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January 3, 2021
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important dates & district news

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DISTRICT

  • 1/4-1/8: Distance Learning for all PVSD students
  • 1/11: Grades TK - 6 will resume in-person instruction 
  • 1/14: School Board Meeting, 6 pm
  • 1/18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)

PARENT EDUCATION​

  • 1/14: CG Speaker Series: Designing Your Family Life


ORMONDALE

  • 1/4-1/8: Distance Learning for all PVSD students
  • 1/11: All hybrid students return to campus
  • ​​1/6: Materials Pick-up for Kindergarten PVVA
  • 1/12: Photo Day
  • 1/20: Materials Pick-up for Kindergarten PVVA

CORTE MADERA

  • 1/4-1/8: Distance Learning for all PVSD students
  • 1/11-1/15: 4/5 students resume in person instruction (M,T,Th,F), 6th grade resume in person instruction 2 days a week (M/Th). 7/8 Students remain in Distance Learning. 
  • 1/19: CMS 3rd Quarter Begins
  • 1/19: 7/8 students return to campus on 2 days a week (Tuesday/ Friday)
  • 1/19: Middle School PVVA begins

district news
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE PTO

We hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing winter break!

Please review the Happy Holidays message from Superintendent Roberta Zarea and if you left the Bay Area (even if you engaged in “safe” travel) or gathered with others outside your household, please quarantine for 14 days upon your return, prior to sending your children back to school.

The full message can be found here: http://www.pvsd.net/news/whats_new/happy_holidays_some_reminders  
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COVID-19 TESTING OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

PVSD recommends, but does not require, testing for students attending in-person school and their families every two weeks. Third party testing resources are listed below as a courtesy. PVSD does not provide testing and we cannot guarantee access to testing or answer questions about services provided by third parties.

Curative provides free testing for San Mateo County children over 5 as well as adults. https://curative.com/sites/8893#9/37.5424/-122.2903  

THANK YOU!

Thanks to Jessie McEvoy for organizing all of the PTO's affiliate and community fundraising activities, including our Amazon Smile program, Honeybear Trees and Minted/ Shutterfly fundraisers. We really appreciate all you do!

Wish Lists

Please see the wish lists below to help our classrooms with some additional needs as many of our children return to in person learning:

Ormondale (https://ormondale-return-to-school-donations.cheddarup.com): All classes wish lists are now available. Thank you to everyone that donated so far!

Corte Madera (https://cms-return-to-school-wishlist.cheddarup.com): 4/5th grade wish lists available now (6-8th coming soon).​
CLICK FOR DISCOUNTS AND PARTNERSHIPS

PARENT EDUCATION
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COMMON GROUND SPEAKER SERIES

DESIGNING YOUR FAMILY LIFE - Reframing College (and Your Kids!)

​Featuring Dave Evans and Kathy Davies

Stanford Life Design Lab

Thurs Jan 14

7pm–8:15pm PST

Online Zoom Webinar: Register to Attend (Registration closes at 5pm the day of the event) 

Dave Evans, co-founder of Stanford’s Life Design Lab, and Kathy Davies, its managing director, will guide parents through the design thinking process to inspire our pre-college kids to confidently design their own futures in a changing world. They will share design thinking strategies that will help our students reframe thinking, problem solve like designers and apply these strategies to planning college (and beyond). 

Mark your calendars for Common Ground’s new Winter/Spring Season Lineup.

As a reminder, videos of prior Common Ground events are available on a password protected page on the Common Ground’s website.  Please contact Anne Fazioli-Khiari ([email protected]) or Teri Wolf ([email protected]) for access.

ORMONDALE News

january return-to-school schedule

Week of January 4th - Jan 8th: All Ormondale students will stay at home and do Distance Learning. No students will be on-campus. 

Week of January 11th: All hybrid students return to campus.

PHOTO DAY

Mark your calendars! School photos will be taken on Tuesday, January 12. Each class will be assigned a time to go in and have individual photos taken.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions we will unfortunately not be able to take class photos as we have in the past. Instead, class photos will be more traditional in nature with all of the children’s photos appearing on one sheet (old school style like when we were kids). PVVA students will be able to come in that day to have their photos taken as well. As we get closer to the date, we will set up appointments for PVVA students to come in to have their photo taken.  More information to come.

corte madera news

january return-to-school schedule

Week of January 4th - Jan 8th: All CMS Students will stay at home and do Distance Learning. No students will be on-campus. 

Week of January 11th - January 15th: 4/5 students will come back to campus 4 days a week (M,T,Th,F), and 6th grade students will return to campus 2 days a week (Monday/Thursday). 7/8 Students remain in Distance Learning. 

Week of January 18: January 18th (Monday) is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No School.

January 19, 7/8 students return to campus (T/F); 4/5 Students come to campus 3 days this week (T/Th/F); and 6th grade students come to campus on Thursday (1/21) only.

More information and discussion about increasing days on campus for middle school students will take place in mid-January. 

The Middle School PV Virtual Academy will start on Tuesday, January 19th. All PVVA students will remain in their current classes and with their current teachers until this date. 

More information about the Middle School PVVA will take place in January. Date for PVVA parent meeting TBD.

The 1st semester for middle school will now move back to its original date of January 15th. The teachers will close their gradebooks on 1/15 and will finalize their grades the week of January 19th for 1st semester. Transcripts for private schools will be mailed out the week of January 25th. 

CMS YEARBOOK ORDERS

Remember to buy your yearbook for this unique and exciting year! You can purchase your copy HERE  Use the code 7530. Books are $40.00 until January 15 and $45.00 after that. Dedications (called "Ads" on the Herff Jones site) for 1/8 page are $35.00 and dedications for 1/4 page (8th grade only) are $55.00. Dedications are ordered on the same website. All orders are due no later than March 16.

Foundation news

No Foundation news this week.

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.


  • SANGINI'S WINTER DANCE CLASSES
  • PORTOLA VALLEY THEATER CONSERVATORY WINTER CLASSES 
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