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3/24: Picture Day Make-Ups/Retakes
4/2: Deadline for Art to Remember orders -
4/5: TK/Kinder Schedule Change Begins
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3/22: 8th Grade Parent Meeting for Public High School 4/2: Deadline for Art to Remember orders 4/5: 7th/8th Graders add 3rd in-person day/week (T/Th/F) | |
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Congratulations corte madera!
Congratulations to Corte Madera School! CMS has been chosen as a 2021 California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education.
The California Department of Education recognized only 100 middle and high schools for 2021, including only 3 from San Mateo County.
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St. Patrick's Day Fun
The PTO had fun creating St. Patrick’s day goodie bags for the students and delivering a St. Patrick’s themed staff coffee to both schools last week.
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DISTANCE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS MARCH 25TH
The majority of the PVSD staff will be receiving their second COVID vaccination sometime between Tuesday, March 23 and Thursday, March 25! Due to the possibility of second dose side effects, Thursday, March 25th will be a Distance Learning Day for all students. This means that students who usually attend in-person school will remain at home for the day and be taught virtually by their teacher according to the specified PlayList.
Further, it may become necessary for some classes to pivot to Asynchronous Learning (without direct teacher support) on short notice as we will not have enough staff to cover absences if many of our teachers become ill from the vaccination at the same time. You will receive an email notification early on the morning of March 25 to inform you of the plan for the day.
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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
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AMAZON SMILE
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.
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Seeking Common Ground Member School Representative
Hello Parents! Would you like to be a Common Ground Member School Representative for the next academic year? PVSD’s membership to the Common Ground Speaker Series is generously paid for by our PTO and a great resource for parent education. The time commitment of a Common Ground School Representative is only ~2 hours per month b/c of Covid, which includes a monthly General Meeting & sharing a weekly Common Ground Newsletter details with our PTO Newsletter.
For more details about the role & for future responsibilities w/o Covid, please see Member School Information and Job Description. Please contact Teri Wolf ([email protected]) or Anne Fazioli-Khiari ([email protected]) if you have any interest & thanks for considering!
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The neuroscience of addiction
Anna Lembke, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine
Wednesday, March 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PST, Live Event (Webinar)
Register: https://annalembke2021suhsd.eventbrite.com
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89039017279?pwd=c0pLdkpFWDRudVdaZXJjMFlXUGtlUT09
Anna Lembke, MD, is a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her bestselling book, Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (2016), sounded the alarm about opioid over-prescribing and the opioid epidemic.
Dr. Lembke recently appeared in the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives, to discuss how technology impacts brain development.
Parents, students, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
This presentation is sponsored by Sequoia Union High School District, Sequoia Healthcare District, Peninsula Health Care 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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Putting the Oxygen Mask on Yourself: Parent Stress Management Strategies that Work for the Entire Family
Dave Anderson, PhD, Vice President, School and Community Programs, Child Mind Institute
Friday, March 26, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PST, Live Event (Webinar)
Register: https://daveanderson2021shd.eventbrite.com
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87286785181?pwd=ajJiaVNGVytYMUhsemg3ZjBKWkhRdz09
This workshop provides parents with research-based strategies for self-care, including monitoring strong emotional reactions, combatting stress-inducing thinking patterns, effective goal setting, coping skills, and incorporating mindfulness and relaxation techniques.
David Anderson, PhD, is the Vice President of School and Community Programs at the Child Mind Institute. Dr. Anderson specializes in evaluating and treating children and adolescents with ADHD and behavior disorders.
Parents, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
This presentation is sponsored by Sequoia Healthcare District, in partnership with 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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ART TO REMEMBER
Guess what? We are extending the Art to Remember fundraiser until April 2, 2021.
Most teachers have uploaded the children's artwork onto the site, be sure to take a look. And remember, you can also upload any piece of artwork from home - even that precious piece from preschool that you want to commemorate! You can also upload multiple pieces of art (and for younger children - simply use your PVSD child’s portal).
You can select a piece of artwork from home and upload it by going to https://arttoremember.com/school/66XDGZ
and following these instructions:
- Go to the website listed above and enter your child’s first and last name and click “Search”
- From the list of search results, find your child’s name with “Spring2021” listed under it and click “Upload”/ Or if your child has already submitted artwork click on their picture
- Click “Choose a File” and select the piece of artwork you’d like to upload
- Edit artwork if necessary. Artwork will appear exactly as uploaded so please make sure you have any background cropped out
- Click “Next”
- Enter additional details (optional) and click “Finish”
- You’ll then have options to upload additional artwork for the same child, upload artwork for a different child, or view all of the artwork in your gallery. You can click on any of those options, or if you are ready to shop, click “Done”
- This will take you to the shop page where you can shop products
- At checkout, you can enter a password to create an account and save the artwork to your personal family art gallery!
These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Have fun creating and shopping!
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TK/KINDER SCHEDULE CHANGE - Beginning April 5th
On Campus Learners M, T, TH, F
8:15am: Arrival
11:30am: Dismissal
Virtual Learners M, T, TH, F
9:00-9:20am: Join class virtually for specialist time
9:20-11:20am: Asynchronous learning
12:00-1:00pm: Meet with teacher for synchronous instruction
Wednesdays - All TK/Kinder
8:20-9:20am: Children meet virtually for whole group instruction
9:40-11:00 a.m. Teachers will meet with small groups. Teachers will share small group schedules with parents prior to April 5
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Picture Day Make-Ups/Retakes:
We will have our school photographer on site on Wednesday, March 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for anyone who didn’t have their child’s photo taken in January and would like to now or if you, didn’t like the first photo and would like to do a retake.
As Wednesday is a distance learning day, you can bring your child to school any time between 11:00 and 2:00. Children will enter the campus through the first grade gate (we will have a sign out for people to know where to go) and will walk to the MUR. We will have adults out to help them. However, no parents may enter the campus.
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thank you!
A huge thanks to Kim Zamboldi for bringing a special treat for the 8th grade math teachers to pass out to their students last Friday, March 12th to celebrate Pi day.
In lieu of our traditional 8th grade Pi Day, the students were given Moon Pies and a pie recipe to try at home.
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additional in-school days for 6th/7th/8th graders & Changes to drop off times for 4th/5th graders
4/5 Grade: Students continue to come Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. However, due to increasing numbers on campus, drop off time has shifted to 8:30-8:40am. Instruction starts at 8:45am. School End time remains the same at 2:25pm.
6th Grade: Starting next week- March 15th- 6th graders will be back on campus for live instruction Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. We have added in Tuesday. Please drop your child off between 8:40-8:50am. School still ends at 2:40pm.
7/8th Grade: Starting the week of April 5th (after spring break)- 7/8 graders will be back on campus for live instruction Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. We have added in Thursday. Please drop your child off between 8:45-8:55am. School still ends at 2:40pm.
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8TH GRADE PARENTS - Public high school Counselor Meeting
On Monday, March 22nd, we will be having a Public High School Parent Meeting with head counselor Francisco Negri from Woodside High School. This meeting will take place at 1:30pm via Zoom. He will go over high school courses, class placement, and timelines for students attending Woodside, M-A, TIDE Academy and other Sequoia Union High School District schools.
Topic: High School Meeting
Time: Mar 22, 2021 01:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting https://pvsd.zoom.us/j/99948059540?pwd=aWVUMERIci9UWTg3eFNhL1hyVHdUdz09
Meeting ID: 999 4805 9540
Passcode: 100531
+16699006833,,99948059540# US (San Jose)
8th Grade students attending a high school in the Sequoia Union High School District will be meeting virtually with Mr. Negri on Tuesday, March 23rd to discuss their courses for 9th grade.
CMS will pull students from their CMS classes that day and set up a space for them to Zoom in with Mr. Negri at Woodside High. Your child will only meet with Mr. Negri if they are attending a public high school in the Sequoia Union High School District.
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ART TO REMEMBER
Last chance! Upload your child’s art and order some fun keepsakes. These are great for Mother’s and Father’s Day gifts - grandparents love these!
Special bonus - Every child who uploads art, can order a free 3.7”x3” sticker. These are great for water bottles or laptops.
Once your child creates their art (or you find an older piece of art that you’d like commemorated), access the Corte Madera Portal: https://arttoremember.com/school/l56xae. Search for your child’s name, upload their art and select the products you’d like to purchase.
**If your child turned in art to Ms. Horgan, it’s uploaded to the portal now. Please search for your child’s name using the “Search for Prior Artwork” link in “Shop Online Now” box beneath the upload button: https://arttoremember.com/school/l56xae**
Deadline for ordering keepsakes is April 2, 2021.
Questions? [email protected]
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Easter is around the corner!
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Join the Yes on S team today!
The YES on S campaign is in full swing and PV Parents must be the backbone of this effort.
We need YOU to phonebank (from the comfort of your own home)! All phone bankers will be given an orientation and phone banking script with FAQ's prior to each phone banking session. No prior experience or expertise necessary!
Sign up here: Sign Up Genius for Phone Banking
Mark your calendars! Ballots should arrive by APRIL 5. We need all PV Parents to return their ballots no later than APRIL 12.
Can't wait to see you online!
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