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> Sign up to be a 2016-2017 Room Parent
> Note remaining Portfolio Night dates this week.
> Order Spring Picnic tickets for this Friday, June 3.
Scroll down below for more details on these items.
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Monday, May 30
Tuesday, May 31
- 2nd Grade Portfolio Night, 7:00-8:00pm
Wednesday, June 1
- 3rd Grade Music Info Night, 6:30-7:00pm, Gym
- 3rd Grade Portfolio Night, 7:00-8:00pm
- MPCSD Board of Education Candidate Information Night, 6:00pm, TERC
Thursday, June 2
- 3rd Grade Violin & 4th Grade Concert, 6:00-7:00pm
- 3-5 Multi Age Portfolio Night, 7:00-8:00pm
- 5th Grade Portfolio Night, 7:00-8:00pm
Friday, June 3
- 4th/5th Grade Science Olympiad, 8:30am-12:00pm
- Rescheduled Spring Family Picnic, 5:00-7:00pm, Oak Knoll Playground
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Monday June 6
- Dress Rehearsal for Oak Knoll 4/5th Grade Talent Show
Tuesday, June 7
- MPCSD Board Meeting, 6:00-10:00pm, TERC
Wednesday, June 8
- PTO Board Meeting, 8:15am
Thursday, June 9
- Oak Knoll 4/5th Grade Talent Show, 8:30am, Gym
Tuesday, June 14
- 5th Grade Clap-Out
- Last Day of School
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Jean Ritchie Grant Recipient
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We are very excited to announce the 2016-2017 Oak Knoll recipient of the Jeanie Ritchie Grant! Thank you to everyone who donates to MPAEF and to all of the teachers among us who go above and beyond to make our school district the very best!
This year's Oak Knoll Recipient is: Jonathan Coldoff: Hands-on Coding for Kindergartens
The mission of this grant is to enable teachers to pursue innovative teaching programs in their classroom, grade or school and provide educational experiences that students would otherwise not be able to have. The grants are funded by the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation and are an important part of the Foundation's motto: "Investing in Education. Together." District teachers have been applying for JR grants for over 25 years. Each year, teachers with unique teaching concepts prepare a comprehensive grant and present their idea to the JR committee who evaluate the grant to see if it meets the program's three key qualities of innovation, creativity and enrichment.
Congratulations to Mr. Coldoff and thank you for being an amazing role model of innovation and hard work!
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Spring Picnic this Friday
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Join us at the Oak Knoll Spring Picnic this Friday, June 3. from 5:00-7:00p in the playground. Tickets are available until Wednesday online or download the form to pay by check.
We hope to see many of you there for a fun community event!
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Please make a note of these remaining dates this week for portfolio nights and musical performances by grade:
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
* Music teachers will be on hand 6:30-7:00pm before the 3rd Grade Portfolio Night to answer questions about 4th grade music options for next year.
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2016-2017 Room Parents - Sign up
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The room parent program will have a new look next school year! To streamline the role of room parents and increase the volunteering opportunities for all classroom parents, there will now be two room parents per classroom, with the responsibilities being shared.
So don't miss out! Sign up now for one of the most rewarding volunteer roles at Oak Knoll. It's a great way to get to know other parents and your child's teacher, and you'll get to know firsthand what's going on in your child's classroom. Room parents typically help to organize class parties, field trips, and organize parent volunteers when needed. Also, being a room parent doesn't require much on-campus time - so, even if you have little ones still at home or you work full-time, it's a perfect way to get involved!
It is our hope to accommodate everyone, so we appreciate your understanding and flexibility if that is not possible. Please remember that all current room parents must sign up again for next year, including Multi-age class room parents.
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Hot Lunch Co-Chair Needed
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As we approach the end of this school year, and plan for the next, many volunteers have already stepped up to fill most PTO committee positions for 2016-2017. Thank you all!
We are currently looking for 1-2 additional people to help co-chair Hot Lunch at Oak Knoll, to join the co-chair who is already in place. Hot Lunch is a critically important PTO program, providing lunch to often 300 students each school day, which relies on the work of the co-chairs and daily helpers to operate. As hot lunch co-chairs, you are responsible for coordinating the District-defined program at Oak Knoll, and recruiting/scheduling the volunteers to serve lunch to students each weekday. Please consider this vital, but straightforward, position.
If you are interested in co-chairing Hot Lunch, or you would like to volunteer on another PTO committee, please contact Janelle McCombs.
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Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
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The annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was held on May 20 to show our appreciation for the amazing parent volunteers, teachers, and staff who's time and efforts help make Oak Knoll such a special experience for its students. Following the Luncheon, 2016-17 PTO Board Slate and Proposed Budget were approved by the PTO General Membership.
We would like to congratulate the following recipients of Service Awards at Oak Knoll this year: Golden Oak Barbara Snow Continuing Service Awards (CSAs) Bee Tee Mark Baker Tamara Russel Honorary Service Awards (HSAs) Alison Matthews Emily Record President's Award Stephanie Chen School Service Awards (SSAs) - Teachers/Staff Bill Quarre Carol Metzler Jane Bennion Jarrod Coombes Julie Brody Susan Sanchez Trish Stella School Service Awards (SSAs) - Parents
Allison Chao
| Janell Sanford
| Mary Karen Lundh
| Amy Thornborrow
| Jenni Djafari
| Patti Buck
| Andrea Potischman
| Jennie Lang
| Sharon Schick
| Ashley Montulli
| Jenny Buddin
| Sherrie Feinstein
| Christy Ericson
| Julia Appleby
| Stacie Zell
| Denise Henry
| Julie Gosler
| Tara Carranza Chapman
| Elaine Glynn
| Karen Dearing
| Theanne Thomson
| Elizabeth Lorenz
| Kathy Motamedi
| Tracy Watt
| Gina Skinner
| Mari Molina
| Vickie Mrva
| Hildy Agustin
| Mary Speiser
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Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation President's Awards
Alka Gupta
Calla Griffith
The MPAEF also recognizes District parents for their incredible volunteerism and support of the mission. A complete list of Foundation Service Award recipients will be announced in the upcoming MPAEF newsletter and recognized at the MPAEF lunch in June.
District Council Awards HSA - Christine Keefer President's Award - Aarti Chandna
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The Fifth Grade children have done a great job creating their restaurant menus in Spanish. For this project they used a lot of creativity and research to develop a restaurant entirely in Spanish. It was a fun surprise sharing the Spanish treats some children brought in to demonstrate their restaurant's daily specials. We are currently learning about animales y las mascotas. Children have been sharing about their pets and creating reports in Spanish about their perfect pet. We also learned the history of the Cinco de Mayo celebrations and how it is a different holiday from Mexican independence-more widely celebrated in the United States than in Mexico.
We are very excited to have heard from the children at the Colegio Santa Maria del Prado in Toledo, Spain. We sent them a video answering their questions and asking several of our own in Spanish. They sent back a bilingual video answering our questions in both Spanish and English. The sense of being connected to a global community has helped them understand how learning a foreign language can bring us all together.
For Seņora Cheek's updates on K-4th Grade Spanish & Spanish Club, please click here.
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Treat "otters" the way you want to be treated....Be Bold!...The thing you are best at is being yourself....Give it your BEST try....Life is a garden. DIG IT!...Speak up!....And many more!
Look out for the new colorful signs around school! These are great quotes from Oak Knoll students this year, when asked what they would say to fellow Otters when passing in school corridors.
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Incoming Hillview Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are the parent of an incoming 6th grader - welcome! If your student is a 7th or 8th grader or your 6th grader is the last of several kids who have walked through Hillview's halls - welcome back! WE NEED YOU!
There are several ways that you can volunteer at Hillview; to contribute to this award winning community and connect in a more meaningful way with your child's school. Like the room parent program at the elementary schools, Hillview has Academy Parents who help coordinate academy-wide activities and assist the teachers in a variety of ways (including recruiting more volunteers.) We need volunteers to help serve hot lunch, assist in the library and at the book fair, help coordinate staff appreciation events, and so many other ways.
If you are interested in helping out at Hillview beginning next Fall, please send an email to volunteer@hillviewpto.org. We look forward to seeing you then. Go Hawks!
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MPCSD: Notice of Candidate Information Night
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Notice of Candidate Information Night for the Menlo Park City School District Governing Board
On Wednesday, June 1 at 6:00 p.m. in the District Office TERC building at 181 Encinal Avenue in Atherton, representatives from the Board of Education will conduct a Candidate Information Night for individuals who may be interested in running for the Menlo Park City School District Board of Education. The election is scheduled for November 8, 2016 and there will be two Board seats open.
Board Members, Stacey Jones and Joan Lambert, will present the roles and responsibilities of School Board Members, discuss District initiatives and challenges, provide details on filing as candidates with San Mateo County, and respond to questions from citizens who are considering their candidacy.
The filing period to become a candidate for the Board of Education is July 18 through August 12, 2016, and may be achieved by submitting candidate filing documents to Registration and Elections Division, County of San Mateo, 40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402. Please visit the San Mateo County Elections Office website for additional candidate information.
For more information, please contact the Menlo Park City School District Office at (650) 321-7140.
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Marsh Road Closure beginning May 31
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The Town of Atherton plans to close Marsh Road on May 31 to August 11, 2016 from Middlefield Road northerly to Fair Oaks Avenue, for construction to replace the Atherton Channel walls and floor.
A detour plan with roadway signage plan can be downloaded here. The closure of Marsh Road will impact traffic throughout the area and limit access to Encinal and Laurel schools. Additional information on impacts to our school busing service will be communicated to the parents. Please be patient and provide extra time to reach your destination. Click here for more project information and contacts for the Town of Atherton.
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MPAEF News - Schoolhouse Rocks 5K Run
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Results, Photos and Thanks! Congratulations to our over 1,400 runners and walkers in last Sunday's Schoolhouse Rocks 5K, presented by Nelson Roberts Investment Advisors. It was fantastic to see our school community come together for a fun morning.
Encinal's Nicholas Keller is our Fastest Teacher with a time of 23:21:2. Congratulations Mr. Keller! Jonathon Bunt achieved Fastest Overall Male with a time of 17:52 minutes. Fastest Overall Female was Tori Borish with a time of 19:49:6 minutes. To view your race results visit our Schoolhouse Rocks 5K Facebook page.
View and download race day photos here generously donated by Douglas Fairbairn Photography.
Thank you to our dozens of volunteers who helped on the day of the run and at packet pickup at Fleet Feet to manage this great community event. We literally couldn't have done it without your help. More than one runner gave up their spot to help serve as course monitor so the run could go ahead. Thank you!
A special thank you to Krista Skehan and the team at Personify who did an amazing job creating our new run branding. We also can't forget WL Butler Construction who provided a very cool 1968 Pontiac GTO convertible to pace our runners around the course.
And finally, thank you to the fun team of organizers who volunteered their time in the weeks and months leading up to last Sunday. This race was literally powered by the dedicated energy of the following people in our school community:
Co-chairs: Tara Moeller and Steve Tonsfeldt.
Organizing Committee: Jennifer Bartle, Page Curtin, Ben Ewers, Ken Flaum, Krista Glotzbach, Calla Griffith, Alka Gupta, Danielle Hayes, Susannah Hill, David Korn, Domonique Matthews, Liliana Perazich, and Tiffaney Quintana.
School Ambassadors: Kristi Cannon, Amy Coolican, Amy Courson, Jennifer Dahmus, Kim Hinshaw, Julie Nelson, and Shelley Winters.
Thank you again for your incredible support of our Schoolhouse Rocks 5K. See you next year!
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Thanks to Our Realtor and Business Partners
We 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!
DIAMOND
GOLD
BRONZE
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Make/Learn Celebration
June 4, San Mateo County Office of Education
Our STEM Center is launching our Celebration of Making on June 4th with our Make-Learn event. We are excited to offer a variety of hands-on sessions from organizations like Techshop and Autodesk. The event is open to educators and community members interested in growing more Maker opportunities in our schools and districts.
Free Library Summer Camp
June 20-July 22, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Atherton Library
Now enrolling children who will enter 1st grade in August 2016. Free breakfast and lunch provided; 2 free field trips included. Sign up now - space is limited. Mandatory parent orientation on June 1, 6-8 PM. For more information or to register, email Rebecca Forth or call 650-328-4244.
Stanford Soccer Club Tryouts
All ages welcome! Click here to contact the team manager for your player's age and arrange a tryout time.
Ragazzi Boys Chorus Auditions Now
By appointment through June; 178 Clinton St, Redwood City
Ragazzi Boys Chorus, a CBS news 'best choir of the Peninsula,' will teach your boy to sing! Schedule your 7-10-year-old boy for a fun group audition. He'll learn a song and have a blast; no prior experience or preparation needed to try out. Boys start slow, then grow. Ragazzi's opportunities include singing the National Anthem at a San Francisco Giants game, Opera roles, collaborations with Stanford's choruses and the San Francisco Symphony-and even world-wide touring. Click here for appointments and more info; and watch us on YouTube.
Community Service Opportunities
Menlo-Atherton High School PTA Computer Donation Program
Used Computers & Parts Needed for M-A High School Students
WANTED: old computers or parts, working or not, for Menlo-Atherton High School PTA computer donation program. We can use your laptop, laptop charger, desktop, monitor, mouse, laser printer, digital camera, USB flash drive, and computer parts. We will securely erase your computer, reload it, and send it home with a hard-working, deserving student from East Palo Alto, or we will place the computer into a classroom at M-A High. To donate a computer (or a truckload from a company that is upgrading), or for more information, click here or email Sue Kayton.
Volunteer with Menlo Spark
Are you ready to lead the way to a clean energy future in Menlo Park? Menlo Spark needs your help to reduce Menlo Park's greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. In as little as 10 minutes a week, you can make a difference. Sign up to be notified of volunteer opportunities, including: focus groups; social/neighborhood gatherings; social media; letter campaigns; event tabling; street crews; and challenges and contests. Click here to learn more and sign up today!
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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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