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Tuesday, August 27
- 6th Grade Parent Social, 7 p.m., RSVP
Wednesday, August 28
- Dressing for PE classes begins
Friday, August 30
- No school for students. Staff Development Day
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Monday, September 2
Friday, September 6,
Wednesday, September 11
- Raising Teens Without Losing Your Mind with Principal Erik Burmeister, 6:30 p.m. Hillview PAC
Thursday, September 12
Thursday, September 26
- Deadline for Hillview PTO donations
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Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation
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Now that the first two days of school are behind us, we hope everyone is getting settled and feeling the excitement that a new school year brings!
On behalf of Hillview's Joint Campaign team, we welcome all of you back to our amazing school! We are excited for all that we can accomplish together this year. We ask you to join us in supporting Hillview by supporting the Hillview PTO and MPAEF today. PTO donations are due by Thursday, September 26. Donations, pledges and initiation of payments to the MPAEF are due by Thursday, November 21.
With thanks,
PTO Co-Presidents: MPAEF Co-Presidents:
Valerie Ambwani and Dean Wilkins Clint Chao and Scott Hinshaw
PTO Membership Team: MPAEF School Team
Pam Fernandes, Kathy Koenig and Laura Paul, Karinne Collinsworth and
Meagan Carabetta Laurie Sapp
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6th Grade Parent Social
Parents of incoming sixth grade students are invited to join us for drinks and light appetizers to kick off the new school year. Come meet other parents, Hillview's Principal Erik Burmeister and MPCSD Superintendent Maurice Ghysels. Hillview PTO and MPAEF leaders will be there as well on Tuesday, August 27 at 7 p.m. We look forward to seeing you!
RSVP online. Please note this is a parent-only event.
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Sign up for eScrip and Earn Free Money for Our Schools!
From now until Tuesday, September 10, participating merchants, including Draegers and Safeway are giving 10 percent of your purchase price to the MPAEF.
Signing up is easy! Register any of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards at eScrip and then just shop. You can even track your purchases online, allowing you to see just how much you're earning on your child's behalf.
For more information, click here.
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Volunteer Salute
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Special thanks to this year's Arena Check-In Co-Chairs: Mary Murphy, Josie Gomez and Meagan Carabetta -- for managing a great ACI.
Big thanks also to Kathy Koenig for all of her time managing much of the ACI finances; and to Aimee Paquin whose unmatched web talents enabled many of the families to complete their ACI paperwork online and keep the day flowing smoothly.
All of us at Hillview truly appreciate all of the ACI volunteers, including:
Katie Angioletti, Ann Banchoff, Katalin Basca, Dennis Chan, Diane Child, Naed de la Vega, Linda Druell, Mary Duling, Carol Foster, Marielena Gardner, Patty Gardner, Lavinia Karahan, Jill Kispert, Ellen Kramer, Tamara La Torre, Michael Mimeles, Barrett Moore, Kim Mullarkey, Sally Osterberg, Andrea Ralston, Lola Rockwell, Maria Rodriguez, Ana Ruiz, Rachel Scheuring, Marisol Tiznado, Dean Wilkins and Fahti Zolfaghari.
The team registered 864 Hillview students!
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Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed
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We are in urgent need of hot lunch volunteers to ensure that your student's lunch service runs smoothly. Please sign up to help out once or twice a month.
Choice Lunch offers a $4.75 credit to your account for every hot lunch shift worked.
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Parents Wanted to Work with Middleschoolers
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Hillview is piloting a new Character Education program this school year, called "Second Step." The program requires pairs of adults working with small groups of grade level, gender specific students. The pre-planned lessons will be scripted and will include such topics as Bully-Prevention, Empathy, Communication and Emotion Management.
Parents will be asked to commit to four days annually, as well as a two-hour training session.
If you are comfortable working with middle schoolers, consider this opportunity! You can even sign up to work with a friend.
If you are interested, please email school counselor Debbie Devoto.
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| Library Corner |
New staff!
We're extremely lucky to have National Board Certified Teacher Theresa Fox join us in a job share with Hillview Librarian Tracy Piombo. Ms. Piombo will be here Mondays and Wednesdays and Ms. Fox will be here Thursdays and Fridays. They will work alternate Tuesdays. Come meet both of them at Back to School night. Ms. Debbie Ojeda returns to support us for one period a day!
Accepting Book Donations
The library is accepting contemporary middle grade or Young Adult books in good condition until Friday, September 6. Most of the books will go to classroom collections.
Save those Student ID's!
Students are expected to present their IDs when checking out books. Keep them in a safe place.
Book Check Outs Limited
Until the library system is updated, only returning Hillview students will be able to check out books, and only one at a time. The District is short on Technology staff, so we appreciate your patience.
Kindles and eBooks
The library has Kindles and eBooks to check out. Students and parents must sign a Technology Agreement form before checking out a Kindle. Parents and students in 6th and 7th grade, who signed a Technology Agreement last year, do not have to sign another agreement for this year. However, 8th grade parents will need to sign a new agreement since it gives students permission to access the 8th grade-only collection. eBooks may be downloaded onto many types of tablets (but not plain Kindles or Nooks.) Find out more on the library blog.Books Come Alive
Start planning those book-themed Halloween costumes now. Students who come to the library on Halloween dressed as a character from a book get a prize and a Block H point in participation.Check out the library website for more information about library events, including upcoming research projects and Book Clubs, and for suggestions for reading.
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Physical Education
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- Students will begin to dress for Phys Ed classes on Wednesday, August 28. Hillview PE uniform and appropriate shoes required.
- Locks and lockers will be assigned just before then.
- Students in 7th/8th grades will get an opportunity to select certain units for the first trimester.
Questions regarding Phys Ed should be drected to Mr. Bell, Mr. Eaton, Mrs. Gee or Ms. Salem. Phone: 326-4341 ext 2601 Bell, 2602 Eaton, 2603 Gee, 2604 Salem.
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| After School Sports |
Burgess League Volleyball
All girls are welcome to register for Burgess League volleyball. Online registration is available on sportability.com. Deadline is Wednesday, September 4 or when teams fill up (which ever comes first). We need more coaches. We can only allow as many teams to play as we have coaches. If we do not have enough coaches, we'll have to drop some players.
Girls Softball
Online registration is open. We need more players. If interested, please sign up immediately on sportability.com
Flag football
All three teams are full. Players are welcome to register and be placed on a waiting list.
Tournament team volleyball
Eligible 7th/8th graders are welcome to tryout for the girls volleyball tournament team. To be eligible, you must be registered for Burgess League Volleyball. Tryouts are Monday and Tuesday, August 26 and 27 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Hillview Gym.
We welcome everyone back and hope you enjoyed a great summer. Looking forward to another fantastic year at Hillview!
After School Sports questions should be directed to Mr. Bell @ 326-4341 ext 2601.
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| ParentEd |
As your kids go back to school, come join us in these great parent education opportunities for all Menlo Park district families.
Project Cornerstone: Take It Personally Parent Ed Class
Encinal School, Small Multi
Thursdays, September 12 - October 17
8:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Parents, grandparents or any Menlo Park resident is welcome to attend this six-week class. Past participants have discovered practical parenting strategies, inspiration and a new community of parenting allies. For more information, contact Robin Soran.
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The Adolescent Brain
Hillview Middle School, PAC
Wednesday, September 11
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Join Hillview principal, Erik Burmeister, as he starts an in-depth series on the ever-changing adolescent brain, outlining the steps that we as parents and families can take to make the transition from pre-teen to young adult as smooth as possible. From mood swings, to puberty, to the complex life changes that are a result of growing up in the 21st century, raising a healthy and responsible teenager is a task that can boggle the mind of even the most seasoned caregivers. Topics to be covered include the difference between how girls and boys react to their changing physical and emotion environments, the way in which our daily routines can affect how our kids grow and perform in and out of the classroom and the boundaries and limits we can expect to be challenged as our kids strive to become more independent. With more than 15 years of experience, Erik's extensive and valuable knowledge with this age group is the basis for a year-long series that is not to be missed. For more information, contact Jessica Raines.
For a complete listing of all the parent education events in and around our community, please visit the district's ParentEd webpage.
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| Community News |
Beginning Electronics. Saturdays, November 2, 9 and 16, 1 - 4 p.m., Museum of American Heritage. This is a hands-on class where students learn what electricity is, how to control it to do useful things and how to read a schematic diagram. Then, each student incorporates these ideas to assemble, wire and solder an electric circuit that consist of lights, switches, a LED and a tone generator. Students can use this take-home project to learn how to send and receive Morse Code. For ages 10 and up. $70 for Members/$80 for Non-members.Free Girls Water Polo Clinic. Sunday, August 25, 10 - 11:15 a.m., Roble Gym Pool on Stanford Campus. For girls 6th grade and under who are new to the sport of water polo. Registration online. For more information, email kelsey@stanfordwaterpolo.com.
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Family Volunteering
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Habitat Restoration with Acterra, Saturday, September 7, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. All ages are welcome to help with weeding and plant restoration at Permanente Creek Workday at Google Campus in Mountain View. More information and registration online.
My New Red Shoes, Tuesday, September 10, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Help give the gift of confidence for low-income kids starting school by helping assemble "First Day" bags of needed goodies. More information and other dates to volunteer are available online.
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Newsletter Submissions
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To submit an announcement for a Hillview event, please 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. To submit an announcement for an off-campus community event, please email your announcement to communitynews@mpcsd.org. The submission deadline is Wednesday at noon for the following Sunday newsletter.
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