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Bike Safety
Free Math Workbooks
Mini-Course Volunteers
PTO NewsHillview Calendar MPCSD Strategic Directions/Fall General Meeting Newsletter Co-Editor ActivitiesAfter-School Activities Programs Sports
Double Your Dollars
Dine Out for Kids
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This Week
October 12-15
- Parent-Teacher Conference Days: Minimum Days, dismissal at 11:45 a.m.
Tuesday, October 13
- MPCSD Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., District Office, TERC Building, 181 Encinal Avenue, Atherton
Friday, October 16
- No School: Staff Development Day
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Looking Ahead
Monday, October 19- Hillview Orchestra and M-A Orchestra Joint Concert, 7:00 p.m., Hillview PAC
Wednesday, October 21
- Parent Education: "Rise and Thrive with Our Girls," 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Hillview PAC
- Menlo-Atherton 8th Grade Information Night, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., Ayers Gym, M-A High School
Thursday, October 22
- PTO General Meeting and MPCSD Strategic Directions Input Session, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., Hillview PAC
Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
- Menlo-Atherton Campus Tours, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Meet in front of the Library, M-A High School
Friday, October 30
- Halloween Parade and Costume Contest, 11:30 a.m. (during lunch), Quad Stage
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Hillview School News
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Bike Safety
Your child's safety is our top priority and we are noticing poor bike riding habits. Please remind your child to bike safely to and from school. This means that helmets are on and fastened. Bikes must obey all the rules of the road: bikes ride single file; bikes ride in the bike lane and not on the sidewalk; bikes ride on the right hand side of the street; and bikes obey all traffic signs, including stop signs and stoplights. We will be partnering with Menlo Park Police to ensure the safe travel of all our students.
Free Math Workbook Journals
The Hillview Office has free Math workbook journals available. These correspond to our new Common Core Math textbooks. If you would like one or several copies, just come into the Hillview office October 12 - 14 and pick them up. We have journals for all of our math programs except for Geometry. These journals are a great resource for independent study and practice.
Mini-Course Week Needs YOU!
We are gearing up to get our exciting mini-course catalog out to the kids at the end of the month, with lots of favorite courses and some fabulous new ones, too! The courses listed below still need Logistics Volunteers. Please email minicourse@mpcsd.org if you would like to help out. We cannot run this incredibly popular program without the community pitching in! If you are not able to help, maybe a grandparent, friend or neighbor would be interested. Please feel free to share this exciting opportunity.Explorations of BakingEveryone loves this sweet course! With trips to Angel Heart, Sour Flour, and our own cupcake wars, this course is a hit every time.Adventures in BabysittingFrom first aid, to resume writing, to a wonderful trip to Bing Nursery School, the kids - big and little - of this course need a caring parent to help coordinate.Girl Powered (name may change)Bring the excitement of STEM challenges and careers to our Hillview technologists in the making.Str8 Shots Table SportsPinball, Ping Pong, Pool...if you love these games, help bring them to life for our kids.Backstage Pass
A real look at the behind-the-scenes world of music and concert production.
Beautiful Inside & OutOur girls are beautiful inside and out, and this course gives them the tools and strength to let their beauty shine. The popular "glamping" trip to Costanoa returns, too!Amazing RaceEveryone loves this fun course that takes place from HV to SF. Get in on all the crazy action!Caring for CrittersFor the animal lover in all of us, the purrfect way to help kids help pets.Around the World: France, Spain, MexicoLove to travel? Help the lucky kids in this course get a flavor for three fabulous cultures...all in one week!Vet TechHelp kids explore the medical side of animal care.Equine ExtravaganzaThere's something special about horses, and we are sure this new course will be a galloping good time!Discovery Channel Favorites: Mythbusters and How Things WorkNew Associate Principal Mary Martin is excited to lead this course. Here is your chance to get to know her, while bringing the experience to life for the kids.CSI and Law EnforcementWho did it? Find out by lifting fingerprints off the HV crime scene, learn what the DEA lab is really like, and see the fascinating inside of the SWAT headquarters. Let's Go RideIf you're passionate about biking, this course needs you. Be prepared to spend the week riding with our kids, keeping them safe, and allowing them some new adventures.SCUBADo you dive...or have you always wanted to learn? You can even take this course along with the kids and you'll be ready for your certification.Hero's JourneyWe are all heroes in our own way. Help the kids find their inner hero in this popular course that includes overnight camping on Angel Island.
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MPCSD Strategic Directions Input Session / PTO Fall General Meeting
Please join us for the MPCSD Strategic Directions Input Session and Fall PTO General Meeting on Thursday October 22, from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. in the Hillview PAC. We will participate in engaging conversation and provide our input on MPCSD's strategic direction for the next six years. We will also vote on the proposed 2015-2016 PTO budget. Click here to view the PTO's proposed 2015-2016 Budget. You may also view the budget in the school office.
Edit this Newsletter!
If you would like to be in the know about what is happening at Hillview and you enjoy writing, we have the perfect job for you! The newsletter team is looking for a coeditor to join the team beginning with the first November issue. You would split the work with an experienced partner editor as fits your schedules, and you would also have the support of the PTO Communications Chair. It's a rewarding way to make a significant contribution to the Hillview community, while working from anywhere on your own time. Please email Michelle Box or Kate Kennedy if you are interested in joining our team. Hillview Calendar Did you know that our PTO maintains a calendar which includes student activities, performances, dances, Parent Ed events, PTO meetings, school vacations, minimum days, MPCSD Board meetings, and the like? Just visit the Hillview PTO home page here.
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Programs & Activities
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Reminder: No After-School Activities October 12-15
Just a reminder that no after-school activities will meet this week due to minimum days. All programs will resume as scheduled on Monday, October 19. Check our website for any additional information. Any questions, feel free to contact the PTO Coordinator, Erica Galles. Sports programs do continue this week; see below for more information.
School Programs
ASB Canned Food Drive
ASB is running a canned food drive from October 19 to November 2. Help us become closer as a community through helping others, provide food to people in need, and encourage students to make a difference in the world. Please send your child to school with canned food, which will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Second Harvest has the greatest need for canned meals (stew, chili, and soup), tuna, canned meat, canned foods with pop-top lids, canned fruit in juice, and canned vegetables with low sodium. Rice, flour, sugar, and items packaged in glass unfortunately cannot be accepted. Thank you for your help!
7th/8th Grade Halloween Dance
ASB is excited to announce that the Twilight Zone Halloween Dance for 7th and 8th graders is coming soon on Friday October 23, 2015. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the dance will end promptly at 8:30 p.m. Please do not park in the carpool lane. If a student is dropped off after 7:00 p.m., a parent or guardian must walk the student to the door, and if a student needs to be picked up early, a parent or guardian must check in with a chaperone before the student leaves. Please remind your child that the Dress for Success Norms do apply. Students may buy their tickets during lunch in the student center from October 19 - 23. The discounted advance purchase price, with ASB card, is $5. Students may also buy their tickets at the door on the evening of the dance, but they will have to pay the full price of $7. Concessions will be sold during the dance, and everything will be $1. Please contact Mr. Darmanin with any questions.
Service Team Costume Drive
The Silver Hawks Service Team is hosting a Halloween Costume Drive through October 17. Please consider donating your outgrown and gently-used Halloween costumes. All costumes welcome, but please no torn or damaged costumes, wigs, masks, plastic guns, knives, or anything that depicts violence. Collection bins will be placed in front of the PAC. In addition, on Tuesday October 13, andWednesday, October 14, there will be students at drop-off starting at 8:00 a.m. to collect costumes. Students will receive one Block H point per costume, and three Block H points if they bring in two or more costumes, so make sure to have students label the package with their names. Thank you for your participation! And the kids thank you!
Silver Hawks Service Team Speaker
On Tuesday, October 13, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. in the Hillview PAC, Lindy Keefe from Free the Children will be doing a workshop about community service and how to create an action plan for your ideas to take shape! Join the Silver Hawks Service Team for this great opportunity. Workshop is limited to 60 participants -- first come, first served.
Hillview Sports
Intramural Sports: Intramural sports continue this week with either volleyball/badminton or indoor hockey/soccer depending on the PE activities. All students are invited but there will be a limit on how many may participate at once. No food or drink is permitted in the gym. Spectators are welcome to sit on the bleachers or on the stage to watch and support. All backpacks need to be stored on the bleachers or on the stage; please do not put them on the gym floor.
Girls Volleyball: Practice and games continue with 7th/8th graders on Mondays and 6th graders on Tuesdays. Game schedules and team records can be found here. This will be the third week of games. Flag Football: Games and practice continue this week regardless of conferences. Games this week include: Monday, October 12: 6th/7th Blue at Woodside Elementary at 3:45 p.m.; Tuesday, October 13: 8th at JLS in Palo Alto at 4:00 p.m.; Thursday October 15: 6th/7th Blue vs. San Carlos at Hillview at 4:00 p.m. and 6th/7th Gold at Jordan in Palo Alto at 4:00 p.m.; Friday, October 16: 8th vs. Woodside Elementary at Hillview at 3:45 p.m., 6th/7th Blue vs. Woodside Elementary at Hillview at 4:45 p.m., and Gold at JLS in Palo Alto at 4:00 p.m.
After School Basketball Registration Begins: All Hillview students are invited to register for after school basketball. Registration continues through Sunday, October 25. Please only register if you intend on playing. Mandatory Team Placement workouts for 6th/7th graders will take place on Saturday, November 14; for 8th graders, they will be on Wednesday, November 18. We understand some students may not be able to attend the workouts which is not a problem as long as we are notified in advance. The student will be placed on a team, but if at all possible we would like all participants to attend the workouts. More information to follow. NOTE: We can only field as many teams as we have coaches. At this time we desperately need coaches at the 6th/7th grade level. If we do not get enough coaches we will be forced to put later registrants on a wait list.
Basketball Tournament Team Program - 8th Graders: Tryouts will take place this week from October 12 - 15. Boys tryouts will be on Monday and Wednesday, October 12 and 14; girls tryouts will be on Tuesday and Thursday, October 13 and 15. All four workouts will be held from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Players may NOT try out unless they are registered for MPMSL (the 8th grader basketball balanced team league) on Sportability. We expect to see those trying out to attend both workouts. Questions regarding these sports programs should be directed to Harry Bell at (650) 483-4049.
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MPCSD Blood Drive
Most of us know someone who has had cancer. But did you know many cancer patients need blood transfusions as they undergo treatment? In the last three years, two MPCSD kids have battled cancer. This year the nephew of an Oak Knoll teacher is fighting this disease. In situations like this we can feel helpless. But we can make a difference. Not just to cancer patients but to anyone in need of blood. Each blood donation you make can help up to three people. One hour of your time and you get to make a difference in three people's lives. It is an amazing gift.
The MPCSD event will be held at the Menlo Park Center, 445 Burgess Drive, all day on Tuesday, November 3, Thursday, November 5, and Saturday November 7. The Menlo Park center is open for whole blood donations on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Walk-ins are welcome, but you are encouraged to make an appointment either online or by calling (650) 723 - 7831. The Blood Center accepts donors aged 17+ (or 16 with parental consent). For the full list of donor requirements, visit the Eligibility page of their main website.
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Parent Education
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MPCSD Parent Education Speaker Series: Rise and Thrive with Our Girls, Wednesday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m., Hillview PACWatch the inspiring film, Girl Rising, and join a panel discussion led by Kimberly Staff, MPCSD Wellness Coordinator, with members of the new Girls Learn International Club, along with the Thrive Girls class at Hillview. Please be advised that while the movie is rated PG-13, it does deal with some difficult topics - so parents should consider whether it is appropriate for their children. You can view the trailer for the movie here. Free onsite childcare and food for adults and kids will be provided.
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MPAEF News
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Last Chance! Double Your Donation Dollars Week Ends Tomorrow, October 12
For those who have not yet made a pledge or donation to support our schools, this is a great time to give. For those who have, thank you! Contribute or pledge through Monday, October 12, and your gift to the MPAEF will be matched dollar for dollar up to $75,000 by a campaign challenge gift. To make your donation dollars double, please click here.
Save the Date: Dine Out for the Kids on October 13 and 14
Two days to Dine Out! Leave the planning and clean up of either lunch or dinner or both to someone else for one day, or even two. This year MPAEF brings you two days to dine out at local, favorite restaurants. A percentage of proceeds from participating restaurants will be generously given to the MPAEF to support our four schools. Participating restaurants include: Bistro Vida, Mama Coco, Bradley's Fine Diner, Lutticken's, Carpaccio, Freewheel Brewery, Gourmet Lunch, Jeffrey's, Mardini's, Namesake Cheesecake, Sultana, Trellis, and Yogurt Stop. To kick off Dine Out, please join us at Amici's on Monday, October 12, when 20% of their proceeds go to our schools! Please remember to tell the waitstaff or cashier that you are there for the "MPAEF Dine Out." For more information, visit the MPAEF website.
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Menlo-Atherton High School News
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Sequoia Union High School District Election
There is an upcoming election for three Trustees to the Sequoia Union High School District School Board. The Sequoia District includes Menlo-Atherton High School. Ballots are being mailed to residents, and must be either dropped off at designated locations or postmarked by November 3. For information on the candidates, visit here. For information on the mail in or drop off process, click here.
Menlo-Atherton 8th Grade information Night, Wednesday, October 21
8th Grade Information Night is a wonderful opportunity for parents and students to get to know M-A. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. in Ayers Gym with a Principal's welcome and performances by our Jazz Band and Dance Team. At 6:30 p.m., groups will rotate through various sites on campus to learn more about our excellent academic programs from our teachers. M-A students will also be on hand to share their experiences.
Menlo-Atherton Campus Tours Saturday October 24
M-A Leadership students will lead informal campus tours, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Please meet in front of the library. The last tour will be at 11:30 a.m.
For more information in English and Spanish, click here.
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Community News
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2015 Halloween Hoopla: The City of Menlo Park Community Services Department proudly presents the 2015 Halloween Hoopla! Come in costume and participate in the annual parade to Fremont Park starting at 11:45 a.m. on October 31. The parade will start in the Maloney Street parking lot off Santa Cruz Avenue. After the parade, from 12:30 - 3:00 p.m., trick-or-treat in downtown Menlo Park at stores that display trick-or-treat signs on their door. Entertainment, crafts, and carnival games will also be available at Fremont Park. Don't forget to pick-up your free trick or treat bag at Fremont Park while you're there! For more information, please call (650) 330-2220 or click here.
4-H Youth Development Program: Not Just Cows and Cake! Discover what 4-H offers youth in the 21st century. From Python Programming to Poultry, there's something for everyone. Come to our next meeting on Tuesday, October 13, at 7:00 p.m. at Laurel School. Ready to join? Enroll online here.
Boy Scout Troop 206 Bicycle Donations: As one of their Eagle Scout projects, Atherton's Boy Scout Troop 206 is collecting and repairing donated bikes, and redistributing them to local community members who are unable to buy them. To donate bikes, unused helmets, bike locks, and money for repair parts, email Joe or call (650) 327-6337.
Family Day at the Pumpkin Patch with Ambassadors for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH): Wednesday, October 14, 1:00 - 6:00 p.m., Webb Ranch, 2720 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley. Join the LPCH Ambassadors for a fun, family afternoon picking pumpkins at Webb Ranch. Buy a pumpkin for your family and one to donate to the LPCH pumpkin patch. 100% of the proceeds are donated to LPCH! Enjoy jumpy houses, train ride, pony rides, face painting, haunted house, and pumpkin slingshot. Click here for more information.
7th Annual Ride/Yoga for Ravenswood: Sunday, October 11, 8:00 a.m. Choose from a 50-mile ride to the ocean or a 30-mile ride in Portola Valley led by seasoned cyclists and local spin instructors, or an outdoor yoga session, led by a well known local yogi. Proceeds help pay for the high quality health care services for low income families at the Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto. This event includes gourmet coffee, breakfast, and also a light lunch and refreshments after the ride. Please sign up or donate here. Event is located at the Brody home at 210 Park Lane, Atherton. Please contact Julie Brody with any questions.
KIDS DAY at the United Nations Association Film Festival: Saturday, October 17, 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Cubberley Theater, Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. FREE ADMISSION. We will screen three kid-appropriate films about the effects of climate change. After the screenings, parents and kids are invited to participate in a special event outside the theater with light snacks and activities focused on the environment and climate change. Click here or email Karen for more info.
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Newsletter Details
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This newsletter is published by Hillview School 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 hvnewsletter@mpcsd.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 other communications from the school? Look up past issues in our online archive.
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