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Wednesday, April 13
- Hillview's 5th Grade Parent Information Night, 6:30-8:30pm, Hillview PAC
Thursday, April 14
- 5th Grade Concert, 6:00-7:00pm, Gym
Saturday, April 16 - Sunday, April 17
- 2nd Annual Hillview Debate Tournament (Details on website)
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Wednesday, April 20
- 4th Grade Missions & Portfolio Night, 7:00-8:00pm
Friday, April 22
Thursday, April 21-Thursday, April 28
- MPAEF Online Silent Auction
- SBAC Testing Begins, Dates Vary by Grade (See Below for by Grade Specific Dates)
Saturday, April 30
- MPAEF Auction "The Wild Wild West," 6:30-10:00pm, MacArthur Park
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Please be on the lookout for your mail-in only ballot due by May 3, 2016. On the ballot are two measures that impact our schools - Measure A and Measure C. You can find information about Measure A and Measure C online from the Official Election Site of San Mateo County at www.shapethefuture.org Please vote!
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Upcoming Portfolio Nights & Musical Performances
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Please make a note of these upcoming dates for portfolio nights and musical performances by grade:
Thursday, April 14, 6-7pm 5th Grade Concert
Wednesday, April 20 7-8pm 4th Mission Night and Portfolio Night
Tuesday, May 24, 7-8pm Kindergarten Portfolio Night
Wednesday May 25, 7-8pm 1st Grade Portfolio Night
Thursday May 26, 7-8pm K-2 Multi Age Portfolio Night
Tuesday May 31, 7-8pm 2nd Grade Portfolio Night
Wednesday June 1, 7-8pm 3rd Grade Portfolio Night
Thursday June 2, 6-7pm 3-5 Multi and 4th Grade Concert
Thursday June 2, 7-8pm 3-5 Multi and 5th Grade Portfolio Night
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The Spring Testing schedule is up for our 3rd-5th graders under "School Information" on the website. Please mark the dates on your calendar.
3rd Grade-5/4, 5/5/, 5/6, 5/9, 5/10, 5/12
4th Grade- 4/28, 4/29, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4
5th Grade SBAC- 5/16, 5/17, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20
5th Grade Science- 5/5, 5/6
We ask that you make every effort to avoid appointments and missing school on these days, so that your child does not miss additional class time for makeups.
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Carline Reminder of the Week:
Drivers should pull as far forward in the Carline as possible. Your passengers can walk to class from any point in the Carline. Stay in the far right lane unless otherwise prompted by a Carline volunteer and follow the car in front of you as far as possible before unloading. If you notice that the car in front of you is finished unloading and is about to move, wait to unload your passengers so you can continue to move
forward, filling any empty space ahead, before unloading.
Friendly Bike Commuting Safety Reminders:
General Rules
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 Wear a helmet and stop at all stop signs. If in a group, proceed together after stopping. - No riding bikes on sidewalks - walk your bike when on campus.
- Pass on the left (cyclists or pedestrians) when safe.
Morning
- Approaching campus from Oak Ave is the safest route.
- Cross Oak Knoll only at the crosswalk in front of the school. Recently, there has been an increase in parents and kids crossing earlier, which is unsafe.
Afternoon
- When leaving school walk your bike to the crosswalk and enter the road there. If turning left, use crosswalk to cross Oak Knoll before riding.
Look out for a new bike commute handbook coming soon!
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5th Grade Graduation T-Shirt Orders
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Fifth Grade Parents! Please look for a half-sheet form in your fifth-grader's backpack this week with information to fill out about the Hanes T shirts the 5th graders will wear for their graduation Clap Out on June 14. You will choose your child's size and return the form to your child's teacher with a check made out to Oak Knoll PTO for $12. For question, please contact Elizabeth Lorenz.
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Oak Knoll Site Council Opening
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The Oak Knoll Site Council, a group consisting of Oak Knoll's Principal, Assistant Principal, teachers, staff, 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, 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 parent survey. The Oak Knoll Site Council has one open parent position (out of five regular parent positions) for the two year term from 2016-2017 thru 2017-2018. 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 Tracy Watt by tomorrow, Monday, April 11. Any questions about being a parent on the SITE Council? Please contact Tracy Watt.
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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 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 two open parent positions (out of five regular parent positions) for the two year term from 2016-2017 thru 2017-2018. The council meets approximately once a month after school. All meetings are open to the public.
Interested parents should submit their name, a brief description of their background, and reasons for wanting to serve on the council to Andrea Luskin by Monday, April 11. We will hold an election on Monday, April 18, at 3:30 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 2016/17 school year. who are in attendance at the meeting, are eligible to vote.
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 April 22 is Earth Day, the annual event when worldwide day events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Oak Knoll would like to celebrate Earth Day by trying to have zero waste at Snack and Lunch. This might seem impossible but we know we can do it! Each day at lunch we compost and recycle but we still produce over 3 garbage cans full of trash a day just from snack and lunch. Will you help us celebrate Earth Day with zero trash? Check out this link for great tips.
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Blood Drive & Relay for Life
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Oak Knoll is participating in two upcoming events in support of the fight against cancer. Most people have someone in their circle who has battled cancer. Oak Knoll families we can work together to help stomp out this disease.
Blood Drive:
On May 10 from 8:30am-12:30pm, Oak Knoll will be hosting a mobile blood bank from the Blood Bank of the Pacific. Many cancer patients who are undergoing treatment need blood transfusions. Members of the community who are eligable to donate can sign up.
Relay for Life:
On May 13 Hillview is hosting a mini Relay for Life event and Oak Knoll is putting together a team. This event is from 9pm -12am (the normal relay for Life is 24 hours).
Each kid who participates must have a parent accompany them and remain on the site but the parents do not have to walk. If both parent and child want to participate great, just register each one separately. Each person who is registered and raises $100 will earn a t-shirt.Would you like to join our team? Click here to sign up. The page will say August 6 because that is when the Menlo Park 24-hour relay is, but our event will be on Friday, May 13 at Hillview from 9pm-12am.
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 Wild Wild West Event & Auction MacArthur Park, Palo Alto April 30, 6:30-10:00pm Welcome back! Hope y'all had great vacations/stay-cations over the spring break. We've been busy getting the Wild Wild West Event & Auction ready for action at the end of of month, and this is what you need to know: In the meantime, start shining up your cowboy boots and polishing your spurs and get ready for some do-si-do-ing on the dance floor on April 30th! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  Schoolhouse Rocks 5K and Community Fun Run Online Registration OPEN! May 22, 2016 at Oak Knoll Elementary Online registration is now open for this year's Schoolhouse Rocks 5K community fun run. Go to www.schoolhouserocks5k.com to secure your spot to jog, skip, and stroll the 2.5K Family Fun walk/run or record a personal-best in the chip-timed 5K. Register by May 1st to snag the early bird rate. Both events will kick-off at 9AM. Following the run, there will be plenty of family entertainment at the Rockin Party and Wellness Fair at Oak Knoll School. Awards, food, music and more. Business Sponsors - Support the community that supports your business. We would love your involvement and can work with you to strategically tailor a sponsorship package. Shoot us an email at schoolhouserocks@mpaef.org. Volunteers - If you love event planning or are just looking to get involved in the Schoolhouse Rocks 5K, send us an email at schoolhouserocks@mpaef.org. The organizers of The Schoolhouse Rocks 5K are the MPAEF as well as the PTO's of Menlo Park City School District: Encinal, Hillview, Laurel, and Oak Knoll schools. All money raised will support the education of our children. For more information about the MPAEF go to www.mpaef.org++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Thanks to Our Realtor and Business PartnersWe want to take the opportunity to shout out some appreciation to just a few of our many realtor and business partners in the community. Thank you for your support! DiamondNelson Roberts Investment AdvisorsPlatinumMary and Brent Gullixson, The Gullixson Team - Realtor Partner GoldNathalie de Saint Andrieu - Realtor Partner Pollock FinancialChris Lindsey, DDSHessler Plastic SurgerySilverMenlo Partners StaffingBronzeSuneeta Chilukuri - Realtor Partner Studio RinconPeninsula Pediatric Dentistry, Brian Quo, DDSPeninsula Pet HospitalTitaniumFishman Vision
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Creative Art for Young Children
April 13-June 11, Portola Valley Town Center
Sign up for Spring Session! Spring fever will fill our hearts with LOVE. We will make art around the theme of Monet, his garden, frogs and his love of trains. From there we will see where our imagination takes us and then end with an art show and the Magic Brush. Click here for more info.
Collage Springs to Life at Menlowe Ballet
After the stunning success of our recent Nutcracker debut, we are back to work in the studio preparing for Collage, our upcoming spring season which takes place April 29-May1 at the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center. Our new program promises to be spectacular. We have brought together three remarkable choreographers to create three distinct new works, and expanded our company to include 19 dancers, four of whom come to us from a major ballet company.Performances: Friday, April 29 at 8p, Saturday, April 30 at 2p & 8p, Sunday, May 1 at 2p. Tickets:www.menloweballet.org or 800.595.4849. |
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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