Las Lomitas Education Foundation
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The Spring Auction will take place Saturday, May 16 at Portola Farms.
Join us for the best party of the year!
Buy your auction tickets here
Get Ready for the 4th Annual Las Lomitas Fun Run on Saturday, May 2! Three events will take place Saturday morning, beginning at 8:45 a.m. Families can participate in the: - Munchkin Run (8:45 a.m. start)
- 1 Miler (9:00 a.m.)
- 5K Run (9:30 a.m.)
Buy tickets and register wow at the Active.com Fun Run page or at http://llef.org and pay directly, then return registration forms to the school offices of LL or LE. Please Volunteer for the Fun Run! We need your help to make this year's Fun Run a success! FUN and SAFE! Volunteers are needed for check-in, water stations, race course safety, timers. Please contact Josie Tang.
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PTA News
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 Please submit your box top coupons each week and keep collecting more!
Thank you so much for your continued support!
Don't forget that your everyday online purchases can also help our school. Please visit the Box Tops website and designate La Entrada as the school you wish to support. Then, every time you shop online, as long as you enter through the Box Tops web page, a percentage of your purchase will be credited to our school. Please check for the various participating products. Every coupon is valuable and worth 10 cents. Please submit your box tops in a small ziplock bag with your child's full name and core teacher to the school office. There will be a cereal box there for collection.
Have friends, grandparents, families, office staff, etc. collect Box Tops and bring them in to raise money for our school. We will keep tallying the coupons every week, so please send them as you collect. LE Teachers and staff are also welcome to participate.
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Boys Volleyball, anyone?
The inaugural Boys Volleyball Program at Menlo-Atherton High School is off to a strong start this spring with its first ever Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. In support of this exciting beginning, the LLL is looking at ways to feed into this new program. If you would be interested in a boys volleyball program at La Entrada next spring, please fill out our short survey here. In the meantime, consider attending the upcoming USA Volleyball Boys Clinic on May 8th at The Foundry in Redwood City. There will be a 2-hour coaches clinic and a 3-hour boys clinic led by John Kessel, USA Volleyball Director of Sport Development and 2013 Hall of Fame inductee of the American Volleyball Coaches Association. It should be great!
Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
We invite the school community to see Trial of the Big Bad Wolf performed by La Entrada students in Peninsula Youth Theatre's after-school class Play in a Box on Tuesday, April 14th at 4:00 p.m. in Jensen Hall. The performance is free and should last approximately 30 - 40 minutes.
Registration for Ultimate Frisbee is closing soon!
Come learn the game of Ultimate Frisbee. It's open to 6th-8th graders and meets Wednesdays starting in late April. Learn more here.
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School News
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La Entrada Hosts Special Olympics
La Entrada was the proud host of a Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Monday, March 30th. Seven teams from the Bay area participated in the event, with La Entrada entering its own team for the first time ever, along with a team from Las Lomitas! Twenty-six amazing La Entrada student volunteers worked with the student athletes as team managers, photographers, greeters, scorekeepers, spirit leaders and referees. Special thanks to Kim Kuczon who planned and organized the entire event! You can read InMenlo's online coverage here.
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Parent Education
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SEQUOIA PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Parenting the Always-on Generation" with Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet and Erica Pelavin, My Digital TAT2
Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Sequoia High School, MPR
Our kids are "digital natives" -- they have grown up in a world of online access and ever-changing media devices. Do you wonder how to teach your teen responsibility and ethics online, how to ensure they are aware of their actions, and how best to parent them in a digital age?
Come join Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet, PPSC, LCSW, Erica Pelavin, LCSW, PhD, from My Digital for an interactive workshop on "Parenting the Always-On Generation." This event is recommended for anyone interested in an overview of the digital landscape and learning about thoughtful ways to navigate media with your students. You will come away with strategies that support both you and your teen.
Parents, students, faculty/staff and community members welcome!
Sequoia Parent Education Series events are free, sponsored by the Sequoia High School Education Foundation, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.
For more information, email Charlene Margot, Founding Director, The Parent Education Series or call (650) 868-0590. For Spanish, contact Mayela Ramirez, Parent Center Coordinator, (650) 369-1411 x 63105.
SUHSD PARENT EDUCATION MINI-SERIES
"Get Connected! Talking to Your Teen about Sexual Health," with Perryn Reis and Abi Resnick-Karlin, Health Connected
Wednesday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Sequoia Union High School District Office
Birch Room
480 James Avenue, Redwood City
Back by popular demand! This event is a reprise of the "Get Connected!" workshop offered at M-A in November 2014.
Join us for the final event in the SUHSD Parent Education Mini-Series to address teenage risky behaviors.
Talking about sexual health can be one of the most difficult and anxiety-provoking parenting tasks. Join Health Connected (formerly Teen Talk Sexuality Education), the SUHSD's provider of comprehensive sexuality education, in a fun and interactive workshop to learn how you can create an environment of comfort and trust with your child to discuss their emerging sexuality.
Get tips on how to talk about sexuality in the context of your family's values about sex and relationships and create clear boundaries for your children while allowing them to explore this important developmental milestone.
Parents, faculty/staff and community members welcome! Free admission.
The Parent Education Mini-Series is sponsored by the Sequoia Healthcare District and the Sequoia Union High School District.
For more information, email Charlene Margot, M.A., Founding Director, The Parent Education Series, Karen Li, MD, Wellness Coordinator or call (650) 868-0590.
THE M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"Helping Young Athletes Reach Their Potential: What Does Research Tell Us?" with Steve Smith, PhD, Palo Alto University
Thursday, May 7, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC) Cafe
Parents often struggle with the dilemma of how to support their children in healthy sport participation. The balance between sports, academics, arts, and downtime can present a challenge as families work to find what experiences will best prepare their children for the future.
How can parents support their children toward healthy participation in sports to facilitate a lifelong healthy lifestyle and to reach their potential? In this workshop, Dr. Smith will review current research and provide guidelines for parents and coaches to consider for healthy sport participation.
Dr. Steve Smith is a licensed psychologist and professor of clinical psychology in the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium of Palo Alto University. He served as the consulting psychologist for the Division I Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at UCSB and maintains a private practice ( www.sparccal.com) where he works with school, club, and professional teams and athletes of all ages from all over the country.
M-A Parent Education Series events are free, sponsored by the M-A PTA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District. This event is open to parents, faculty/staff and community members.
For more information, email Charlene Margot, Founding Director, The Parent Education Series or call (650) 868-0590.
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 On May 2nd, La Entrada School will host its first ever blood drive with the Stanford Blood Center!
There is always a need for blood and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Please give the Gift of Blood and sign up today to donate. It is very simple and takes less than an hour to give such a precious gift to your community.
Blood Drive Details:
Date: Saturday, May 2nd
Time: 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: La Entrada School parking lot
Please click on the links below to determine eligibility and to make an appointment to save a life!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Stanford Blood Center (650-723-7831) or email Gianna Wrenn.
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Sequoia Union High School District Open Enrollment Policy:
New changes to 9th Grade Open Enrollment were approved by the Board of Trustees effective for the 2015-16 school year. The open enrollment policy for the 2015-2016 can be viewed here.
Get to Know M-A High
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Interested in volunteering at M-A?
If you have an incoming Freshman in the fall or a current student at M-A, join in the fun! There are many opportunities as parents to be involved in our wonderful high school. Some require only a few hours of time and others are ongoing throughout the year. We would love to hear from you, so please contact one of us to discuss options: Paula, Valerie, Kim, Margaret, Frances
Menlo-Atherton BearWear
Attention incoming Menlo-Atherton Freshmen! Ready to show your school spirit? BearWear is available for purchase online. Free delivery (courtesy of the M-A Athletic Boosters Committee) GO BEARS!
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The Freshman Video:
Are you wondering what it is like to attend Woodside High School? What makes Woodside High School special and different from other high schools? Well, wonder no more...go to our website and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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Be a part of a public education reform movement that prepares students for 21st
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