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September 30, 2012
Encinal PTO / La Organizasión de Padres y Maestro
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Dear Encinal Families,
A big thank you to the entire Encinal Community for supporting our  PTO and the Foundation during this year's " Are You In?" campaign. It was wonderful to see the Eagle Pride from students and parents during last Thursday's " Are You In?" Day. The PTO has been able to reach 94% of their membership dollar goal. So, the great news is that most of the great PTO sponsored programs and activities will continue for this year. Again, thank you for your ongoing support of Encinal through the time you invest in the classrooms, your involvement in the Encinal community, and your financial contributions. The teachers, staff, and I will all be working to inspire deeper learning and help every student make significant educational progress this year.
Sincerely,
Principal Burns
sburns@mpcsd.org
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Week at a Glance
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Things to Do
4th & 5th Grade Activities
Upcoming Dates
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Thank You for Supporting Our School
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A huge THANK YOU from the Encinal PTO and the Foundation to our families and teachers who have come together during the past four weeks to support Encinal. Your donations to the Encinal PTO and the Foundation make a real difference in the education that Encinal provides to our children.  Encinal PTO Update Here's is where we are: 75% of Encinal families participated and we achieved 94% of our dollar goal to date. We greatly appreciate the generosity of those who gave more than the $200 budgeted per student. We are approximately $8,000 short of our goal, so we will continue to accept donations to help reach 100% of our dollar goal. If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, please donate now. This will ensure we can fund all programs the teachers and Principal have planned for this year. What is next? Please save the date for the Oct 9, 8:45 a.m. PTO General Meeting in the TERC, where we will vote on the PTO budget for this year. All members are encouraged to attend!
MPAEF Update THANK YOU to the many families and teachers who donated or pledged to the Foundation during the joint campaign. The gifts from 24% of our District families, as well as teachers and community members, total $889,818. This is a great first step in reaching our goals of meeting the District's $4 million need and raising participation to 80% of District families.  If you haven't yet pledged or donated to the Foundation, please join us in supporting Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll, and Hillview. Pledging is a great option for families who want to spread out their giving. You can enter your donation amount and select a date by which you can fulfill the pledge. Or you can choose convenient monthly installments. And don't forget about Corporate Matching - local companies like Adobe, Apple, Electronic Arts, and many more can help extend your donation.
Click here to plan your giving today. If you have any questions, please contact us at any time. We look forward to working with all of our families and teachers to support our schools! And, check out this InMenlo article about the 'Are You In?' day uniting our community in support of our public schools. Back to Top |
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Oct 3 is International Walk to School Day! All schools in the district will be celebrating with parades and music on the way to school and prizes for walkers and bikers as they arrive! If you can't walk all the way to school, pick a spot where you can safely park and walk the last half mile or so. Get some exercise and reduce traffic around school!
Volunteer Opportunity The Transportation Safety committee is looking for volunteers to lead walking groups, staff prize tables and help promote Walk to School Day. Want to volunteer? Questions? P lease contact Kathy Schrenk, Transportation Safety Coordinator. |
Carpool Reminder for 3rd-5th Grade Parents:
There have been some traffic issues on Encinal Avenue before the 3 p.m. pickup. Due to the volume of cars arriving early, traffic turning left into the school pickup lane backs up onto Encinal Avenue and blocks through traffic.
We ask that you please wait until 3 p.m. to arrive and pick up your child. This way traffic will keep moving and prevent through drivers from attempting unsafe maneuvers to go around waiting cars. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students, parents, staff and neighborhood safe!
Questions? Please contact Kathy Schrenk, Transportation Safety Coordinator.
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Try "EasyOrder" for Hot Lunch from Choicelunch
Please remember to place your October orders for Hot Lunch.
Click here for instructions on how to use the new "EasyOrder" process when ordering from Choicelunch. |
Monthly Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed We need a few more volunteers who are interested in serving a once per month shift on the Hot Lunch team. It's a fun way to get to know other parents, see your student at lunch time, and earn a free Choicelunch credit. Here are the days/teams we still need volunteers for:
| Monday | | Team 2: 10/8, 11/5, 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/15, 5/13, 6/10 | | Team 4: 10/22, 11/19, 12/17, 1/28, 2/25, 4/29 | | Tuesday | | Team 1 10/30, 11/27, 1/8, 2/5, 3/5, 4/9, 5/7, 6/4 | | Team 2: 10/9, 11/6, 1/15, 2/12, 3/12, 4/16, 5/14, 6/11 | | Team 3: 10/16, 11/13, 12/11, 1/22, 2/19, 3/19, 4/23, 5/21 | | Team 4: 10/23, 11/20, 12/18, 1/29, 2/26, 4/2, 4/30, 5/28 | | Wednesday | | Team 3: 10/17, 11/14, 12/12, 1/23, 2/20, 3/20, 4/24, 5/22 | | Thursday | | Team 3: 11/15, 12/13, 1/24, 2/21, 3/21, 4/25, 5/23 | | Team 4: 10/25, 12/20, 1/31, 2/28, 4/4, 5/2, 5/30 | | Short schedules: Thursday | | Team 2: 4/18, 5/16, 6/13 | | Team 4: 4/4, 5/2, 5/30 |
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Encinal Students = Good Composters & Recyclers!
Thank you Eagles for doing an amazing job sorting your lunch waste  this year! Clear waste liners are for compostable pieces such as food scraps and containers from the Hot Lunch program. Black waste liners are for trash. We have a blue bin for cardboard lunch containers and a blue bin for plastic water bottles. Discarded water goes into a water can and students recycle the unused water on our plants. We highly encourage students to take home any uneaten food and/or water so that parents can adjust portion sizes as needed when packing a lunch.
All in all, our students are taking an active role in recycling their lunch waste. Mr. C, our lunch time custodian, is very proud of the kids' efforts!
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Kids Art Fundraiser:
It's Kids Art Fundraiser time again! Students are having fun creating beautiful drawings with the help of teachers and parent volunteers, and soon you'll have the opportunity to purchase high-quality items like mugs, water bottles, magnets, ornaments, note cards, tiles, sketchpads, and much more, personalized with your child's artwork. They make wonderful gifts and special keepsakes, and kids love having their artwork immortalized on things that they and their families use every day.
If you'd like to have your Encinal student or sibling(s) create additional artwork at home, just stop by the office and look for the "Extras" folder in the Kids Art bin under the front counter. You'll find paper, instructions, and order forms (each drawing submitted to Original Works must be accompanied by its own order form).
Order packets will be coming home this week and next, so be sure to look for one in your child's green folder. Unless noted otherwise, family orders are due back to school by Monday, October 8.
Thank you for your support of this longtime favorite fundraiser!
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MPCSD Speaker: Linda Silvius, Project Cornerstone
"Project Cornerstone - Building Climate in Our Community"
Join us as Linda Silvius, School Partnerships Director at Project  Cornerstone, introduces us to Project Cornerstone. She will describe what the developmental assets are and how we can help develop these valuable assets - the positive values, relationships and experiences youth need to thrive-in our students.
Come see the exciting work Hillview is doing on climate and learn how this project will carry forward to our other schools to meet a District-wide climate goal.
When: Thursday, October 4, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.,
Where: Hillview Performing Arts Center, 1100 Elder Avenue, MP
Questions? Please contact Pam Larkin, Programming Chair for the District Council.
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PTO General Membership Meeting
Tues, October 9th, 8:45am in the TERC
Please join us for the first PTO General Membership meeting of this school year. Superintendent Ghysels will be there as our featured guest to talk about the District goals and the upcoming Core Values roundtable discussions. We will also review and approve this year's budget.
All Encinal families are welcome and encouraged to attend this meeting.
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District Core Values Roundtable Discussion
October 24th, 7-8:30pm @ Hillview, October 25th, 9-10:30am @ Laurel
A MPCSD Goal Team has focused for the last several months on formulating our district's vision and core values that reflect what our district believes in, our vision for the MPCSD community and how to realize that vision. The one page statement on core values is now in draft form and the goal team in seeking input and reaction from district staff, parents and the wider community.
Please consider attending one of two roundtable sessions to hear more about the process, and give your input and feedback. You are welcome to attend either one at your convenience.
- Wednesday, October 24 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Hillview
- Thursday, October 25 from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. at Laurel
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Student Lunchtime Clubs Have Started
Lunchtime clubs are a great way for students to try new activities and meet new friends during the recess portion of lunch. Students are expected to eat lunch first at the lunch tables, and then go to the location of the club at lunch table dismissal.
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Club/Grade Levels
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Location
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Teacher
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Meeting Day
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Games, Games, Games (4-5)
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Room 37
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Mrs. Clemo
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Thursday
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Lego Club (4-5)
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Room 29
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Mrs. Meister
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Tuesday
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Yoga Club (4-5)
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Room 35
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Ms. Hendrickson
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Wednesday
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Craft Club (4-5)
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Room 24
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Mrs. Preston
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Thursday
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Reading Rocks!
(1-3)
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K-2 Reading Room (next door to office)
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Mrs. Pugliano
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Thursday
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Mileage Run Club (4-5)
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Encinal Track
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Ms. Morimune
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Friday
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Support Encinal with Box Tops!
 Here's a quick, no cost way to support Encinal. Turn in the Box Tops from hundreds of participating products that you probably already have at home. For each Box Top, Encinal receives $.10. Just clip them and bring them to the collection box that sits on the windowsill of the Encinal front office. They really add up!
Thanks for supporting this program!
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Volunteers Needed: Encinal Harvest Festival
Friday, October 5th
 It's Harvest time again! Encinal School's 3rd annual Harvest Festival will feature Colonial America and the garden of Thomas Jefferson. Each 4th and 5th grade classroom will have about an hour in the garden to visit stations where they can taste food grown in the garden, harvest food and get a taste of daily life in the colonial era. It's a fun and educational way to get the kids excited about starting the garden curriculum.
Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered to help with the event. We need a few more volunteers to work a morning (8:30-noon) or afternoon (12:30-3) shift. Volunteers are needed for the Harvest station, Food station, Daily Life station, and Colonial Artifacts station. Please sign-up online through Sign-Up Genius here.
If you are not available to help at the Festival, please consider donating food or equipment. Volunteers are also needed on Thursday, October 4th, from 11:30 to 1:30 to prep food, and from 3:00 to 4:00 after the festival for clean up. To get more information or to sign up visit the Sign Up site.
Questions? Please contact Kristi Waldron, Harvest Festival Coordinator
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Leadership Classes for Parents & Students 
4th Grade Families Only
**Register by Mon, October 1**
Help your child develop one of the most valued traits in our society - leadership. Reserve a spot for you and your child with master teacher Jim Wiltens for The Leadership Advantage Beginners Series.
Classes will be held 6:30-8:30pm at Encinal on four Monday evenings: October 8th, 15th, 22nd, and the 29th. One parent and one child for each team is required; the cost is $140 per parent/child team. A minimum of 20 parent/child teams is needed to hold the class and space is available on a first-come, first served basis.
For more details or to reserve a spot, contact Peter Herz, peter@hherz.com
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Thank You to the 'Are You IN?' Team
 A huge THANK YOU to the dedicated volunteers who led the 'Are You In?' campaign at Encinal.
- PTO Membership team: Robin Soran, Fiona Ashley, and Susan Masetti
- MPAEF Encinal School team: Tracy Gray, Jodi Robbins, Laurie Scott
- District Council Campaign Coordinator: Stephanie Thomases
Thanks to everyone who came out to support 'Are You In?' Day last week. If you want to get involved in helping with future PTO sponsored activities or events, check out volunteer opportunities here. |
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Local Community News & Events
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New Community Listings
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Community Events & Speakers Author Talk: Sharon Creech, The Great Unexpected, Tuesday, October 2nd at 3pm, Hicklebees, 1378 Lincoln Ave., San Jose. Sharon Creech, Newbery Award winning author of Walk Two Moons, The Wanderer, and Love That Dog will talk about her newest book, The Great Unexpected. More information here.
Bully Prevention Workshop at Kuk Sool Won, Saturday, October 6, 1:30-3 p.m., in the Elm Room at the Arrillaga Rec Center. This free workshop for parents and kids (4th through 8th grades) will focus on ways we can work together to learn to be up-standers instead of by-standers and work to end bullying in our community. Register online or call 650-787-2226.
Gamble Garden Community Day, Sunday, October 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto. Enjoy a day outdoors exploring the gardens with your kids. Free children's activities, plant sale, bring a picnic or enjoy the food trucks there. More information here.
CalGames Robotics - Featuring M-A Robotics, Saturday, October 13, 8am-6pm, Woodside High School's Main Gym, 199 Churchill Road, Woodside. Come see the Menlo-Atherton Robotics team at CalGames competing for the last time with this year's FIRST Silicon Valley Regional Winning Robot!! Admission is free. More information here.
Speaker: "Inspire Great Thinkers, Building a Generation of Leaders" by John Hunter, Wednesday, October 3, 9 a.m., Trinity School, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Visionary educator John Hunter is a musician, filmmaker and award-winning teacher who speaks on innovative ways to prepare young people to be compassionate global citizens. $20 at the door.
4th Annual Ride for Ravenswood - Register Now, Saturday, October 6, 210 Park Lane, Atherton. Cycle or Walk to help us raise funds for families seeking health care in East Palo Alto and the East of Bayshore area. Visit our website for all event information and to register. The two-mile walk portion of the event is perfect for families.
American Girl Styles of Yesterday and Today Fashion Show for Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, November 9 and 10, at Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Rd., Los Altos. Celebrate the experience of being a girl through a colorful presentation of historical and contemporary fashions. Tickets are $30 ($20 is tax-deductible). For reserved seat information, click here or call 650-364-2588.
Sports, Classes, and Other Opportunities
Menlo-Atherton Volleyball Community Clinic, Friday, October 5, 4:00 - 6:30pm (Registration 3:45- 4pm), Menlo-Atherton Gym, 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton. The M-A Girls Volleyball team welcomes all kids K-8th grade to participate in the Fall 2012 community clinic fundraiser. Click here for Flier and Registration Form.
Dance Expressions, Come join Dance Expressions in Menlo Park at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Classes are offered for kids ages 3 and up. Click here for more information.
Group Piano Classes for Children at the Arrillaga Recreation Center. Students (ages 6 to 9) are grouped according to their age and ability into small classes and meet once a week for a 50 minute class. We hold a recital at the end of the session.
Gingerbread Houses (Parent & Child) at the Arrillaga Recreation Center, In this fun class, we will use a variety of supplies to decorate your own, one of a kind Gingerbread House.
Irish Dancing Class at the Arrillaga Recreation Center. For fun, fitness and a taste of Irish culture, come join our new Irish Dance class for ages 4 to 12. To register click here.
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