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DISTRICT
- 12/17: Board Meeting, 6 pm
- 12/18: Early Dismissal
- 12/21-1/1: Winter Break
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PARENT EDUCATION
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12/15: Helping Kids Thrive During the Holidays and COVID-19
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Week of 12/14: Spirit Week
- 12/16: 3rd Quarter Learning Model Commitment Form Due
- 12/16: Kindergarten Material Pick-up
- 12/17: Moving for Meals
- 12/18: Early Dismissal at 12:05
- 1/12: Photo Day
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- 12/16: 3rd Quarter Learning Model Commitment Form Due for 4th/5th Grade
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12/18: Early Dismissal
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We hope your child enjoyed the little holiday surprise delivered by the PTO last week. A huge thank you to all our PTO helpers who delivered the bags: Kit Antovich, Sangini Bedner, Brook Coffee, Camilla Eckstein, Melvishia Gaines, Rachel Gueldelhoefer, Serena Hanes, Renae Killen, Camilla Lynch, Jessie McEvoy, Heather Milotich, Naomi Pritikin, Leigh Pyle, Rosa Salgado, Marjel Scheuer, Dimitra Tzimopoulou, Lesley Wiley, and Katie Wilson!
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CITIZENS BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Our District Chief Business Official, Connie Ngo has asked that we remind parents that we have a Measure Z Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee position open because the current parent member, Gary Hanning, will begin serving on the Governing Board effective December 2020. If you are interested in the position, please visit our district's website and complete an application: http://www.pvsd.net/facilities/measure_z_bond/bondoversight
If you have any questions about the committee please feel free to contact Connie Ngo at [email protected]
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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 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.
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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!
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| Ormondale Honey Bear Trees.pdf | |
| Corte Madera Honey Bear Trees.pdf | |
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.
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MINTED FUNDRAISER PROGRAM
Create your holiday cards through Minted this November and December.... you'll get 20% all holiday card and gift orders, and MINTED will donate 15% of the sale amount back to Our Schools! Use code: FUNDRAISEPORTOLA
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SHUTTERFLY FUNDRAISER PROGRAM
Visit the PTO Storefront with Shutterfly this year! From cards to calendars and candles to keepsakes, shoppers will find fresh new designs and products this holiday season.
SHUTTERFLY will donate 8% of your purchase back to Our Schools! Use the link http://pv-pto.shutterflystorefront.com/
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COMMON GROUND SPEAKER SERIEs
Common Ground has announced new events for the Winter/Spring season of the Common Ground Speaker Series. Please click the link below and mark your calendars for the full lineup. Registration for the January event will open in two weeks CLICK HERE.
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SEQUOIA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT TOWN HALL MEETING
Helping Kids Thrive During the Holidays and COVID-19: Town Hall Meeting
Aaron Nayfack, MD, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician
Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 6:00pm – 7:30pm PT, Live Event (Webinar)
Info & Tickets: https://shd2020dectownhall.eventbrite.com
Now, more than ever, the mental health of our children and families has become a public health priority. Join Dr. Aaron Nayfack, Sequoia Healthcare District Director and Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician, as he shares his expertise and observations on helping kids thrive during the holidays and COVID-19.
Parents, educators, community members, non-profit partners, and local officials welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided. This Town Hall meeting is presented by Sequoia Healthcare District.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MA, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture, at [email protected]
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SPIRIT WEEK
Each year we have three Spirit Weeks at Ormondale. Traditionally, the week prior to Winter Break is our first Spirit Week of the school year. This year will be no different! Please see below for a list of Spirit Week events:
Monday, 12/14 - Hat Day: Wear a hat to school or PVVA - beanie, baseball cap, cowboy hat or Santa hat, antlers you name it, any headgear will do!
Tuesday, 12/15 - Candy Cane Day: Wear red/white or green/white or stripes to school or PVVA.
Thursday, 12/17 - Ormondale Pride Day: Deck yourself out in your Ormondale spirit wear including your fancy Ormondale masks!
Friday, 12/18 - Pajama Day: Everyone’s favorite spirit day - wear your coziest jammies to school or PVVA.
Spirit points will be awarded to classes with the most participation. Last year, Mr. Rickert and Ms. Woolfe’s classes were battling it out for the Most Spirited Class when we got interrupted by Covid-19. Whose class will be the Most Spirited of 2020-2021? Can’t wait to see!
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MOVING FOR MEALS
Our second grade students are sponsoring a “MOVING FOR MEALS” event to help raise funds for the Second Harvest Food Bank Virtual Food Drive. The second graders have been learning about communities and most importantly how to work together to help and care for others in their communities. Moving For Meals is an opportunity for them to participate in a special community service project to help those in need. Their goal is to reach out to family members, neighbors and friends to ask for their support in helping them raise money for the virtual food drive. On Thursday, December 17th they will exercise (jump rope, hula-hoop, run, bounce, etc) for 30 minutes to raise money for this cause. Their goal is to raise $2000. Support a second grader and help them to meet their goal!
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SECOND HARVEST
Virtual Food Drive - Dec. 1 to 18 Our holiday Food Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank has long been an important tradition at Ormondale. Unfortunately, because of COVID their traditional food drive program has been placed on hold, which means we will not be able to have any barrels placed at Ormondale this holiday season. So now, we get to practice our Ormondale life skill of flexibility as we move to a Virtual Food Drive for 2020.
For more information and to donate securely you can go here: https://impact.shfb.org/ormondale
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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 about this when we return from Winter Break in January.
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CMS STUDENT COUNCIL TOY DRIVE
CMS Student Council is running a Toy Drive during the month of December for the Good Tidings Foundation. Students will earn spirit points for their grade if they bring in a new, unwrapped toy for children ages newborn to 15 years old. The toy drive starts on Tuesday, December 8th and there will be large grade level bins outside of CMS for students to drop in a toy if they choose to participate! The Student Council will be creating flyers/posters to put up around campus.
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Your Foundation Dollars at Work | |
Thank You to Our Grade Captains
Behind any successful fundraising effort are the people who do the hard work of reaching out to donors, explaining the mission, graciously asking for support and -- if all else fails -- shamelessly wheedling and begging. We at the Portola Valley Schools Foundation are truly grateful for our hard-working Grade Captains. Without them, there would be no annual campaign. And without them, our students’ educations would be impacted. All those benefits the Foundation supports: Art, Music, enriched Math and Science curriculum, additional teachers and specialists plus counselors and tools that make our schools great… all are possible because of them. We know that asking for money isn’t easy, especially during these difficult times, so we applaud them with full hearts.
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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 GIRLS SCOUTS, HOLIDAY SHOE DRIVE FOR HOMELESS KIDS
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COLLECTING WARM BLANKETS FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES
- DONATE YOUR TOYS TO KIDS IN NEED
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