Hillview PTO Banner 2012-2013 #1
In This Issue
MPAEF
Parent Education
Calendar Published
Seeking Candidates
Hillview Service Opportunity
HONK Drama
Hillview Hoodies
Physical Education
After School Sports
Summer Camps
Community
Family Volunteering
Quick Links
This Week 
 
Monday, February 25

Thursday, February 28

Friday, March 1
  • MPAEF auction donation deadline
  • HONK Drama production

Saturday, March 2

  • HONK Drama production
LookingAhead
Looking Ahead
 
Sunday, March 3
Friday, March 8
Thursday, March 28
Monday - Friday, March 25 - 29
  • Spring Break, no school

See the Hillview calendar for more important dates and events.

MPAEF    MPAEF
 

     

   

We Need You
Only Four Days to Earn $50,000

 

We have only four days left to reach our goal! If 80 percent of our District families donate or pledge to the MPAEF an anonymous donor will award a $50,000 grant to our schools.
Your participation matters and any size donation counts, so consider making one that is meaningful for your family. Be a part of the community that meets the challenge ----  your participation will make a difference!

 

Donate, pledge now and give later or set up monthly installments at www.mpaef.org by February 28

 

Our great thanks to all the families, businesses and community members who have already donated.

 

Together we can meet the challenge for our kids!
  
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MPAEF Dance Banner 2013  

  

LAST CHANCE TO DONATE
TO THE SPRING AUCTION

  

Be a Donor! Organize with friends. Make a call. Send an email. Just say, "Yes! I am IN!" Donate today. It is never as much work as you think it will be, but it is always more fun! The MPAEF auction deadline to submit items and ideas is Friday, March 1. Your donation raises money to keep class sizes small, keep art, music, and library classes thriving, and help administrators and teachers introduce innovative teaching practices in our schools. Offer time at your favorite getaway, join friends to throw a party, show a student your professional day (or convince someone you know), share season tickets or a favorite bottle of wine. Look at the following categories, pick one and commit! 

 

Destinations/Adventures/Getaways: Give District families or a couple the opportunity to take a break by spending time in a place you find special.

 

Parties, Events, and Experiences for Adults: Organize an over the top bash or an intimate dinner to highlight cuisine. Donate as a single family or make a party out of your party by donating with friends.

 

K.I.T. (Kids In Training): Teach kids what makes your profession interesting. Designers, technologists, scientists, medics, doctors, chefs, artists, entertainers, public service individuals, open your doors and show a student what you do after the kids go to school. 

 

Parties, Events and Experiences for Kids: Whether fitness, art, cooking or a once-in-a-lifetime experience, donate a chance for kids to break from reading, writing, and arithmetic to play and just be kids! Whatever the idea, just bring them together.

 

Sporting Events and Memorabilia: Donate your Giants, Sharks, 49ers, premier PGA tournaments, Grand Slam tennis, 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. 

 

Exceptional Wines and Wine Experiences: 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 or fill a wine cellar with elite vintages. 

 

To Donate: Please contact Karen Dearing. The deadline for submitting auction items is March 1.

 
Mark your calendar for MPAEF's Dancing through the Decades, April 27 at the Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto!
 

ParentEdParentEd   

 

 

Erik Burmeister, Principal, Hillview Middle School
Sunday, March 3
1 - 2 p.m., Hillview Library

 

During this workshop, participants will see the two new prototypes created for next year's schedule at Hillview and will have the opportunity to provide feedback. Current and future Hillview parents welcome! (Please note: Although this is a pre-conference workshop, we are unfortunately NOT able to offer child care during this time.) 


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"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.

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Sunday, March 3
1 - 5 p.m., Burlingame

"95% of people with a life time dependence to alcohol and other drugs started using as adolescents, and over half of America's teens have tried illicit drugs by the time they finish high school," according to SAMA (Science and Management of Addictions).

 

Lisa Frederiksen of Breaking the Cycles, Shelley Richanbach of Next Steps for Women and Cathy Taughinbaugh of Treatment Talk are offering a specialized workshop for parents of teenagers or young adults who are concerned about their child's substance abuse. Parents will leave the workshop understanding how brain development and risk factors influence substance abuse; knowing state-of-the-art assessments to determine use, abuse or dependence; having shared other parents' concerns and learned what parents can do to help their child; and having created a wellness toolbox to stay sane when things feel out of control.

 

For more information go to http://treatmenttalk.org/workshop/ or call (650) 362-3026.

 

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NOTE: CHANGE IN SPEAKER

 

M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
"The Willpower Instinct:
Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., Lecturer, Stanford University
Thursday, March 7
7 - 8:30 p.m.
M-A Center for the Performing Arts
 
Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University and a leading expert in the new field of "science-help." Her most recent book, The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It explores the latest research on motivation, temptation and procrastination, as well as what it takes to transform habits, persevere at challenges and make a successful change. Tickets will go quickly for this event.
 
M-A Parent Education Series events are FREE and sponsored by the Menlo-Atherton PTA and the Sequoia Healthcare District.
 
For more information, please contact Charlene Margot, M-A Parent Education Series Program Director or call (650) 868-0590.
 
For a complete listing of all parent education events in and around our community, please visit the district's ParentEd webpage.
 

calendar2013-2014 School Calendar Available
 

The Menlo Park City School District has published the school calendar for next year. Make your plans for the coming year. An interactive website calendar is also available.

The first teaching day of school is Thursday, August 22, 2013.

 


candidatesSeeking District Council Candidates
 

The Menlo Park City School District Council is seeking candidates for its officer positions and administrative chair positions for the 2013-2014 school year. District parents who have demonstrated involvement with Member PTO's and MPAEF can use their background and knowledge as a benefit to this advisory Council.

 

The purpose of the District Council is to foster cooperative relationships among the Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll, and Hillview PTOs, the MPAEF, the District and the School Board in order to facilitate communication in the District. Selected positions include Secretary/Parliamentarian and Auditor among others. For a complete list of all open positions, please visit the district website

 

For more information, please contact Lisa Cope.

 

Nominations are due March 28.



serviceHillview 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.
 

dramaHonk If You Love Drama
 
If you've ever felt like everyone else says "quack" and you say "honk," come on down to the "barnyard" on stage for the Hillview Middle School (HMS) production of "HONK!" This full-scale production is accompanied by a live orchestra manned by our very own HMS band. 

 

Come see middle school talent at its best at the Hillview PAC on February 28 at 3:30 p.m., March 1 at 7 p.m., and March 2 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

 

Tickets are available online.
 

hoodiesHillview 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.
 
hillviewhoodie hillviewbottle

 

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.

 

Questions? Please email Pam Fernandes.

 


physedPhysical Education
  • For those interested, we've started an intramural sports program during lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The current sport is indoor soccer. Students are to sign up with academy teachers. If there is not enough interest in your academy, come to gym and see Mr. Bell or Mr. Peterson. 
  • Our next off-campus run will be Friday, March 8. We need course monitors, runners, bikers and time keepers for the 7th and 8th Grade runs. The 6th Grade shift is full. If you can help out, volunteer at the Sign Up Genius website. For more information, contact Jody Buckley or Neela Gentile.  
Questions regarding Phys Ed should be directed to Mr. BellMr. EatonMs. Gee or Ms. Salem or call (650) 326-4341 ext 2811.     

 


After School Sports AfterSchoolSports   

    

Basketball

  • After school basketball continues this week. Games for 8th graders will be on Monday at Woodside Elementary - Bird/Bieselin at 6 p.m.; at La Entrada - Heller/Mohr at 4 p.m., Child/Thomson at 5 p.m., Fox/Hume at 6 p.m., Harrison/Szymkowski at 7 p.m.; and at Hillview - Gray/Satzger at 3:50 p.m., Roberts/McMaster at 4:50 p.m., Baer/Cohen at 5:50 p.m.  

Tennis

  • Sign ups for after school tennis are still available online, but the team limit is full. Anyone signing up now will be placed on a waiting list. 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.  

Track

  • After School Track is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 23 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. on the new Hillview Track (most other dates will be at MA high school). Registration will be available in March.
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 SummerCamps 

  

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.  
 
Community   Community 
 
E-Reading for Everyone at the Menlo Park LibrarySaturday, March 2, 12 - 3 p.m., 800 Alma Street, Menlo Park. Get one-on-one demos and learn how to download and read thousands of e-books  from the library. Popular author, Guy Kawasaki, will speak about his latest book, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur!, from 12 - 1 p.m.

 

PYT Auditions for "The Pirates of Penzance" for actors ages 8 - 18 years, Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9. For more information and to reserve an audition time, please visit www.pytnet.org.
 
Newton Center's Spring CampMonday - Friday, March 25 - 29, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1100 Middle Ave, Menlo Park. We will be exploring the cool, creepy, and curiously complicated natural processes right around us here in the suburbs. For registration and more information, please contact us at camps@newtoncenters.org.
 
Donate Dresses or Accessories to The Princess Project! Donate your new or gently used long or short clean party dresses or accessories in the Menlo-Atherton High School Front Office at 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, now through the end of February. 
 
Girls' Water Polo Clinics and Mini-Camps from Menlo Swim and SportClinics and camps are designed for intermediate-level players who wish to work on skills in the off season. Clinics offered 2/23, 3/9, 3/24, 4/13, 4/28; mini-camps offered 3/26-27, 4/2-3. Limited enrollment, register today.
 
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Family Volunteer Opportunities

  

Donate to Haven House. Sunday, February 24, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Encinal's carpool driveway. Encinal's Girl Scout Troop is hosting a collection drive to benefit Haven Family House Shelter in Menlo Park. Click here for a list of in-kind donations needed. 

 

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