 Las Lomitas Education Foundation |
The 2015-16 Annual Giving Campaign has launched!
The Annual Giving Campaign is the Foundation's mission-critical fundraising effort, directly supporting the LLESD's operating budget to help provide "excellence in education" at our schools. This year, we are asking for a donation of $2,000 per student. If you are unable to give this amount, any amount that is meaningful to your family will help us reach our goal of 100% community participation.
We highly encourage - and greatly appreciate - gifts made before December 31, 2015 to assist the School Board with their budget planning. Thank you in advance for your support!
Hula over to the annual Sweetheart Dance
Friday, Oct. 16th 7-9 pm at Jensen Hall at La Entrada
Aloha Dads, Grandpas, Uncles and friends!
Don your Hawaiian shirts, leis and grass skirts. Grab your favorite little wahine and hula on over to La Entrada for the much antipicated Sweetheart Dance.
Share a special evening with your beautiful daughters at this beloved annual event held in Jensen Hall at La Entrada. Both Las Lomitas and La Entrada families are welcome.
$75 per father/daughter couple $25 for additional children
*we welcome all Las Lomitas and La Entrada girls and their adults, but sadly we can not accommodate boys at this event.
For a special "boys only" event, please join us for the Mother/Son bowling event held We need your help putting on this event! If you are interested in volunteering please contact Maggie Oren at maggie@garlic.com
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PTA News
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Please order your ART NOTECARDS
Each year Las Lomitas participates in a PTA Fundraiser for the Arts in our schools. Notecards are made from your children's drawings which were completed during the month of September. Funds from the sale of these notecards are used by classrooms for field trips, visiting artists, musicians, speakers, art supplies and literature about the arts. The notecards make terrific gifts for friends and families, thank you notes, and enclosure cards for birthdays. The printed notecards (with matching envelopes) will be delivered to the classrooms by end of November/early December. The order forms will be coming home on Monday October 5th.
This year we are only accepting PayPal (no checks) for purchases. The payment MUST BE SUBMITTED Online by Friday, October 9th. Please visit the PTA website for payments. Unfortunately, late orders cannot be accepted due to the early release for Thanksgiving. Thank you to all the teachers and volunteers who help make this possible and to the generous parents for supporting the creative arts in our schools.
The Apple for the Classroom program is a way for parents to  t supplies, gift cards, books, or donations toward a special activity or field trip.
To view the lists, please visit our website:
Once at the site, select the list you want to view. Teachers' lists are divided into two sections, so you can choose to bring an item directly to the classroom or you can choose to make a donation via PayPal.
Thank you for supporting our teachers and enriching your children's experience at Las Lomitas.
ATTENTION PARENTS: WE HAVE MANY VOLUNTEER GAPS FOR THE MEMORY BOOK!
 This PTA-sponsored project is a perennial favorite of the children. We cannot make this project happen without the parent volunteers who support it every year, in the classroom, around school or as an organizer. There are many roles in which you can help, based on the amount of time you are able to contribute. No fancy cameras are required.
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help capture memories for your child at school!
Classrooms: Classroom pages consist of less then 20 photographs and can be gathered over six months, when you are in the classroom volunteering already, chaperoning field trips or just simply by spending a free morning in the class or on the playground, taking pictures of the kids. School photographers and editors -- get front row seats at all the school events! Take pictures for school events, on the playground and help showcase our wonderful specials and PTA events. Simply upload your photos and you are done! This will all be done via sign-up so only sign up for what you can commit to based on your schedule.
General editors and organizers - The production aspect of the project is more efficient then ever. All of the editing work is done online using pre-set templates and the software is drag and drop so it's very easy to use. Or sign up to help manage a specific aspect of book content such as cover contest, etc.
Please help make this beloved end-of-school event a reality for our children, parents and teachers...keep the memory book running and volunteer by sending an email to
 Box Tops for Education
Please continue to clip, collect, and submit box top coupons found on many favorite brands such as Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, Kleenex, Huggies, Ziploc, and so many more. Las Lomitas earns 10 cents for each box top submitted, and these really add up! Box tops can be turned in any time to the cereal box in the Las Lomitas office. Write your student's name and room number on the bag containing the box tops to be eligible for our prize drawing which will be held October 15. Thank you for supporting our school!
Fridays are Spirit Days at Las Lomitas!
Contact the Spirit Wear coordinator at spiritwear@llpta.org for more information.
School directories are coming in October The school directory will be released in early October. It was held up this year due to some technical difficulties but we are working as quickly as we can to get it out to you.
 
Choicelunch and Jamba Juice are teaming up to bring Jamba Juice Smoothies to our school. Juice smoothies will be available to order as an addition to lunch every Thursday starting 10/8/15.
A fresh and yummy 8oz. Jamba Juice can be added to lunch every Thursday for $2.25 when placing lunch orders on Choicelunch.com. Currently, the smoothie add-on is not available on the iPhone or Android apps.
One flavor will be offered every Thursday with a running rotation of three flavors: Strawberry, Peach and Mango. Strawberry, being the most popular flavor, will be offered every other week with peach and mango rotated in between.
The smoothies are an "add-on" to a lunch order and can only be purchased when a lunch order
is placed. Students with a smoothie order will still get to select their normal snack, fruit and drink option in addition to their smoothie.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Hot Food Co-Chairs Heather Caelius and Adrianne Wonnacott at hotfood@llpta.org
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| Music Informances |
Music Informances are coming up! 
Please come watch your child's music informance. This is an opportunity to see what we're working on in music class.
Music informances are scheduled for the week of October 19-23 in room 37.
Your child's specific time is listed on the music website. Click on the following link and then take time to look around the new music website.
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| Volunteers Needed |
Our first through third grade classes will be attending a Lawrence Hall of Science Build It! Festival at Las Lomitas on Wednesday, October 7. We are looking for parent volunteers to help run the stations for this fun event. We are looking for parents who are available from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Go to Signup Genius for more information and to sign up.
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| La Entrada News |
Please start SAVING your books (children's and adult) to donate for the La Entrada Used Book Fair!
100% of the proceeds from this fantastic event go directly to La Entrada School and PTA funded programs.
Mark your calendars for the November Used Book Fair (Nov 9th -14th)
-- it's a great place to shop for new and like-new books for the whole family!
Books will be collected from October 12 thru October 30 at both Las Lomitas and La Entrada.
Questions? Contact Monica Albers (monica.albers@gmail.com).
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Please bring your family & friends and join us in a PIZZA and PASTA FUNDRAISER for the upcoming Washington D.C. trip of our 8th graders!
Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
Monday, November 9th
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Dine in OR take-out (no deliveries)
Present this flyer and Amici's will generously donate 25% of your food, beverage and GIFT CERTIFICATE purchases to help support the Washington DC trip of our 8th graders!
This fundraiser event is only valid at Amici's Menlo Park. Amici's cannot promise seating together for large groups.
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Las Lomitas League
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BASKETBALL SEASON and REGISTRATION
Registration for the LLL Basketball Season opens Thursday, October 1st at 7:00 pm! This is a very popular winter sport that is open to all students in 3rd through 8th grade. Register early before divisions are full. Registration closes at midnight on Thursday, October 15th.
NEW THIS YEAR: we will register 8-10 players per team. Once a division is full (based on number of coaches), we will start a wait-list and only add more players if we get more coaches to form another team. Register early and volunteer to coach!
Evaluations are the third weekend in October and coaches announce their teams a week later. Practices begin in mid-November, games begin in early December and the season ends in early March. Division coordinators will contact parents with more information towards the end of the month. Additional information about the basketball program can be found on our website http://laslomitasleague.com/. Coaches Wanted! We are a parent-run basketball league and we need coaches. You do not need a lot of experience to coach; we can pair you with a more experienced coach. We also provide an excellent coaching clinic. Please contact Kathleen Liston if you are interested in coaching. Grade-Level Coordinators Wanted! We are still looking for grade-level coordinators for the following divisions: 3rd, 4th, and 7th grade girls and 5th and 7th boys. We will need a coordinator to form teams so kids can play in these divisions. Please offer to volunteer when you sign-up. If you have any questions please contact Kathleen Liston Mark your calendars for the following dates: - Wed, Oct. 21st at 6:30pm: Mandatory Coaches in the La Entrada library. We will choose practice times and review rules, expectations, evaluations, etc. Practice times are selected based on coach availability and a lottery system.
- Oct. 24th& 25th (Sat/Sun): Player Evaluation Days (schedule to be determined). Evaluations are used strictly to divide each grade level into fair and balanced teams. Your child's grade/division will be assigned a specific day and time closer to the date. Please check back here or on the LLL Basketball webpage in mid October.
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Community News
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St. Raymond Pumpkin Festival The St. Raymond Pumpkin Festival is a great family event with something for everyone....pony rides, climbing spider maze, bungee trampoline, train ride, face painting, carnival games, pumpkin sales, carnival games, food, beer garden, treats and more! Fri., Oct. 9th | 3:30 - 9pm Sat., Oct 10th | 10am - 6pm 1100 Santa Cruz Ave. | Menlo Park Open to the Public with Free Admission
Trick-or-Treat Street Bring your children 10 and under for a fun and safe environment for Halloween activities on Wednesday, October 28th at Menlo-Atherton High School. For more information please email ASB@MENLOATHERTONLEADERSHIP.COM
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The Lion's Roar is distributed via email every Monday. Printed copies are available in the school office, or the newsletter archives may be viewed online. If you have trouble receiving the Lion's Roar, please ensure your email reader or service is not blocking the Lion's Roar because it is a group distribution. To change your email address, please click 'Update Profile/Email Address' below. Thank you!
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To submit an item, email Carol Clark (cclark@llesd.org) by 12 noon on the Wednesday prior to the Monday publication date.
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