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- 12/3: "Like" movie screening @ CMS MUR, 6:30pm
- 12/10: Wildfire Preparedness lecture @ CMS MUR, 6pm
- 12/23-1/3: Winter Break
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- 12/11: Winter Concert - 8:30am
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- 12/5 & 12/9: Spring musical auditions, 2:30-4:30 (Music Room & Room 503
- 12/9 - 12/13: Hour of Code Week
- 12/13: Movie Night, 6pm
- 12/16: Spring musical callbacks, 3-4:30pm
- 12/20: Early Dismissal (12:15pm)
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MINTED FUNDRAISER PROGRAM
Create your holiday cards through Minted this holiday season, and .... you'll get 20% off your purchase and Minted will donate 15% of the sale amount back to Our Schools! Promotion valid Nov 1st - Dec 31st.
Use code: FUNDRAISEPORTOLA
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shutterfly fundraiser
Share your holiday cheer! Create thoughtful personalized cards and gifts that give back. Shop through our custom storefront and Shutterfly will donate 8% of all purchases to Our Schools! CLICK HERE TO GO TO SHUTTERFLY
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SHOP AT HONEY BEAR TREES TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOLS
If you are buying a tree or wreath for the holidays, HONEY BEAR TREES will donate 15% of the sale to our schools!
HONEY BEAR TREES - REDWOOD CITY
955 Woodside Rd
Open 11/16 - 12/24
9:00 am - 9:00 pm - 7 Days a week
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AMAZON SMILE
Make your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile this holiday season and effortlessly donate to our schools!
Go to smile.amazon.com and select "Portola Valley Parent Teacher Organization" as your designated organization. More info here.
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Giving thanks for the turkey trot!
Thank you to everyone who came out for the Ormondale Turkey Trot! It was wonderful to see so many Of our school families cheering on the runners.
A HUGE Thank You to Bubba Murarka for being the most entertaining and energetic Master of Ceremonies. And what a great job by Ryan Coffee who surprised the kids by dressing up as a TURKEY MASCOT and running the race alongside them. A giant thank you to Sara Atkins and Mr. Cullinane (Mr. C) for organizing the whole event and the volunteer course monitors including: Anne Van Der Staay, Laura Mather, Serena Hanes, Lesley Wiley, Camilla Eckstein, Scott Dylla, Matthew Klemchuk, Erin Murarka, Jessie McEvoy and Mike McAdam. Gobble Gobble!!
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Ormondale’s 2nd Grade’s Superfood for November: APPLES!
by Mrs. Wong's Second Graders
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Did you know that apples have been around for 2 million years? They originated in Southeast Asia. Then, colonists from England brought apple seeds and seedlings over to the United States. The colonists were surprised to discover that the Native American Indians already had apple seeds and were growing apple trees.
Apple trees start the process of growing apples in the Spring. Apple blossoms grow and are pollinated by bees and the wind. When the blossoms die, they turn into small apples that grow throughout the Spring and Summer. They are ready to pick in the late Summer or early Fall. Did you know that about 250 million bushels of apples are harvested in the United States each year?
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Here are some ways that apples help keep us health! Apples are good for your heart, our immune system and to make our teeth white and bright. Eating apples helps to detoxify your liver and help fight against diabetes.
To be healthy, be sure to eat an apple a day!
The second grade would like to thank Robert's Market for donating each month's Superfood.
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auditions!
Cast auditions and crew interviews are December 5 & December 9: Cast Auditions in the Music Room & Tech/Crew Interviews in Room 503 from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Sign-ups for both & information about what to prepare are at https://www.pvtc-ca.org/cms-mermaid
All students MUST bring to their audition/interview the (1) Musical Expectations form signed by BOTH student & parent, and (2) Conflict Calendar. These forms are available in the CMS Front Office online to print.
There is NO COST to participate in the show.
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Your foundation dollars at work:
TK/K CHICKEN COOP
Of all the memories our children will treasure from their time at Ormondale, the chicken coop will loom large. But after years of tough love from adoring kindergarteners, it was time for some improvements and the teachers saw untapped potential for additional academic lessons around it. A grant from the Portola Valley Schools Foundation helped the District upgrade what they call the “Chicken Love” program so that another decade of young learners will benefit from the hands-on learning opportunities it provides.
The grant provided for four new incubators to hatch chicks in each of the TK and kindergarten classrooms, outdoor bulletin and chalk boards to display life cycle diagrams and tally the number of eggs laid, gopher wire to prevent predators from getting in, safer steps for the children to enter, a new feeding system to keep rodents out and food dry, a shed to protect the kids’ rainboots and tools, and more. It also paid for a compost bin to transform the chicken poop into compost for the 2nd grade garden on the other side of campus.
“The health benefits of cooking with more nutritious and tastier eggs from our own personal hens teaches little ones the importance of natural life cycles, a connection to healthy living, and greater appreciation for the environment,” the kindergarten teachers wrote in their grant. ”By becoming better stewards of the earth, students develop self-confidence, discipline and skills to become respectful citizens toward animals.”
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Community NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES | |
Community NEWS HEADLINES - click button for details
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TEDDY BEAR PICNIC
- YES! I ENDORSE PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOLS
- HOLIDAY HEROES FAMILY PARTY AT ORACLE PARK, DEC. 10TH.
- MENTOR WITH AN AUTHOR - SOCIETY OF YOUNG INKLINGS
- CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN
Community postings will now be on their own page of the PTO website - please click the button to see all of the community news details. Guidelines for submission remain the same.
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