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11/16: School Board Meeting, 6 pm
- Week of 11/23: THANKSGIVING BREAK
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- Week of 11/30: In-person learning increases to four full days per week for 2nd and 3rd grade (M, T, Th, F)
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PARENT EDUCATION
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11/17-1/19: Parenting in Place Masterclass
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Week of 11/30: In-person learning increases to four full days per week for 4th and 5th grade (M, T, Th, F)
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return to school resources and important holiday travel message
For families who have or are planning to return to in-person learning, please review the “RETURNING TO IN PERSON LEARNING RESOURCES” as well as the Important Holiday Travel Safety Message from Superintendent Roberta Zarea about the impact each family’s actions has on our schools. The teachers, staff, and school board members have all worked so hard to get our kids back to school in person. Let's continue to work together to ensure our actions both on campus and off prioritize keeping our schools open!
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COVID-19 TESTING OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
The County of San Mateo offers no-cost testing for COVID-19 for children age 5 and older. The test is a simple-to-use oral mouth swab test that is self-administered for children and families in partnership with Curative Inc., a rapid diagnostics firm based in Southern California. Curative has the capacity to test over 500 individuals each day at the Event Center with results available typically within 48 hours. Appointments for the drive-through testing at the San Mateo County Event Center are available weekdays from 1 to 8 p.m. Click here to make an appointment: https://curative.com/sites/8893?date=2020-10-20#9/37.5424/-122.2903
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CHANGES TO THE 2020/2021 PTO BOARD
We would like to welcome Sangini Majmudar Bedner to this year’s PTO Board as CMS Vice-President. Thank you Sangini for volunteering to take on this role. We are thrilled to be working with you this year!
A huge thank you to Lesleen Riley for all her contributions in the role to date!
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PTO HOLIDAY FUNDRAISERS
HONEY BEAR TREES
If you are buying a tree or wreath for the holidays, HONEY BEAR TREES at 955 Woodside Road, Redwood City, or 651 El Camino Real, Redwood City, or 1579 El Camino Real, San Carlos, will donate 15% of the sale to our schools! Both locations are now open!
The flyer has more information, but you do not need to print it! Simply mention Ormondale or Corte Madera School when you pay and they will take care of the rest!
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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| Ormondale Honey Bear Trees.pdf | |
| Corte Madera Honey Bear Trees.pdf | |
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Home Room Parents
As we move to a new model of learning (either PVVA or Hybrid) there has been some question about Home Room Parents.
We anticipate there will be a fair amount of moving from PVVA to distance learning and vice versa at each decision point. There is also a plan for students to stay in their original classes as they move in and out of PVVA. Parents that have decided to keep their children home will continue to receive PTO and school wide communications from their original HRP. If there is communication that is specific to PVVA or community building events that are specific to PVVA we will have a designated parent to handle those tasks.
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HYBRID STUDENTS
Please remember to check temperatures before leaving your home and don't forget a face mask (plus 1 extra), a filled water bottle, your fully charged Chromebook, and headphones and all necessary school work and materials. 2nd and 3rd grades don’t forget a small healthy snack for recess, and a healthy lunch. Dress in layers (jacket) and please leave all toys at home.
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DROP OFF AND PICK UP
Please do not drop off any earlier than your designated drop off time. If your child arrives late they should ring the doorbell on the front door of the office so that their temperature can be taken and then be walked to class. If driving, please drive all the way to the front of the drop-off area. Do not stop at your designated entry to let your child out of the car. This slows the flow of traffic for everyone. Children should never be let out of the car on the driver's side. Children should always exit the car from the passenger side. If you are walking your child to school, please do not walk them all the way to their entry. This causes congestion and makes it difficult for staff to move cars forward and get kids out of cars quickly and safely.
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6-8th grade LEARNING MODEL COMMITMENT FORM ACTION REQUIRED by Monday, Nov 16 at 5 pm
Please review the letter (https://docs.google.com/document/d/199yYtov4L5684SiuRhtx6ItaG9Q-ZBRrtmL83-qdAwA/edit) emailed to all middle school families as well as the following links:
Parents/Guardians must select the learning model for their child no later than Monday, Nov 16 at 5:00pm. Please complete one form for each child. Note that each family is expected to reply and non-responses will be assigned to the hybrid (in-person/on-campus and at-home/distance learning) model.
Middle School Learning Model Commitment Form: https://forms.gle/ASzQtG5xyNysN3JR6
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hybrid 4th and 5TH GRADERS
Please remember the following for the days your child will be on campus: Drop off between 8:35-8:50am. Please pull up all the way to the end of the school and drop your child off at the sidewalk. Staff will not be out there prior to 8:35 and cannot provide supervision prior to this time. Your child can also walk/bike to and from school, but must enter through the front of the school. Please make sure your child arrives with their charged Chromebook, jacket/sweatshirt, water bottle, snack, lunch and all their necessary school supplies.
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PARENTS OF 8TH GRADERS
If your child is applying to a Private School, please make sure to let Susan Outland know in the front office. All materials, recommendations, transcript requests must be in by Friday, December 4th so they can be completed on time by teachers, staff and administrators. Also, there is a $25 processing fee per private school application. Checks can be made out to PVSD.
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Parenting in Place Masterclass
After a well-reviewed summer series, Parenting in Place has announced their fall series of online webinars to help support parents through these challenging times.
Cost: $39 to preregister, $49 last minute registration. Please note: a community member has offered to help with financial assistance for those who would like to attend this series. Please email [email protected] to request assistance.
Timing: 8 weeks Nov 17 - Jan 19; sessions are recorded and can be viewed after the original broadcast.
Topics include conversations on:
- Screens and Social Media
- Designing Your Life
- Parenting Adolescents
- Young Children
- Race, School Culture and Anti-Racist Parenting Support
- Children’s Social and Emotional Well-Being
- Expectations, Homework, and Executive Function
- A closing moderated Town Hall
For more info or to register: https://www.parentinginplacemasterclass.com
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Educating in a Pandemic Requires New and More Equipment
Running a school during a pandemic is an expensive endeavor and one that many districts are struggling to achieve. But providing the additional funding to ensure our children’s educational needs are met is exactly what the Portola Valley Schools Foundation does.
In the past few months, the Foundation has funded the following additional equipment required to make the return to on-campus learning run smoothly:
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for outdoor learning, canopies with weights and easy-ups, table umbrellas, lap trays, mobile classroom carts, baskets to move classroom supplies outside and in, and buckets for mobile seating.
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for indoor learning, plastic partitions and air purifiers.
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additional playground equipment and containers, PE gear, pencil boxes, individual earphones and more that cannot be shared.
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handwashing stations, teacher cleaning kits, safety signage and social distancing markers.
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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.
- DONATE YOUR TOYS TO KIDS IN NEED
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COLLECTING WARM BLANKETS FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES
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