district news

Please VACCINATE your 12+ year old child when they are eligible. 

Dear parents of 12+ year old students, (Please ignore if your child is under 12 years old.)

Vaccines continue to reduce a person's risk of contracting the virus that causes COVID-19, including the variant. PVSD encourages all students 12+ to be vaccinated (submit proof of vaccination here, or bring it to the CMS school office). Note: this is voluntary and the information received will be kept confidential. 

San Mateo County Health Vaccine Clinics which are open to residents who live or work in San Mateo County can be found here: https://www.smchealth.org/vaccine-clinic-calendar.

Thank you!

Roberta Zarea
Superintendent 
Portola Valley School District

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT VIDEO 

Please treat yourself to this fun and informational video, to accompany your Back to School Night experience for both CMS and Ormondale! During the traditional in person Back to School Night, there is a 1/2 hour joint session, where you learn key points from the principals, superintendent, and valuable organizations inside our fabulous district. A top reason our district excels is because of the synergy we experience from all of these elements; this presentation will show you how and why.

Created by Sangini Majmudar Bedner (CMS PTO Co-President) and filled with colorful PV favorites (full credits at the end), here is an awesome way to kick off the 2021-2022 school year—Enjoy! 

Click here for the PVSD Back to School Night Presentation​

LAST CHANCE TO ORDER YOUR 2021/2022 DIRECTORY!

We ask parents to donate to the PTO in the first few weeks of school to support the coming year's programs and activities.

You will receive a free PVSD Family directory with the donation of $100 or more. Your financial support is a critical way to ensure that the programs continue year after year. The cut-off for directory orders is THIS Friday, September 17th!

Click here to donate today and get your school directory!

PTO FUNDRAISERS

Please consider enrolling in the following programs to benefit our PTO.

ESCRIP

Sign up for eScrip today and a % of purchases you make at participating merchants, including Bianchini’s, will go back to our school. Click here to sign up (select Portola Valley School District PTO as your school)

Already signed up? If you shop at Bianchini’s, please click here to make sure that the phone number you use for your Bianchini’s Rewards is also linked to your eScrip account: CLICK HERE 

AMAZON SMILE 

Make your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile and help our schools! Go to smile.amazon.com and select "Portola Valley Parent Teacher Organization" as your designated organization.

ORMONDALE News

VIRTUAL BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT TUESDAY 9/14

Our annual Back to School Night will be held VIRTUALLY on Tuesday, September 14.  Your child’s teacher will send you an invitation to join him/her at the following times:

​​TK - 5:00 p.m

Kindergarten and First Grade - 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Second and Third Grade - 6:15 to 7:00 p.m.

SCHOOL PICTURES 9/15

Still Lights Photography will be taking student pictures on Wednesday, September 15.  At this time, we will not be taking the traditional class photos. Please know that the photographer is well practiced in COVID safety protocols, and that the children do not remove their masks until they are in the seat in front of the camera.  The photographers sanitize their areas continually and we minimize the number of students in the photo area. 

School photos are not mandatory so if you may choose not to have your child photographed on the 15th.  There will be a make-up date scheduled later.

please DONATE WATER

The office is accepting donations of bottled waters to have in classrooms in case students forget their refillable water bottle.  Please bring any donations to the office.

last chance to order ORMONDALE SPIRITWEAR

Wear your Ormondale shirt, sweatshirt, hat and/or mask every Friday to show your school spirit.  Outgrew your gear? Looking for something new? Browse the latest selection of Ormondale spiritwear here.  Please order by September 17.

VOLUNTEERS 

We appreciate all those that have signed up to volunteer with the PTO already. There are still volunteer opportunities  at Ormondale, particularly in the following areas: 

• Art in Action classroom volunteers
  

• Book Fair
  

• Breakfast Club Coordinator
  

• Breakfast Club Volunteers
  

• Hot Lunch/Playground Volunteer Coordinator
  

• Hot Lunch/Playground Volunteers 
  

• PV Basketball Commissioner/Co-Commissioner 
  

• Spiritwear Co-Coordinator
  

• Super Staff Lunches

Please reach out with any questions or suggestions: [email protected]

corte madera news

LAST WEEK TO ORDER CMS SPIRITWEAR!

Wear your CMS shirt, sweatshirt, hat and/or mask to show your Panther Pride! Outgrew your gear? Looking for something new? Browse the latest selection of CMS spiritwear here. The site will close on September 17th. 

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VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help with the PTO this year!  We are looking forward to an AWESOME year and having volunteers back on campus soon!  In order to rebuild community and bring back our beloved PTO programs, we still need help in the following areas:

• Choice Lunch Volunteer Coordinator, Choice Lunch Volunteers 
  

• PV Basketball Commissioner/Co-Commissioner 
  

• Campus Beautification
  

• Years of Service

All of these volunteer opportunities are so rewarding, for the parents, the kids and the school!  Sign up here: http://www.pvpto.com/cmsvolunteer.html 

If you have any questions about volunteer opportunities, we are happy to help: [email protected] 

parent education

“The Twisties”: Youth Sports, Competition, and Mental Health

Steve Smith, PhD, Clinical and Sports Psychologist, UC Santa Barbara

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Register: https://stevesmith2021woodside.eventbrite.com​

Athletes Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, and Naomi Osaka pushed mental health to the forefront of the Tokyo Olympics. How can we keep our young athletes safe, healthy, and balanced?

Steve Smith, PhD, a clinical and sports psychologist, UCSB, will discuss how parents can support healthy sports participation for their children and teens. With humor, wit, and compassion, Dr. Smith gives parents what they need: straightforward, honest information about the realities of youth sports, backed by cutting-edge research.

Parents, students, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Free admission. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.

This presentation is sponsored by Woodside PTSA, 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]. 

community news

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.​

1. Enroll in "Girls on the Run," a fun running program at the PV Town Center. 
2. Cub Scouts is starting up - for both boys and girls, 1st-5th grade!   
3. Can you be a volunteer literacy tutor for underserved Redwood City middle schoolers? 
4. Fall theater classes at Portola Valley Theater Conservatory (PVTC).
5. Help students who need you most with "All Students Matter." 
6. It's a rocking dance start to a new school year:  Sangini's Fall 2021 Classes.​

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