October 5, 2014
 
Ormondale 

Upcoming Events

Wed Oct 8 & Thu Oct 9, Ormondale Bike/Walk to School. Details here.

Fri Oct 10, PVSF Donation Day.  Details here.

Fri Oct 10, Ormondale Photo Day

Fri Oct 10, Turkey Trot Artwork Due. Details here.

Tue Oct 14, 8:20 am, Room 12, Amazon & eScript Info
Learn how to raise money for our school with Amazon and eScript 
(bring your laptop or mobile device) Details here.

Wed Oct 15, Spirit Wear Orders Due.  Details 
here.


View the full PTO calendar here.bikewalk
National Bike/Walk to School Day

Crazy busy, super exciting week coming up for PVSD students!!

INTERNATIONAL Bike/Walk to school Day is this Wed Oct 8!  

On Wed Oct 8, students everywhere will be making a special effort to bike, scooter, skateboard, walk or ride their horse to school.  As always, Portola Valley School District students will be joining in on the excitement!  We are encouraging students to walk and roll to school on October 8th and 9th to actively show our support and commitment in taking cars off the road!  In return, there will be fun little rewards each day!

Ormondale
Any parent that would like to help on Oct 8 or 9, with the passing out of rewards to students at Ormondale, please contact Christy Pinelli.  Thanks!turkey

Ormondale Turkey Trot
Ormondale Turkey Trot (1K and 5K Run/Walk/Relay)
Sat Nov 15
8:00 - 11:00 am

Artwork Contest Forms were sent out from school this week. More blank forms are in the school office. Four students (one from each grade K-3) will have their artwork featured on a reusable shopping bag. Winning artists will also receive a $25 gift certificate to Kepler's Books in Menlo Park. Please submit artwork to the Turkey Trot box in the Ormondale school office by Fri Oct 10.

Stay tuned: Lunchtime training will start Thu Oct 16. Registration for the Turkey Trot will open soon! 

Contact Karen Urbanek with event questions.
spirit
Spirit Wear

Spirit Wear order deadline is Wed Oct 15 for Fall 2014. Please submit your orders asap in order to ensure delivery. Order forms are available in the Ormondale office. For questions, please contact Amy Shimer.
CMS

Corte Madera

Upcoming Events

Wed Oct 8, Thu Oct 9, Fri Oct 10, CMS Bike/Walk to School.  Details here.

Wed Oct 8 & Thu Oct 9, CMS Bike Rodeo.  Details here.

Mon Oct 6 - Fri Oct 17, 4/5th grade Golden Sneaker Challenge.  Details here

Fri Oct 10, PVSF Donation Day.  Details  here.
 
View the full PTO calendar here. bike

National Bike/Walk to School Day

Crazy busy, super exciting week coming up for PVSD students!!

INTERNATIONAL Bike/Walk to school Day is this Wed Oct 8!  

On Wed Oct 8, students everywhere will be making a special effort to bike, scooter, skateboard, walk or ride their horse to school.  As always, Portola Valley School District students will be joining in on the excitement!  We are encouraging students to walk and roll to school on October 8th and 9th to actively show our support and commitment in taking cars off the road!  In return, there will be fun little rewards each day!

Corte Madera
In addition to International Bike/Walk to school day, Corte Madera will be participating in a revamped Bike Rodeo on Thu Oct 8 and Fri Oct 9, with fun games and special activities geared to keep students interested and engaged!  Please be on the look out for permission slips and remember to send your student to school with a helmet, skateboard/bike/scooter for the Rodeo! 

As if that's not enough, the 4th and 5th grade classes will be competing for the GOLDEN SNEAKER AWARD! This is a program that encourages students to bike, bus, walk, skate, scooter or carpool to school every day for two weeks, from Mon Oct 6 - Fri Oct 17! WOW! The classroom with the highest amount of participants in each grade will receive the famous Golden Sneaker Award AND special treats!


Thank You

The Corte Madera PTO would like to give a BIG Thank You to Elise Gabrielson and Kristi Skrabo for chairing the 6, 7, 8, Grade BBQ again this year. The first BBQ of the school year was fantastic and enjoyed by all the kids! It could not have been done without the help of our wonderful 6, 7, 8th grade parent volunteers:  Paul Skrabo, Cathy Carlson, Tiffany Hong, Robin Willard, Tanya Pastushkov, Ann Crevelt, Lynn Holthaus, David Smernoff and Mary Jo Kloezeman. A special thank you to our CMS staff Susan Outland, Cyndi Maijala and Jerry Nickel for making sure everything ran smoothly.
PVSF
Portola Valley School Foundation

Donate by 10/10/14 to Unlock the $100,000 Grant
 
There are only 5 days left until Donation Day! Please donate or pledge by this Fri 10/10 to help unlock the $100,000 grant! We need to collect $750,000 in donations and pledges to unlock this generous grant from District families and can't do it without your help. For more information or to donate online, visit us at pvschoolsfoundation.org.  We will also be collecting donations at the drop off line at both schools on Friday morning. Thank you in advance for making a difference in our schools! 
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Community Newsamazon
 

Help Our Schools While Shopping with Amazon & eScrip

Come to Room 12 at Ormondale on Tue Oct 14 to learn more about these two easy ways to raise money for our school.  Bring your laptop or mobile device to the session! These two programs pay for classroom supplies for every student in our district each year!

To get started with the Amazon program, click on this link and bookmark this page. Or click here to learn more.

And don't forget to renew your eScrip 
membership by Sat Nov 1! Just click here and click on the "Yes! Renew" symbol. And if you haven't already signed up for eScrip, click here to get started!
 
Woodside Day of the Horse

On Sat Oct 11 Woodside celebrates its 10th anniversary for Day of the Horse from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm at Woodside Town Hall. Take a ride on the Wells Fargo Stagecoach, decorate horse cookies, and learn all about the horse clubs, organizations and riding programs in the area. Watch a blacksmith shoe a horse, listen to a pony's heartbeat with an equine veterinarian, and take a picture on a pony! Join us for a carrot cake and apple juice reception. Listen to live music including a special appearance by The Okee Dokee Brothers. Popular attractions are the pony rides and petting zoo. Admission and activities are free. For more information go to www.who94062.org or email whoa94062@sbcglobal.net. 

Ecology and Drought Day

Sat Oct. 18, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Portola Valley Town Center

Learn what you can do to reduce your water usage in the midst of our historic drought while supporting our local plant and animal communities. Discover how to live harmoniously with the birds, insects and animals that share our watershed. See examples of our plants and animals, and how the major plant communities are affected by our microclimates and geology. Visit vendors and listen to speakers talk about smart irrigation, rain catchment, leak detection and low water use landscaping.

Enter our Water Saver Contest to see if you are a water conservation champ. (FYI: Portola Valley residents use 305 gallons of water per person per day as compared to the Bay Area average of 79 gallons.)

With fun activities for the kids, bring the entire family!

For more information and speaker schedule: www.portolavalley.net/drought
Woodside Pumpkin Festival

Sun Oct 12, Sat Oct 18, Sun Oct 19, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The 2nd Annual Woodside Pumpkin Festival guarantees fun for the whole family. Come and pick your pumpkins and enjoy the activities at the Mounted Patrol on Kings Mountain Road in Woodside. There will be a large selection of pumpkins to choose from starting at $5 and activities for the kids. Explore the Petting Zoo, the 3 Bouncy Houses, ride the Ponies and the Mechanical Bull and visit the Haunted House (1:00 - 4:00 pm each day). Hot dogs and Hamburgers will be available and if you would like to celebrate a birthday please send an email to mpsmc42@sbcglobal.net or visit our website. Proudly hosted by the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County located at 521 Kings Mountain Road in Woodside. See you there! 
 
Summit High School Open House

96% of Summit's 2014 graduates were accepted to a 4 year college.  Summit students graduate from college at twice the national average.  In 2014 US News and World Report named Summit #25 in the US for charter high schools.  In 2013 Newsweek named it as one of the top three high schools in all of California.  Summit was the only high school featured in the movie, "Waiting for Superman."
  
It is ranked #3 in the state of California for serving students with disabilities. 

Summit prepares a diverse student population for success in college, career and life, and to be contributing members of society. How do we do that?  Join us for one of our Open Houses:

Tue Nov 4 at Everest High School at 455 Fifth Ave. in Redwood City (corner of Middlefield and 5th), Thu Dec 4 at Summit Prep (890 Broadway/ RWC) and Sat Feb 7 at Everest High School (455 5th Ave.) 
Enter the Portola Valley Time Capsule
 
Would you like to be part of Portola Valley's 50th Anniversary Time Capsule that will be opened by town residents 25 years from now?  This is a unique, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to share your vision of the future, or your experience of the present, with generations to come.

Write a one-page essay, song, or poem, OR submit a photo, painting or drawing on one of these topics:
  • Describe life in Portola Valley today in 2014.
  • How do you envision life will be in Portola Valley 25 years from now?
  • What is your favorite thing about living in Portola Valley today?

    Submission Guidelines:
  1. All entries should be on standard size 8.5" x 11" paper or electronic file of this size.
  2. Only one page per person will be accepted.
  3. No guarantee that your item will get into the time capsule.
  4. At the top of paper, please write your name, age and address (or just street)
  5. You can submit entries from now until Wed Oct 15 
  6. You can bring in a paper copy to the library (please do not put in bookdrop) or email it to portolavalley@smcl.org as an attachment.
Portola Valley Library News


Wed Oct 8, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Book Swap and Ice Cream Social

 

Sat Oct 11, 10:30 am, Family Storytime

 

Sat Oct 11, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, LEGO Club

 

Thu Oct 16, 4:00 pm, Tinkering Teens

 

Sat Oct 25, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Hello Kitty Reading Day

 

Thu Oct 30, 3:30 pm, Halloween Crafts for ages 3 - 8 years

 

Thu Oct 30, 4:30 pm, Halloween Crafts for ages 9 - 13 years


 

To sign up for events or for more information:  www.smcl.org 

Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028, 650 851-0560