Upcoming Transition and Info meetings:

4th Grade Parent Transition Meeting: Current 3rd grade parents interested in touring classrooms during Reader's & Writer's Workshop classes are invited to the Corte Madera School on May 15 at 1:30-2:30pm. There will be a chance to hear more about next year and what we have planned. 

6th Grade Parent Transition Meeting: Current 5th grade parents interested in touring middle school classrooms are invited to the 6th Grade Parent Transition Meeting on May 17 at 12:00-1:00pm. There will be a chance to hear more about next year and what we have planned. 

DC 2018 Parent/Student Info Meeting: May 14 at 8-9am is the time for parents to sit side by side their current 8th grader and hear about the DC trip. Please be sure to attend as you want to know details about the trip and what to expect. 

TOP TEN REASONS TO COME TO THE SECOND GRADE FARMERS’ MARKET!

10.  It is the most exciting thing to do on Friday, May 18th from 4-6.

9.  It’s been a hard week and you don’t want to cook.  You are going to get dinner from Red Sauce Meatballs.  Then the family will cool off with a Kona Shave Ice.

8. You need to soak and relax in a bath.  Don’t despair. The market will have botanical products like herbal bath bombs to help you repair.

7.  It’s time to enjoy the outdoors and be active.  The market will be selling a limited amount of bird ice packs, just to get you through this active season.

6.  You’ve been watching too much Food Network.  You think you are a chef and are in need of herbs, fruits, and veggies.

5.  You want to leave a mark at Ormondale.  You can decorate a tile that will be on display in the school garden.

4.  You don’t know what is growing in your garden (like Mrs. Wong).  The market is just the place to purchase signs, or plant starts to start fresh.

3.  Your home is very plain and needs a little color.  Dream catchers, paper bowls, plant stakes, clay pots, pom-pom creatures, and tie dye will add a little pep!

2.  You are curious about just how good PVSD’s music program is and want to hear students sing live.

1.  You love Ormondale, want to support the children, and see the garden continue to grow!!!​

PANACHE 8 WINS 2018 DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE STUDENT MUSIC AWARD!

Congratulations to the 8th grade"Panache" jazz choir group for winning the 2018 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award for Large Vocal Ensemble at the junior high school level. Gigi Pistilli was also awarded "Outstanding Soloist."

Established in 1976, the DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered the most prestigious awards in jazz education. Hundreds of musicians, music educators and music industry professionals received their first international recognition as DownBeat Student Music Award winners.

The process of submitting their application included a recording session at a local studio which introduced the students to the recording aspect of the music world.  (And according to the rules, no pitch corrections were allowed during the recording process!)

Click HERE to go to this month's Downbeats Magazine and then go to page 20 to see their listing as the winner of the "Large Vocal Group Ensemble." 

Thanks to Juliet Green, Panache's amazing jazz choral director, for all that you do for CMS's talented singers!

CMS Flag football registration open 5/7 - 5/16

The 2018 CMS After School Sports Flag Football Program is open to all 5th-8th graders. The
5th/6th grade team and the 7th/8th grade team will focus on building individual skills, fostering
teamwork and will represent Corte Madera in our League.
We will have 2 teams this year:

•  5/6th Grade Team
• 7/8th Grade Team

Both Teams will be capped at 20 players.  After each team is full, a waitlist will be
formed.

smartphone pledge 

A group of PVSD parents have created a smartphone pledge letter and would like to share it with community families. 

This pledge is gaining a lot of momentum in neighboring communities as well as nationwide (your child can still have a phone and be part of this pledge). 

English Letter click here 

Spanish Letter click here 

Kidizens summer camps: Young Mayors - Build and Run Your Own LEGO City

Would you like to build and be the Mayor of an entire city of LEGOs?

Would you like to leverage your child’s love of LEGOs to help them learn critical real-life, 21st-century skills and strategies?

Kidizens inspires students to become good citizens and future leaders, one LEGO brick at a time. During our excitement-packed Bay Area LEGO Summer Camps, kids plan and create their own small civilization, thereby developing real-life skills and strategies.The Kidizens Summer Program includ es intensive action and excitement-packed sessions, where children partner as Young Mayors to build, inhabit, manage and govern their own LEGO cities. In a highly immersive and collaborative environment, children learn critical 21st century and leadership skills while role-playing and having fun in a universe built of LEGOs and dealing with natural disasters, resident problems and financial crises. 

Summer Camps offered in Belmont, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Gatos, and Saratoga from June 4th - August 11th, Mon - Fri, 9am - 3pm, with after-care available at additional cost. Visit Kidizens Website for more information or contact us. ​

Summer Tennis camp at alpine hills

This summer, Alpine Hills is offering six weeks of Junior Summer Tennis Camp. All ages and levels are welcome! We will have both a half day camp (for beginner and intermediate players) and a full day camp (for competitive and advanced players). Camps will be offered June 11-15, June 18-22, June 25-29, July 9-13, July 16-20and July 23-27. Sign up before spaces are filled! For more information and to register CLICK HERE. Club membership is not required.

PANTHERs CAMP

Sessions are filling up quickly.  

Here is the link: Registration

Dates: 

• Session 1: June 11-15 (Sold-Out)
• Session 2: June 18-22
• Session 3: June 25-29

All sessions include optional extended care from 3:00-5:30 Monday –Thursday

All sessions include optional fun Friday camp from 9:00-3:00. 

We look forward to another great summer at Panthers Camp building confident movers that inspire others.  Please let me know if you have any questions at ([email protected]).

MATH quest SUMMER CAMP​

Learning math feels like play in this engaging summer camp that will help your child improve skills, build confidence, and head into the new school year feeling excited about math!

Math Quest Camp is a joy-filled week of math mysteries, number challenges, real-world projects, and games that make math fun and easy to understand.

By the end of camp, all the kids have their favorite ways to “play” with math. They'll head to the school year with a boost in confidence, improved math skills, and the belief that math is fun.

        • July 9-13: Portola Valley, grades 1-4
        • July 16-20: Santa Clara, grades 1-4
        • July 23-27: Portola Valley, grades 3-6
        • Aug 6-10: Santa Clara, grades 3-6

Hours: 9am – 3pm, M-F (extra care available 8:00am-5:00pm)
More Info click HERE

San Francisco Boys Chorus!

In our 70^th year of operation, the San Francisco Boys Chorus is hoping that you will look into our program if your son is between the ages of 4 ½ and 14 years old and likes to sing.

We teach boys with unchanged voices how to sing, read music and perform.  We teach classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-6:30PM at the Congregational Church of San Mateo located at 225 Tilton Avenue in San Mateo.  We run 2 summer music camps a year and sponsor an international and national tour every other year.  Our boys perform with the San Francisco Symphony, the San Jose Opera, and San Francisco Opera.  The boys perform also at sports games with the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Giants.

If you would like to learn more about our program and our May 13th auditions,  please visit our website. 

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