district news

Summer Learning Opportunity!

Is your child facing challenges with English Language Arts or Math this school year? This summer, PVSD will host its Portola Valley Summer Program. This program boasts a robust, engaging, half-day learning experience that may fit your child’s needs. If you would like more information, please contact Mr. Adam Ahlbach, Lead Teacher, at [email protected] .

Dates: Monday, June 14th - Friday, July 9th (No School on Monday, July 5th)

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Ormondale School

DAILY HEALTH SCREENER

PVSD expects that all parents complete the Daily Health Screener for each child prior to leaving for school each day and to report any symptoms to the school office. The online screener is mandatory and has been streamlined to only 3 questions.  

Superintendent Question/Feedback Form

Do you have a question for the Superintendent or feedback you'd like to share? Click on this link: https://bit.ly/PVSDFeedback 

AMAZON SMILE 

Did you know that last quarter AmazonSmile made a charitable donation to the PTO in the amount of $524.89 as a result of qualifying purchases made by customers who have selected this charity. Make your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile and you could help send up to $10K more to our schools!

Go to smile.amazon.com and select "Portola Valley Parent Teacher Organization" as your designated organization.  More info here.

ORMONDALE News

SAW Thank you

Ormondale SAW was a wild success. Our teachers and staff felt the love all week long! Thank you so much for participating to make this week so special. We would like to send out a special thank you to Brittany Zilka for another wonderful staff coffee on Tuesday and to Julie Harding for organizing a fabulous boxed lunch for our teachers on Thursday. We would also like to thank Camilla Eckstein, Jacquelyn Davis, and Lauren Bochnowski for the wonderful decor. And of course all of our wonderful HRPs for the awesome fan mail boxes and organizing the gifts and flowers for our teachers and staff. 

Parents, thank all of you for submitting videos (and thank you Sangini put together another great one!) and encouraging your children to make fan mail for our amazing teachers and staff. It was the collaboration of all of you that made this week turn out so great.

Class Assignments for 2021/22 School year

Please let Ms. Hoveland know if your student will not be returning for the 2021/2022 school year.

Staffing and class assignments will need to be made and it is important she has as much information as possible for the coming year. 

corte madera news

Incoming Virtual 4th Grade Parent Transition Meeting with Ms. Shima/Mr. Patterson

This meeting is for current 3rd grade parents that will be attending CMS next year. We will discuss the transition to Corte Madera and the upcoming program in 4th grade for the 2021-2022 school year. 

Tuesday, May 25th at 1pm

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Join by phone (US) +1 724-675-6001‬ PIN: ‪305 279 923‬#

Incoming Virtual 6th Grade Parent Transition Meeting with Ms. Shima/Mr. Patterson

This meeting is for current 5th grade parents that will be attending CMS next year for 6th grade. We will discuss the transition to 6th grade and the upcoming middle school program for the 2021-2022 school year.  

Thursday, May 27th at 1pm

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Join by phone ‪(US) +1 478-845-4808‬ PIN: ‪365 651 240‬#

CMS Virtual Parent Coffee Chat with Ms. Shima/Mr. Patterson

We will be wrapping up the end of the school year, sharing out our end of the year events and celebrations, and discussing plans for the next school year. Please join us!

Friday, May 28th at 9:15am

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Join by phone ‪(US) +1 470-243-0610‬ PIN: ‪917 209 534‬#

PARENT EDUCATION

The Color of Law: Menlo Park Edition

Presented by Menlo Together

Friday, May 14, 2021, 4:00pm – 5:30pm PDT, Online Event (Webinar)

Register: https://coloroflaw2021mahs.eventbrite.com

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6508543154?pwd=K2p6MDVUK3lZbFAzczB3Wm1lVXVndz09

Join local group Menlo Together for an interactive exploration and reflection on how the laws that segregated America affected Menlo Park, based on The Color of Law, personal stories, and local historical archives.

We will explore information presented in Richard Rothstein’s book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, as well as local history from the Menlo Park archives.

While our focus is on Menlo Park and its neighbors, including Menlo-Atherton High School, this history is relevant throughout the Sequoia Union High School district and beyond.

Parents, caregivers, students, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.

This presentation is sponsored by the Menlo Together, M-A PTA, Menlo-Atherton High School, Sequoia Union High School District, Sequoia Healthcare District, and The Parent Venture

Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MA, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at [email protected].   

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community news

YES on S!

Great news - preliminary election results show Yes on S at 75% approval! 

These positive initial results are only possible thanks to the hard work of 100+ community members, parents, PVSD teachers and staff volunteering their time and talent. Our campaign team is so grateful for the strong showing of support from the Portola Valley/Woodside community! We know that the PVSD will continue to be wise stewards of this critical funding. We look forward to maintaining the small class sizes and programs that have helped our kids thrive both in normal years as well as during the pandemic.

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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.

• PORTOLA VALLEY ANNUAL YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT 

• LOOKING FOR A SUMMER NANNY? Call Tori Grech - click on the Community News link for contact information

• Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory (PVTC) SPRING CLASSES & SUMMER CAMPS

• LEGARZA SPORTS ​

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