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April 19, 2020

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important dates & district news

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DISTRICT

  • 4/20: No Distance Learning for Students - Teacher Workshop

ORMONDALE

  • 4/20: No Distance Learning for Students - Teacher Workshop
  • 4/24: Blow Bubbles of Hope
  • 5/4: Teacher Prep Day - NO SCHOOL  
  • 5/5 - 5/8: Virtual Staff Appreciation Week 

CORTE MADERA

4/20: No Distance Learning for Students - Teacher Workshop

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District News

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pto web resource for distance learning 

Submit and share your ideas for crafts, activities, scheduling, dealing with stress etc.

We have created a "forum" type, Distance Learning Resource page on the PTO Website where our community can share ideas for distance learning, activities, crafts, dealing with stress, recipes, etc. 

Here are a few ideas from our community:

  • Dance with Sangini! 
  • PBS Kids Daily Newsletter gives a great lesson for kids 
  • Commonsense Media launched a free website wideopenschool.org for home schooling resources CLICK HERE
  • ​Here is a very comprehensive list of local take-out and/or delivery restaurants from the website The Six Fifty. Remember to think about our PV and Woodside restaurants first as some are not listed here. TAKE OUT AND DELIVERY FROM RESTAURANTS


Click below to see more or add your own!  Scroll to the bottom of the page to see suggestions and to submit your ideas. 

Click for PTO Distance Learning Resources & Forum

ORMONDALE News

ormondale honor "bubbles of hope" virtual celebration:

Ms. Hovland would like to invite everyone to join her in our celebration next Friday at any time of the day.  Children would have needed to earn five Ormondale Honors to participate but she knows that each of you have earned far more for being Safe and Kind during the Shelter in Place and Distance Learning. Please take time on Friday, April 24 to blow "bubbles of hope" in celebration of all that we hold dear about our beautiful school.  

april superfood is beets!

Hey Garden Friends! Brook Coffee here with this month's SUPERFOOD: Thyme to Turnip the Beet....or at least COOK the Beet!

Here's my favorite recipe and it uses the entire plant -- root to tip! No food waste AND you get all of the nutrients of the greens, which have even more vitamins than the sweet root! Inspired by Jesse Cool of Flea Street Cafe, though she doesn't roast her beets -- she boils and peels them. I like to eat the skin on the roasted roots, actually!

First things first, grab two bunches of beets. I cut off the roots from the leaves and keep separated. In a medium bowl, I chop up the beet root into one inch pieces, toss with olive oil and place on a roasting pan in a 400 degree oven. Roast for 30 minutes or until tender when poked with a knife. While the roots are roasting, wash and chop the greens. Sauté over medium heat with a little olive oil, 1 chopped onion and a few cloves of garlic until greens are wilted and onions are translucent. Once finished, add in the roasted roots from the oven, sprinkle with salt and pepper and add a big splash of balsamic vinegar.  You can serve this as is for a yummy and nutritious side dish, but it is also DELICIOUS as a main entree tossed with cooked penne pasta and big soft pieces of goat cheese. Happy Cooking!

p.s. Mrs. Hovland says she doesn't like beets, but maybe if enough of us try this recipe, she will have the courage to try something new, too! :)

PV Foundation news

Thank you to all of our Business Partners for their continued support of our schools and community during this time​.

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community news

Visit our Community News page on the PVPTO website for all of the ongoing community events and news. Some news items include:

  • Help Students Who Need You Most
  • Dance with Sangini


COMMUNITY NEWS
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