| From the Principal's Office |
Dear La Entrada Community,
There is a lot going on at this time of year! We apologize for the length of this article, but ask that you please read through the entire article.
Update on Principal Potts
Shannon Potts is home and on the mend. This is very good news and we are all sending good thoughts her way. Mrs. Potts continues to work with her doctors to address her migraines and we are keeping positive that her recovery will be timely. We will continue to keep parents updated as we learn more. We are pleased that Mr. Mark Jones has agreed to continue on as "Administrator in Charge" to support our school for as long as is needed.
Quarters/Trimesters/and Conferences
Our fourth and fifth graders' school year is divided into three, 12-week trimesters. Our sixth through eighth graders' school year is divided into four, 9-week quarters. Because both the first quarter and first trimester are getting close to ending, it is time to start thinking about teacher/parent conferences.
Conferences are during the week of November 12-15. The teachers are excited and looking forward to spending time with you discussing your child's progress in class. Monday, November 11, is a holiday - no school. Tuesday through Friday are all minimum days and students will be released from school at 11:30 a.m.. Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled to be held on these minimum days.
4th and 5th Grade Conferences:
These conferences are scheduled through the individual teacher. If you have not already had communication regarding conferences, it will be coming out shortly.
6th - 8th Grade Conferences are scheduled Online!
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on November 12, 13,14 and 15. As you can imagine, with each student having up to 8 different teachers, and the teachers only having four half days for conferencing, it would be impossible to have enough time slots for every teacher to meet with every parent of the students s/he teaches. Please keep this in mind as you are scheduling your conferences. Scheduling of conferences opens on Tuesday, October 29 (2nd day of 2nd Quarter). While formal grades won't come home until that next weekend, you can review the grades in Schoolloop. This may help you decide if you need to schedule with a particular teacher or not.
Please know that all of our teachers will make sure to meet with any parent who would like to schedule a meeting at any point during the school year. All you need to do is email or call and set up a time.
How to Sign Up for a Conference Time for 6th - 8th grade teachers:
PTC Wizard is a web based parent/teacher conference scheduling system. Parents can create and manage their conference schedules in an easy and time efficient manner.
Here is what you need to do to schedule a parent/teacher conference:
- Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2013.
- Login to https://llesdms.ptcwizard.com
- You will first need to register and enter the names of your 6th-8th grade children.
- Follow the steps and the program will instruct you on how to choose a child, choose a teacher and set a time for the conference.
- When you have finished scheduling, a confirmation email will be sent to you.
- Conference availability closes at 2pm on the school day prior to the conference. Registration for conferences on Tuesday, November 12 closes at 2pm on Monday, November 11. Registration for conferences on Wednesday, November 13 closes at 2pm on Tuesday, November 12, etc.
- If a teacher's time slots are full, please call the office. We will keep a wait list. Marja Rudge and Marie Stosz are happy to help with this.
- If for any reason the online system does not seem to be working for you, please call the office and Mrs. Rudge or Mrs. Stosz will assist you.
- Because space is limited, please login and cancel any conference that you will not be able to attend. If you need to cancel after registration has closed for that day, you will need to call the school office.
- The school office number is 650-854-3962.
5th Grade Outdoor Education Registration
All 5th grade parents should have received a registration packet from their 5th grade Core Classroom Teacher. Please complete your registration form and submit to your Classroom Teacher. Outreach financial support if available, please simply email Mrs. Dineen at sdineen@llesd.org for assistance. This year's Outdoor Education experience will be a four day week, January 7 - 10, 2014.
Have a great week!
The La Entrada Administration Team
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| YES on S 2013 |
Dear Las Lomitas and La Entrada Families,
Please Vote! We hope we can count on your support for Yes on S. Our polling shows that 71% of all voters are in support of the measure and 85% of LLESD parents are in support! Please send in your absentee ballot as soon as possible or visit your polling location next Tuesday, November 5th.
Please Volunteer! We need phone bank volunteers (these last few days are critical) and neighborhood canvas volunteers (walk your neighborhood and speak with neighbors about the importance of Yes on S)! Please sign up with a friend to volunteer:
Pick Up a Yard Sign! We have extra signs available. Please swing by either home to pick one up for your yard:
Across from Las Lomitas - 2061 Camino Al Lago
Down the street from La Entrada - 2131 Sharon Road
The most important thing you can do is VOTE!
Thank you for all of your ongoing support!
Sincerely,
Friends of Las Lomitas and La Entrada Commitee
A note to our community from the PTA: The La Entrada PTA endorses YES on S 2013.
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| PTA News |
ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR THE LA ENTRADA USED BOOK FAIR!
Donate books now at La Entrada or at Las Lomitas! Bins will be available in front of both schools from Monday, October 14th through Monday, November 4th. We are accepting books in all genres ranging from children's books to adult and everything in between. They must be in good condition, and we welcome them in all languages! Please, no text books, workbooks or used coloring books. If you have a large amount of books to donate, please contact Stacey Alexander at staceyalexander2@gmail.com and we can arrange special delivery for you.
If you would like to volunteer, please sign up through volunteer spot: http://vols.pt/X9zkHR. Thank you for supporting the La Entrada Used Book Fair and we appreciate your help!
The La Entrada Used Book Fair opens in the MUR (located directly across the LE office) on November 12th through November 15th where the books are affordable and fun to read! Store hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 100% of the sales will go directly to the La Entrada PTA Library Fund. This is an eco-friendly way to share books, and with most at prices ranging from $1 - $5, there will be something for everyone.
"The More that you Read, The more things you will know, The More that you learn, the more places you'll go!" - Dr. Seuss
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REFLECTIONS COUNTDOWN! There are just a few short days to complete all Reflection works of art. The Deadline for all entries is November 4th. Please make sure your 'artist' goes over all of the rules carefully (including the Artist Statement) before turning in his/her entry. There will be a box marked "Reflections" in the main office to put all work. Good luck!
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Donate Halloween Candy - It's a Sweet Sacrifice
Ever feel like you have the power to make other people happy? Well, you do! It is a great feeling knowing you are making your community a great place to live for everyone and helps you feel super special and grateful for all that you have. Its a win-win! So, take this opportunity to share all that great left-over Halloween candy with some people at Second Harvest Food Bank that would enjoy a sweet treat! Bring any candy that you would like to donate to school, November 4th & 5th (Monday & Tuesdayafter Halloween) and we'll have some bins for you to donate your candy.
And if you feel great about the ability to help another person or group in your community, come check out LA ENTRADA SERVICE CLUB and see what other great projects we have coming up!
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Solve the Math Problem of the Week and you could win a prize!
All students in all grades: Try the Math Counts Problem of the Week, for the week of October 28 at http://mathcounts.org/resources/problem-of-the-week.
Submit your answers to LEMathCounts@gmail.com by Thursday.
All those who submit correct answers will be entered into a prize drawing.
You don't need to be on the math team to win. Good luck, and happy math!
--Brought to you by the La Entrada Math Team
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Sign up for the GeoBee!
The National Geographic Bee (GeoBee) is a fun, educational, and nationwide geography competition for U.S. schools with any grades four through eight. During Lunch Enrichment Club, to prepare for the GeoBee, we will play games, review materials and use the GeoBee app from National Geographic. We'll also share some great online tools!
The top three La Entrada finalists will receive a GeoBee T-Shirt! The La Entrada 1st place winner will take a qualifying test that will be submitted to National Geographic for scoring. Qualifying students are invited to compete at the state level. State winners are invited to compete at the National level with an opportunity to win college scholarships up to $50,000!
The La Entrada 2014 Geo Bee will be held in Jensen Hall on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Permission Form & Contest details: http://www.laentradapta.org/_documents/GeoBee_2014.pdf.
Email Sheriene Saadati at sherienes@yahoo.com or Cindy Tipton at cindytipton@comcast.net
with any questions.
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| Las Lomitas Education Foundation |
WHAT A WEEK!
Giving Week was an enormous success!
Our participation number climbed from 23% to an amazing 40%. A HUGE Thank You to all who donated last week and have already donated.
Donate by October 31st and be entered into a raffle for your child to win ice cream with their teacher.
For more information please see our Community Report online here.
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Change is in the air for the auction, and we need YOU!
The Auction committee is forming and we need your help! This year we have big exciting changes planned and we need your help to make it a reality. Interested? We have lots small rolls / jobs available this year so don't delay. Contact Maggie Oren at maggie@garlic.com.
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Space is still available for the following Foundation events:
Ladies' TGIF Hike and Lunch at Alice's November 1st
4th Annual Gentlemen's Hold'em Tournament Party November 2nd
Mother Son Bowling November 16th
Click here to register.
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Excellence is built one donation at a time.
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| Las Lomitas League |
BASKETBALL SEASON IS APPROACHING
Registration has closed. Player evaluations and team formation will begin this weekend. It will take about a week to finalize teams so we hope to announce teams by Friday, Nov 8. Practices will begin in mid-November and games begin the week of Dec 9. Information about evaluations and game days are listed below:
- Oct 30 (Wednesday) at 6:30pm: Basketball Coaches Meeting in the La Entrada library. Required for all coaches and assistant coaches. We choose practice times and review rules, expectations, evaluations, etc. Practice times are selected based on coaches' availability and a lottery system.
- Nov 2 (Sat), 11am-1pm: Fingerprinting for new coaches in the Fitness Lab in the La Entrada Gym.
- Nov 2-3 (Sat/Sun): Basketball Evaluation Days Evaluations are held in order to create fair and balanced teams. All evaluations will occur at La Entrada. 3rd-6th grade players: please check the schedule below for your division's assigned day and time. 7th and 8th graders will not have evaluations. If your child has a conflict and will be absent from their evaluation, please notify Sue Bartalo at sbartalo@mac.com so we are sure to place him/her on a team.
Please check the LLL Basketball webpage for other information at http://www.laslomitasleague.com/templates/WINTER.html. Contact Keri Tully at keritully@gmail.com or Sue Bartalo at sbartalo@mac.com if you have any questions.
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| Sequoia Union High School District News | |
OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR FALL 2014
Open Enrollment is a period of time when parent may request a high school other than their home school for their child to attend. Parents must complete an Open Enrollment Transfer Application to be eligible. Open Enrollment begins on October 1st, 2013 and closes on January 17th, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. (There are no late exceptions.) Please click here for more information.
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SPECIAL PARENT EDUCATION EVENT!
PRINCIPAL MATTHEW ZITO AND THE M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES PRESENT:
"Under Pressure: Helping Your Teen Find Balance, Reduce Stress, and Build Resilience" with Lisa Medoff, Ph.D., Stanford University
Thursday, November 21, 2013, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Join us for a special M-A Parent Education Series event with Lisa Medoff, Ph.D., Stanford University, "Under Pressure: Helping Your Teen Find Balance, Reduce Stress, and Build Resilience." In this presentation, Dr. Medoff will describe the cognitive and social-emotional developmental changes of adolescence and discuss ways that parents can communicate effectively with their teenagers during this time of rapid change. She will also discuss how parents can help their children develop communication and coping skills to reduce stress and build resilience.
Lisa Medoff is a developmental psychologist who specializes in adolescent mental health. She teaches courses on adolescent development in the Program in Human Biology at Stanford University, where she is an Associate Dean of Residential Education. Dr. Medoff is the research consultant for Acknowledge Alliance (formerly The Cleo Eulau Center), where she provides workshops and trainings on social and emotional issues in the classroom. She also works privately with students who have learning disabilities and emotional disorders, consulting with families and schools to help them provide the optimal home and school environments for their children with special needs. Her books include the Stressed Out Students Guide To... series and Resilience in the Classroom: Helping Students with Special Needs. Dr. Medoff holds a B.A in psychology from Rice University, an M.S.Ed. in school counseling from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in child and adolescent development from Stanford University.
This event is free and sponsored by the M-A PTA and the Sequoia Healthcare District. Parents, students, and SUHSD community members welcome.
Refreshments from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the PAC Foyer. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be offered.
For information, please contact Charlene Margot, Parent Education Series Program Director, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or 650-868-0590.
For Spanish, contact Lilly Quinonez, Parent Center Coordinator, 650-322-5311, Ext. 5255
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Community News
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Neighborhood Trees
Sharon Green Apartments has filed for a permit to cut down 62 heritage trees on their site (along with other construction work). There will be a public meeting on this permit request at 7:00pm on Monday, November 4th at Menlo Park City offices (701 Laurel Street).
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The Las Lomitas Book Fair
The LL Book Fair opens today and runs though November 2nd in Cano Hall with shopping hours ranging from morning to evening for working parents as well. This is a great place to buy new books for your home library, and for upcoming holiday gifts.
The Book Fair provides access to high quality children's literature that is made available for the benefit of building the Las Lomitas school library, student home libraries, student classrooms as well as other schools in need within the community. This year our outreach schools are Green Oaks and Los Robles Dual Immersion Academies in the Ravenswood School District. (They share the same campus and library in East Palo Alto.)
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Update on the 100 Club from last summer
Several LE students met last summer with the goal of doing a combined 100 hours of self-improvement and community service. We are happy to announce that the children doubled their goal and achieved 203 hours of participation! Their projects included writing, practicing basketball, running, cooking, writing a play, geocaching, computer programing, visiting an orphanage, and improving on one's Spanish.
Here are some of the things they said at our end of the summer lunch: "It made me realize how long in hours you pursue your interest and do something good. Some of it was fun. I'd try it again. It was nice to help people".
Their determination and creativity are an inspiration to us all, of all ages. Way to go kids!
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From the Editor
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