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- Thanksgiving Break - 11/19 - 11/23
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- Winter Concert: 12/12 @ 8:30am
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- Incoming 4th grader parent mtg - 11/13 8:30
Spring Play parent mtg - 11/14 7pm Music Room Incoming 6th grader parent mtg - 11/15 8:15 Grade 4-5 Cocoa Breakfast - 11/16 Grade 7 Yosemite Trip - 11/26 - 11/30 | |
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MINTED FUNDRAISER PROGRAM
Create your holiday cards through Minted this November and .... you'll get 15% off your purchase and Minted will donate 15% of the sale amount back to Our Schools! Orders must be placed by the end of November 2018, but you can buy now and personalize your cards later!
Use code: FUNDRAISEPORTOLA
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TURKEY TROT WINNERS!!
We had a great turnout at our 13th Annual PVSD Turkey Trot. It was wonderful to see siblings cheering on siblings and friends cheering on friends. The sense of camaraderie was truly special.
We want to be sure to especially recognize Bubba Murarka for his great energy as the announcer for this event. His comments kept us engaged, energized and entertained!
Congratulations to all who participated. Here are our winners!
1K Boys Winners: Kinder: Hudson Scheuer, Carl Ciancutti & Tanner Wiles 1st Grade: Desmond Prindiville, Alex Eynon & Otto Butler 2nd Grade: Asher Marks, Matthew Najafizadehr & Alex LaPerle 3rd Grade: Will Moser, JJ Lange & Alton Hartzell
1K Girls Winners: Kinder: Olive Kandler, Missy McAdam & Hannah Lyle 1st Grade: Emory Hurtall, Keilani Robins, Maddie Hume and Scarlett Hanson (Tie for 3rd) 2nd Grade: Tatum McCallum, Ella Moser & Sophia Achterkirchen 3rd Grade: Elisabeth Schor, Perry Hume & Marianna Maffia
5k Boys Winners: 1st grade: Alex Eynon, Rusch Kane & Julian Nicolls 2nd Grade: Chase Harmssen, Nikash Sangaram 3rd Grade: Lukas Ribera, Pierce Melendez & Kai Aalfts 5th Grade: Ben Lange, Jackson Scheuer & Ronan Prindiville 6th Grade: Ben Forrest
5k Girls Winners: 2nd Grade: Ella Moser 3rd Grade: Makayla Cox 4th Grade: Sadie Harmssen & Emily Rubia (Tie for 1st) 5th Grade: Pearl Marsyla, Gabriela Ribiera & Emelia Hsu (Tie for 2nd) , Naya Sangoram 6th Grade: Eva Verbana, Dya Verma & Abigail Brown
5k Relay Team Winner: 1st place Relay Team: The Cheetahs
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INCOMING 4TH GRADE PARENT MEETING AT CMS
Tuesday, 11/13 @ 8:30am in room 102 at Corte Madera
This transition meeting will answer questions for parents who have current 3rd graders. There will be a presentation, school tour, classroom visits and a chance to meet and mingle with administration at Corte Madera. There are so many wonderful aspects to share about life at CMS; plan on attending the meeting and finding out the secrets of this hidden gem tucked right under Windy Hill.
All interested parents are invited. Parking is in the lot's visitor parking spaces or street parking just past the school.
If you are unable to attend this meeting there will be a second meeting with the same presentation on Tuesday, May 14 from 12:00-1:00pm.
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THANK YOU SECOND HARVEST FOOD DRIVE
Huge thanks to Milana McCullagh for leading our Second Harvest Food Bank donation drive this year. She got students, staff and parents motivated to bring in lots of food donations - we filled 5 barrels plus had SHFD bring in 5 more! Thanks also to Daphne Melendez, Dana Hartman and Madeline Bachman for organizing the hundreds of bags for students to decorate in their Ormondale "families".
And a BIG THANK YOU to everyone for their great donations!
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EXTREME ENERgY ASSEMBLY UPDATE
What an amazing Science Assembly the students had last week! Our students felt energy through static charges, used heat to float a ballon and created energy themselves through peddle cranks!
They also got to see a thermal image of them selves through Flir.
Be sure to ask your student how they enjoyed the show!
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Ormondale Spring Musical - Mary Poppins
Hopefully everyone received Ms. Hovland’s email sent out on Tuesday the 6th, regarding the School Musical plans for Spring 2019: Mary Poppins it is!
Reminder that all ORM kids are welcome to audition; please make sure you fill out the audition form and bring it to the office by Friday, November 16th, or email it to [email protected].
The office has blank forms and you can also email [email protected] if you need another form sent to you. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any other questions.
I’M EXCITED!
Director Sangini Majmudar Bedner (aka “Miss Sangini”)
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THANK YOU CMS CAMPUS VOLUNTEERS!!!
Our first CMS Volunteer Day was amazing! Thank you so much to our 75+ parents and students that showed up to help last Sunday. With so many volunteers we can’t list everyone but I did want to call out special appreciation to Cyndi Maijala and Kristen Shima for all of the support and sharing their Sunday morning to open bathrooms, answer questions, pick up trash and chat with everyone.
During the morning the fence line was made litter free, campus area clean up finished, dead bushes removed, plants trimmed, 500 bulbs planted, PTO closet purged, lost and found project kicked off, garden area weeded, native area pruned, and even a few windows washed!
Brook Coffee was the bulb lady and Geoff Nuttall and Sarah Dorahy were “bulb leads” and all three among the last to leave campus. Sandi Engel organized the litter clean-up and brought fun snacks and prizes. And Kristen Dahm is leading the Girl Scout project updating the lost and found, it is now underway!
There were so many helping hands we far exceeded our expectations for the work and the fun factor.
SAVE THE DATE for April 14th -- our CMS Spring Volunteer Day!
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INCOMING 6TH GRADE PARENT MEETING AT CMS
Thursday, 11/15 @ 8:15-9:15am in room 102
This CMS meeting will answer questions for parents who have current 5th graders. There will be a presentation, classroom walkthroughs and a chance to ask questions of administration about our Corte Madera Panthers middle school.
If you are unable to attend this meeting there will be a second meeting with the same presentation on Thursday, May 16 from 12:00-1:00pm.
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4th/5th GRADE COCOA BREAKFAST Friday, November 16 at 7:30 am
Mark the calendars for the cocoa breakfast this Friday! Parents please feel free to join and visit also!!
Parking at CMS is in any of the visitor parking spots or street parking on the main or side street just past the entrance.
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YOSEMITE CLOSET - OUTDOOR GEAR DONATIONS
The annual 7th grade trip to Yosemite is coming up November 26th-30th! We are currently looking to accept donations of the following items:
- Waterproof hiking boots (youth size 5 & up)
- Rain Jackets & Pants (youth small/medium/large or adult small)
- Fleece jackets & layers (youth small/medium/large or adult small)
- Sleeping bags
There is a collection box in front of the office. Please email Stefanie Trenchard ([email protected]) with questions or comments.
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CMS Spring Play Parent Meeting
CMS students have voted to perform Almost History: that whole space-time continuum thing as this spring’s play. It will be performed April 17 & 18, 2019 in the Woodside Priory School Performing Arts Center Theater.
The play is a comedy in which two people travel to great moments in American history via a time machine, and a group of famous geniuses tries to sort out the disastrous effects of the duo’s mishaps. Meanwhile, two teens from “today” watch via live-stream and narrate/discuss. The play has a large cast with great opportunities for character development, historical exploration, and a very salient meta-message about technology and connection today. It also has a number of technical and scenic considerations to challenge our student backstage crew!
Parents of any CMS student interested in acting or working crew are asked to attend this important meeting on Wednesday November 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the CMS Music Room to learn about the play and the audition/rehearsal/performance schedule and stage-crew opportunities. We will also discuss expectations for students’ and parents’ responsibilities and volunteer needs.
There is no cost to participate in the play as either an actor or crew member, and all CMS students are eligible to participate. The play is being produced by PVSD in partnership with Portola Valley Theater Conservatory.
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Did you miss out on CMS SPIRITWEAR??
There has been a lot of interest in the new CMS Spiritwear that arrived, with many requests to take new orders!!
We need to hit a minimum, so please indicate your interest HERE. If we receive enough interest by 11/15, we will put new orders in.
If you have any questions about sizing, etc., please contact Brooke Day directly at [email protected]
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CMS Soccer Information and Updates
Surveys were taken in school PE and due to low interest/availability there were not enough students to field a single gender or co-ed soccer team for 2018-19 season.
If you have questions re soccer please email Dan Flahavan prior to November 16th. Thank you!
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Successful Volleyball Season at CMS
Congratulations to the CMS 7th grade girls volleyball team on an excellent season! Our lady panthers finished the regular season in 4th place, beating the number one team in their final match before playoffs. A huge thanks to Karyn Bechtel and Jordan Koch for coaching, Coach Cox for organizing, all the parents cheering in the stands, and our 7th grade friends who came to scrimmage during practices!
The 6th grade team found tremendous success in the final weeks of their season. They won their last two games in undefeated sets and went on to play in the second tier championship playoff. Many thanks to Carrie Davis for coaching.
CMS 4th/5th girls also had a fun season, learning volleyball basics and improving their skills. The girls joined the 7th grade volleyball team at a Stanford women volleyball game where they were able to meet the Stanford team in the locker room before the game. Many thanks to Jenni Farrell and Cori Moesta for coaching the 4th/5th team.
Hope to see even more players next fall!
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measure z
We are thrilled with early results of Measure Z!
A 61% YES vote shows that our community is supportive of our schools and understands our need for Measure Z.
We know that there are votes still to be counted, but are encouraged by early numbers. We believe that the results from the rest of the ballots will continue to be as strong. Meanwhile, we will wait for a definitive count from our County officials in the coming days.
On behalf of the entire Yes on Z campaign team, I want to thank everyone’s support of Measure Z and our local students!
Best,
Anne
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HAIRSPRAY THE MUSICAL AT M-A
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November 16, 17, 18
7:30pm Friday and Saturday and 2 PM Sunday.
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More info at WWW.MADRAMA.ORG
Performed by Menlo-Atherton Drama at Menlo-Atherton High School's Performing Arts Center,
555 Middlefield Road, Atherton.
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