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This Week
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Monday, October 14
Tuesday, October 15 - Friday, October 18
- Minimum Days, 11:45 a.m. dismissal
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Looking Ahead
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Tuesday, October 22
- Yes! Gender Matters. Parent education talk by author and physician Leonard Sax, Hillview PAC, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23
- PTO General Meeting, Hillview PAC, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, October 25
- MPAEF Foundation 50 Challenge ends
- 7th and 8th Grade Dance, Hillview PAC, 6:10 - 8:45 p.m.
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Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation
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MPAEF's Pledge & Payments Drive
Make Your Commitment Today!
With our shortened campaign deadline this year, the month of October is when we're asking parents to commit their support in the following ways:
  
Why? Your donation of $1,500 per student supports ... Classroom teachers ... Music ... Art ... Science ... Library ... Counselors ... Technology
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Foundation 50 Challenge
Want to Help Earn an Additional $50,000 for our Schools?
If you're a family who donates for the first time at the $1,500-per-student level (Foundation Donor level), your commitment will be one of the 50 we need to trigger this bonus! The challenge runs until Friday, October 25. Click here to learn more and then pledge or donate before time runs out!
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We Walked the Walk
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More than 300 students walked to or from MPCSD schools as a part of International Walk to School Day last Wednesday.
Thank you to Superintendent Maurice Ghysels, Encinal Principal Sharon Burns, Encinal Vice Principal Joan von der Linden, Oak Knoll Vice Principal Kristen Gracia, Laurel parent Jessica Rancourt, Encinal parent (and District Facilities Director) Ahmad Sheikholeslami and Laurel Principal Linda Creighton.
Children wearing safety vests are vastly more visible on the road. Please stop by your school's office and pick up a safety vest for your child and yourself. They are free to everyone.
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Thank a Teacher
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Our Hillview teachers and staff are working very hard to continually improve our children's experience at school. From adopting the new Common Core standards, to adjusting to the block schedule, to planning the exciting new mini-course program and more, Hillview's teachers are going above and beyond this year.
If you have a special story about how a Hillview staff member has enriched your child's school life, please email it to Mr. Burmeister. He loves to share these anecdotes at staff meetings to keep our beloved teachers motivated and mindful of the ultimate goal of all their hard work - our children's success.
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Parent Volunteers Needed
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Our new 7th and 8th grade character education program, Second Step, still needs parent volunteers. Volunteers are needed Wednesdays on November 6, December 11, February 12 or March 19, especially during 2 - 3 p.m. Training will be provided.
Please consider signing up for this dynamic new program by emailing coordinator Jessica Raines.
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PTO Meeting
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The Hillview PTO General meeting will be held Wednesday, October 23 in the Hillview PAC.
Please join us to vote on this year's PTO budget and a Q&A session with Principal Mr. B focusing on our Mini-Courses, Common Core integration and daily activities at school.
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8th Grade Info
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For students interested in going to Menlo-Atherton High School:
- "Special" Saturday Campus Tours. Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 2. Middle school students and their parents are invited to an informal outdoor walking tour of our campus. Tours will be led by M-A Leadership students who will share their enthusiasm for the school and answer questions. Meet at the library. Tours run from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. The last tour departs at 11:45 a.m.
- 8th Grade Information Night. Come learn more about our academic program offerings and graduation requirements on Wednesday, November 6. Our Information Night includes a Principal's welcome, small-group tours led by students and PTA parent volunteers, and presentations by M-A teachers from core subject areas. Prospective students and parents are welcome. The program begins at 6 p.m.
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After School Sports
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Burgess League Volleyball: Games continue this week including Monday, October 14 even though there is no school. Students in 7th and 8th grade play Monday, October 14, 6th graders play Tuesday, October 15. All league schedules can be found on the following website: teamsideline.com/menlopark
Flag football: Games and practices continue this week.
Fencing: Registration is open now. The third session of the program will be Friday, October 18 in the Hillview Fitness room right next to gym from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Tournament Team Volleyball: Games and practices continue. There will be a game at Hillview Wednesday, October 16 at 6 p.m.
Tournament Team Basketball: Tryouts for interested 8th grade boys and girls will take place during Conference Week. Girls will tryout Tuesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 17 from 12 - 1:30 p.m. Boys will tryout Wednesday, October 16 and Friday, October 18 from 12 - 1:30 p.m. Players will be expected to attend both tryouts and must be registered to play in the Menlo Park Middle School League or MPMSL (which is the 8th grade complement to Burgess League) to be a member of the tournament team. Liability waivers must be signed and returned before players are able to tryout. If form is needed, please contact Mr. Bell.
Basketball: After School Basketball registration for all three grade levels are available online at sportability.com/hillview. Students in 6th and 7th grade play in Burgess League at Arrillaga Gym. Students in 8th grade play on Mondays in the MPMSL (Mid Peninsula Middle School League) which is very similar to Burgess League Program.
After School Sports questions should be directed to Mr. Bell at 326-4341 ext 2601.
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| Parent Education |
Yes! Gender Matters
with Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.
Tuesday, October 22
6:30 p.m., Hillview PAC
In his compelling workshop, Dr. Sax delves into the ways that gender affects the emotional challenges that children face in and outside of the classroom. An excellent addendum to his books Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift and Girls on the Edge, this presentation aims to arm parents with new strategies and tactics for helping their kids thrive in an increasingly competitive and stressful world, no matter their gender.
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Free-Range Kids
How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children
with Lenore Skenzay
Sunday, November 3
6:30 p.m., Hillview PAC
Lenore Skenazy is "America's Worst Mom." (Google it!) The New York City columnist-turned-reality TV show host got that title after letting her 9-year-old son take the subway, alone. In response to the enormous media blowback, she founded the book and blog, "Free-Range Kids," which launched the anti-helicopter parenting movement. She's a graduate of Yale and lives in NYC with her husband and two sons, who actually think she's what Freud would have considered a "good enough" mom.
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Parent Book Club
Wednesdays, October 23- November 6
9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Kepler's
Please join Nicole Scott, School Counselor, and Jenny Ryan, School Psychologist, for a Parent Book Club at Kepler's Books. We are reading Free Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry) by Lenore Skenazy. The book club is open to all district parents, but space is limited, so please RSVP to Jenny Ryan or Nicole Scott, if you would like to attend.
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| Community News |
Alpine Strikers Spring 2014 Tryouts. Alpine Strikers FC announces upcoming tryouts for the spring season. Players new to the club can be evaluated via age group wide tryouts. Roster openings vary from team to team and are at the discretion of the coaches. For more information, visit the website.
Menlo College Youth Basketball Clinics. Spring Clinic Series, Grades K-8, October 20 and 27, November 10 and 17, and December 8 and 15. For more information, call (650) 453-3846 or email oaksbasketball@menlo.edu.
Making Homework Manageable (1st - 6th grade). Tuesday, October. 15, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. This workshop explores appropriate parent involvement with homework: how and when to help and what can be done to decrease tension around this time-honored school practice. Fee is $40. For more information, visit the Parents Place website.
Storytelling Series. Menlo Park Library with storyteller John Weaver, every Thursday afternoon, 4 p.m. beginning October 31. Not a story time -- story telling. School-agers and adults alike will love these captivating, hilarious tales all told without a book.
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Family Volunteering
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Garden Work Day. Saturday, October 26, Alemany Farm, 12 - 5 p.m. All ages are welcome to this community workday at Alemany Farm, a wonderful community farm located on the south side of San Francisco. For more information, visit the website.
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Newsletter Archives
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Missed an exciting edition of the Hillview newsletter or letters from the school or PTO? Look up past emailings on our online archive.
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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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