PTO BOARD MEETING - 5/31

Will be held on Friday, May 31st at ORM.

Agenda available upon request. Email [email protected] for inquiries. 

art in action art walk thank you

Thank you to Sarah Vincenzo and her team of Art in Action volunteers - Renee Killen and Camilla Lynch for creating the wonderful Art Walk in the main courtyard at Ormondale. Many of the art projects featured were created by the students during an Art in Action lesson taught by their teacher or a parent volunteer. Thank you to all of the volunteers who gave their time all year to set up, clean up and teach these wonderful art lessons! 

PTO THANK YOU’s

Thank you to Evelyn Luis for her leadership of the Ormondale Breakfast Club and her team of volunteers; Melvishia Gaines, Mariela Cruz, Cindy Flores, Melenaite Tuitanekai & Naomi Solis. The breakfast club could not of been successful without all your help. 

And THANK YOU to Jennifer Prindiville for all the extra help in the school library, Ms. Susi truly appreciation the extra set of hands!

FALL AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS REGISTRATIONS OPEN

Fall sports registrations ALL OPEN!!  Visit the PTO after school sports page for more information and to sign up. http://www.pvpto.com/cmssports.html

• Boys Flag Football
• Girls Volleyball
• Co-Ed Cross Country

CMS field DAY - thanks for the exercise & fun

Thank you to Mr. Flahavan and Ms. Cox for the great time at CMS Field Day, complete with all the goofy games and the traditional Otter Pop finale!

A special thanks to our parent volunteers: Julie Blenkhorn, Stefanie Ostmann, Laura Clarkson, Rob Clarkson, Marjel Scheuer, and Veronica Jerng

GREAT GRILLING!

Another great BBQ full of great food and REALLY happy kids. The last BBQ of the year always occurs when the 8th graders are in DC and we are able to invite the 5th graders to come on up for lunch. This is one of the favorite PTO sponsored events and always popular with the kids (and the parent volunteers!). CMS is lucky to have very smiley and polite students.

A HUGE thank you to the very talented Megan Koch and Karyn Bechtel for organizing and running these fun events all year.  We all REALLY appreciated your enthusiasm and party skills.

And thank you to the incredible Grillmasters Colin Duwe and Josh Harmssen. You both certainly gave the impression of having done this for years and were always so focused! Our lovely prep and serving crew have been stupendous: Jenni Farrell, Sandi Engel, Gloria Sin, Michelle Bellomo, Tricia Christensen, Stefanie Trenchard, Megan Michael, and Karen Horn.

portola valley schools Foundation News

AYSO Early Bird Registration is Now Open for the Fall Season

Youth Soccer registration is now open! Until June 15th you can register early and save $40. 

We have divisions for 4 year olds, and divisions up to the age 18 (provided there is interest).  We are also very welcoming to volunteers wanting to coach or referee alongside their kids, so please consider signing up as a volunteer.  We will provide all the training you need.  Check out the website for details on the divisions and to register: www.ayso25.com

Registration:  www.ayso25.com/registration/

Questions: [email protected]

Our core program is recreational, designed for kids learning to play the game, honing their skills through practices and game play for which they are guaranteed at least 50% playing time. Practices are on local fields and most games are played at Ormondale and Corte Madera School. With all the rain and care, the fields look great, it should be an excellent season! 

Mr. Daniel’s Spectacular Summer Writing Camp

This class is an inspiring, fun- spirited, and productive experience, as middle school age students have the chance to express and organize their personal ideas in written form, under the instruction of Priory’s sixth grade Humanities teacher. 

This summer’s theme is: Change-Makers. The writing topics and teaching approach are differentiated for individual skill/grade level, and personal interests of each student. There will be a range of descriptive, informational, persuasive and creative topics to complete during the week. Students can expect healthy snacks and interactive games during each break. Please email Mr. Daniel directly for any questions, advance reservations, or requests you might have at: [email protected]

Location: Woodside Priory School.  Weeks available: June 17-21 and/or July 29-Aug 2

Times: 9:00 AM to Noon each day
, Cost: $450 dollars for the week-long session

There is a maximum 18-20 students per session. Note: First come; first serve for reservations.

Alpine Strikers Fall Programs

Is your child excited about soccer and wants to play in the fall? Alpine Strikers FC is the local soccer club and we offer preschool and kindergarten/first grade soccer programs coached by our professionally coaching staff.  Registration is now open. To find out more, please check out pre-competitive programs at  www.alpinestrikers.org. 

IS YOUR CHILD INTERESTED IN LEARNING FRENCH?  

Registration is open!  EFBA (Education Française Bay Area), a nonprofit organization promoting bilingualism, has opened registration for next Fall’s program, which will be held at Woodland School in Ladera (360 La Cuesta Dr, Portola Valley).  Discounts are available for those that sign-up soon!  

Classes are offered based on age and language level (native and non-native), and are held 2x per week for 1.5 hours each class session throughout the school year.  The Francophone program is held on Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30-5:00pm and the French as a Second Language program is held on Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-5:00pm.  EFBA is a unique French school for children ages from 5 to 14. 

Since French is a minority language in the Bay Area, they have created several programs aiming to offer sufficient exposure to the language to help children become bilingual effortlessly and willingly.  They offer 3 interdependent programs throughout the year.

You can find more details about EFBA’s after-school program at https://efba.us/french-lessons-bay-area/​.

If you have any questions about the Portola Valley program, please contact local PVSD mom, Anne Fazioli-Khiari, at [email protected], or EFBA’s Academic Program Coordinator, Emilie Nolf at [email protected]​.

Panthers Camp 2019

We are looking forward to another great summer working with your kids building confident movers who inspire others.

Registration for Panthers Camp 2019 is available online:www.pantherscamppv.com.  

Dates: 

• Session 1: June 17-21 (SOLD OUT)
• Session 2: June 24-28
• Session 3: July 1-5 (no camp on 7/4)
  • New Option: Monday-Wednesday

All sessions include optional extended care from 3:00-5:30 Monday –Thursday.  Also, all sessions include optional fun Friday camp from 9:00-3:00. 

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