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> Sign up to be a 2016-2017 Room Parent
> Check Lost & Found before June 14
> Extra Yearbook Sale, June 14, 8:00-8:20am (for those who didn't order)
> Download summer reading forms
Scroll down below for more details on these items.
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Monday, June 13
- Yearbooks Distributed, to 5th Grade at Field Day and to K-4 from Teachers.
- Fifth Grade Field Day, 8:45am
- Third Grade Field Day, 12:30pm
- MPCSD Board Meeting, 6:00pm, TERC. The MPAEF grant check of $3.6M will be presented for 2016-2017.
Tuesday, June 14
- Sale of Extra Yearbooks, 8:00-8:20am, Flagpole by office
- Kindergarten Field Day, 10:00am
- 5th Grade Performance, 10:00am, Gym
- 5th Grade Clap-Out, 11:00am, Field
- Last Day of School - EARLY DISMISSAL at 11:20am
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Sunday, August 21
Friday, August 26
- Class Lists Posted, 1:00pm, Office Bulletin Boards
Sunday, August 28
- First Newsletter of the School Year
Thursday, September 1
- First Day of School
- Back to School Coffee, 8:10am, Gym
Thursday, September 8
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The school year is coming to a close and this is the last edition of the Otter Weekly! We will be back with the first edition of the 2016-17 school year on Sunday, August 28. Have a great summer, everyone!
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Here are some key dates to note for the start of the 2016-2017 school year:
8/21: Back to School Checklist sent to parents
8/26 (around 1pm): Class Lists posted on the office bulletin boards
8/28: First newsletter of the school year
8/31: Kinder Welcome (morning), 1-5 Grade New Family Ice Cream Social (afternoon)
9/1: First Day of School, Back to School Coffee in the Gym after drop-off
9/8: Back to School Night
Please click here for 2016-2017 District instructional calendar.
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MPCSD Superintendent Update
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In case you missed the latest MPCSD news from Superintendent Maurice Ghysels, including information on Measures A & C follow up and Budgeting, have a read here.
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Incoming 3rd Grade Placement
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There will be NO lottery for multi-age or traditional for incoming 3rd graders. Therefore, if you completed an online input form and selected Multi-Age or Traditional, your child will be placed accordingly. Make a note that on August 26, class lists will be posted, around 1:00pm. You can then find out who your child's teacher and classmates will be for 2016-17.Please do not contact us now about changes to your input form. We are so happy that supply and demand is in order and all choice program requests are being honored.
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Office Reminder - Lost & Found
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Please remember to check Lost & Found before the end of the year! Items which are unclaimed by June 14 will be donated to charity.
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2016-2017 Room Parents - Don't Forget to Sign up
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Don't forget to sign up to be a Room Parent! Our teachers need your help, so don't miss out on being a Room Parent next year! Sign up today 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!
For 2016-2017, the room parent program will now be two room parents per classroom, with the responsibilities being shared. This is to streamline the role of room parents and increase the volunteering opportunities for all classroom parents.
Please remember that all current room parents must sign up again for next year, including Multi-age class room parents!
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If you ordered a yearbook:
The 2015-2016 yearbooks have arrived, have been sorted an are ready for distribution! The yearbooks will first be given to 5th graders at their Field Day tomorrow Monday, June 13, and then provided to teachers during the morning to hand out to all others in Kindergarten-4th Grade who ordered one.
If you did not order a yearbook but would like one:
For those of you who did not order a yearbook, but would like one, we do have a few extra which we will sell for $25 on a first come first serve basis this Tuesday, June 14 at drop-off from 8:00-8:20am by the flagpole outside the school office.
For any questions, please contact a member of the yearbook team: Andrea Potischman, Gina Skinner, Sherrie Feinstein, Tamara Russel, Tara Carranza. A big thank you to the team for all their time and hard work creating this year's Oak Knoll Yearbook!
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On Thursday, the whole school gathered in the gym to watch the The Talent Show put on by the 4th and 5th graders! This student-led production saw 26 talent acts, at least a dozen tech crew, as well as announcers, all work together to put on the show, with Ms. Kessler, Ms. Musladin and Ms. Ryan for a little guidance. As a finale, the staff performed their own number, followed by an all-school dance party led by Ms. Bennion. Oak Knoll rocks!
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Field days for 1st, 2nd and 4th Grades were held on Friday with outdoor fun and games! The remaining grades' field days will be tomorrow and Tuesday.
Monday, June 13
8:45am - 12:30pm, 5th Grade to Burgess Park
12:30pm - 3:00pm, 3rd Grade Tuesday, June 14
10:00am - 11:00am, Kindergarten
These are events for the students, but if you are volunteering you will have received an email from one of your room parents or grade level coordinators about arrangements.
For all of the Field Days, Ollie salutes the Room Parent Grade Level Coordinators, Grade Level Liaisons, Room Parent Teams, and parent volunteers who ran all of the activities for each grade. Thank you!
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The Ice Cream Benefit organized by Ms. Brewbaker's 2nd grade class on Friday was super successful again this year! A flurry of students lined up at pick-up in the courtyard for a charitable sweet treat. After costs, $1,200 will be donated to Ruby's Place, a shelter and support organization for homeless mothers and children.
In addition, as part of their Snug-Hug project, students in the class raised another $1,200 through lemonade stands, garage sales, movie night, in order to buy materials to create care bags for the children at the shelter. The bags, along with any remaining funds, will also be given to Ruby's Place.
A shout-out for Ms. Brewbaker & Room 15 for their work on this wonderful project!
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Oak Knoll's Science Teacher, Ms. Solomon, who lovingly oversees the wonderful garden we have on campus, held a garden sale on Wednesday, with the help of Mr. Quarre's 2nd Grade class who organized, packaged items, and planted, and then ran the sale, Ms. Cotter's 1st Grade class who made crayons and the multi-age classes of Ms. Fujimoto/ Ms. Lavezzo/ Ms. Boatright who made carrot seed paper. Many students came to shop during the lunch periods and proceeds will go back into maintaining and growing the garden.
Parents can volunteer their time this summer and/or next school year by taking care of the garden and by supervising the garden at lunchtime so it can be opened more frequently. Please contact Ms. Solomon if you are interested in helping.
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I love to celebrate your summer reading! Get started NOW! Find the perfect book and other great recommendations for all reading levels in the attached link and take a look at Ms. Cebrian's recommendations below. Follow the directions for your grade level and join the library reading celebrations next year!
Ms. Bennion
Librarian
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Woohoo! Summertime! Time for relaxation and getting to read whatever you want. I encourage kids to make a stack or a list, but a plan nonetheless for books they want to read over the summer. I think kids will read more if they can see their accomplishments growing. Choosing the order of the books, changing the order, adding to the pile... all things readers do. Of course, cover pictures of e-book accomplishments will work as well.
First off - choose something to read aloud this summer. You'll enjoy it - all of you. My top choice for the summer is BFG by Roald Dahl because the new movie comes out on July 1. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is another great choice for the conversations it can spark about how we treat others and how we value different talents and how we value our own.
There are some very popular books kids are reading now that involve retellings in some form of fairy tales and/or myths - often with modern day connections. Read aloud mythologies, fairy tales, or Just So Stories. The time commitments are shorter and make for easy stopping points. Carry one in the car for times when you have to sit and wait. It's amazing how much reading time you can steal from a day if you try.
If you aren't certain of the book's fit, I like to check Common Sense Media to see what the recommended age is, and what the higher-level topics are so you can make your own decision. If you are stumped for ideas, check out these recommendations or my teacher page. Ms. Cebrian
Reading Specialist
Happy summer reading, everyone!
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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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Thank you! $3.6 Million Dollars to Support our SchoolsThanks to the support of our district parents, community members, event sponsors, local business, realtors and our fundraisers, the MPAEF unanimously voted to present the District with a grant in the amount of $3.6 Million Dollars for the 2016-2017 school year. The official check presentation will take place at the June 13 (6:00pm) School Board meeting and we welcome all families to join us to celebrate our community fundraising efforts in support of our schools. MPAEF Leadership and 2016-2017 Board of DirectorsThe MPAEF would like to thank and recognize Calla Griffith for her two years of service as MPAEF Co-President and welcome Jennifer Dahmus to join Alka Gupta as Co-Presidents for the 2016-2017 school year. We are pleased to present the 2016-2017 MPAEF Board of Directors: Executive CommitteeCo Presidents: Jennifer Dahmus & Alka Gupta Treasurer: Heather Buch Secretary: Jessica Gilmartin Annual Parent Campaign Co Chairs: Kelly Morehead & Liliana Perazich Business and Realtor Campaign Chair: Jennifer Bartle Endowment Campaign Chair: Katherine Armstrong-Hochstetler Marketing Chair: Emily Record Events Chair: Kendall Harris Jeanie Ritchie Innovation Grants Committee Chair: Colleen Cutcliffe Annual Parent Campaign School Teams and StewardsEncinal: Annie Anderson, Tim Burks, Amy Coolican, Stephanie Kim, Ellen Long, Scott Marshall, Reed Moulds, Rob Noravian, Astor Toyos Hillview: Laura Hale, Cristy Barnes, Ashley Honerkamp, Elizabeth Lorenz, Laura Paul Laurel: Colleen Cutcliffe, Vicki Eckert, Sandra Ewers, Molly Kossow, Jennifer Shoup, Stephanie Virag Oak Knoll: Jason Banks, Jen Birk, Aarti Chandna, Sina Djafari, Keith Flaum, Mags Keane, Christa West Analytics: Natty Netsuwan Business and Realtor Campaign CommitteeSusan Barker, Marc Bryman, Suneeta Chilukuri, Page Curtin, Jamie D'Alessandro, Katherine Heidel, Liz Hove, Jessica Lanier, Julie Lee, Paige Parenti Marketing CommitteeSam Bacic, Danielle Hayes, Stephanie Lucianovic, Julia Molise, Lea Pence, Stacey Wueste Spring Event & AuctionAmy Redell, Tamara Striffler (off-Board) Schoolhouse Rock 5KTara Moeller Jeanie Ritchie Innovation GrantsAshley Honerkamp Advisory CouncilCalla Griffith, Chair +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Honor a Retiring Teacher with a Tribute Gift to the MPAEF EndowmentIf a beloved teacher is re  tiring this year, please consider honoring their contributions to your child's education by making a Tribute gift in their name to the MPAEF Endowment. Endowment gifts last in perpetuity and the Tribute recipient receives a letter about your gift as well as a place on the Endowment Tribute Rolls here. As a restricted revenue source, the Endowment is a permanent resource for professional development designed to benefit the District for generations to come. The MPAEF Endowment is dedicated to fostering academic excellence, especially in the areas of writing, math, science and music through professional development, particularly teacher leadership, and design thinking innovation. Click here to learn more. To make a Tribute gift, please click here. Be sure to include the name of your Tribute honoree.
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Creative Art for Young Children
Portola Valley Town Center
Inspiration for our art will come from Dr. Seuss, Sea Life, Mermaids and Pirates, Thiebaud's dessert paintings, Picasso's Portraits, and Op Art. For more information, click here.
FREE Lacrosse Clinic
June 19, 3-4 PM
Introductory Clinics Hosted by Menlo-Atherton Grizzlies Lacrosse for boys & girls ages 6 - 14 @ Holbrook Palmer Park in Atherton. Please register on our site.
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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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