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POSTPONED: Superintendent Chat and Superintendent Chat, Virtual Academy
9/30: Last Day to Place Spiritwear Orders 10/15: Applications for the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee Due 10/15: School Board Meeting, 6pm | |
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- 9/30 School Material pick up
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PARENT EDUCATION
- 10/8: From Chaos to Calm: Building Teen Resilience & Agency, 7-8:15pm
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- 9/30: School Material Pick-up 4th-6th graders
-6th Grade: 11:45am-1:00pm
-5th Grade: 1:00-2:00pm
-4th Grade: 2:00-3:00pm
- 9/30: Last Day for Spiritwear Orders
- 10/6: CMS After School Programs Survey Due
- 10/13: Principal Coffee Chat, 8:45am
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SUPERINTENDENT CHATS, VIRTUAL ACADEMY
Join Superintendent Roberta Zarea for an informal Q&A about the Virtual Academy. There will be two sessions offered AT THE END OF THIS WEEK. Roberta will email additional information and meeting links to all district families in advance of the Q&A sessions.
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LAST CHANCE TO ORDER YOUR SPIRITWEAR!
The online Spirit Wear shop is open and we have Ormondale and CMS face coverings and pajama bottoms and COVID edition t-shirts (youth and adult sizes) and tanks (women’s fit) for both schools! Place your order by September 30.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER TODAY
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OPEN POSITION - CITIZENS’ BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
There is an open position on the District's Independent Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee. If you are a parent or guardian of a child in the District and interested in serving on the committee of the District’s Measure Z school facilities bond program, please visit the District's website and complete the CBOC Application: http://www.pvsd.net/facilities/measure_z_bond/bondoversight
Applications are due October 15th.
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THANK YOU FROM THE PTO FOR YOUR DONATIONS
Parents, thank you so much for the tremendous donations you’ve given to the PTO over the last few weeks!
Your gifts will help the PTO support our teachers and our students with both distance learning and as they return to school.
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PTO DISCOUNTS & PARTNERSHIPS
Please support the PTO through our partner programs!
Amazon Smile - earn $ for the PTO with each Amazon purchase!
Escrip - earn $ for the PTO with purchases at retailers such as Bianchini's and PV Garage.
Mabel's Labels - earn $ for the PTO with purchases of labels for all your kids' stuff!
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WED, 9/30 SCHOOL MATERIAL PICK UP
All grades drive up to school Wednesday, 9/30 to pick up additional books and exchange out their old set of books.
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SPIRITWEAR ORDER DEADLINE 9/30!
The online Ormondale Spiritwear shop is now OPEN -including NEW Ormondale athletic shirts.
Brand new item this year: COVID edition t-shirts for kids and adults and pajama bottoms (because, Zoom).
To ensure your child has their preferred items for Spirit Days (every Friday), please order quickly!
CLICK HERE TO ORDER TODAY
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WED, 9/30 SCHOOL MATERIAL PICK UP 4TH-6TH GRADE
6th Grade: 11:45am-1:00pm
5th Grade: 1:00-2:00pm
4th Grade: 2:00-3:00pm
4th, 5th, and 6th grade students/parents drive up to school Wednesday, 9/30 to pick up additional books and exchange out their old set of books. 6th grade students will be returning their current Chromebooks and charger and will be getting a brand new device/charger.
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SPIRITWEAR ORDER DEADLINE 9/30!
The online Corte Madera Spirit Wear shop is open and we have new CMS facial coverings, pajama bottoms, t-shirts, and a tank!
By popular demand, we have also added a CMS COVID edition t-shirts for kids and adults and a women’s tank!
CLICK HERE TO ORDER TODAY
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS SURVEY
The PTO is trying to gauge interest level in virtual after school programs for the 2020-2021 school year. At this time, the PTO is not able to hold in-person meet ups even if they are small groups and socially distanced so the following survey is for virtual programs only.
Please note this survey is for information gathering purposes only! We will need sufficient interest and volunteer support in order to run any after school programs.
Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/YSmQqobWs8YD7yT1A
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TUE, 10/13 PARENT COFFEE CHAT with MS. SHIMA
The next Parent Coffee Chat with Ms. Shima will be Tuesday, October 13th at 8:45am. The focus of this chat will be on High School Transition. This session is mainly for 7th and 8th grade families and will dive into the high school process - public, private, and charter - and we will go over data from our CMS graduates, but it's open to any parent that is interested! The virtual session link will be sent out in a few weeks, and this meeting will also be recorded for those that cannot attend.
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COMMON GROUND SPEAKER SERIES UPCOMING EVENTS
This year, the PTO has paid for PVSD membership in the Common Ground Speaker Series, which presents distinguished speakers in education, parenting and health at venues across the San Francisco Peninsula. Their 2020-2021 Series will take place live online. Parents, faculty, and staff of member schools attend Common Ground events free of charge.
To view the Common Ground Fall 2020 Slate click here.
FROM CHAOS TO CALM: Building Teen Resilience & Agency
Common Ground Speaker Series Upcoming Event
FROM CHAOS TO CALM
Building Teen Resilience & Agency
Featuring Laura Kastner, PhD
In conversation with
Nanci Kauffman, Head of Castilleja School
Thurs Oct 8
7pm–8:15pm PDT
Parenting teens is not easy, even in ideal circumstances. But parenting with imposed social distancing when adolescents thrive on face-to-face interactions creates new challenges. Dr. Laura Kastner identifies resilience and personal agency as key strengths that can help both parents and teens in these complex times. She will provide parents with action-oriented, effective strategies for encouraging coping, problem-solving, and optimism in our teens.
For event details, visit the Common Ground Website.
Common Ground Speaker Series Video Library
Did you miss the event with Dr. Laura Markham, Just Breathe: Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids? It was full of useful strategies. Access the video archive of past events at the Common Ground video library and use the password: CGSSVideo. (Please note that recordings are available to member schools and are not intended to be shared outside the community.)
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How is the PVSF Different From the PTO?
PVSF. PTO. PVSD. What is this - alphabet soup?
Three different acronyms, three different organizations, three different purposes.
The Portola Valley Schools Foundation (PVSF) raises money that goes directly into the District’s annual budget (via the Annual Campaign), supports innovation in our children’s education (via the Endowment Fund), and funds specific programs (at the biennial FANFare event). Without your generous donation to the PVSF, important programs such as STEM, Science, Music, Art, PE and more would suffer cutbacks.
The Portola Valley Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), by contrast, promotes the education and welfare of students by strengthening the relationship between home and school through fun and educational events. It puts on the popular Bingo Night and Book Fair, cultural assemblies and parent education series. The PTO also recruits volunteers, organizes the teacher appreciation weeks, prints the school directory and publishes this newsletter.
And the PVSD, of course, is our school district, which depends heavily on both of these other fundraising groups. So when the time comes, remember to support both the PVSF and the PTO for the benefit of … you guessed it … the PVSD.
Next week: A Strong Foundation Has Many Sides
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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.
- VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED TO HELP AT-RISK, RWC MIDDLE SCHOOLERS
- CUB SCOUTS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IS STARTING UP!
- ENROLL YOUR GIRLS IN "GIRLS ON THE RUN"!
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