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HOPE TO SEE YOU TOMORROW AT THE WELCOME BACK COFFEES! | |
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- 8/21 Welcome Back Coffees @ ORM and CMS
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8/22 Kinder Recess Training @ 8:20am ORM Room 10
- 8/23 ORM Head Room Parent (HRP) Training @ 8:20am Room 10
- 8/24 ORM Back to School Night 5:30-8pm
- 8/31 ORM Photo Day
- 9/1 CMS 4th&5th Grade Cocoa Breakfast @7:30
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9/8 Back to School BBQ @ ORM 5-7pm
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- 9/7 CMS Back to School Night @5pm
- 9/11 CMS Photo Day
- 9/15 CMS 6th-8th Grade BBQ Lunch
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9/22 CMS Back to School BBQ
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NEW THIS YEAR! REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER ONLINE
Sign up to volunteer for PTO programs online this year! Visit pvpto.com/volunteer to sign up for Head Room Parent and many other roles.
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support the PTo & order your directory
Financial support from parents fund the PTO's many activities, including cultural assemblies and popular community events like the Back to School Picnics/BBQs.
Donate today and get your school directory!
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A BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT FOR ORMONDALE AND CMS STUDENTS
The Portola Valley Schools Student Directory is perhaps the highest-circulation publication of local origin, and its release each fall is surrounded with considerable excitement and glamour. It's an invaluable local resource, highlighting the generosity and diversity of local businesses, providing essential information on our schools, and enabling the social lives of our children.
Following a tradition established last year, we'd like to feature the work of an up-and-coming local artist on the cover. We are inviting Ormondale and Corte Madera Students, from rising kindergartners through emerging eighth graders, to send in their cover designs. We'll choose one to be this year's cover. The winner's family will receive a complimentary copy of the directory, suitable for autographing.
The cover format is standard letter size, 8.5" x 11", portrait orientation, in color. Please send entries to [email protected] by Friday, September 8.
Please include the artist's name, grade level for the upcoming school year, and parent's name.
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NEW SPIRITWEAR!
On Site Spiritwear Sale - Including NEW Ormondale Spirtwear coming this year! Check out the onsite sale at the Back to School Picnics: 9/8 at Ormondale and 9/22 at Corte Madera.
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KINDER RECESS & HEAD ROOM PARENT VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Kinder Recess volunteer training will be in held in Room 10 on Tues. 8/22 at 8:20am.
Head Room Parents (HRPs) should attend the HRP training in Room 10 on Wed. 8/23 at 8:20am.
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PTO THANK YOUs!
THANK YOU to Brooke Day and Sarah Dorahy for giving a warm welcome to new PVSD families at the New Family Welcome at the PV Town Center.
THANK YOU to Laura Nicolls and Teri Wolf for hosting the TK/Kinder Welcome breakfast!. What a fun event and tradition for our youngest and newest students!
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BACK TO SCHOOL BBQ
Friday, September 8th from 5-7pm
Mark your calendars now! Plan to celebrate the return to school with a family-style barbecue! The PTO will provide the main course of BBQ chicken, burgers and hotdogs along with the plates, napkins, cups and utensils.
Please sign up for a volunteer spot at Sign-Up Genius Back to School BBQ.
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We will need volunteers to:
- help with set-up from 3:30 - 4:30
- manage food table and welcome table from 4:30 - 6:30 (split into 30 minute shifts)
- clean-up from 6:450 - 7:15
- supervise/8th grade student council from 5:00 - 7:00 (split into 30 minute shifts)
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Families bring a dish to share: sides, salads or fruit for dessert (please no sweets and all dishes must be nut-free!). Please make sure you bring a serving utensil with your dish. Water will be provided but feel free to bring other non-alcoholic beverages for your family to enjoy and don't forget your picnic blanket! Labeled dishes will be accepted from 3:00 - 5:00 on the 1st-3rd grade blacktop.
Please remind children to leave scooters, skateboards, razors and other ride-on toys at home. They will not be allowed at the event.
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CHESS CLUB AT ORMONDALE
Chess Club at Ormondale Mondays 2:50-3:50
Starting September 11th 2017 Offered by Chess King www.chesskingcorp.com
Discover the fascinating and challenging world of Chess! Develop important life skills such as critical and abstract thinking and creative problem solving. Increase mental fluency, memory, reasoning and originality while raising I. Q. Improve patience and sportsmanship. Study the essential elements, acquire the proper tools and play winning chess! Learn the basics or train deep into advanced tactical and positional play. Participate in semi-formal tournament play and optional homework. Learn intriguing history. Move up in the rankings and achieve awards. See how the masters do it!
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We hope to see you at the morning coffee tomorrow! Some other fun events to remember are the 4th & 5th Grade Cocoa Breakfast on 9/1 @ 7:30 and the Back to school night on 9/7 @ 5pm. | |
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TUTURING WITH UTHRIVE
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We offer a superior tutoring and mentoring experience by walking alongside our students in an encouraging and empowering way. Ultimately, our uThrive tutors become mentors to our students. All of our tutors come to you!
Serving students from: Menlo School, Sacred Heart, Castilleja, Nueva, Harker, Woodside
Elementary, Jordan Middle School, Menlo Atherton, Hillview, and other local schools.
Tutor Subjects: Math (all levels thru BC Calc & Stats), English, Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, Foreign Language, Academic Writing, and Computer Science
Visit our website at www.uThrive.co or call (650) 275-3278
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AYSO REGISTRATION STILL OPEN
AYSO still has space in many of its age divisions for a couple more kids to play fall soccer. Sign up at www.ayso25.com. Some teams are filling up, so register soon to ensure a spot.
- Season begins the week of Aug. 28 and ends in early November.
- U5/U6 age division offers three separate practice days/time. You choose the one that's most convenient for you: Wed 12:30 pm at Orm, Wed4 pm at Orm, Fri 4pm at Woodside El
- U8 practices 1x/wk with games on Saturday mornings at either 9 or 10 am
- U9 and above practice in PV 2x/wk but play against teams from Menlo Park to provide more variety in competition (most games are still held in PV to keep driving time short)
- We still need a couple coaches. Consider giving it a try! Coaching your kid and his/her friends is a really fun and rewarding experience
- Professional coaches work alongside parent coaches to teach them the latest instructional techniques
Experience good, old community soccer! There's a good bet some of your kids' best friends or classmates are playing and maybe even one of their parents is coaching. Join in the fun!
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FALL HIP HOP CLASSES WITH SANGINI
Choreographer PV Mom (and former Stanford Dollie) Sangini Majmudar Bedner will be returning to teach Kids' Hip-Hop at two locations this Spring. Her classes prove that exercise can be fun, discipline can be enjoyable, and self-expression can boost confidence. Sangini thrives on infusing all students with her endless enthusiasm and energy and truly looks forward to working with your child!
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Go to Sangini's website to learn more about Kinder-1st Grade Hip-Hop (Boys and Girls, Ages 5-7) and "Older" Kids' Hip-Hop (Boys and Girls, Ages 8-12) and register!
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Mid peninsula Water Polo
We are offering year-round co-ed middle school program for athletes who are in 8th grade and younger, strong swimmers able to swim 200 yards and comfortable in the water, and looking to develop a better understanding of the game, fundamentals, and individual skills.
The 2017 fall session is from September 5 to November 4, 2017, with practices at M-A High School on Tuesday 6 - 7:30 PM and on Sunday 10 AM - 12 PM.
Sign-ups are open on our website.
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FAll tennis programs at alpine hills
Join us for tennis at Alpine Hills! Fall clinics start Monday August 21. Classes are offered Monday through Thursday after school, and on Saturdays. All ages and levels welcome. CLICK HERE to register.
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new extended hours at ladera preschool
The Ladera Community Church Preschool is extending class days and hours to better meet the needs of busy families. The new schedule goes into effect this fall, and a few openings are still available. The preschool serves children 2-5 years old. Families may enroll children to attend two, three or five days per week. Student-teacher ratios are low — 5:1 for the younger children and 6:1 for older ones — in a play-based, mixed-age environment that allows children to grow and learn at their own developmental level.
For more information, go to www.laderapreschool.org and contact director@laderapreschool.org. We are located at 3300 Alpine Road in Portola Valley.
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