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This Week
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Monday - Friday, October 21 - 25
- Spirit Week. Monday is PJ Day
Tuesday, October 22
- Magazine Fundraiser begins
- Yes! Gender Matters. Parent education talk by author and physician Leonard Sax, Hillview PAC, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23
- PTO General Meeting with Speaker: Erik Burmeister, Hillview PAC, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, October 25
- 7th and 8th Grade Dance, Hillview PAC, 6:30 - 8:30p.m.
- MPAEF Foundation 50 Challenge ends
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Looking Ahead
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Monday, October 28
- 8th Grade Pizza Fundraiser, Amici's Pizza, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday, November 3
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Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children with Lenore Skenzay, 6:30 p.m., Hillview PAC
Tuesday, November 5
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Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation
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MPAEF's Pledge & Payments Drive
Please commit your support today in any of the following ways:
  
Why? Your donation of $1,500 per student supports ... Classroom teachers ... Music ... Art ... Science ... Library ... Counselors ... Technology
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Five Days Remain 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 ends this Friday, October 25. Click here to learn more and then pledge or donate before time runs out!
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Spirit Week
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Hillview Spirit Week is this week! Dress-up and show off your spirit while also earning spirit Block H points and color team points for our spirit competition! Every student counts ... the grade levels with the highest percentage of students participating get the most spirit points!
What does Hillview's ASB Student Council have planned?
The week of "Hawk"tober 21 - 25 ...
- Monday: Pajama Day
- Tuesday: Pink Day
- Wednesday: College Day
- Thursday: Twin Day
- Friday: Hillview Spirit Day, 7th/8th Grade Dance
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PTO Meeting
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The Hillview PTO General meeting will be held Wednesday, October 23 at 10:30 a.m. in the Hillview PAC.
Please join us to vote on this year's PTO budget and participate in Q&A session with Principal Mr. B focusing on our Mini-Courses, Common Core integration and daily activities at school.
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7th/8th Grade Dance
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The 7th and 8th grade dance is Friday, October 25 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Only Hillview 7th and 8th graders can attend - please have your child bring his/her student ID. This is NOT a costume dance, however, students wishing to dress up for our Halloween theme should remember that no masks or props are allowed to the dance.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and we ask all parents be ready for pick-up promptly at 8:30 p.m. Dress code applies to all Spirit Days and dances. Any student arriving after 7 p.m. will need a parent to walk them to the Performing Arts Center entrance. Any student wishing to leave early must also have a parent meet them at the entrance to the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $6 for non-ASB card holders and $4 for ASB card holders. Tickets will be on sale during Spirit Week at lunch in room E-1, the blue student center in the quad. Tickets will also be sold at the door, but we STRONGLY encourage students to pre-purchase their tickets to gain entrance faster as well as allowing us to prepare for the right number of students. Thank you!
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We are still trying to "scare" up some dance chaperones for the 7th/8th Grade Dance on Friday, October 25. Volunteer for one shift or both!
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Magazine Drive
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As many of you know, our Student Council (a.k.a. "ASB") does wonderful things for each and every student here at Hillview Middle School. This year will be no exception. Next Tuesday, October 22, we will begin our annual magazine drive with Great American. This two-week fundraiser is the only student-led fundraiser other than the ASB Card sales and ensures we can continue to build a world-class activities program to match our world-class education. The magazine brochure offers more than 750 titles, and in addition, there are more than 1,700 items (magazines AND gift items) available online. With your help, 40 - 50 percent of every dollar spent on these quality products will stay with our school.
For those families who do not wish to order magazines, you can support ASB with a $20 donation. For every $20 in donations collected, that student will earn credit for one order sale. For example, if a student collects $60 in donations instead of magazine orders, that student will earn credit for three orders. We provide this option for families who would prefer to support ASB's effort to fundraise without having to make a purchase. Either way, Hillview's Student Council greatly appreciates your support!
The profits we earn this fall will go directly toward ASB-sponsored projects that benefit every student including: spirit weeks, color competitions and prizes, Hawkaplooza, the Block H program, the Student Center, motivational speakers, dances and much more!
Student participation is totally voluntary, but students can earn great prizes and have a ton of fun supporting their school. Parents can, if they wish, support us by ordering magazines for home or as gifts and share the ordering opportunity with friends and family.
Hillview's magazine drives runs Tuesday, October 22 - Tuesday, November 5.
Get started at gaschoolstore.com. Use Hillview's Online ID #: 2642593.
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Pizza Fundraiser
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Please join us in fundraising for the 8th grade graduation night party - it's easy and delicious!
Print out and bring the flier to Amici's East Coast Pizzeria in downtown Menlo Park for lunch or dinner, dine-in or take-out, on Monday, October 28 and 25 percent of your purchase will be generously donated to the Graduation Fund. You must have the flier in hand. All school families are invited to attend to support the 8th grade graduation committee.
Contact Julie Cronin at (415) 254-3875, if you have questions.
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8th Grade Info
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The Sequoia Union High School District Open Enrollment period is now open and will continue through January 17, 2014 at 4 p.m. Late applications for student transfers will not be honored. Open Enrollment applications and letters to the parents were mailed to parents about a week ago to the addresses of your 8th graders provided to our district IT department by you.
This year, the fastest and most efficient way to file an Open Enrollment Student Transfer application is online at seq.org.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Cynthia Guerra or call (650) 369-1411 ext. 2211.
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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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| 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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Physical Education
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Intramural volleyball will continue this week in the gym during lunch on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Tournament play will be offered during PE classes for next few weeks.
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
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Burgess League Volleyball: Games continue this week. Students in 7th and 8th grade play Monday, October 21, 6th graders play Tuesday, October 22. All league schedules can be found on the following website: teamsideline.com/menlopark
Flag football: Games and practices continue this week. The schedule can be found on the Hillview website under After School Sports.
Fencing: Fencing continues Friday, October 25. We apologize for last week's mistake. There was no fencing during conference week and there will be none on Friday, November 1. Fencing takes place in the Hillview Fitness room right next to gym from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Tournament Team Volleyball: This is the final week. The team will play a match in Palo Alto on Wednesday and participate in the Foundry Tournament over the weekend on Saturday, October 26.
Tournament Team Basketball: Teams have been selected. We thank and admire all those who tried out regardless of making team or not. Practice begins this week.
After School 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. We appreciate those parents who would be willing to sign up and coach. Our program can not survive without volunteer coaches.
After School Sports questions should be directed to Mr. Bell at 326-4341 ext 2601.
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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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| Community News |
Submit the Documentary: The Virtual Reality of Cyberbullying. Monday, October 21, 4 p.m., Sacred Heart Schools, Harman Auditorium, 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton. Stanford University's Camera As Witness Program and The United Nations Association Film Festival (unaff.org) present the screening of Submit the Documentary: The Virtual Reality of Cyberbullying. Free for students; $10 general admission. Panel discussion "Social Media and Cyberbullying" at 5 p.m.
3rd Annual Pumpkin Plunge. Saturday, October 26, 1 - 3 p.m., Belle Haven Pool. Join the Menlo Mavericks Swim and Water Polo team for a floating pumpkin patch. Admission includes Open Swim and a pumpkin to take home. All ages welcome, fun for the whole family! For more information, visit menloswim.com.
Menlowe Ballet Presents Lineage. Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m, Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center. For tickets, visit menloweballet.org or call 1.800.595.4TIX (4849).
The Silicon Valley Boy Choir. Friday, November 15, 600 Homer Ave, Palo Alto. The choir is taking appointments for its auditions open to boys ages 7 - 12 years. For more information visit svboychoir.org.
Gingerbread House Making Contest. Saturday, December 14, 2 - 4 p.m., Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma Street. For youth, ages 11 - 18 years. Pictures will be taken of each confectionary creation and the most original gingerbread house will be awarded a prize. Gingerbread and candy provided by Menlo Park Library. Registration is required by sending an e-mail to Irish Atajar.
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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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