| The Las Lomitas Education Foundation |
CHALLENGE GRANT UPDATE:
We did it! The Foundation is thrilled to announce that we have met, and actually exceeded, the $250,000 dollar-for-dollar matching portion of the Challenge Grant! And, we did it three weeks before our deadline!
Inspired by this success and to continue the momentum, the dollar-for-dollar Challenge Grant has been infused with additional new funds to continue to match any new or increased gifts up to $345,000. As of today, we have already matched $286,000 of new and increased gifts and still have $59,000 more available to be matched! For those families who have yet to donate, we hope that these matching funds will motivate you to stretch your giving to help the Foundation reach our $2,000 per student goal.
Also, many families have told us that they simply cannot give in 2010 and have asked that the Foundation free up some Challenge Grant funds to be earned in 2011. To accommodate this request, we are extending our Challenge Grant deadline to January 31, 2011.
On the $80,000 Participation Grant, we have a ways to go. Currently, our family participation rate stands at 49%. While this rate is 20 basis points above the highest level ever for early December, which is encouraging, we need an 80% participation rate to earn the $80,000 portion of the Grant fund. Every gift of any size counts towards this goal.
Let's keep the momentum going. Click here to donate today.
GIVE WITHOUT GIVING! Painless yet lucrative ways to give to the Foundation!!!
Take advantage of the various ways the Foundation has set up to receive money in your name without you having to write the check.
1.CORPORATE MATCHING: many companies and corporations will match their employees' contributions. Check with your HR team to find out if your employer is one of them. You will be surprised!
2.SHOP THE FOUNDATION: go to www.llefshopping.com and start your holiday shopping. These partners will contribute $$ to the Foundation for every dollar you spend - and you still get to take advantage of any other promotions that the merchant is running.
3.SHOP THE eSCRIP ONLINE MALL: What could be better?? No parking lots to navigate but all of your favorite merchants....AND $$ to the Foundation! Harry and David, GAP, BestBuy, Land's End, Sony, Apple, more, more, more!!
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SPELLING BEE
Spelling Bee invitations and participation packets will be delivered to all students who have qualified this week. The Spelling Bee is scheduled for Friday, January 7th from 3:00-5:00 in the Library.
THE SCIENCE FAIR IS BACK!
It's that time of year again - time for the annual La Entrada Science Fair, to be held on the evening of January 19-21, 2011. This is a great experience for students and for parents to come up with a cool science idea, develop a hypothesis, design and carry out an experiment, and then present the results at the Science Fair. We all use the scientific method every day and don't even know it - when cooking a meal, kicking a soccer ball on a windy day, or even walking in the rain or doing the dishes!
Our parent volunteers (PJ Utz and Sarah Bodary) are scientists, and one is a professor at Stanford, and they will help you and your child with all aspects of the project - brainstorming ideas, designing experiments, and putting together a poster to present on the night of the Science Fair.
Please encourage your son or daughter to attend one of the lunchtime Science Fair Planning Meetings in Room 52 (Mrs Tinkham's class) on Mon 12/13 and Fri 12/17 when volunteers will go over how to put together a fun and educational project. If you have any questions, please feel free to email PJ Utz.
The Consortium of Atherton & Menlo Park United Schools, presents
RACE TO NOWHERE
Thursday, January 6, 2011 7 p.m.
Woodside High School Performing Arts Center
You won't want to miss this provocative documentary film about the pressures faced by American schoolchildren and their teachers in a system and culture obsessed with the illusion of achievement, competition and the pressure to perform. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren't developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what's best for their kids. Tickets are $10 online or $15 at the door if space is available; they sell out fast so please follow this link and order yours now: http://rtnwoodside.eventbrite.com
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ONE WARM COAT The PAW Club will once again host a One Warm Coat collection. If you would like to donate a gently used coat, the PAW Club is collecting them in Mr. Ertola's room, classroom #22. Please bring in any warm coat donations to the collection bins located in room 22. Your donation will benefit the Redwood City's YMCA organization located on Hopkins Street. Warm Coats will be collected until Dec. 15, 2010. Happy Holidays from the La Entrada PAW Club!
TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE
Throughout the week of December 13th, La Entrada is helping to support our local firefighters' Toys for Tots program. The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy during the holidays, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. We are asking families to bring in an unwrapped toy for boys and girls of all ages. You can drop off your gift before school throughout the week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Rianda in room 24 (trianda@llesd.org) or Alyssa G., ASB Community Service Coordinator. CONGRATULATIONS 8TH GRADE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM!
The La Entrada 8th Grade Girls Volleyball team coached by Nancy DiSanto and Kim Marshall took 1st place in the Menlo Park League Championships. The team beat Woodside in 2 straight games last week taking home their 1st place trophies. Team members include: Francesca B., Alice C., Jennifer D., Ashley G., Natalie M., Paige M., Gray P., Stephanie S., Nicole S., Katie S., Amanda W. Great Job 8th Graders!.
MUSIC NEWS
from Mr. Cooper
The upcoming music concert on Thursday, December 16th will have a different look than was originally anticipated. The concert will start at 7:00PM at the Woodside PAC and will feature all of the bands at La Entrada including:
- 5th grade beginning band
- 6th grade concert band
- 6th/7th/8th grade jazz ensemble
- 7th/8th grade symphonic band
Please note that Mr. Cooper and the administration have decided not to include the 4th/5th grade choir in the winter concert due to logistical problems at the concert site. These students will be performing a "Children of the World" choir concert sometime in the new year at the La Entrada campus. More information will follow once the performance date has been finalized.
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| Las Lomitas League |
Winter/Spring 2011 After School Classes registration opens at 7pm, Monday, January 3rd. LLL website will be updated with new classes info on December 13th.
LOOKING FOR A VP OF AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES: The LLL (Las Lomitas League) is looking for a new VP of After School Classes for La Entrada! The LLL puts on all the after-school classes and we are looking for a volunteer to help us organize new classes and coordinate with the teachers for existing classes. This is a great and rewarding way to volunteer for your kids and La Entrada. If interested or want to learn more, please contact Grace Kim (graceck@yahoo.com, 650-888-7722) |
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Remember to mention La Entrada at the register and Kepler's donates 10% back to our school.
The Basketball Experience Camps
The Basketball Experience is offering the following basketball camps at Menlo-Atherton High School over the winter break for boys in 3rd-8th grades. Session 1, Skills Enhancement, is Friday Decemeber 17 & 18th; Session 2, Skill Enhancement, is December 20th & 21st and Session 3, Ball Handling and Fundamentals is offered December 23rd & 24th. The cost is $120 per camp. Please pick up registration forms and more information in the school office.
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