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December 16, 2012
Encinal PTO / La Organizasión de Padres y Maestro
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Week At A Glance
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Resources Related to Connecticut Incident
Our thoughts and prayers are with all families affected by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Please click here to see the email from Principal Burns sent out on Friday 12/14 with ideas and resources for talking with your child about a crisis such as this.
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The Encinal Spelling Bee Starts This Week
First written round on Dec. 17, Final on Jan. 11 
Calling all super spellers - Encinal School is participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year! On December 17, all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will participate in a written Spelling Bee during class. No pre-registration is required. The top finishers at each grade level as well as overall best spellers will be invited to participate in Encinal's first ever Oral Spelling Bee on January 11.
To prepare for the Bee, students can study words from the attached "2013 Encinal Bee Study List". The list contains a subset of the words from the 2013 Scripps Spelling Bee recommended study lists for grades 3 through 8 which will be used in the Encinal School Spelling Bee.
For more information, email one of the class representatives:
3rd grade: Katie Ferrick
4th grade: Mary Sapountzis
5th grade: Lynn Cox
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Mark Your Calendar for the Encinal Winter Sing
Wednesday, December 19th  Families and friends are invited to join Encinal students in the annual Winter Sing. Come hear the great holiday inspired songs your student has been learning to sing and play this year. Everyone will be invited to sing along. Check out the song list along with lyrics and MP3 downloads here. Are you a guitar or ukelele player? Bring your instrument and play along! Winter Sing Times by Class9amKinder - Merk, Jonas 1st - Campbell, Mathia 2nd - McCann, Barrera 3rd - Leff, Mar-Hill, Napolitani 4th - Sanchez, Collier, Strohmaier, Preston 5th - Hendrickson, Camper, Booth and Best/Schmidt
10:45am
Kinder - Callahan, Rocha-Nestler
1st - Chin, Nelson/Sullivan
2nd - Hatfield, Bienaime
3rd - Bulkin, Vargas
4th - Walton, Ward, Naishtut, Ybarrola
5th - Clemo, Meister and Mattos
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Please Check Lost & Found Before Winter Break
 Missing your son's winter coat? Can't find your daughter's water bottle? Please check the Lost & Found area located across from the Large Multi and the bin on the Kinder playground.
Any items remaining after January 18th will be donated to local nonprofit organizations.
Questions? Please contact Anna, Lost & Found Coordinator
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Weekly Commute Tips
 If your kids get out at 3pm, please arrive no earlier than 3 to pick them up. When cars arrive too early, this creates a dangerous traffic back up on Encinal Avenue.
- When walking with your children, please use crosswalks. Crossing mid-block is unsafe.
- Do you know the one-finger rule? There shouldn't be more than one finger's space between your eyebrows and your bike helmet, and you shouldn't be able to fit more than one finger between your chin and your strap. Check your kids' helmets as well as your own!
For more commute tips, contact Kathy Schrenk to sign up for Transit Notes: kschrenk@mpcsd.org.
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Spots Are Filling Up Fast - Sign Up for Winter After-School Activities Today!
After-School Activities for the Winter (January - March) are now open for registration. Click here and scroll down to see the Winter 2013 schedule.
New Programs- Yogi Birds, Legos, Young Rembrandts Art, Hope Theater, Dance Expressions, Let's Play in Spanish, Speech and Debate
Continuing Programs
- Girls On The Run, One on One Basketball, Flag Football, Think Math, Mad Science, Wizbots, Bay Area Chess, Pacific Art League, Mandarin
Scholarships are available. Click here for more info.
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Writing Contest for Young Readers in Grades 4 & 5
Letters due Jan 9th to Ms. Healy
 Fourth and fifth grade students are invited to write a letter to an author and submit it to Ms. Healy in the library by Wednesday, January 9, 2013. See entry guidelines here for more information. Sample letters are available in the library.
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Calling All 5th Grade Families:
Important Info on Ship Trip & Outdoor Ed
 It's time to register for Ship Trip & Outdoor Ed, two wonderful enrichment programs for Encinal 5th graders. Please click here to download registration and payment details, for Ship Trip (due Jan 11th) and Outdoor Ed (due Feb 1st.)
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Encinal Shout Outs
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Thank You to the Caring & Sharing Committee
A huge thanks to Amy Hamilton and Julie Hansen, PTO Caring & Sharing Coordinators for the dedication and time they devoted to coordinating the Holiday Food drive and Giving Tree drive.
And, a heartfelt thank you to all the Encinal families who generously donated gifts and money to help our school families in need this holiday season.
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MPAEF News
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MPAEF's Holiday Wish List
Have a wonderful holiday season!
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Thank You to our New Business & Realtor Partners
Please support those businesses and realtors who support our schools!
Thank you to these new 2012-13 business and realtor sponsors: Business Partners
European Styling Parlour
Intuitive Environments
Realtor Partners Mary Gullixson, Alain Pinel Realtors Carol MacCorkle, Coldwell Banker Click here to become a Business or Realtor partner!
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Shop Here & Earn Money For Our Schools
Whether it's holiday shopping or just your everyday purchases you can earn money for our schools by clicking here and making your purchases.
You can make a purchase on Amazon, and on average 5% of the purchase will be earned for the MPAEF. When you click through our link everything will look like it normally does on Amazon, just make your purchase and we will receive the credit!
Shopping elsewhere? The eScrip shopping portal provides access to numerous retailers, including Nordstrom, Macy's, J. Crew, Apple, Nike, Brookstone, and many others. If you have not signed up for eScrip, you will need to do so first. Click here to sign up for eScrip.
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Parent Ed Opportunities
For a complete listing of events,
visit the district's Parent Ed webpage.
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How to Raise Your Teenager Without Losing Your Mind
-- Last Two of A Three Part Series --
Come hear our own Hillview principal, Erik Burmeister, as he provides valuable tips and insights into raising teenagers. During the course of three different sessions, Erik will discuss a variety of topics including gender differences, brain development, rewards and consequences, setting boundaries and Internet reality and safety. Attend as many as you like - each part will cover a different set of topics.
Part 2: Monday, 12/10 - 6:30-8:00 pm - Hillview PAC
Part 3 with Q&A: Thursday, 12/13 - 10:00-11:30 am - Hillview PAC
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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, Take It Personally, facilitated by Linda Silvius of Project Cornerstone.
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"Mindset - An Evening for Parents" with Dr. Carol Dweck
Tuesday, January 29, 7 p.m., Hillview Performing Arts Center
The Friends of the Menlo Park Library present a special evening with Stanford Psychology Professor and Author Dr. Carol S. Dweck, PhD, whose work has demonstrated the role of mindsets in student motivation and has shown how praise for intelligence can undermine motivation and learning. For more info on this event, click here. To register, please click here. |
Family Community Service Opportunities
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The Family Giving Tree - Become an elf! The Family Giving Tree needs your help to wrap and sort presents they collect to fulfill holiday wishes of low-income kids around the Bay Area. Volunteers are needed most days from now until January 4th at the Holiday Wish Drive Warehouse in Cupertino. Click here to see the volunteer calendar and find a day with open slots that works for your family. For more info, call 408.946.3111.
Palo Alto Children's Theatre - Be an usher! We need ushers for our last performances of Wind in the Willows on December 20 and 21 at 7pm and love to have children 8 and over volunteer to be ushers. Call us today to sign up at 650.463.4930.
Haven House/InnVision Shelter Network - A nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness on the Peninsula. W e depend on the generous time and talent of our community to help homeless families and individuals return to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Click here to find a variety of ways you can engage with IVSN to support our mission. For more info, contact Lynnelle Bilsey at lbilsey@ivsn.org. Riley's Place - Our Youth Volunteer Program offers kids aged 8 through 15, wonderful and meaningful opportunities to volunteer. Children gain hands-on experience and learn how to feed, exercise, groom, pet, socialize and care for all our animals, most of which were rescued. At Riley's Place, youth are very involved, have a whole lot of fun, and take pride in being the touchstone of our organization. For more information, contact Renette Rambeau: renhaugh@comcast.net.
Questions? Know other service opportunities? Contact Kari Riedel
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Local Community News & Events
For complete listings click here
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Community Events & Speakers
"The Wind in the Willows" from Palo Alto Children's Theatre, December 6-21 at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. A faithful adaptation of the classic novel with a touch of Christmas added to the plot. Call (650) 463-4930 for more information.
Sports, Classes, and Other Opportunities
Afterschool KidFit Class, Tuesdays; January 8 to February 19, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, Menlo Park. Kick-start your kids' knowledge of weights and structured routines for a life-long habit of exercise, respect, and health. For students of all ages.
Young Chefs Academy, Tuesdays at Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, Menlo Park. Learn to cook delicious recipes with age appropriate curriculum and recipes. Taught by Encinal mom! For details and to register, go to http://www.egovlink.com/menlopark/classes/class_list.asp and search on "Young Chefs." For preschoolers up to 5th graders.
Mothers and Daughters Needed for a Stanford Study on Social Interaction, The Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research at Stanford is looking for mothers and their 8-10 year old daughters for a study of brain function during social interaction. If you are interested, please download our flyer here.
Creative Art for Young Children, Winter Session, January 9 to March 23, Portola Valley Town Center, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Focus on the color BLUE! Different days and times for different age groups. Teacher: Jeannie Goldman. Register online at portolavalley.net, beginning December 17. For pre-kinders to 5th graders.
Menlo-Atherton Little League, Registration for the upcoming 2013 Little League Season is open from now until January 13. Late fees and wait lists will apply after that. To register, follow this link.
Kidizens Winter/Spring Program, January-May 2013, 4546 El Camino Real, Ste. B9, Los Altos. Kidizens inspires kids to become good citizens and future leaders, one LEGO brick at a time! This highly interactive social learning framework inculcates analytical thinking, strategic problem solving and develops public speaking and leadership skills. Please visit www.thekidizens.com or call (650) 384-0412 for more information.
M-A Holiday Basketball Clinic, for 4th-8th Grade Boys, Thursday, December 27, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Menlo-Atherton Ayers Gym. All basketball abilities are welcome. Please sign up on the M-A Boys Basketball website at www.maboysbasketball.com/communityclinic, and bring the liability form (downloaded from the website) and a $30 check, made out to M-A Boys Basketball, to the clinic.
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