The Las Lomitas Education Foundation
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REMINDERS FOR GRANDPARENTS' DAY THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Hot Lunch: If your child will be joining a grandparent for lunch, please be sure to send them with a brown bag lunch on Friday, March 25th. Any lunches ordered through Children's Choice should be cancelled if your child will be eating with his/her grandparent. This will ensure that your child is able to spend time with his/her grandparent rather than spending time in a long lunch line. Students will join their grandparents at tables set up in the big gym. The Foundation will serve grandparents a light lunch.
Parking: We will have several hundred grandparents on the La Entrada campus on Friday, March 25th from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Street parking will be available. You may also drop-off and pick-up visiting grandparents at the school's front entrance.
Spirit Day: Remind your child that the spirit theme for this Friday is "office wear"!
Questions: Please read our Grandparents' Day overview found on the Foundation website or email GPDay@llef.org.
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From the Principal
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REMINDERS FROM THE PRINCIPAL
March 21-25 is a very busy week for us. Here are some updates/reminders to help us keep track of things:
Monday, March 21: Public High School Address Verification. (For 8th Grade Families.) This will be held in our office from 5-7pm. Last names "A-M" should try to come from 5-6pm, and last names "N-Z" should try to come from 6-7pm. Instructions were attached to an email that went to all 8th grade families on March 2.
Tuesday, March 22: Public High School Registration forms due. (For 8th Grade Families.) The "Class Recommendation Form" and the "Registration Form" should be turned into the science teacher (Mr. Akers).
Wednesday, March 23: Distinguished School Validation Team Visit. A validation team will be visiting and observing at La Entrada all day on Wednesday. This is the next step of the Distinguished School process.
Wednesday, March 23: Partner Concert with Menlo Atherton High School. The concert is being held in the Menlo Atherton High School Performing Arts Center and will begin at 7pm.
Thursday, March 24: Choir Concert. Our 4th and 5th grade choir will perform in the gym at 7pm.
Friday, March 25: Grandparents' Day. This year it is our turn to host this wonderful event. Grandparents will be with us all morning and through lunch. We are asking all community members to:
- Not park in our parking lot. We would like to reserve it for our grandparents.
- Remember to cancel Children's Choice lunch on Friday if your child will be having lunch with his/her grandparent. All children eating with their grandparents should bring a sack lunch on Friday.
See...I wasn't kidding when I said it is going to be a busy week! It is also going to be a wonderful week!
Thanks
Larry
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PTA News
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PTA GENERAL MEETING, APRIL 13, 2011
The PTA Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the slate for the 2011-2012 La Entrada PTA Executive Board members.
The nominated board is:
Co-Presidents: Libby Beasley and Leslie King
Co-Vice Presidents: Laura Glader and Anne Longo
Treasurer: Cecilia Pinto
Secretary: Shari Guggenheim
Volunteer Coordinator: Artis Montague
Parliamentarians: Marsha Abbott and Lucia Tedesco
This slate will be voted into office at the next PTA General Meeting on April 13th, 2011. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this meeting.
Struck by Living
Protecting Mental Health in a Hectic World with author Julie K. Hersh
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 10 a.m.
La Entrada Middle School, MUR
Awarded the Mental Health America Rush Altschuler Community Advocate Prism Award and selected as one of the 2010 Distinguished Women by Northwood University, Julie Hersh is an outspoken advocate for mental health. "Despite medical advances" Julie says, "too many people die by suicide because they are afraid to seek help." Julie's goal is to provide a living example that mental illness is a manageable disease. Her Struck by Living blog is featured on the Psychology Today website. Julie is also a guest blogger for "Say No to Stigma" for Menninger Clinic. Julie is also speaking at Stanford Campus, Skilling Auditorium (corner of Duran Bldg), 494 Lomita Mall on March 30th at 6 p.m.
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School News
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MUSIC NEWS
4th and 5th graders will be performing a forty-five minute concert involving the theme, "Children Around the World," with the following countries represented: Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Wales, Israel, Japan, Canada and the USA. The concert will take place the evening prior to Grandparents Day at our school in the hopes that a number of grandparents will be able to attend our concert!
*Please note that your child will rehearse at 6:00PM that evening in the Gym since this will be the first time that the chorus will be able to get used to standing on the bleachers, singing in this environment and listening to the Gym's sound system. Concert goers will be welcome back at 6:45 for the actual concert.
Upcoming Events:
- Jazz Band: Monday, March 21st 7:00PM M-A Band Room Dress-Rehearsal for upcoming Partner Concert
- Jazz Band/7th and 8th Grade Symphonic Band: Wednesday, March 23rd *7:00PM M-A PAC "Partner Band Concert" featuring La Entrada/Hillview and M-A Bands
(*please note that the 7/8th grade symphonic band will rehearse from 5:30-6:30PM that same evening.)
- All La Entrada bands: 6:30PM Wednesday, June 1st at Sharon Park for our annual "Concert in the Park."
- 6th Grade Concert Band/7th and 8th Grade Symphonic Band 7:00PM Monday, June 6th at "AT&T Park" Performance of National Anthem on the field of the World Series Champion 'Giants' vs 'Nationals.'
4th/5th Grade Chorus Concert
Thursday, March 24th @ 7:00PM* La Entrada Gym |
The Las Lomitas League News
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BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Join the brand new boys volleyball program that begins Tuesday April 5th. Sign ups open March 7th and Grades 4-8 are included. Practices will be Tuesdays and Fridays from 3-4:30PM.
TRACK: Sign ups for track begin March 7th. Practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays (site still in progress, but likely to be La Entrada on Tuesdays and Foothill College on Thursdays. Click Here to sign up.
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MENLO-ATHERTON SPRING MUSICAL
Life is Pandemonium!*
Navigating the world of pre-adolescence is tough enough, but when you factor in all the stresses of competing in the "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Life IS Pandemonium!* M-A's International Thespian Society proudly presents this Tony-award winning Broadway musical comedy, opening on Friday night, March 18th, with live accompaniment by students from M-A's band. Six young spellers convene in the local high school gym for the annual county spelling bee, only to find that parental pressures and pre-pubescent stress send them into overdrive as they compete for the championship title. Come see favorite M-A teachers and staff on the hot seat as they attempt to spell alongside the student actors! The music will have you humming along at every turn and the humorous dialogue will have you laughing and cheering for this adorable cast of misfits, clumsily trying to make sense of all the chaos that surrounds them.
At the Menlo-Atherton High School Performing Arts Center
Ringwood Avenue entrance, just off Middlefield Road
March 24, 25 & 26, 2011 all at 7:30 PM
Adults $12, Students/Staff/Seniors $8
Purchase tickets at the Box Office before shows or online at:
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tickets
For more information, contact DJ Zwicker-Sobrepena, 650-322-5311 x 8500
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| Community News |
Remember to mention La Entrada at the register and Kepler's donates 10% back to our school.
RACE TO NOWHERE, a compelling documentary about the high-pressure world of education will be shown at Trinity Church, 330 Ravenswood Ave., in Menlo Park on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 7pm. Purchase Tickets HERE.
Free limited childcare is available for children under 10 yrs old by reservation only, by contacting office@trinitymenlopark.org.
Softball Signups Extended! AMA Softball is seeking a few more players to fill out its La Entrada 11-12 year old team. No prior softball experience is necessary. The season is starting now, so please see http://www.eteamz.com/amasoftball/ for details and a link to registration.
TENNIS CAMPS
Jeff Arons, director of tennis for Sacred Heart Schools, is offering 10, one-week morning and afternoon summer tennis camps, June 6-August 12 for beginning, intermediate, and advanced players. Please visit www.jeffaronstennis.com for more information. EXPLORE! Summer Program: Exciting Eco-Adventures for Middle Schoolers, presented by the Environmental Volunteers. For more information, please visit our website: www.EVols.org or email SummerPrograms@EVols.org.
ATHERTON LACROSSE SUMMER CAMP
Try Lacrosse! Atherton Lacrosse Summer Camps offers Free Spring Clinics & Summer Camp sessions for beginning lacrosse players, ages 5-14. Choose from 9 Free Clinics & 16 Summer Camps across the Bay Area! Sign up today at:www.AthertonLacrosse.com!
Legends Youth Summer Baseball Camp!
The Menlo Park Legends are gearing up for another Legendary summer! The Legends Youth Summer Baseball Camps will provide your child with the most intimate and positive baseball learning environment on the Peninsula. Our infamous "camper to coach" ratio will again be made up of energetic collegiate and semi-pro players from the MP Legends team! There is no camp like it! For more information visit: www.menloparklegends.com/camp
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