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In This Issue
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Teacher Gift Fund
Washington DC Trip
Lost and Found
Gratitude Button
Hawkapalooza
French
Sports
Race Results
Thank You Sponsors!
Shop.MPAEF.org for Dads and Grads
Business Partners
Like to Bike? NIGHTSHADE Summer Library Teen Events
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Quick Links
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Questions? Email:
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This Week
Sunday, May 31
- Are You In RUN For Education, today at 9:00 a.m., Oak Knoll School
Tuesday, June 2
- 8th Grade iPad Turn in
- 7th and 8th Grade Track & Field Event, during PE
Wednesday, June 3
- Last day to contribute to Teacher/Staff Gift Fund
- 7th and 8th Grade Track & Field Event, during PE
Thursday, June 4
- 7th and 8th Grade Track & Field Event, during PE
Friday, June 5
- 6th Grade iPad Turn in
- Block H Field Trip to Raging Waters, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 6 - Sunday, June 7
- Speech & Debate Team Tournament, Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday, 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.
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Looking Ahead
Monday, June 8
- 7th Grade iPad Turn in
- Spirit Competion Winners Field Trip, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9
- 8th Grade Great America Field Trip, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- MPCSD Board Meeting, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., TERC
Wednesday, June 10
- Last Day of School, 11:45 a.m. early release
- Hawkapalooza, 9:15 - 11:45 a.m., field
- 8th Grade Graduation, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Gates open at 3:00 p.m.), Hillview Quad
- 8th Grade Graduation Party, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m., Gym
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Hillview School News
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EXTENDED Opportunity to contribute to Hillview Teacher/Staff Gift Fund:
The final deadline to donate to the 14th Annual Teacher and Staff Gift Fund is June 3! So far, we have received contributions from only 13% of Hillview families and collected just 45% of the funds received last year. Please consider contributing so that we may collectively thank our 70 plus Hillview teachers and staff. Any amount is appreciated. All proceeds are anonymous and used to purchase gift cards for delivery on the last day of school.
For PayPal users, click here to send it to jgkispert@sbcglobal.net. Please add "Hillview Teacher Gift Fund" to the note.
If you wish to send a check, a please email Lauren Calhoon for further details. Thank you for recognizing our terrific Hillview team!
Attention current 7th grade parents! The fabulous Washington, DC expedition for 8th graders will again be offered as a Mini-Course choice from March 27 - April 1, 2016. The time to register for this trip is NOW. To get the best availability and pricing on our trip itinerary, we are taking registrations now through June 5. If you wait until after June 5, we cannot guarantee a spot for your child, and it will be at an increased cost. Please note that this is different from the registration process last year. If your child would like to participate in the Washington, DC trip as an eighth grader in 2016, please click here to read the information and registration materials. Deadline to register is June 5. If you have questions, please contact minicourse@mpcsd.org.
Lost and Found: Please be aware that any unclaimed Lost and Found items will be donated to Haven House on June 5. Make sure to check for your misplaced items before then.
We Are Grateful for you Hillview Staff! Throughout the year, parents tell us what a great team we have here at Hillview. We share these stories at our staff meetings and use them to encourage each other when the going gets tough! Now there is a new button on the
Hillview website that allows parents to get those messages directly to Principal Burmeister. Please look for it on the home page just above Hillview News, and as the school year is coming to a close, give a shout out to a teacher, aide, staff member, administrator...someone who has made a difference for you or your child.
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PTO News
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Hawkapalooza (n): a wacky, crazy event only for Hillview students to celebrate the last day of school, Wednesday, June 10. Teachers and staff will be handling the supervision and chaperoning of the event, but we need parent volunteers to manage the lines and run the games (all of which are easy to understand and fun to run!) Please sign up here to help.
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Programs & Activities
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FrenchHillview Middle School students succeed in National French Contest: This March, 60 Hillview French students in all levels, took part in Le Grand Concours, an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. The students took a 60 minute test which included multiple choice questions and a listening section. Out of the 90,913 students who took the exam this year, Hillview Middle School had 17 medal winners and 22 honorable mentions. Also, in French 2, our three medal winners were the only middle school students in the Northern California chapter who placed in the top 75th percentile!
Hillview Sports
Intramural Sports: Ping Pong, badminton, hockey and soccer will be the activities of choice during lunchtime intramural sports for the program's final week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
After School Track has concluded. We thank the coaches, participants, and parents for their commitment. It was a great season! For those of you who haven't returned team jerseys, please return them to the Hillview front office.
Spring Volleyball has also ended their season. We thank those who participated, with a special thank you to Kutlu Aricanli and the other coaching parents who donated their time to this first time program.
Tournament Team Basketball/Volleyball: In case you missed the meeting, more information on next year's tournament teams can be found here.
Questions regarding intramural and after school sports should be directed to Harry Bell,
Athletic Director, or call 650.483.4049.
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Are You In RUN for Education
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Are You In Run for Education 2015:
Congratulations to everyone taking part in today's run! To view race results click here.
A special thank you to our sponsors! Please support those businesses that support our schools.
Headline Race Sponsor: Nelson Roberts Investment Advisors
Partner Sponsors: DeLeon Realty, Greenheart Land Company, Magnussen's Toyota Palo Alto Magnussen's Lexus of Fremont, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Leader Sponsors: Fleet Feet Sports, Mary Gilles Real Estate, Scott Kaloust DDS, Vivre
Team and In-Kind Sponsors: 24 Lost Soles; Alkalign; Axis Personal Trainers; Bulldog Sports & Fitness; Cameron Aboudara DDS MS; Curious.com; Douglas Fairbairn Photography; Jorgenson; Gold Arrow Camp; GoldieBlox; McClure & Flegel LLP; Misfit Wearables; Pacific Peninsula Custom Group; Penelope Jones Design; Personify; Principia; Siegel; Stanford; University Real Estate; Studio Rincon; and Z-Ultimate Karate.
The Are You In RUN for Education is organized by the MPAEF, as well as the PTO's of the Menlo Park City School District: Encinal, Laurel, Oak Knoll and Hillview schools. Funds raised will support our children's education. To learn more about the run and to view today's race results, click here. We look forward to seeing you at next year's run!
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MPAEF News
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Looking for Gifts for Teachers, Dads or Grads? Find gift cards & gifts from your favorite stores at Shop.MPAEF.org. It's easy to earn money for our schools when you use our referral links to shop.
- Just click on a merchant's link (with over a hundred merchants, it's easy to find something for everyone)
- Shop and pay for items as you normally would. Find great gifts like Visa, iTunes, Amazon & Starbucks gift cards.
- Our schools earn up to 10% of your purchase total. Help support quality education in our district every time you shop. Happy Shopping!
Thank you to our new and returning business partners! Please support those businesses who support our schools:
Bohannan Foundation
Hessler Plastic Surgery
| Cameron L. Aboudara, D.D.S. MS | Peninsula Pediatric Dentistry | Fishman Vision | | Gould Jacobson Dermatology | Personify | Shadle Construction | | Nicole Scarborough Photography | Academic Trainers | SRI International |
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Community News
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Like to Bike? For people of all ages who like to bike, Bike Menlo Park is a new Facebook community page. It is a volunteer effort by Encinal parent Lydia Lee, who serves on the city's bike commission. If you "like" the page, you will get posts about the latest improvements and projects to improve the bicycle and pedestrian network around town. Questions? Contact Lydia.
The band NIGHTSHADE will be playing on the patio at Marsh Manor Shopping Center (corner of Marsh and Florence) on Thursday, June 11 and August 27, both nights from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The band is comprised of two Hillview 8th graders and 9 Hillview graduates, now mostly M-A freshmen who all participated in Hillview's Jazz Band. You can grab a bite to eat at FreeWheel Brewing or Los Gallos Taqueria and listen. Here is a link to the Marsh Manor line up.
The Menlo Park Library has a lot to offer teens this summer! From barbecues to yoga, DIY speakers to brainstorming and books, the library has something for everyone. Here is a link to the summer event schedule.
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Newsletter Details
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This newsletter is published by PTO parent volunteers every Sunday of the school year, except for Sundays preceding a full week of vacation.
Submissions: The deadline to submit for the Sunday Hillview Newsletter is Wednesday at noon. Please email your submission to newsletter@hillviewpto.org. Please note that submissions may be edited for content and/or length. Submissions received after the deadline will be eligible for inclusion the following week. Submissions are eligible to run for up to two weeks.
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.
Archives: Missed an exciting edition of the Hillview newsletter or letters from the school or PTO? Look up past mailings in our online archive.
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