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Monday, February 18
- February break and Presidents' Day, no school
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Looking Ahead
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Monday, February 25
Thursday, February 28
Friday, March 1
- MPAEF auction donation deadline
Sunday, March 3
Monday - Friday, March 25 - 29
See the Hillview calendar for more important dates and events.
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| MPAEF |
The MPAEF Participation Challenge: 381 Families to Go
You've heard plenty from us about why the MPAEF Participation Challenge is so important. Now, hear what Hillview's principal has to say - it's about more than the $50,000 we will earn if 80 percent of our District families donate to our schools through the Foundation.
Mr. B: Why the Participation Challenge Matters to Hillview:
"There is no more important time to invest in the education of our kids than during the most challenging time in their educational development - middle school. The Hillview staff and I are working tirelessly to ensure that the middle school experience is more than just a brief stop between elementary and high school. Rather, we are committed to making the middle school experience the most important, engaging, and memorable stage of your child's education. We need every family to join us. Whether it is a small or large donation is less important than committing as a community to invest in the great work we are doing."
Read more about what our school principals and our anonymous Challenge donor have to say in our recent edition of the MPAEF newsletter.
Donate, pledge now and give later or set up monthly installments at www.mpaef.org by February 28.
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SPORTS FAN OR WINE SPECTATOR?
DONATE TO THE AUCTION TODAY
Sporting Events and Memorabilia: "And the Giants win the Series!" Donate your box seats, courtside seats, or a trip to Augusta, all to raise money for our students and our schools. Accepting Giants, Sharks, 49ers and event tickets to premier PGA tournaments or Grand Slam tennis events! If cars are your thing, start your engines by donating the experience of the Indy 500 or NASCAR event tickets. Link the District families into a round of golf at one of the prestigious courses or clubs in the Bay Area. Unique memorabilia is also a great way to share the passion of sports. Colin Kaepernick signs a jersey or Buster Posey signs a glove and these items go to the highest bidder; this support strengthens the schools for our kids. Anyway you can bring sports items to the District families will help all the kids win.
Exceptional Wines and Wine Experiences: The vineyards are ripening! Open up the riches of our region by offering a unique bottle of wine or a wine experience at surrounding vineyards. Create a personal trip to a vineyard for a couple or a group or fill their wine bar with elite vintages. Exclusive wine clubs offer award winning wines and champagnes, which liven up any table at anytime. Donate a case from one or two of your membership months. Bring enjoyment, cultural adventure and appreciation to a day or table of District families and raise money for our schools.
To Donate: Please contact Karen Dearing. The deadline for submitting auction items is March 1. We're also looking for families to host parties and events for adults and kids, for destinations, adventures, and getaways for adults and families, for Kid-In-Training opportunities for our students and other unique experiences.
Mark your calendar for MPAEF's Dancing through the Decades, April 27 at the Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto!
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THANK YOU TO OUR NEW 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
Chris Lindsey, DDS
Cameron L. Aboudara, DDS, MS
Scott Kaloust, DDS, MS, Menlo Park Orthodontics
Habibi's Salon
Gould-Jacobson Dermatology
Realtors
Mary & Brent Gullixson, Alain Pinel Realtors
Ken Glidewell, Alain Pinel Realtors
Nikki James, Opes Advisors
Nancy Goldcamp, Coldwell Banker
Lyn Jason Cobb, Coldwell Banker
Michael Johnston, Alain Pinel Realtors
Click here to become a Business or Realtor partner!
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| Input on Enrollment |
Important Decision on Increasing Enrollment - The District Wants Your Input
Our community continues to experience increased student enrollment and the District is now in the process of identifying options to ensure that we have enough classrooms to meet our enrollment projections for the next 10 years.
The District invites parents to learn more and give input on potential options:
- How could we accommodate additional students on existing campuses (e.g. add more classrooms, increase class sizes)?
- Should we use the District-owned O'Connor site, currently rented to the German American International School, to add more capacity? If so, what are the options and how would it affect the enrollment, attendance boundaries and grade level configurations of our existing schools?
- Are there other solutions that should be considered?
Please come engage with Superintendent Maurice Ghysels, Board members and District staff at the last community meeting:
Tuesday, February 19: Encinal, Multi-Use Room, 8:45 - 9:45 a.m.
If you are unable to attend this meeting, please feel free to email your thoughts to our Superintendent Maurice Ghysels or to MPCSD's Board.
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| ParentEd |
"Classrooms of the Future: How Our Schools are Changing Now"
Sunday, March 3
2 - 5 p.m., Hillview Middle School
Registration closes at midnight on Monday, February 25
The Menlo Park City School District strives to be at the forefront of innovation and leadership in education. We know that we cannot do that simply in the staffroom and classroom. We need to involve our entire community and there's so much to talk about with parents at this time of great change. Nationally, the Common Core State Standards are elevating learning goals and raising the cognitive demand for how our students will engage in learning. Locally, our core values are driving goals in writing, mathematics, technology and social-emotional learning. Join us to learn more about these exciting developments and what they will mean for your kids.
2 p.m. -- Check-in
2:30 - 5 p.m. -- Conference
Concurrent Children's Program
Parents have an opportunity to select from a menu of workshops and attend two sessions following a keynote address: - Mathematics and the Common Core: What's Ahead and How You Can Support Your Child
- Writing and the Common Core: Supporting Students as Capable, Confident Writers
- Design Thinking and Innovation: Problem Solving to Build Powerful Thinking Skills
- Technology in the Classroom: Engaging and Empowering Students in the Learning Process
- Project Cornerstone: Building Developmental Assets to Keep Our Kids Strong
- Creativity and Innovation in MPCSD: A Roundtable Discussion with Maurice Ghysels, Superintendent and Allison Liner, Chief Learning Officer
For more information on the workshops being offered and free childcare, click here.
To register for the conference, click here.
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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Upcoming Events
- Special Workshop for parents concerned about their child's substance abuse. Sunday, March 3, 1 - 5 p.m., in Burlingame.
- The Culture of Perfectionism with Ana Homayoun, M.A., Founder of Ivy Educational Consulting. Thursday, March 7, 7 - 8:30 p.m., M-A Center for the Performing Arts, M-A Parent Education Series
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| Hillview Hoodies and Hydration | |
Keep your Hawk warm and watered this winter while showing school spirit. We have plenty of Hillview sweatshirts and water bottles for purchase.
Hooded sweatshirts are $30 each available in navy or white. Sizes are:
- Youth - medium, large
- Adult - small, medium, large, XL, XXL
Water bottles have flip tops and cost $10 each.
Bring a check, payable to Hillview PTO, to the Hillview front office to purchase these items. Linda Pebet and Cathy Garagozzo, front office staff, will assist you.
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| Hillview Service Opportunity | |
Parents, let your students know about an exciting service opportunity coming to Hillview. On Monday, February 25 there will be a meeting in Mr. Doroquez's room (B7) during lunch for students to choose a non-profit organization they would like to serve. There will be a follow up meeting on Thursday, February 28 at lunch to begin working on the project that is chosen.
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| Tennis Team Social |
Are you planning to play on the Hillview Tennis Team this year? If so, please join us for a fun and completely optional chance to meet some of your fellow team members and play some tennis.
We'll meet on the Menlo Atherton High School tennis courts on Sunday, February 24 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. There will be a chance to warm up and then play some practice sets with your fellow Hawks.
This is an opportunity before the tryouts begin to have a chance to play, but it is completely optional and "just for fun". Official tryouts will be held the week of March 4 after school.
Feel free to show up anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and stay as long as you want. Please wear tennis shoes, bring your tennis racket and a water bottle.
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| After School Sports |
Basketball
- There will be no 8th grade games on Monday, February 18 due to February break and Presidents' Day. Games for 8th grade will resume Monday, February 25.
- Games for 6th and 7th grade teams resume as normal at Arrillaga Family Gym. On Tuesday, 6th grade girls will play. On Wednesdays, 6th grade boys will play. On Thursday, 7th grade girls will play. On Friday, 7th grade boys will play.
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There will be a special 7th grade boys make-up game on Thursday, February 21 at Hillview at 2:15 p.m. Teams will be Gaetano/Bell vs Roth/Kessler.
Tennis
- Sign ups for after school tennis are available online. The deadline for signups is Wednesday, February 27 or 60 players, whichever comes first. Currently, there are at least 52 signups. Tryouts will occur the week of March 4.
Fencing
- After school fencing will be offered on Fridays after school during six sessions from April 5 - May 10. The fencing instructor is George Pogosov, Stanford instructor and Olympic medal winner. Sign ups will be available online soon.
After school sports questions should be emailed to Mr. Bell or call him on his cellphone at (650) 483-4049.
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| Summer Camps |
Summer Camps are here! Visit our Summer Camp website to see information submitted by area camps. This page will be updated as new information arrives, so check back often.
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| Community | |
Community E-waste Recycling. Benefitting Menlo-Atherton PTA and Northstar Academy, Saturday, February 23, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., NorthStar Academy, 400 Duane St, Redwood City. Accepting any consumer or business electronics like computers, televisions, microwave ovens, cameras, toasters, VCR tapes, stereos, speakers, cell phones, printers, and copy machines. We can also accept scrap metal. No washers, dryers, refrigerators, ovens, or dishwashers. All electronics that store information will be securely erased.
Menlo Park Friends of the Library Book Sale. Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Oak and Elm Rooms at the Arrillaga Recreation Center, 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park (located across the library parking lot and next to the gym). Exceptional quality books for the entire family will be featured.
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Newsletter Archives
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To read past Hillview PTO newsletters, please visit our archives.
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Newsletter Submissions
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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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