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- 4/28: PVSD Bingo, 5-6:30 pm
4/30: PVSF Gala, 6-10 pm -
5/5: School Board Meeting, 5 pm
5/6: PVSD Picnic, 4-7 pm
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- 4/21: Seeing Race: Talking with Your Kids About Ethnicity, Culture, and Inclusion, 5:30 pm
- 4/26: How to Keep the Lines of Communication Open with Your Child or Teen, 5:30 pm
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4/25-4/29 Staff Appreciation Week
- 4/29 Zoo to You Assembly
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ROCK of BINGO ONLINE RAFFLE
Whether you will be attending Rock of Bingo on Thursday, April 28th or not, don’t miss out on joining in the raffle! Enter to win a $250 gift card to Zotts, an assortment of Fogarty wines, a $300 gift card to Bianchini’s, or a Rosewood Spa Basket. You need not attend Bingo Night to win; this is anyone’s chance to get lucky and help the PTO for a Win-Win scenario! Those attending the event can buy raffle tickets with cash there and/or use this online option. The online option will close on April 22nd.
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Save the Date for our PVSD Picnic at the Town Center Friday, May 6
We’re so excited to have our first ever SPRING school district picnic on Friday, May 6 at the Portola Valley Town Center. We’ve missed our back to school picnics the last two years and we are anxious to start rebuilding that wonderful school community feeling PVSD is known for!
Bring a picnic dinner and join us at the Town Center from 4-7 pm on Friday, May 6! There will be an ice cream truck sponsored by the PTO and fun and games for all!
Interested in helping plan this fun, community building event? Please email event chairs Katie Wilson kathryn.s.wilson@gmail.co or Rachel Reilly mrsrachelreilly@gmail.com.
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ongoing PTO FUNDRAISERS
Please consider enrolling in the following programs to benefit our PTO.
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AMAZON SMILE
Make your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile and help our schools! Go to smile.amazon.com and select "Portola Valley Parent Teacher Organization" as your designated organization.
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staff appreciation week april 25-29
thank you notes
As a part of SAW the week of the 25th, we’re collecting thank you notes from students and families for your current teacher as well as other staff and teachers you would like to recognize. Starting Monday the 25th, students can bring their teacher’s note to the classroom and a mailbox will be in the office to collect notes for other staff and teachers. Please send notes by Thursday April 28.
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staff appreciation week - volunteers needed wednesday, april 27
We still need volunteers to help supervise the pick up line on Wednesday so the teachers can enjoy lunch together. Please remember all volunteers need to submit proof of vaccination and booster to the office (email kbarresi@pvsd.net).
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4DAFA628A57-help
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Save the Dates
Please note these key Ormondale dates as we head into the final stretch of the school year, more details to follow closer to each event:
5/2 Grade 1 Field Trip to Oakland Zoo
5/4 Kinder-garden Celebration
5/23 Grade 3 Visit to Corte Madera
5/25 Musical Medley Revue
6/3 Grade 2 Farmer’s Market and Ormondale Art Show
6/8 Field Day
6/10 Grade 3 Drive Out Celebration; Last Day of School!
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PTO Pizza Lunch, Wednesday, April 20th
The PTO is sponsoring another Pizza Lunch for all of our students on Wednesday, April 20th. The students absolutely LOVE these pizza lunches so no need to pack a lunch on this day. Pizza, a drink, and dessert will be provided.
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CMS Play: A Midsummer Nights Dream: April 20/April 21st
The entire CMS community is invited to attend the spring play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Wednesday, April 20th & Thursday, April 21st at 5pm! The students have been working so hard getting ready for the performance and we can't wait to see it!
The performance will take place in our newly renovated CMS outdoor amphitheater. Free Admission, but please RSVP HERE so CMS can keep track of numbers attending.
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Seeing Race: Talking with Your Kids About Ethnicity, Culture, and Inclusion
Donald E. Grant, Jr, PhD, Executive Director, Mindful Training Solutions, LLC
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT, Online Event (Live)
Register: https://donaldgrant2022rcsd.eventbrite.com
How can you talk with your kids about race/ethnicity, culture, diversity, and inclusion? Join Donald E. Grant, Jr., PhD, a mental health expert, social-cultural analyst, educator, DEI trainer, and social services advocate.
Dr. Grant is the executive director of Mindful Training Solutions, LLC and founder of the Center for Community & Social Impact at Pacific Oaks College.
Parents/caregivers, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
This presentation is sponsored by the Redwood City School District, Sequoia Union High School District, Sequoia Healthcare District, Peninsula Health Care District, and The Parent Venture.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MA, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org.
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How to Keep the Lines of Communication Open with Your Child or Teen
Donald E. Grant, Jr., PsyD, Executive Director, Mindful Training Solutions, LLC
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 2022, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT, Online Event (Live)
Register: https://donaldgrant2022phcd_smuhsd.eventbrite.com
We want our children to learn to express themselves — within the family, in school, and in the community in which they live.
How can you keep the lines of communication open, even when the conversation may involve difficult topics like race/ethnicity, identity, and culture? And what should you do if your child is angry, withdrawn, or resistant? Join Donald E. Grant, Jr., PsyD, mental health and child/adolescent development expert, to learn more.
Parents/caregivers, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
This special event is sponsored by Peninsula Health Care District and San Mateo Union High School District, in partnership with The Parent Venture.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MA, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture, at cmargot@parentventure.org. The Parent Education Series is a program of The Parent Venture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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All community news is posted on the pto website
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For details, click the orange Community News button below and scroll through the listings.
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