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Monday, May 11
- Pillar Point/ Mavericks Beach Field Trip (Chan/ half Poole), 8:45am-2:30pm
Tuesday, May 12
- Parent Coffee Talk with Kristen Gracia and Erik Burmeister, 8:15am, Gym
- Huddart Park Field Trip (Rooms 8/9/10), 8:45am-1:45pm
- Playing with Science (Kelley/Johnston/Quarre), 11:30am-12:15pm, Gym
- School Board Meeting, 6:00pm
- Last Day for Are You In RUN Early Registration
Wednesday, May 13
- PTO Board Meeting
- History San Jose Field Trip (Guerra), 8:45am-2:00pm
- Pillar Point/ Mavericks Beach Field Trip (Jagelka/ half Poole), 8:45am-2:30pm
Thursday, May 14
Friday, May 15
- David Ackerman's Farewell Celebration & Spring Fair, 5:00-7:00pm, Oak Knoll Field
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May 17 - May 28
- Playgroom Closed for Art Show
Tuesday, May 19
- Woodside Store Field Trip (McColloch), 9:15am-1:15pm
Wednesday, May 20
- 1st Grade Portfolio Night, 7:00pm
- History San Jose Field Trip (Yob), 8:45am-2:00pm
Thursday, May 21
- 2nd Grade Portfolio Night, 7:00pm
Friday, May 22
- Emma Prusch Farm Field Trip (Stella/Andolina), 8:30am-12:00pm
- Emma Prusch Farm Field Trip (Lopez/Ziff), 10:00am-1:30pm
Monday, May 25
Tuesday, May 26
- K-2 Multi Portfolio Night, 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 27
- 3rd Grade Portfolio Night, 7:00pm
Thursday, May 28
- Kindergarten Portfolio Night, 7:00pm
Thursday, June 4
- 4th, 5th, and 3-5 Multi Portfolio Night, 7:00pm
See the Oak Knoll calendar for more important dates and events
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The next Parent Coffee Talk is the last in the 2014-15 series and will be held on Tuesday, May 12 at 8:15am in the Gym. Erik Burmeister will join Kristen Gracia in a discussion on Hillview Middle School.
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From the Director of Student Assessment, Alicia Bowman
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Smarter Balanced UpdateWe are in week two of Smarter Balanced Testing and it is going very well. The State of California has made some changes to the student assessment report and has announced that final reports will go home in August or September of next year. Please visit the Parent Pages for more information. Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Community InputWe are near to completion of the 2015-2016 LCAP and are seeking public comment. Here is a list of opportunities for you to give your feedback.
- May 12, 2015, 6:00pm MPCSD Regular Board Meeting- Public Hearing
- May 13, 2015, 5:30pm LCAP Parent Advisory Committee Meeting
- May 13, 2015, 3:00pm Available online for written comment
- June 3, 2015, 6:00pm LCAP Community Meeting
All events will be located at 181 Encinal Ave, Atherton, CA, in the District Office Teacher Education Resource Center (TERC) rooms A & B.
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Principal David Ackerman's Farewell Celebration & 2015 Spring Fair
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If you bought tickets, please remember to join us on Friday, May 15 for the Spring Fair at Oak Knoll from 5:00-7:00pm to wish our beloved Principal Ackerman well on his retirement! The event will include BBQ Food by BBQ Boys, Inflatable Slides, Bungee Runs, Field Games, Karaoke and lots more! Add your favorite reminiscence to his memory book and videotape a farewell message to him. If you missed the deadline to purchase food, you can still attend the event and bring your own picnic meal.
VOLUNTEER: We still need plenty of volunteers so if you can help out at the event, please click here.
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Are You IN Run for Education - Early Registration Extended
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 Early online registration for the Are You In RUN for Education presented by Nelson Roberts is extended to Tuesday, May 12, 2015. You now have an extra 48 hours to secure the discounted entry fee of $25.00. After May 12, the entry fee will rise to $40.00. The run will take place at Oak Knoll School on Sunday, May 31, 2015. You can enter either the 2.5K (1.5 mile) family walk/ run, or the competitive, chip-timed 5K. Both runs will start at 9:00am and the course will wind through the streets of Menlo Park. A Wellness Fair will occur after the run at Oak Knoll School. There will be a stretching station, food, family fun and awards. Family Sponsor:Consider becoming a Family Sponsor. With a donation of $500 you will receive:
- five race entries,
- your family's name will appear on the RUN t-shirt and
- an invitation to our casual, family-style pasta dinner, held on the eve of the race. The RUN's presenting sponsor, Nelson Roberts Investment Advisors, is generously providing the dinner.
Volunteer: Interested in being part of the fun but don't feel like walking or running? Why not volunteer to help on the day? To learn more about volunteer opportunities please contact David Korn.
The Are You In RUN for Education is being organized by the MPAEF, as well as the PTO's of the Menlo Park City School District: Encinal, Laurel, Oak Knoll and Hillview schools. Funds raised will support our children's education. To register and learn more about the RUN, visit our website, areyouin.mpcsd.org. Thank you to all of our generous sponsors! The 2015 run, presented by Nelson Roberts, is sponsored also by: DeLeon Realty, Greenheart Land Company, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Scott Kaloust DDS, Fleet Feet Sports, Magnussen Toyota, Magnussen Lexus, Mary Gilles Real Estate, Vivre, AMR, 24 Lost Soles, Alkalign, Axis Personal Trainers, Bulldog Sports, Cameron Aboudara DDS MS, Gold Arrow Camp, Curious.com, Pacific Peninsula Custom Group, Penelope Jones Interior Design, Principia, Stanford University Real Estate, Studio Rincon, and Z-Ultimate Karate.
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 Last Thursday, as part of the RUN up to the Are You In RUN for Education, Ollie joined Oak Knoll students on the playground for races, field games and dancing!
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Hillview Summer Reading Book Fair
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Attention 5th Grade Families: It's that time of year! The Hillview PTO will be hosting the annual Summer Reading Book Fair from May 11-14, in conjunction with Hillview's Open House. Once again, they will be working with Books, Inc., to offer lots of great books from Hillview's Summer Reading Lists. This is a wonderful opportunity for your 5th grader to get a sneak peek at Hillview's fabulous Library and fabulous librarians - Ms. Piombo and Ms. Mathenia!
Monday, May 11: 8:00am - 3:30pm
Tuesday, May 12: 8:00am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, May 13: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Thursday, May 14: 8:00am - 3:00pm
OPEN HOUSE HOURS: Thursday, May 14: 6:00-9:00pm
The Hillview Book Fair will be held in the library - upstairs above the office.
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Please make a note of the Portfolio Night schedule:
- K-2 Multi: May 26, 7:00pm
- Kindergarten: May 28, 7:00pm
- 1st Grade: May 20, 7:00pm
- 2nd Grade: May 21, 7:00pm
- 3rd Grade: May 27, 7:00pm
- 4th, 5th, and 3-5 Multi, June 4, 7:00pm
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Incoming Kinder Summer Play Dates
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Incoming Kinder Parents, mark your calendars! Please come join other incoming Kinder families at Oak Knoll for our informal Summer Play Dates. These are great chances for your child to meet other incoming Kinders and get to know the Kinder playground and for parents to meet and chat with other incoming Kinder parents. Come to one, or come to all, it's up to you!
Dates: June 13, July 11, Aug 1
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Place: Oak Knoll Kinder Playground
If you would like to sign up for the Summer Kinder Contact List to be reminded about the Summer Play Dates and other informal summer-only Kinder activities, sign up here. Please note that this list is not required, is opt-in, and is an informal group. If you signed up at the Kinder Q&A and Play, there is no need to sign up again. For questions, please contact Amy Redell.
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Room Parent Sign-Ups Open For Next Year
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Can you believe that it's already time to sign up to be a room parent for next year?! Don't miss out! Sign up now for one of the most rewarding volunteer roles at Oak Knoll. It's a great way to know firsthand what's going on in your child's class, and to get to know other parents and your child's teacher. Room parents play a critical role at Oak Knoll, coordinating parent volunteers for parties, field trips, and in-class volunteering for the teachers. Being a room parent is fun and rewarding, typically having 4 room parents per classroom (or 3 in each multi-age homeroom), and doesn't require much on-campus time - so, even if you have little ones at home or you work full-time, this is a great way to get involved! Please remember that all current room parents must also sign up again for next year, including the looping 4th/5th grade classes.
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Hillview Site Council Seeking Parent Nominees
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The Hillview Site Council, a group consisting of Hillview's Principal, teachers and staff, student representatives, and elected parents, is the body responsible for developing and monitoring the School Site Plan. This plan specifies the goals and metrics that drive the school's major decisions on academics, the school environment, social-emotional well-being, technology, and any other significant areas related to the running of the school. The Site Council is also responsible for creating, implementing and evaluating the annual school survey.
The Hillview Site Council has three open parent positions (out of five regular parent positions) for the two year term from 2015-2016 thru 2017-2018 and one English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) parent position open for this same term. The council meets approximately once a month after school. All meetings are open to the public.
Interested candidates should submit their name, a brief description of their background, and reasons for wanting to serve on the council to Andrea Luskin by Sunday, May 31. Site Council nominees will be voted on at the council's last meeting of this year on Monday, June 8. The meeting will take place from 3:30-4:30pm in the Hillview front office conference room.
Candidates must be present at the meeting. All parents of Hillview students, or of incoming Hillview students for the 2015/16 school year. who are in attendance at the meeting are eligible to vote.
For more information, please contact Site Council Chairperson Andrea Luskin or Principal Burmeister.
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Newton Registration Now Open
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Registration for Newton 2015-2016 is now open! This year's registration process will be completely online.
In order to register your child, please visit www.newtoncenter.org and follow the Menlo Park Enrollment link. The Newton system will allow you to select your program, complete medical forms and waivers, make payments, and even print receipts.
Please contact Newton with any questions at: office@newtoncenter.org or at: (650) 345-4043
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RELAY FOR LIFE, HILLVIEW EDITION
May 15th, 9pm-Midnight, following the 6th & 7th grade dance, at the Hillview Track.
Relay For Life events comprise the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Communities across the globe come together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that has already taken too much. Our 'Hillview Edition' is tailored to the age and awareness level of our students and their families, and is accessible for everyone! We already have FOURTEEN teams of students signed up to participate!! Encourage your student, and/or your family and friends, to put a team together to support the cause. There will be music, fun, and Block H points for participation!! Please go to www.hvserviceclub.com for more information, or email Robin Buckley. We also need chaperones/helpers for the event!! Please email Robin to sign up!! Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research (CIBSR) at Stanford University
Looking for 8-12year old mother-son pairs to participate in the Social Brain Investigation.
Dates and times can be scheduled depending on participant availability.
Locations: Stanford University Main Campus and Medical Campus
You are invited to participate in a research study exploring brain function during social interaction involving brain imaging with fNIRS and fMIR, scans are safe, non-invasive and do not use X-rays or radiation. For your participation, we offer a payment of $50, access to ongoing updates about the study, and upon request, information from behavioral assessment results.
Please contact Sharon Bade Shrestha for more information!
Children's Champions
May 16, 2015 from 10:00-1:00 PM
Stanford Stadium
The event website is www.childrens-champions.org and people can learn more about the event and buy tix. Children's Champions is a fun, family-friendly event benefiting at-risk children in the Bay Area. The Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC) and Fit Kids are coming together to help make fitness fun. Held at Stanford Stadium, Children's Champions will feature sports drills, clinics, and demonstrations with Stanford athletes, including members of the Stanford football team, Fit Kids activities, such as an obstacle course, relay races, capture the flag games, arts and crafts, the opportunity to take photos with professional team athletes and mascots, pop-up fitness activities for adults, and more.
All Students Matter
Classroom Volunteers Needed in September - An Hour a Week Could Change a Student's Life
One hour per week for the next school year
East Menlo Park/East Palo Alto Schools
We are looking for parents to sign up now to begin volunteering in September to assist in K-4 classrooms one hour per week in East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park. Assist teachers in the classroom with individualized instruction much like you may have done in your own child's school. These classes in the Ravenswood district have no parents helping and no PTA -- our volunteers make a real difference. Our organization provides orientation/training and coordinates everything. To learn more about us, visit www.allstudentsmatter.org, or for questions or to sign up, please contact Carolyn Blatman
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Tactical Urbanism in Menlo Park
May 17, Sunday, 1-2pm
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center's Cypress Room
Join us for an exciting talk by Julie Flynn of The Street Plans Collaborative and learn about "tactical urbanism"- a city and citizen-led approach to neighborhood building using short-term, low-cost interventions to catalyze long-term changes.
Your RSVP to lydiawlee@gmail.com is appreciated, but not necessary to attend.
Menlo Park Movie Night
Join us as we go back in time for a family movie sponsored by the City of Menlo Park Community Services Department!
Come dressed as your favorite Back to the Future character!
MPAA Rating: PG
Admission: $3.00
Runtime: 116-minutes
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Disclaimer: All titles are subject to change. Parental discretion advised.
Calling All K-4th Grade Boys
Cub Scout Pack 565's recruiting meeting is coming up. Please join us on Wednesday, May 20 at 6pm in the Laurel Multi. We will make air rockets and talk about the wonderful world of cub scouting. See you there! For more information or if you have questions please email Tyson Clark.
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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.
To read past Oak Knoll PTO newsletters, please visit our archives.
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