district news

We must all work together to slow the spread.

What can you do?  

1. Get vaccinated and boosted as soon as it is your turn and submit verification to Nurse Abbe.

2. Always wear a high-quality, well-fitting mask when outside your home.

3. Limit unnecessary gathering (yes, that means we need to rethink our winter social calendars). 

4. Enroll your child in weekly PCR testing with Worksite Labs if they are not already.  https://forms.worksitelabs.com/212656685977980 

5. KEEP your child AT HOME when he/she/they are experiencing any symptoms (don’t assume it is a cold; assume it is COVID until you test).

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Please consider enrolling in the following programs to benefit our PTO.

AMAZON SMILE 

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ESCRIP

Sign up for eScrip today and a % of purchases you make at participating merchants, including Bianchini’s, will go back to our school. Click here to sign up (select Portola Valley School District PTO as your school): https://secure.escrip.com/signup/index.jsp?cid=370431&ct=80 

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ORMONDALE News

TK & Kindergarten Informational Meetings: Jan 19 & Jan 26

Informational virtual meetings will be held for prospective parents and families of Transitional Kindergarten(“TK”)  and Kindergarten children. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, PVSD will offer TK for all 4 year old children who will turn 5 by September 1, 2023. (Will turn 5 between 9/2/22-9/1/23)

TK Meeting: Wednesday January 19, 2:00, 

Kindergarten Meeting: Wednesday January 26, 1:30, 

Register here: https://bit.ly/3ssOp1s

corte madera news

End of Semester 1: January 21st

The end of the 1st semester is Friday, January 21st. Middle School Report cards will be mailed home the week of January 24th. 4/5 Report cards will be mailed home the last week of January. If your child is applying to private school, transcripts and Semester 1 report cards will be uploaded into Ravenna by the end of this month.

CMS Spring Play: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Our spring play for 2022 will be our interpretation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". It's a great show full of magic, laughter, romance, and all kinds of shenanigans. Ms. Green will be co-directing the show with Jessica Bennett from the Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory. The show will be presented in our outdoor amphitheater here at CMS in April.

We would love to have CMS students join us as part of our cast of actors, or part of our tech crew working behind the scenes! Rehearsals and tech workdays will take place after school on campus.

Sign up forms are due by the end of the semester, Friday, January 21 (all paperwork and fees must be turned in by Monday, January 24). 

For more information: Contact Ms. Green at [email protected] 

CMS Parent Coffee: Wednesday, February 2nd at 9:00am

The next CMS Parent Coffee will be on Wednesday, February 2nd. Due to the recent COVID surge, this will be a virtual meeting. 

The focus will be on navigating the changing digital landscape with your child- especially during a Pandemic- and how to best support your child moving forward with regards to technology. 

Ms. Shima is inviting My DigitalTat2 back to work with parents and students. The presentation at this Parent Coffee will discuss how the Pandemic has changed young people's digital lives and strategies for parents. 

parent education

Smoking on Snapchat? Talking About Vapes, E-Cigarettes, and Tobacco with Teens

Erin Vogel, PhD, Senior Research Associate, USC Keck School of Medicine

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PST, Online Event (Live)

Register: https://erinvogel2022smcoetupe.eventbrite.com

How has teenage use of tobacco (nicotine), e-cigarettes, and vapes changed during the pandemic? How does social media influence the health behaviors of adolescents?

Join Erin Vogel, PhD, USC Keck School of Medicine, to learn answers to these questions and more. This online session will cover vaping, youth tobacco use, e-cigarettes, and the impact of social media on teenagers' health and well-being.

Parents/caregivers, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.

This presentation is sponsored by the San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) Tobacco Use Education (TUPE) program, 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 [email protected].

Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College

Becky Munsterer Sabky, Former Ivy League College Admission Director

Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PST, Online Event (Live)

Register: https://beckysabky2022ma.eventbrite.com

In Valedictorians at the Gate, Becky Munsterer Sabky, a former Ivy League admission director, looks beyond the smoke and mirrors of the college admissions gauntlet and places the power firmly where it should be: in the hands of the students themselves.

Witty and warm, informative and inspiring, Valedictorians at the Gate is the needed tonic for overstressed, overworked, and overwhelmed students on their way to finding the ideal college for them.

Parents/caregivers, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.

This presentation is sponsored by Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo 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 [email protected].

Visible and Invisible Differences: Promoting Kindness, Empathy, Inclusion and Disability Awareness

Sam Drazin, Founder and Executive Director, Changing Perspectives

Thursday, January 27, 2022, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PST, Online Event (Live)

Register: https://samdrazin2022rcsd.eventbrite.com

Have you ever heard of the term "disability awareness"? Join nationally recognized educator Sam Drazin, founder and executive director of Changing Perspectives, for an enlightening discussion on disability awareness.

This workshop will define the concepts around disability awareness and provide parents with practical strategies they can use to engage their children in authentic ways to promote disability awareness.

Parents/caregivers, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.

This presentation is sponsored by 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 [email protected]. 

community news

All community news is posted on the pto website 

HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS!   

For details, click the orange Community News button below and scroll through the listings.​

1. Sangini's Winter-Spring 2022 Hip-Hop Classes - UPDATE

2. Interested in Boys and Girls Scouting? 

3. Save our local AYSO, Save the Date: 1/11 - MEETING POSTPONED​

4. Alpine Little League Spring Registration - Baseball & Softball 

5. Winter theatre classes are back at Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory (PVTC)!​
6. ​Community COVID-19 Testing at PVSD!

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