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April 7, 2013
Encinal PTO / La Organizasión de Padres y Maestro
Boletin en espanol, haga clic aqui
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Week at a Glance
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It's not too late to sign up for Spring After School activities!
We have some exciting new offerings this Spring!
Be sure to check out Vision Quest's Animation (grades 1-2), a multimedia class sure to capture the imagination of your child while helping them explore technology at an early age. For grades 3-4, we are offering Game Design. Children will learn to create a realistic looking non-violent video game with everything from health meters to multiple lives. Don't miss out! Sign up today.
Also consider our other exciting new classes, like Speech & Debate, Yoga, or Lego Ninjaneering. Or, register for old favorites like Art, Think Math, Bay Area Chess, Wizbots, Mad Science, Mandarin, Art, Hi Five Sports, Flag Football, and One on One Basketball.
Click here for the full schedule of after school activities.
There's something for everyone - or if not, let us know what you're interested in for next year!
Scholarships are available! Click here for more info.
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Encinal Talent Show is coming!
Friday, April 19th, Time TBD (during school day)
Encinal students in 4th and 5th grade are encouraged to participate in the annual Encinal Talent Show. The Show reflects the students' creativity, nerve, uniqueness and, of course, talent!
Acts can be as varied as our students themselves and include bands, singing, dancing, playing instruments, juggling and even comic acts. There are also crew member and emcee roles to be filled. If your 4th and 5th grade students are interested, please have them talk to Mr. Ashfield for more information on how to sign up.
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SPINGO is Coming -- Save The Date
Friday, April 19th, 5:30-7:30pm
 Our 2nd annual SPINGO Family Fun Night is coming soon. What is SPINGO? Well, it's...
- Science: Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science will bring it's acclaimed "Build It!" workshop for amazing hands-on science fun
- Pizza: Pizza will be available for purchase by the slice or you can bring your own picnic to enjoy with other Encinal families
- Bingo: The small multi will be transformed into a rockin' Bingo Hall for all-you-can-play-Bingo
Hope everyone can join us for a night of fun, food, and learning! For more info, click here.
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Celebrate Earth Day with
"Be Seen Keeping It Clean"
Help pick up litter on April 19; Pick up gloves and bags on April 18
 We invite all Encinal students and families to "Be Seen Keeping it Clean" by picking up litter on their way to school, around their homes, near bus stops, and around the Encinal campus. This Earth Day venture is sponsored by the San Mateo County Safe Routes to School Program and the San Mateo County Clean Water Program. Students who wish to participate should pick up gloves and collection bags outside the school office on April 18th.
Students who participate will receive a raffle ticket to be entered into a prize drawing.
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Spring has sprung and it's time to run! June 2, 2013 at 9am
Be a part of the new district-wide are you in RUN for education on June 2, 2013 at 9am!
After 18 years of success with the Oak Knoll Otter Run, the entire district community of Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll, and Hillview will now come together to raise crucial funds for our community-supported schools.
Register and sign up to be a family sponsor today! See the race website for more information.
(The first 40 families to sign up at the $500 sponsorship level will get their name on the race t-shirt and includes 4 free race entries!)
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 REMINDER
Please be courteous to our neighbors on Prior Lane.
Prior Lane (behind the teacher parking lot) is not to be used for drop off or pickup, nor is parking allowed.
We have received reports from neighbors that numerous parents are using the lane inappropriately, and creating a safety hazard for our kids.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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 The Read-A-Thon is over!
We are so proud of all our Encinal kids.
If you haven't already...
please send in your pledges!!
Checks or Cash may be sent in to your teacher, or dropped off in the drop box in the front office, or online.
Thank you for all your support! We look forward to letting everyone know how much the kids raised for their library next week!
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5th Grade News
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5th Grade Graduation Picnic: Volunteers Needed
Wed, June 12th, during school at Holbrook Palmer Park
 The end of year is fast approaching and it's time to start planning an unforgettable graduation picnic for Encinal 5th graders. This year's event, a Graduation Fiesta!, will be held during school hours on Wednesday, June 12th at Holbrook Palmer Park, and we need lots of help to ensure it's fun and memorable for all! We need volunteers to help with the following: lunch and snacks, decorations, games/activities/crafts, signage and publicity, safety, photography, and more. If you are available to help plan this event and/or volunteer on the day of the event, please sign up on our event shutterfly site (no password required). Questions? Email event chairs Amy Cramer or Joan Solari
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Encinal Shout Outs
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Raffle Winners Announced!
Congrats to Judge, Kate, Will and Evelyn, winners of the bike/walk/carpool raffle!
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Thank You to the 3rd Grade Social Organizers!
 A big thanks to Encinal parents Carolyn Lynch, Christie Tonsfeldt, and Katie Ferrick, and Laurel parents Stacey Jones and Danielle Vontz for organizing the 3rd Grade Social last Friday night. What fun!
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MPAEF News
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Dancing Through the Decades
Tickets On Sale NOW!
Tickets Available Now! Buy your tickets for the Dancing Through the Decades party and auction! Buy your tickets for Cheers! Champagne and Wine Tasting, to be held before the doors open for the Dancing Through the Decades party and auction! Buy your tickets to support not only 30 years of dedication from our community, but also every day of continued success in our district schools! Buy before April 19 to save $35 a ticket! Come one, come all -- buy your tickets and bid online! Tickets available here. $185/guest for Cheers!; $90/guest for Dancing Through the Decades General Admission; $50/guest for Teachers & Staff.
Auction items are ready to be viewed on the website! Check out the fabulous donations from parties to getaways to experiences for your kid(s). Catalogs will be sent home this week for you to peruse as a family. Take out a highlighter, clear your schedule and start making plans! There is something for everyone in your family, whether it be a day at camp for the whole family, a gourmet meal together, new vintages for your wine cellar, trips far and wide or a trip back to the 80's! It's all here in one place, all you need to do is decide!
Online Auction opens April 19 for kids' parties, summer camps and all the experiences organized by our very own district teachers! How special for our kids to be able to spend time with their teachers in a whole new way and outside the classroom. Let's strengthen our school while strengthening relationships!
Live and Silent Auction items will be offered at the event on April 27. Before the night gets late, bid on your favorite getaways, sporting events and memorabilia, unique experiences for adults and kids alike (including Kids In Training items!), and intimate gatherings and large theme parties for adults. Make plans with your family to head off to France. Mark off your calendar for a night behind AT&T Park's home plate. Chat with friends to coordinate your bid for a favorite party in the fall! Bid for your child to have a chance to follow in the footsteps of a vet, a fireman, a chef, an engineer. You just can't go wrong when you bid early!
Dancing Through the Decades Details:
Saturday, April 27, Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto
For more information, click here.
6:00 pm
Cheers! Champagne and Wine Tasting
7:45 pm
Dancing Through the Decades Auction
Creative festive attire. All decades welcome!
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 Thank You to MPAEF's Business & Realtor Partners
Please support those businesses and realtors who support our schools! Thank you to these local 2012-13 business and realtors:
Business
Peninsula Pet Hospital
Shadle Construction
Ladera Oaks Swim, Tennis & Fitness Club
Nolasco Construction
Harvest Furniture
Lulu Jane Photos
Cheeky Monkey Toys
Fishman Vision
Sky Nails
Bow Wow Meow
UpToUs Directory
Realtors Mary Gilles, Alain Pinel Realtors Judy Citron, Alain Pinel Realtors
Karin Riley, Coldwell Banker
Nikki James, Opes Advisors
Caroline Tonetti, Dreyfus Properties
Jennifer Liske, Dreyfus Properties
Billy McNair, Coldwell Banker
Colleen Foraker, Alain Pinel Realtors
Michael Hall, Alain Pinel Realtors
Jennifer Gonzalez La'O, Oliver Luxury Real Estate
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Parent Ed Opportunities
For a complete listing of events,
visit the district's Parent Ed webpage.
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New Parenting Book Club at Keplers  Please join Nicole Scott, school counselor, and Jenny Ryan, School Psychologist, for a weekly book club at Kepler's. We will be reading the book Teach your Children Well: Parenting for Authentic Success by Madeline Levine. Each week participants will read portions of the book then come to the book club to discuss what was read. The book club will meet on the following dates: Thursday April 18th, Wed April 24th, Wed May 1st, Wed May 8th, Thursday May 16th and Thursday May 23rd. We are limited to 20 participants. Please email Nicole at nscott@mpcsd.org or Jenny at jryan@mpcsd.org to register for the group or if you have any questions. The book is available at Keplers. |
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Join us for a special preview of the upcoming PBS film by Kikim Media and Hawkview Pictures:
Extreme By Design
Learn how Stanford students and MPCSD K-8 students are using design thinking to tackle challenges big and small with an innovator's mindset
April 18, 2013
6:15pm-8:45pm
Hillview Performing Arts Center
Keynote by Erik Burmeister, Principal of Hillview Middle School
"Blazing a New Trail: How Hillview is Using Design Thinking to Redesign School"
Design thinking is all about developing and using an innovator's mindset-the habits of mind that help our kids from Kindergarten to eighth grade embrace challenges and persevere with confidence. MPCSD is committed to Innovation as a Core Value, and wants our kids to be inspired to make positive change in our community and in the world! So how do we encourage an innovator's mindset in the classroom? Come hear Erik Burmeister share his vision for how Hillview is using design thinking to redesign school from the master schedule to instruction in the classroom. Ralph King, Jr., filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize nominee, will introduce the film. The hour-long documentary follows a band of Stanford students who design and build products to solve seemingly intractable problems for the world's poor. A panel discussion, composed of MPCSD elementary and middle school teachers, administrators, and parents, along with a graduate student and producer from the film, will follow to discuss ways our students are developing an innovator's mindset and answer questions from the audience. Join us for an evening of inspired conversation!
To learn more the film and what teachers across the nation have to say, click here.
Space is limited. To register, please click here by Friday, April 12, 2013. |
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Mark Your Calendar:
"The Culture of Perfectionism"
Thursday, May 2nd, 7:00pm - 8:30pm, M-A Performing Arts Center
Speaker: Ana Homayoun, Author of The Myth of the Perfect Girl and That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week
A Collaborative Event of MPCSD and Menlo-Atherton High School
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Family Community Service Opportunities
For complete listings click here |
InnVision - There are many ways to volunteer to help our organization end homelessness on the Peninsula. Click here to learn how your family (or a group of families) can help us make and distribute meals, collect needed donations, improve facilities, and more.
Save The Bay - You can have fun outdoors, learn about the Bay and help us protect it by joining one of our on-the-Bay programs. Click
here to see a list of volunteer opportunities at several sites around San Francisco Bay.
There With Care is a non-profit based in Menlo Park that supports families of critically-ill children. We are currently serving families referred through Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and we would love your help! We have many opportunities to volunteer directly with our families. For more info, visit our website.
Click here for a list of ongoing service opportunities.
Questions? Know other service projects? Contact Kari Riedel
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Local Community News & Events
For complete listings click here
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Summer Camp Information is Here
Click here and check back often - new camps are being added every week!
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Science Fun at the Museum of American Heritage. Saturday, April 20, at 3:00 p.m. $10 at the Door, Families Welcome! 351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto. Awesome hands-on activities with static electricity, electromagnetic games and toys, a Theremin, Tesla Coil and more! For more information or to RSVP please contact 650-321-1004 or email admin@moah.org .
Maker Faire Bay Area, May 18 and 19. A two-day family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. For more info and to buy tickets, click here.
Sports, Classes, and Other Opportunities
Menlo Swim and Sport offers a beginning program for kids age 6-10. Lessons Monday and Wednesday afternoons. www.menlotennisacademy.com
Hoopsters Basketball, Mondays Starting in April at Arrilliga Gymnasium, with Coach Tim Bowler. An exciting and non-competitive introduction to basketball for boys and girls. Low hoops and small basketballs will be used. $185.00 for Menlo Park residents. To register, call 650-330-2221.
Creative Art for Young Children, Spring Session, April 10 through June 15, Portola Valley Town Center. Different classes available for ages pre-K through 8 years. Teacher: Jeannie Goldman (650) 851-1914. Open registration starts March 25.
Sunday April 14 and Sunday June 2, 3:30-4:30pm at Holbrook Palmer Park. For Boys and girls ages 5 - 14. All equipment provided. Pre-register and learn more at 888-526-3330 or www.athertonlacrosse.com.
Stanford Study Subjects Needed. We are looking for healthy participants ages 10-17 from families in which neither the child nor parents have received psychiatric diagnoses. Participants will be paid for completing oral and written questionnaires, an MRI of the brain (no radiation involved), and a blood draw. Phone: 650-725-6760, email stanfordhealthystudy@gmail.com.
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