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Oak Knoll PTO
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Otter Weekly
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December 8, 2013
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Monday, December 9
- Tech Museum Trip, Multi-Age Boatright/Lavezzo/Mitchell: 8:45am - 1:30pm
Tuesday, December 10
- Tech Museum Trip, Multi-Age Chan/Poole/Jagelka: 8:45am - 1:30pm
- Hillview Winter Concert: 7:00pm, Hillview PAC
Wednesday, December 11
- PTO Board Meeting: 8:15-10:00am
Thursday, December 12
- MPAEF Board Meeting: 8:45-10:30am, TERC
Friday, December 13
- Woodside Store Trip, Yob: 9:15-1:00pm
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Thursday, December 19
- All School Assembly: Mark Kistler
- Mark Kistler, Family Drawing Night: 6:30-7:30pm, Gym
Friday, December 20
- Minimum Day: All grades dismissed at 11:20am
- SCHOOL OFFICE CLOSES AT 11:30am: Please make sure you pick your children up on time!!
Monday, December 23 - Monday, January 6
Tuesday, January 7
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After School Programs - Enrollment Open for Winter Session
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This winter, in addition to most of the programs offered this fall, we have added three new programs. "The Amazing World of Edible Art" and "American Food Tour" taught by Rainbow Chefs, as well as "21st Century Success Factors" taught by Starfire Education.
We hope you have the opportunity to take a look at the programs offered and sign up. We have not posted a deadline, but encourage you to sign up soon if you are interested, as several classes fill up quickly.
Please note that we are still waiting on responses from a few vendors.
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First, thank you to all of the 5th Graders who submitted artwork for the Yearbook Cover Contest. Over 55 students submitted amazing drawings! Winners will be announced the last day of school. In the meantime, all entries will be posted on a bulletin board outside the front office for the next two weeks. Be sure to take a look at all of the beautiful artwork! Second, you have just 3 more weeks to order the 2013-14 Oak Knoll Yearbook. Books are just $20. Purchase by December 31. Click here to order online.Finally, all 5th Grade Parents, please make sure to submit your child's BABY PHOTO for inclusion in the yearbook. Photos of your child between the ages of 3 and 12 months are best.Digital Image: (preferred method!) - Please e-mail the digital photo, with the child's name, the room teacher and Subject: Yearbook 2013/14 baby photos to Giovanna Senatore.Hard Copy: Have your child put his/her photo in the manilla envelope marked "Yearbook" in their classroom. Make sure to label the back of the photo with your child's name and teacher. Have your child write their name on the attached list on the envelope for tracking purposes. There will be a "back-up" manila envelope in the Yearbook folder in the PTO box in the office. Important: If you would like the photo returned to you, attach a note letting us know and we will return it to your child's teacher later in the year.Photos are due no later than Friday, January 17!
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Hillview Winter Concert - This Tuesday, December 10
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The Hillview Winter Concert is this Tuesday, December 10. The music begins at 7:00pm. Invite your neighbors and friends to come and hear some wonderful music. All of our groups will be performing including the chorus, concert bands and string orchestras! All 5th grade musicians are especially encouraged to come and hear what you will sound like in just a few years. See you at the PAC! Questions? Contact Mr. Vaughan.
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Family Drawing Night with Mark Kistler - December 19
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Please join us in welcoming well known TV Host and author Mark Kistler to Oak Knoll on Thursday, December 19. Bring the whole family and pencil and paper to learn about drawing in 3D! Please see attached flyer for more information.
Event details:
Date : Thursday, December 19
Location: Oak Knoll School, Art Room
Time: 6:30-7:30 pm
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Barb Snow by December 17.
Questions? Please email Jill Wurster or call 617-510-2082.
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December Book of the Month - Amazing Grace
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During the month of December all classes K-5 will be reading the book Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman. Grace is a girl who loves stories. She loves them so much she likes to act them out. Her class is going to do the play Peter Pan and Grace wants to be Peter but is told she can't because she is a girl and that she can't because she is black. Grace has the confidence to try anyway!
Please check out my Counselor's Corner webpage for more information about the December Book of the Month, and our Disaster Awareness Campaign.
Nicole Scott
School Counselor
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Hillview-sponsored Parent Ed Monthly Series - Upcoming Events
Hillview is providing free childcare at these events. Click here for the complete Speaker Series program. If you have any questions, email Jessica Raines.
Next Event:
Sleepy Students, The Adolescent Circadian Shift
Devin Prouty, Ph.D., Researcher/Expert
Wednesday, January 6 at 6:30pm at the Hillview Performing Arts Center (PAC).
With school, sports, extracurricular clubs and friends, our kids are constantly pressed for time and sleep seems to always be neglected. A psychologist at SRI and parent of the MPCSD community, Dr. Devin Prouty is well versed in the ever-changing sleep patterns and circadian rhythms of our growing teens. Attendees will leave with a blueprint for how to adapt to the hormonal changes that leave us with students struggling to stay alert and engaged day in and day out.
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Project Cornerstone's Take It Personally Class - Winter Session - 6 Week Series
Building assets in our children might be some of the most important work we do as parents. How can we help our kids thrive? What is most important in helping my child succeed in school academically AND in life? How can I show my child I support their efforts and dreams? These questions and more will be answered in a 6-week parent study group series facilitated by Pam Von Wiegand, founder of Project Cornerstone.
Six Tuesday evenings starting January 7, 20114 from 7-8:30pm at the Hillview PAC.
Please RSVP to Robin Soran.
For a complete listing of all the parent education events in and around our community, please visit the district's ParentEd webpage.
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2014 MPAEF Spring Auction
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Before You Click Here:
Click Here:
Here's Why:
By starting your Amazon shopping on the MPAEF site, you can earn free money for our schools. One extra click earns us on average 5 percent through Amazon's affiliate program.
Think about the MPAEF and Amazon whenever you are getting ready to shop, as you'll find just about anything you need there.
Please, don't forget to bookmark the MPAEF-Amazon page today.
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Mark your calendars! The MPAEF Spring Auction is coming! Join us Saturday April 5, 2014 at the Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club for "A NIGHT IN MONTE CARLO".
VOLUNTEER and join the team! Whether you have lots of time to give or only a couple of hours, we need your help and have fun ways to get involved!
DONATE a party, event, experience, sports package, getaway - with friends or solo! Need some guidance? No problem! Information can be found on the MPAEF website. Send us an email!
See you in April!
Karen Dearing and Cyndy Hogan
2014 MPAEF Spring Auction Co-chairs
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Do Some Holiday Shopping and Help the PTO!
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Shop at the following local businesses and they will donate a percentage of the net sale to Oak Knoll PTO:
Honey Bears Christmas Trees: Buy your Christmas tree from Honey Bear Trees and they will donate 15% of the sale to our PTO. Check out the flyer (en Español) for more information.
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SPORTS, CLASSES, ETC.
Sunday Family Yoga Classes @ SCRA. Sundays in January from 9-9:45am. Are you looking for a fun, family activity in the winter months. Come join YogiBirds as we learn and practice yoga poses, play yoga-themed games, and wind down together at the end so that grown-ups and kids alike feel relaxed and refreshed. Classes are for children ages 2-5 and their family members or caregivers. Classes will be Sundays in January from 9-9:45am at SCRA on 875 Bowdoin, Stanford CA 94305. To sign up for these classes click here.
HSPT and ISEE Test Prep and School Application Seminars. Omega Teaching is a non franchised local tutoring center owned and operated by Jennifer Tsay, JD Harvard, BA Stanford. Ms. Tsay, a Hillview parent, teaches the Hillview afterschool writing program. Private and group tutoring available during the holidays for HSPT and ISEE test prep (all levels) and school applications (essay writing). Please contact jennifer@omegateaching.com or 650.324.1662 directly for scheduling. Click here for more information about Omega. The Menlo-Atherton Grizzlies Lacrosse Club. Spring 2014 Season Boys & Girls ages 5 - 15 are welcome. We have openings on Girls and Boys Under 9 teams and wait lists at other levels. Registration is open now. Looking for player & coaches!! See our website for more information or email us.
Creative Art for Young People. Jan. 8th-April 5th (no classes Feb. 12-22). WINTER 2014
at Portola Valley Town Center. Click here to get more information about class times, ages etc. All classes $380 for the session. Teacher: Jeannie Goldman. To register contact Portola Valley Town Hall (650) 851-1700, Cindy ext. 200 or register online. Sign-ups start November 25th for P.V. residents, December 9th for open registration. Ragazzi Boys Chorus Free Minicamp Saturday, January 18, 2014, 9:30am - 1pm, Redwood City. Registration is open. Let your 7-10 year old boy test-drive Ragazzi's world-class choral program for himself at a free half-day minicamp. Low-key, no-obligation auditions are integrated into the morning; no previous singing experience needed. Contact: Email us or call 650-342-8785. Minicamp is free, but advance registration is required here. Can't make it to SingFest but want to audition? Visit the inquiries page on our website. Ragazzi Boys Chorus' Music and Movement class open. Mondays 4:15-5pm, Jan. 6 - Mar.10, 178 Clinton St, Redwood City. Ragazzi Boys Chorus' engaging Kodály-based class for active young boys is now open. The class is tailored for boys ages 5-7 with little or no previous musical experience. $180 per 9-week session; early-bird and sibling discounts. Contact Email us, or call 650-342-8785. Register & more info here.
Galileo Camps for Pre-K - 8th Graders: Welcome to Innovation. The world needs innovators. That's where Galileo comes in. Drawing from the innovation process developed by the Stanford d.school, we run an evolving series of imagination-sparking programs for kids from pre-K through 8th grade: Camp Galileo (pre-K - 5th graders), Galileo Summer Quest (5th - 8th graders), The Tech Summer Camps (4th - 8th graders) and Chabot Space & Science Camp (3rd - 7th graders). Over 40 Bay Area locations. Extended care from 8 am - 6 pm. Optional healthy lunch program. Sign up by February 28 and save $20 per week. Visit our website or call 1-800-854-3684.EVENTS
Spirit of Uganda. Friday, Jan. 17, 7:00 PM. Bring the whole family to the 'Spirit of Uganda', an amazing performance on Friday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. at Carrington Hall at Sequoia High School in Redwood City. Come see this talented and inspiring group of children from Africa (age 11-18) perform riveting dancing, drumming, and singing from East Africa. This performance is organized by and benefits Empower African Children a 501(c)3 non-profit, dedicated to creating transformative and globally connected learning experiences, preparing orphaned and vulnerable children for a lifetime of influence. Purchase your tickets on-line now before they sell out. Questions? Please email us. Click here for a short video.
For more information on events/opportunities listed above or events listed in prior newsletters, visit the District's Community Links page. |
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Please submit announcements and flyers to newsletter@oakknollschool.com for Oak Knoll events. For the Community Corner, send submissions to communitynews@mpcsd.org.
The deadline for both email addresses is by noon on the Wednesday prior to publication date. Guidelines for submission are available online.
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To read past Oak Knoll PTO newsletters, please visit our archives.
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