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- 1/20 - MLK Day (No School)
- 1/22 - Kindergarten Registration Opens
- 1/24 - TK Registration Opens
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- 1/22 - Incoming Kinder Parent Tour, 8:30-9:30am
- 1/22 - Super Staff Lunch
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1/24 - Incoming TK Parent Tour, 8:30-9:30am
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- 1/16 - Winter Art Show & Concert, 5:30 Art Show, 6pm Concert
1/17 - 4th/5th grade Cocoa Breakfast, 7:15am 1/31 - Super Staff Luncheon | |
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save the date - amici's fundraiser Monday, january 13th
Present the flyer to the right or mention "Portola Valley Schools" on Monday, January 13th, and Amici's will donate 25% of your purchase to our schools!
Dine in or Take-out only (no deliveries).
Gift certificates are eligible in Monday's night's fundraiser at Amici's.
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| Portola Valley Schools Amici's Flyer - Google Docs.pdf | |
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TK & K Registration
Have a child entering TK or Kindergarten at Ormondale next year? Attend the Kinder Tour on Wednesday 1/22 at 8:30am or TK Tour on Friday 1/24 at 8:30am and learn all about Ormondale's Kinder and TK programs.
Principal Hovland and parents will be available to answer questions.
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USED BOOKFAIR IS ALMOST HERE
The third grade classes at Ormondale are happily sponsoring a Used Book Fair to help a needy charity. We would like the community to use one of the 4 “r”s of waste management, reuse, in order to help the charity and save our environment as well.
Beginning the first week in January and continuing through February 28th, you will be able to drop off your books, CDs, DVDs. There will be kids out front collecting your kind donations in the morning drop off line at Ormondale. For Corte Madera families, there will be a collection box in the library.
We will be accepting: All children’s books, All tween books, CD’s, DVD’s, Vinyl Albums
Adult Categories: Cookbooks, coffee table books, travel books, self help books
We hope that the entire community can join us as we celebrate reusing and sharing, from March 2nd to March 6th in the Ormondale MUR.
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SECOND GRADES SUPER FOOD OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY: CITRUS!
Citrus fruits are oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes and citron. Citrus not only helps to keep us healthy, but it helps keep our sugar levels (glucose) stay steady longer and not spike.
Oranges have a score of 45 for sugar and grapefruit has a score of 25. Raisins have a score of 64 and Gatorade has a score of 89.
Candy, sugar cereal, ice cream, soda and junk food have high glucose levels and scores. These foods spike our sugar levels up high and make us hyper. Then, we get a sugar crash and are tired and grumpy.
Vitamin C is healthy and very good for us. Citrus is high in Vitamin C. It helps us to have a strong immune system, which helps keep us from getting sick with a cold or the flu.
Citrus is also high in fiber. An orange has 2.3 grams of fiber and a tangerine has 1.6 grams of fiber. A grown woman needs 25 grams of fiber a day, so eat lots of citrus!
Do you want to keep looking young and have soft, full skin? Then eat lots of citrus, because it raises collagen levels. Collagen builds new, healthy cells, like the ones that build new skin.
Bad “LDL” cholesterol and triglycerides block our arteries, which can cause a heart attack. Oranges and red grapefruit lower these bad levels.
Now that you know how good citrus is for you, be sure to add it to your healthy diet. And don't forget a healthy treat every now and then. Click below for our Easy Lemon Sugar Cookies recipe.
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| Easy Lemon Sugar Cookies.docx | |
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WINTER CONCERT & ART SHOW, Thursday 1/16.
Mark your calendars for the CMS Winter Concert and Art Show! Thursday, 1/16.
Art Show opens at 5:30pm. Concert will begin promptly at 6:00pm.
We look forward to celebrating all the creative talents at CMS!
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Your Foundation Dollars at Work
Week 13: Sewing Machines
Maker labs: STEM. Science. Technology. Engineering. Math. ... And sewing? For some, the engineering process is about coding, steel, wood or wires. For others, it’s all about fabric, thread, colors and fluffy, white stuffing.
Sewing is a hands-on process that presents spatial, measurement, mathematics and construction challenges just like any other type of building: Create the parts, figure out how to put them together, try and fail, then fix the problem and complete the project. It’s a natural fit for Maker Labs like the ones at Ormondale and Corte Madera.
Because students have been asking for it, the District wanted to add sewing machines and their related supplies to its two maker spaces. With a grant from the Portola Valley Schools Foundation, Design and Innovation Coach Sarrie Paguirigan bought two Singer Simple Portable sewing machines – one for the Maker Lab at each campus - boards to lay out the fabric, chalk to mark it up, pins to secure it, rulers, seam rippers, proper scissors and more. Add in two donated machines and both Maker Labs are now fully supplied.
Now the sewing machines are up and running, and a group of third graders who learned and practiced machine and needle skills during their lunch breaks are ramping up to teach the younger students how to use them. As an inaugural project, the third graders are doing a trial run on a set of emoji pillows. Once those are finished, they’ll teach the younger ones how it’s done. Also, students from Mr Rickert’s class can help, too, after they do their annual sewing project in the spring.
“Sewing is a useful life skill,” noted Paguirigan. “And it also provides a way to relax.”
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Community NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES | |
Community NEWS HEADLINES - click button for details
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LITERACY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT REDWOOD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLS
- JEFF ARONS' SPRING TENNIS PROGRAM AT SACRED HEART SCHOOL
- NEW FITNESS CLASSES AT ALPINE
- REGISTER TODAY FOR GIRLS SOFTBALL 2020 SPRING SEASON!
- WAIT UNTIL 8TH
- KIDS & ADULTS HIP HOP CLASSES WITH SANGINI
- WINDMILL SCHOOL LAUREL EDUCATION CENTER WINTER LINEUP
- PORTOLA VALLEY COMMUNITY CLASSES
- ALPINE LITTLE LEAGUE SPRING 2020
- CHESS KING WINTER/SPRING 2020 SESSION
- REDWOOD CITY GIRLS SOFTBALL REGISTRATION
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YES! I ENDORSE PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOLS
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