful new school! Tours will follow!
Kids 4 Sports Foundation 3rd Annual Fall Dash 5K, Sunday, September 16, 9 a.m., starting and finishing at Burgess Park in Menlo Park. Help Kids 4 Sports fund after-school team sports programs, coaches, and referees, and purchase sports equipment to give to local sports programs. Sign up now!
Sports, Classes, and Other Opportunities
Young Chef's Academy, children's cooking classes offered at Burgess Recreation Center.Come join professional Chef Susan de Leon (and Encinal parent) from Young Chefs Academy for fun and interactive cooking classes offered on Tuesdays starting September 12th! We will have age appropriate recipes with a nutrition theme of the day. Register on line through Menlo Park Recreation Center starting August 20th.
Menlo-Atherton Little League, Registration for Fall Baseball is now open! Learn more here.
Woodside Vaulters Equestrian Vaulting Club, Trial classes for Ages 3-12, Vaulting combines elements of gymnastics and dance, performed to music on a moving horse! Contact info@woodsidevaulters.org to try a free class.
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Encinal PTO Communications
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This email and the Encinal School web site are delivered to you by the Encinal PTO Communications committee. For more information about Encinal School, please visit www.encinalschool.com.
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Join the PTO Mailing List - Text "SUBSCRIBE" to 42828
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