 PTO Fundraiser - Amici's Family Night - This Tuesday | |
Tue Oct 21
5:00 - 9:00 pm
Amici's Pizzeria - Menlo Park
Corte Madera and Ormondale families! Grab your family and friends and join us for a Pizza and Pasta Night. Amici's in Menlo Park will generously donate 25% of your evening's food and beverage purchase to help support PVSD - PTO.
Here is how it works. Print the attached flyer. Present the flyer to your server at Amici's. Relax and enjoy your dinner whether you dine in or take out.
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ORM Upcoming Events
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Sun Oct 19 - Sat Nov 1, K-5 PTO Basketball Registration. Details here.
Tue Oct 21, 5:00 - 9:00 pm, Amici's Family Night. Details here.
Wed Oct. 22, Ormondale Super Staff Lunch
Mon Oct 27, 8:20 am, Room TBD, Amazon & eScript Info
Learn how to raise money for our school with Amazon and eScrip
(bring your laptop or mobile device). Details here.
Fri Oct 31, 8:15 - 9:00 am, Halloween Parade. Details
View the full PTO calendar here.
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| Thank You | |
ORM Photo Day
The Ormondale Photo Day was a success thanks to Sarah Byrne and Kirstin Dahm -- nothing like organizing photos of over 200 kids in the course of a single day. We all look forward to those priceless Class Pictures.
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| Ormondale Halloween Parade | |
The Halloween parade will happen on Fri Oct 31, from 8:15 to 9:00 am on the blacktop. Class celebrations are 9:00 �- 10:15 am. The students will change into school clothes after the celebrations. This is a fun community event, with a lot of student excitement! We ask that the students come dressed in costume for the parade and change back into their regular clothes after the parade, so that they can continue the school day.
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| ORM Turkey Trot | |
Ormondale Turkey Trot (1K and 5K Run/Walk/Relay)
Sat Nov 15
8:00 - 11:00 am
Registration is now open. Click here to register. The 1K is an out and back from Ormondale School to Cervantes and back to the school. The 5K is four laps around the Shawnee Pass/Cervantes loop. The 5K Relay is new this year: create a team of four individuals of any age or gender. Run with your best friends, or your family -- any combination of your choosing.
Prizes for the 1K and 5K will be awarded to the top three finishers for each grade and gender. Prizes for the 5K Relay are awarded based on team spirit (hint: wear a costume, funny hats, crazy socks, etc. Have fun!).
Lunchtime training will start Thu Oct 16 and will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays during recess. Contact Kari Rust (Tue leader) and Hayley Leinfelder (Thu leader) if you can volunteer from 12:15 - 1:00 pm to help keep track of the number of laps run by the kids.
Questions? Contact Karen Urbanek with event questions.
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CMS Upcoming Events
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Sun Oct 19 - Sat Nov 1, K-5 PTO Basketball Registration. Details here. Sun Oct 19 - Sat Nov 1, 6-8 PTO Basketball Registration. Details here.
Tue Oct 21, 5:00 - 9:00 pm, Amici's Family Night. Details here. Fri Oct 24, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, School Dance. Details here. View the full PTO calendar here.
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Thank You
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Thank you, PTO, For a Great Super Staff Lunch
Many thanks to all the volunteers who put together the CMS Super Staff Lunch last week. Our teachers and staff greatly appreciated the wonderful food and opportunity to enjoy each other's company. Also, a special thank you to Renee Lewis and Jennifer Youstra for coordinating this event again this year.
Thanks to: Shannon Basch, Jenny Unnasch, Joanne Irwin, Julie Dickerson, Rosario Camacho, Mary Henry, Michele Morhenn, Kathy Waddell, Karen Horn, Wendy McAdam, Erika Demas, Moonyi Satusky, Lynn Deutsch, Hayley Leinfelder, Nancy Tracy, Kim Zamboldi, Sharon Shaffer, Lissa Menge Cook, Jennifer Hanley, Sarah Dorahy, Kerstin Newland and Julie Hsu and to Jerry Nickel.
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CMS Halloween Dance
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Corte Madera School Halloween Dance
Fri Oct 24, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
For grades 6 through 8 only. Students are allowed up to two guests with completed permission slips, which will be available in the school office. The cost is $10. Students are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to the dance. Dress code applies.
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Annual Campaign
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Thank you to all who donated to the Annual Campaign by Donation Day to help us unlock the Challenge Grant! We did it! We're excited to continue to work together to achieve our goal of $900k by Fri, Dec 12 and achieving a goal of over 80% participation. We're currently at under 60% participation, so we need your help if you haven't already donated or pledged. Every donation makes a difference in helping our amazing schools! Donations can be delivered to the Ormondale office, the District office or made online at pvschoolsfoundation.org.
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| Auction/Gala Event Volunteers | |
Calling for Auction/Gala Event Volunteers
Every other year, our PV Schools Foundation hosts an exciting night of dinner,  dancing, silent and live auction to raise money for our schools. This year, adventure awaits you at the "Sunset on the Serengeti" Auction on Sat May 16, 2015.
We invite you to unite in our efforts to organize this fabulous celebration by joining our steering committee. Our business, auction, and party teams have started to form, and there are still a number of opportunities to help us organize this fantastic event. There are also plenty of volunteer roles the night of the event so that even the most over-committed among us can still help out!
To join the committee or if you have any questions, please email us at
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Community News
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| PTO Basketball K-5th | |
The Portola Valley PTO is proud to announce Portola Valley Basketball, a new recreational basketball program for K-5th graders open to all Portola Valley residents.
The PVB program has replaced last year's program and will offer the following for each grade level:
Clinics
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Kindergarten (Coed)
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1st Grade Boys
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1st Grade Girls
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2nd Grade Girls
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2nd Grade Boys
Competitive Play
Registration begins on Sun, Oct 19 and ends on Sat, Nov 1.
For additional information and registration click here PV-PTO - PV Basketball.
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| PTO Basketball CMS 6-8 | |
Registration is now open for CMS After School Basketball through Sat Nov 1 at www.pvpto.com. Late registration cannot be guaranteed.
CMS BASKETBALL is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. All basketball teams will start practice the week of Mon, Dec 1.
6/8 Practice Schedule:
6 Girls: Wed and Fri, 4:30 - 5:30 pm 4:30-5:30
7 Girls: Mon 4:30 - 5:30 pm and Wed 3:30 - 4:30 pm
8 Girls: Tues: 5:30 - 6:45 pm and Thurs 6:30 - 7:45 pm
6 Boys: Mon and Fri 3:15 - 4:30 pm
7 Boys: Tues and Thurs 4:30 - 5:30 pm
8 Boys: Tues and Thurs 3:15 - 4:30 pm
Game Schedules will be posted as soon as they are available.
?'s, please contact Dan Flahavan or Kate Cox.
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| CHC Parent Education Series on ADHD | |
Children's Health Council
Weds, 6:30-8:30 pm, 650 Clark Ave, Palo Alto
Wed Oct 22, Signs of ADHD and Coping Tips, Dr. Glen Elliott and Dr. Vivien Kiehl
Wed Oct 29, To Medicate or Not, Dr. Glen Elliott
Wed Nov 5, Non-Medication Intervention Strategies, Shayla Hulgan and Dr. Vivien Kiehl
For more info and to register click here.
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| Help Our Schools While Shopping with Amazon & eScrip | |
Come to Ormondale (room TBD) on Mon Oct 27 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!
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| Chess King | | |
Chess instruction provided by Chess King covers basic chess rules, basic tactics, advanced tactical training and is age, grade and skill level appropriate. Children of all grades are invited to participate, to have fun and reap the rewards and benefits of the Chess King program. Each one hour class includes a half hour of instruction designed to help your child play winning chess followed by a half hour of semi-formal tournament play. Awards are presented regularly.
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| Summit High School Open House | |
96% of Summit's 2014 graduates were accepted to a four-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)
- Sat Feb 7 at Everest High School (455 5th Ave.)
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Portola Valley Library News
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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
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