11/16: PVSD Shopping Night - Books, Inc. & Gott’s in Palo Alto, 5-8 pm
11/18: School Board Meeting, 6 pm
11/22-11/26 Thanksgiving Break
PARENT EDUCATION
11/16: Friends, Frenemies, and Friendlier Friends: Navigating School Social Dynamics
ORMONDALE
11/16: Art to Remember Orders Due (Extension)
CORTE MADERA
11/16: Art to Remember Orders Due
happy thanksgiving from the pto
we are so thankful for our wonderful teachers, parents, school administrators, and school staff!
foundation news
This is the LAST WEEK of the Annual Campaign!
5% of the Portola Valley School District’s annual operating budget is filled by the Annual Campaign. These funds help secure our learning specialists, smaller class sizes, and our ability to attract and retain excellent teachers for Ormondale and Corte Madera.
Our fantastic volunteers will be making phone calls, sending emails and cheering at the schools all week, reminding you to get in those gifts and pledges! EVERY GIFT COUNTS!
We are seeing tremendous generosity from our community this year, and have reached 40% participation, but we are still far from our twin goals of 100% participation and $1M raised.
Location: Books, Inc. and Gott’s Roadside, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Get some holiday shopping done while supporting our schools AND one of our local independent bookstores! Between 5-8 pm on Tuesday, November 16 Books, Inc. in Palo Alto will donate a percentage of sales back to our schools.
Work up an appetite while shopping or want to take a night off cooking? Head over to Gott’s next door to pick up dinner for the family. Gott’s will donate 10% of the total sales, including dine in, take out, online, phone and delivery orders, to our schools (no need to mention event at time of order). Hope to see you there!
PTO FUNDRAISERS
Please consider enrolling in the following programs to benefit our PTO.
Christmas Tree and Wreath Fundraising Program
Mention Corte Madera or Ormondale when you purchase your tree and/or wreath at Honey Bear Trees and our schools will receive 15% of the purchase price.
Honey Bear trees are of the finest quality and freshness, grown on the Cocco Christmas Tree Farm in Oregon’s beautiful Cascade foothills. Here’s a great opportunity to find the perfect Christmas Tree and support our schools at the same time!
MINTED FUNDRAISER PROGRAM
Create your holiday cards through Minted this November and December.... you'll get 20% all holiday card and gift orders, and MINTED will donate 15% of the sale amount back to Our Schools! Visti https://www.minted.com/ and use code: FUNDRAISEPORTOLA at checkout.
SHUTTERFLY FUNDRAISER PROGRAM
Visit the PTO Storefront with Shutterfly this year! From cards to calendars and candles to keepsakes, shoppers will find fresh new designs and products this holiday season.
The PTO is so grateful for the volunteers that drive our programs. We know it’s a lot to juggle another responsibility along with all that you are doing.
THANK YOU to Wesley Barrow for organizing the Second Harvest Food Bank donation drive.
Also, THANK YOU to Brittany Zilka for organizing the Art to Remember program this year.
Art to Remember - Extended to November 16
Order special keepsakes that feature your child’s artwork - from canvas prints, notecards, to mugs and more. These items make unique and personal gifts!
Shipping is free if you choose to ship to school or you can pay to ship directly to your home. Your art purchase also helps raise funds for our school. If you purchased early, orders will start to arrive this week!
Order via the site: https://arttoremember.com/school/66xdgz. This link goes to our school page where you can search by your child’s name to locate their artwork. Please contact Brittany Zilka [email protected] with any questions or issues.
Successful Second Harvest Food Bank Donation Drive
Thank you to all our community members who donated during our Second Harvest Food Bank donation drive. With your help we surpassed our goal with over $7,000 raised which will provide more than 14,000 meals for families in need. We’d like to give special recognition to our active Second Graders who led the way with their “Moving for Meals” fundraiser last week. Great job Second Grade!
One 60 minute practice per week at Ormondale or Corte Madera and one game on Saturday morning at Ormondale, Corte Madera or Woodside Elementary
Lead by Parent Volunteer Coaches
Coaches fully vaccinated, masks required for all participants
Suggested donation $180 per player
Practices may start early December based on coach availability, practice days TBD
Games Dates (2022):
January 8, 15, 22, 29
February 5, 12
March 5, 12
To assist any families who wish to participate, but are reluctant to register because of the unknown practice times, please send an email of intent to: [email protected] with your name, grade and gender. We will put you on a prospect list, and as soon as we have set practice times ( our volunteer parent coaches usually consult the families on their teams to schedule practices) we will open up registration for you on TeamSnap.
Seeking Volunteer Basketball Coaches for 3rd-5th Grade Teams
Do you want to get involved and work with other basketball passionate people? Please email [email protected] if you would like to volunteer to coach with one of the Competitive Teams.
Please specify the team (3rd, 4th/5th Boys or Girls) you’d like to work with. Coaches must be fully vaccinated.
We look forward to seeing you on the court!
corte madera news
Art to Remember - Order by November 16
Order now! Some products are already sold out.
Our school is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products and many are less than $15. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Click on the link below to search for your child's artwork by name (an order form will be sent home this week too). Then, have fun shopping!
Deadline to order for holiday delivery is 11/16. Ship to the school for free shipping or conveniently to your home with paid shipping. Email Erin Sanders: [email protected] with questions.
CMS Yearbooks
Order your child’s CMS 2021-22 yearbook by going to the Yearbook Order Center (school code 7530).
You can order yearbooks, design dedications (called "Ads"), or upload photos (click the "Share images with ESHARE" button) for possible inclusion in the yearbook.
If you need financial assistance to purchase a yearbook, please contact Susan Outland [email protected].
parent education
Friends, Frenemies, and Friendlier Friends: Navigating School Social Dynamics
Ana Homayoun, author, educator & Phyllis Fagell, clinical counselor, author of Middle School Matters
How can kids manage their virtual and in-person social relationships, both in and out of school? And what are the key interpersonal skills that students need to thrive, now and in the future?
Parents/guardians, guardians, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
