| Foundation News |
WE ARE SELLING OUT ALREADY...BUY YOUR
AUCTION TICKETS NOW!!!
Don't forget that ticket prices go up next week - - buy today and save at www.llef.org.
Beautifully designed "Viva Las Lomitas" auction T-shirts will be sold this Wednesday morning and afternoon at the Las Lomitas flagpole for those who wish to support the auction but cannot attend, and for those attending who simply need an outfit. Get yours now before your size runs out!
FUND A NEED 2013 - DIGITAL LITERACY
Our Fund-A-Need this year is to outfit a Media Lab at La Entrada and an iPad Cart at Las Lomitas to promote digital literacy. The media lab will be designed to inspire learning, creativity, and critical thinking through experimentation with digital and traditional media. Students will have access to new electives like Digital Animation and Digital photography, as well as have enriched core courses. At Las Lomitas, the iPad cart will give young learners access to a variety of educational content through a new medium. Fundamentally, your support in Fund-A-Need will help prepare our students for high school, college, careers and beyond. Please invest in technology resources for our children's campuses-donate at www.llef.org/FAN or at the auction on May 18th.
THANK YOU TO ALL 4TH GRADERS for donating $4,890 to the Foundation through the 4th grade Math Facts Marathon! Their hard work has earned the school district significant funding for the next school year.
 
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| From the Principal |
Greeting La Entrada Community,
As we move into the 4th quarter and near year's end, I wanted to communicate a few items:1. I will conducting a tour for new families to LA Entrada on Monday 5/20. It will begin with an overview of the campus and our programs we offer and end with a tour of the campus. If you know of new families to La Entrada, those at Las Lomitas but without siblings at LE or new in the community, please pass on the information.2. As the weather warms up, more students are riding their bicycles. Please remind them to wear a helmet to and from school. The warm weather also brings on the potential for more dress code violations. Please refer to the school handbook, so that we avoid dress code incidents.3. STAR Testing is around the corner. We will be testing all 4th - 8th grade students starting May 6th and will run through May 17th. We are aware that field trips are planned for the second week of testing and we have created grade level schedules that will accommodate the events. Please avoid Dr. appointments and other absences during those two weeks so that all of the students can participate in the testingLas Lomitas Elementary School District is seeking qualified candidates to serve as substitute teachers. Please call the District Office at 650-854-6311 for more information. Have a great week,Shannon Potts
La Entrada Principal
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| PTA News |
HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE EARTH DAY?
April 22nd 2013: The celebration of Earth Day began in the United States in 1970.
How will you celebrate? Consider the following ideas taken from Eco Kids:
- Schoolyard or Community Clean-Up
- Plant Native Trees and Flowers
- Make Bird Houses and Feeders
- Wear Brown or Green - Admittedly, Choicelunch is partial
How Choicelunch Celebrates: Choicelunch is a Certified Green Business. From developing our own eco-conscious hot food tray for school lunch to the introduction of compostable 'baggies', we continue to push the sustainable packaging envelope. This year we partnered with a local CA company, World Centric, who makes a plant fiber tray made from annually renewable resources like sugar cane fiber, wheat straw fiber and corn. On April 22nd, celebrate this bio-based tray at lunch when we serve Chicken Taquitos! Happy Earth Day!
Hot Lunch Volunteer Needed for Grades 4/5 Thursdays, 12:00 - 12:30. Please email Julia at gershenberg@gmail.com if you can help.
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK IS COMING!!!
It's time to celebrate our amazing La Entrada team of teachers and staff!! During the week of May 6 - 10, we will show them our appreciation with heartfelt letters from the students, special treats, and a delicious luncheon. Here's a quick peek at what the staff will have in store for them:
- Monday - Breakfast and Banners
- Tuesday - Luncheon catered by Quadrus (a huge THANK YOU to the Sakrison Family!)
- Wednesday - Donuts and Coffee
- Thursday - Popcorn and Sweets Galore for the Stars of La Entrada
- Friday - Wake up with the Coffee Cart
In addition, we are going to fill their mailboxes each day with letters of appreciation from the kids. Here's how you can help: PLEASE have your child write thank you / appreciation notes to the teachers and staff they know (they should think of their core teachers, specialty classes, bus drivers, office staff, counselors, custodians, etc). We would like each member of the La Entrada team to have an overflowing mailbox each morning!! We know this will be their best treat of all. There will be a place for the kids to deposit the letters in front of the school throughout the week.
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| League News |
LA ENTRADA PRESENTS...DISNEY'S BROADWAY JR. THE LITTLE MERMAID
Do not miss this fabulous production! Our students have been hard at work!
Performances will be held at Woodside High School PAC Thursday, May 2nd and Friday, May 3rd at 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased before and after school outside the LE office April 22 through May 2nd and also at the box office before the performance on Thursday evening.
Ticket may also be purchased during school hours in the LE office. All seating is reserved.
We encourage every family to come and support our wonderful actors. There will be no school day performances.
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| M-A News |
M-A OPEN HOUSE
Please join us for the annual Spring Open House on Thursday, April 25 from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. A special presentation for parents of incoming freshmen, or those that are new to M-A, will start at 6:15 pm in the PAC. Questions? Call 650-322-5311 or visit www.mabears.org.
BIG BEAR RUN
The Menlo Atherton High School Big Bear Run will be held Sunday, May 5th at 9:00 am. Come out and show your support for MA Boosters by running/walking in the 8th annual 5K race (Entry forms are available in the office.) If you are interested in volunteering (So fun!), please e-mail Maryellen McCabe at ccmccabe2@aol.com. Hope to see you there!
M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"The Culture of Perfectionism"
Ana Homayoun, author of The Myth of the Perfect Girl
Thursday, May 2, 2013, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
M-A Center for the Performing Arts (PAC)
Join us on May 2 for a special presentation by Ana Homayoun, M.A., on "The Culture of Perfectionism." Ms. Homayoun is the founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting and author of That Crumpled Paper was Due Last Week and the newly-released book, The Myth of the Perfect Girl: Helping our Daughters Find Authentic Success and Happiness in School and Life.
In her important new book, Ana Homayoun sheds light on the challenges facing our teens today in light of today's ever-increasing mix of technology, socialization, and learning. In our achievement-based culture, many of our teens are doing remarkably well, excelling in honors classes and sports and attending top colleges in ever greater numbers-but beneath the surface, many are stressed-out, overwhelmed, and burnt-out as they strive to achieve an unobtainable sense of "perfection."
Kepler's Books, a Community Partner of the M-A Parent Education Series, will offer copies of "The Myth of the Perfect Girl" at the event. Sign up now - tickets will go quickly!
REGISTER AT: http://menloathertonanahomayoun.eventbrite.com/
This event is free and sponsored by the Menlo-Atherton PTA and the Sequoia Healthcare District. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be offered.
For more information, please contact Charlene Margot, M-A Parent Education Series Program Director, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or 650.868.0590.
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| Community News |
These programs are not supported by or affiliated with the La Entrada School or the La Entrada PTA.
Local NJB Champions - Congrats to LE Students!!!
Congratulations to Ethan C. and Cole T. who played on the Championship Team!
Teamwork and talent led to triumph and trophies for a local Redwood NJB team, when they were crowned champions of the 93 teams in the fifth/sixth-grade division of the Silicon Valley National Junior Basketball league. The team was undefeated, winning a pre-season tournament, nine regular season games and the play-off tournament. On Sunday, March 3, they beat a Gilroy team in the final championship game to clinch the title and close out their perfect 16 - 0 season.
Classroom Volunteers Needed in East Palo Alto - Start in September
We are looking for parents willing to volunteer in a K-4 classroom next school year. Assist teachers with tutoring and individualized instruction much like you may have done in your own child's classroom. These K-4 classrooms are in schools located in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park. It's one hour per week and we'd like to add more volunteers to assist in classrooms this coming Fall. Our organization coordinates everything. To learn more about us, visit
www.allstudentsmatter.org. Have questions or want to sign up? Contact Carolyn Blatman at CBlatman@aol.com.
Palo Alto Chinese School: Chinese as a Second Language Program
Friday evenings, 7-9 pm at JLS Middle School
Open house for the 2013 Fall semester of the Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) program at Palo Alto Chinese School (PACS) will be held on 5/3/13 and 5/10/13. Stop by the office (Room 400) for a visitor's pass to view a class in session MAP. Registration for Pre-K, Kindergarten and CSL1-6 classes begins on 5/3/13. Founded in 1963, PACS is the oldest Chinese school in the San Francisco Bay Area. More info: http://paloaltochineseschool.org/.
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| Business Sponsors News |
These programs are not supported by or affiliated with the La Entrada School or the La Entrada PTA.
Former LL/current M-A student offering Piano Lessons for lower rates
Lessons are bi-weekly in downtown Palo Alto under supervision of experienced piano teacher. Currently accepting beginners ages 6-11. For more information, please e-mail me at erin@perrines.net.
Jeff Arons' Youth Tennis Camps at Sacred Heart Schools
Jeff Arons is the director of tennis for Sacred Heart Schools. His coaching experiences include founding/directing the East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring Program and coaching a Wimbledon doubles champion. His morning camps offer the beginning/intermediate level player the opportunity to develop their skills in a child friendly and fun environment. His afternoon camps and Junior Team Tennis Program are geared towards improving the match play performance of intermediate and advanced players. For more information go to www.jeffaronstennis.com or email jeffaronstennis@gmail.com.
School of Rock Camp - Rehearse All Week, Perform on Friday!
What better way to spend a summer than rocking out? Our summer camps take kids 8-17 and put them through a crash course in rock n' roll stardom. Our one-week, all-day sessions get a group of kids learning music fast, and performing by the end of the week. Different uber-cool musical themes are offered throughout the summer, from Heavy Metal to 80s Rock. Camps held at School of Rock Palo Alto, 2645 Middlefield Road near Oregon Expwy in Midwtown. Details at paloalto.schoolofrock.com.
Player Capital Summer Tennis Camps
Player Capital Tennis is offering its exciting and fun tennis camps again this year from June 10th-Aug. 16th. Our younger campers will focus on building complex & simple motor skills as well as basic strokes and rules of tennis. Our advanced campers will be building competition skills. We offer sibling discounts as well as multi-week discounts. Please visit www.playercapital.com or email admin@playercapital.com for more details and information.
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