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Calendar
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Mar Your Calendars!
- Wednesday, August 12 - New Student Math Placement & Orientation Lunch, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., classroom and lunch tables
- Wednesday, August 12 - PTA New Parent Welcome Coffee, 9:00-10:30 a.m., outside the library
- Friday, August 14 - Class Schedules Mailed
- Monday, August 17 - Meet and Greet; 6th - 8th grade RSP Parents,5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Monday, August 17 - Online Registration due through Info Snap!
- Wednesday, August 19 - Meet the Teacher, 9:15-10:00 a.m.
- Thursday, August 20 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - NO HOT LUNCH
- Monday, August 24 - Las Lomitas League Registration Opens 7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 26 - PTA Welcome Coffee, General Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, August 26 - MA-Parent Education Series, 7:00 p.m., (see below)
- Thursday, August 27 - LE Parent Information Night, 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, August 27 - FIRST DAY OF HOT LUNCH
- Monday, August 31 - 8th Grade DC Parent Meeting, 6:30 p.m., MUR
For more details or additional events on the LE calendar, please click here.
The 2015-2016 Membership Drive for the PTA has begun! Join us now! Your support is greatly appreciated!
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From the Principal 
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Dear La Entrada Community:
Welcome back to La Entrada and the 2015-16 school year. Hopefully, you found plenty of time to have fun in the sun and enjoy some unstructured time. The staff at LE rested and played as well, although things were still pretty busy at school. As always, La Entrada has been buzzing as the staff has been busy preparing the school and classrooms for an exciting, new school year. The construction teams did their best to keep the dust down as they moved dirt around and brought in new buildings to expand the portable village. We took some of the grass area for the classrooms but added a bit more asphalt for recess and PE. In addition to this, many teachers worked on curriculum this summer to better prepare for the year ahead. We are looking forward to a fantastic school year with our returning 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders as well as our incoming 4th graders and new students.
In preparation for the opening of school, here is some important information for you:
Class Assignments: All class assignments and schedules will be mailed out on August 14th. No classes will be publicly posted at the school. Class lists will be available at Meet the Teacher, August 19, 9:15 -10:00.
School Supplies: Las Lomitas School District and La Entrada Middle School provides basic classroom supplies. Each teacher will post a supply wish list on their "Apple for a Classroom" site. If there are items on the list that you would like to donate to the classroom, it would be most appreciated. Please see the La Entrada website for more details on supplies for 2015-16.
Immunizations: This is a reminder that all incoming 7th grade students must show proof of a whooping cough booster (Tdap) shot (or file an exemption) before August 19th in order to attend classes next year. Please submit a booster shot record to the office as soon as possible.
Transportation: Please help us in providing safe procedures for traveling to and from school. We encourage you to use the bus, to carpool and to review safe bicycle and pedestrian routes with your student. La Entrada Staff will be present to help direct traffic and support the drop-off and pick up procedures during the first month of school. Due to our continued growth, which brings increased traffic in our parking lot, all adults and students are reminded to exit campus via a sidewalk exit and not walk in or out of our parking lot entrance driveway. Our primary goal is to ensure a safe environment for our students and a respectful environment for our neighbors. Thank you for all your cooperation.
1st Day Packets Online at Info Snap! Two years ago, we began using an online registration system called InfoSnap. We will be using InfoSnap again to register new students and to update important information on all returning students. All families, new and returning, received an email with a passcode to InfoSnap on August 3, 2015. Please log in to your account and update your emergency contact information for each child and read and update any forms as necessary. ALL Families must complete the online registration by August 17, 2015, for your child to be admitted to class on the first day of school. For NEW students registering after August 3rd: After the final section of "Review & Submit" you will receive confirmation summary pages that you will need to print, sign and return to the school at either Meet the Teacher on August 19th, or the first day of school. Thank you in advance for completing the registration process. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 650-854-3962
Choice Lunch: As a reminder, please pack food for recess and lunch. Hot lunch service begins August 27th.
Project Cornerstone:
La Entrada continues to support the campus climate through the Project Cornerstone program. We will be sharing information and updates with parents on volunteer opportunities on campus that support the climate and student social-emotional growth, as well as meaningful parent education opportunities and trainings. This year's Lead Parent Volunteer for the ABC Reader Program is Martha Enthoven. Our ABC Book Club, a program where parent volunteers read books to the 4th and 5th grade classes and discuss the messages embedded in the stories, will continue this year. "First Friday Lunch" held on the first Friday of each month will also continue, as well as "Take-it-Personally" Parenting Classes. Parents who are interested in volunteering during lunch recess will have an opportunity to be trained in our Peaceful Playground program, as well as some basic playground supervision techniques. Having adults out and about during lunch recess times is an effective preventative measure in playground conflicts and another opportunity for our La Entrada community to bond.
The PTA Welcome Back General Meeting is at 9:00am in the MUR on August, 26th. Everyone is encouraged to come, mingle and see what might be a good way for you to support our educational and enrichment programs. I hope to see you there!
The entire staff is eager and excited to begin the year. The teachers have put much time and energy getting ready for the year. Having spent much time here this summer, I was impressed to see the dedication of our staff, preparing all summer for the school year. If you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
We hope you enjoy these last few days of summer, and we look forward to seeing you at "Meet the Teacher" on August 19. Here's to a great school year!
Best regards,
Shannon Potts
Principal
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PTA News
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Please mark your calendar for the LE Family Picnic on
Thursday, September 10th at 5:30 p.m. This is a wonderful event to reconnect with friends, meet new classmates, and enjoy some fine dining from our local eateries. More information to come!
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Las Lomitas Education Foundation
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Congratulations, We Did It Again!
Once again, our fabulous community showed its dedication to a superior education for our children. Thanks to your generous contributions, LLEF was able to gift $2.45 million dollars to our school district in June for use this upcoming 2015-16 year. This gift represents 14% of the District's operating budget, constituting the second largest source of funding for our schools.
These essential funds will be used for:
- Maintaining Small Class Sizes
- Enhanced Curriculum- including PE, art, music, science, language, and electives
- Excellence in Education initiatives- including professional development for teachers, technology in the classrooms, piloting innovative STEAM programs
Thanks again for your support. Welcome back to school!
LLEF Back to School Parties:
 South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Back-to-School Bash Beer...Band...BULL. It's the Las Lomitas Back-to-School Bash, Southwest style! Calling all urban cowboys and cowgirls to our own backyard rodeo - the wild mechanical bull awaits you! Don't be shy; we'll get you ready to ride with our Prickly Pear Margaritas, our one-of-a-kind Whiskey Bar, and of course our tasty Deep-in-the-Heart-of Texas Barbecue. Enjoy live music worthy of Austin's famed SXSW festival, followed by DJ dancing and sweet Texas treats. It's time to celebrate... the kids are back in school! - Saturday, August 29, 2015
- The Stang home
- $100 per person
- 160 guests
- Purchase tickets here
 5th Annual Ladies Round Robin Tennis
Join us for a fun-filled fiesta of ladies doubles at Ladera Oaks. We will pair you up for a round of doubles, followed by a courtside Mexican buffet lunch. Free-flowing margaritas and other bebidas--ole will be served! All levels welcome.
- Thursday, September 24th
- 11:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- $75 per person
- Limited 16 tennis players.
- Location - Ladera Oaks
- Purchase tickets here
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Las Lomitas League
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Las Lomitas League Fall Registration
Fall registration opens on Monday, August 24th at 7:00 p.m and closes Friday September 4th at 11:59 p.m. Detailed class descriptions are on our website. Classes for Fall include Ceramics, Creative Dramatics, Cooking, Digital Photography, Jazz Dance, Lacrosse, Play in a Box and more. Please note the meeting days for Chess and Jazz Band have changed. Chess will meet on Thursdays and Jazz Band will meet on Mondays.
We will offer volleyball and flag football again this fall. Volleyball is open to girls in the 4th through 8th grades. Fourth and 5th graders participate in the La Entrada Volleyball Skills Clinic twice a week. 6th through 8th graders are placed on teams that practice twice weekly and they participate in a recreational league run by the Menlo Park Youth Volleyball Program. The season runs from early September through mid-November. We need coaches!!! Please contact Kristin Spindt if you're interested.
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Parent Education
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THE PARENT EDUCATION SERIES ON FACEBOOK
Now you can Like us on Facebook! The SUHSD Parent Education Series Facebook page will keep you posted about upcoming parent education events, articles on parenting, schools and education, community parent events and more!
 M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES "Overloaded, Underprepared, and Far from Ready for Adulthood" - An evening with Julie Lythcott-Haims, Denise Pope, and Maureen Brown
Wednesday, August 26, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC) Menlo-Atherton High School 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton Join Denise Pope and Maureen Brown, co-authors of Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids, and Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success, in "Overloaded, Underprepared, and Far from Ready for Adulthood."
Denise Pope, PhD, is a senior lecturer at Stanford University and co-founder of Challenge Success, Stanford Graduate School of Education. Maureen Brown, MBA, is Executive Director for Challenge Success, where she oversees operations as well as marketing and strategic planning. Julie Lythcott-Haims, JD, served as dean of freshmen at Stanford University for a decade, where she received the Dinkelspiel Award for her contributions to the undergraduate experience.
Don't miss this special opportunity to hear from our nation's leading voices in the effort to reduce student stress and help our kids lead happy, healthy, balanced lives!
M-A Parent Education Series events are free, sponsored by the M-A PTA, the Sequioa Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District.
Kepler's Books to offer sales of How to Raise an Adult (Julie Lythcott-Haims) and Overloaded and Underprepared (proceeds to nonprofit Challenge Success).
Simulataneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
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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. Open enrollment information for the 2015-2016 school year can be viewed here.
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Back to School Night
Thursday, September 3, 6:15 - 8:30 p.m.
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Back to School Night & Social in the Quad
Thursday, September 10
6:30 p.m. - Social in the Quad
7:00 p.m. - Classes begin
Get to know Summit Prep and Everest Charter High Schools
Be a part of a public education reform movement that prepares students for 21st
century success in college, career, and life!
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