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Saturday, January 12 Wednesday, January 16 Monday, January 21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
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| MPAEF |
THANK YOU TO OUR BUSINESS AND REALTOR PARTNERS
Please support those businesses and realtors who support our schools! Thank you to these new 2012-13 business and realtor sponsors:
Business Partners
European Styling Parlour
Intuitive Environments
Realtor Partners
Mary Gullixson, Alain Pinel Realtors
Carol MacCorkle, Coldwell Banker
Click here to become a Business or Realtor partner!
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EARN FREE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOLS
Earn money for our schools when making making online purchases by clicking here.
Make a purchase on Amazon and, on average, five percent of the purchase price will be credited to the MPAEF. When you click through our link everything will look like it normally does on Amazon. Just make your purchase and we will receive the credit. Shopping elsewhere? The eScrip shopping portal provides access to numerous retailers, including Nordstrom, Macy's, J. Crew, Apple, Nike, Brookstone, and many others. If you have not signed up for eScrip, you will need to do so first. Click here to sign up for eScrip.
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| ParentEd |
Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet, PPSC, LCSW and Erica Pelavin, LCSW, Ph.D.
from My Digital TAT2 Wednesday, January 16, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Hillview Performing Arts Center Parenting during the digital age presents special challenges. Parents typically don't have role models themselves and there are few clear guidelines about how to manage their children's behavior. My Digital TAT2 specializes in how today's children are growing up in a "living out loud" digital world and believes in creating an online community based in kindness and respect. This interactive presentation will provide an overview of the current digital landscape and explore the benefits and challenges parents and children are facing today as they live in a 24-hour digital media world. Through short video clips and group discussion, parents will learn about cyber-bullying, digital 'footprints', social networking sites and common sense strategies for cyber-safety. Overuse and supervision will also be explored. Parents will leave with better cyber-sense along with tools to help guide their children to become smart, ethical producers and consumers of technology.Tuesday, January 29, 7 p.m. Hillview Performing Arts Center The Friends of the Menlo Park Library present a special evening with Stanford Psychology Professor and Author Dr. Carol S. Dweck, PhD, whose work has demonstrated the role of mindsets in student motivation and has shown how praise for intelligence can undermine motivation and learning. With a growth, rather than fixed mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work - brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. To register, click here.
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"Take It Personally" Study Group with Project Cornerstone
Wednesdays, January 23 - February 27
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Hillview Library
Building assets in our children might be some of the most important work we do as parents. How can we help our kids thrive? What is most important in helping my child succeed in school academically AND in life? How can I show my child I support their efforts and dreams? These questions and more will be answered in a 6-week parent study group series facilitated by Pam Von Wiegand, founder of Project Cornerstone.
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with Madeline Levine
Wednesday, January 30
9 a.m., Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Palo Alto
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7 p.m., St. Andrews Episcopal School, Saratoga
Thursday, January 31, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
M-A Center for the Performing Arts
For a complete listing of all parent education events in and around our community, please visit the district's ParentEd webpage.
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| Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed |
With the new year, some of our Hot Lunch Volunteers have had a change in their schedules and are no longer able to help serve lunch, so Hot Lunch is in need of volunteers!
Please come help serve lunch to your child and their classmates. No experience required. The time commitment is about 45 minutes per lunch shift. Volunteer slots are available Monday through Friday, plus you earn a $4.75 credit to your Choice Lunch account.
Please contact Mary Murphy if you are interested in serving once or twice a month or have any questions.
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| SamTrans Route Changes |
SamTrans will be adjusting 19 bus routes on Sunday, January 13 to improve on-time performance and convenience for customers.
Hillview Bus 83 schedules remain unchanged, but other local bus routes have been adjusted.
Please visit the SamTrans website to access the two-page newsletter for more information.
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| Save the Date - Eighth Grade Parents |
Simone Kennel, Administrative Vice Principal of Menlo-Atherton High School, will present an overview of M-A's academic, athletic and extracurricular offerings on Thursday, February 7 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Hillview PAC.
Don't miss the chance to get the inside scoop on M-A from Mrs. Kennel, as well as to hear from M-A's nationally-renowned College Counselor and from current students who will answer your questions about life at Menlo-Atherton High School. Mark your calendars!
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| Music News & Notes |
CMEA Bay Section Honors Festival
Several Hillview students have been selected to perform in the California Music Education Association (CMEA) Bay Section Honors Festival. These students will travel to San Jose State University on Friday, January 11 for a rehearsal with either the Concert Band or String Orchestra followed by their respective concerts on Saturday, January 12.
Our musicians will be joining selected students from more than 250 middle and high schools in Northern and Central California to rehearse intensely for a day and half and perform a full concert. Best of all, students will get to work with some of the highest quality conductors in the region.
For more information including concert times and locations, please visit the CMEA website.
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| Yearbook |
Have you purchased your child's yearbook yet?
Chances are you haven't had the time to purchase the 2012-2013 yearbook. It's easier than ever! Simply go to Jostens.com and order it today for $32.
Questions? Contact Catherine Jaeger.
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| Physical Education |
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Thanks to all who assisted in the off-campus run on Friday, December 21. Sorry we couldn't get in the 7th graders. Our next off-campus run will be in February. Anyone interested in volunteering, please contact Jody Buckley or Neela Gentile.
- Winter units include hockey, scoops, tinikling (a type of dance), fitness, off-campus run, etc.
Questions regarding Phys Ed should be directed to Mr Bell, Mr. Eaton, Ms Gee, or Ms Salem. Phone: 326-4341 ext 2811.
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| After School Sports |
Basketball
- After School Basketball resumes this week. Today, January 6, eighth graders will play league games. Hillview teams and their locations include: Woodside Elementary-Fox at 5 p.m, La Entrada-Child at 5 p.m., Baer at 6 p.m., Hillview-Bird vs Gray at 3:50 p.m., Heller at 4:50 p.m., Roberts at 5:50 p.m. For coaches, players and parents participating in the 3:50 p.m. game at Hillview, please do not enter the gym until 3:30 p.m. to allow for set-up time.
- Sixth/seventh grade teams will continue their games for the rest of the week at the Arrillaga Family Gym. Sixth grade girls play Monday, January 7.
- Boys and girls tournament teams will have basketball games this week away from Hillview.
After school sports questions should be emailed to Mr. Bell or call him on his cellphone at (650) 483-4049.
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| Family Volunteer Opportunities | |
Haven House/InnVision Shelter Network
A nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness on the Peninsula. We depend on the generous time and talent of our community to help homeless families and individuals return to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Visit the Shelter Network's website to find a variety of ways to support their mission. For more information, contact Lynnelle Bilsey.
To see this and other family volunteering opportunities, visit the District's Community Links. Please submit your community and volunteer related blurbs and postings to communitynews@mpcsd.org.
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| Community | |
The Fratello Marionettes in "Aladdin" at the Menlo Park Library, Friday, January 11, 6:30 p.m., 800 Alma Street, Menlo Park. Join the amazing Fratello Marionettes as traditional music and intricate costumes showcase storytelling from ancient cultures of the Far East.
Sports Skills Clinics at Paye's Place on MLK Day. Monday, January 21, 595 Industrial Road, San Carlos. Players can attend either a Half Day session from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or 1 - 4 p.m. OR you can register for an All Day Session from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. - but bring lunch!
For more information on the events above or events listed in prior newsletters, visit the District's
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To submit an announcement to the Hillview PTO Newsletter, email your announcement to newsletter@hillviewpto.org. Editors reserve the right to edit all announcements. The submission deadline is Thursday at noon for the following Sunday newsletter.
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