- 2/26 - Used Book drop off.
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3/26-3/30 Used Book Fair
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- 3/16 Viajando en Espanol
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3/19 - 3/23 Staff Appreciation Week
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- 3/1 - 6-8th BBQ Lunch
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3/5-3/9 - CMS Staff Appreciation Week
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The Used Book Fair Returns!
Save Your Used Books, CDs, DVDs, Vinyl Records, and Video Games
The third grade classes at Ormondale are sponsoring a Used Book Fair to help a needy global charity that will be decided upon by the 3rd grade students. They would like the community to use one of the 4 “r”s of waste management, reuse, in order to help the charity and save our environment as well.
Through March 23rd, you will be able to drop off your children’s books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, and video games. We will accept adult books in limited categories: cookbooks, self help, parenting, coffee table, and travel only, as well as CD’s and DVDs. Due to e-readers, it is difficult to sell novels.
There will be kids out front collecting your donations in the morning drop off line at Ormondale starting on February 26th. For Corte Madera families, there will be a collection box in the library.
We hope that the entire community can join in the bargains, from March 26th to March 30th in the Ormondale MUR.
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Good Eggs!
This March and April, Good Eggs will donate 10% back to Ormondale Elementary School and Corte Madera School every time you shop.
Good Eggs is an online market that delivers good groceries to customers' homes throughout the Bay Area, seven days a week.
Enroll in the fundraiser by visiting schools.goodeggs.com and entering the code pvpto.
10% will go back to the school starting on March 1, but you can enter the code ahead of time to enroll early. Never tried Good Eggs? You’ll get $15 off your first order when you enroll!
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Super Staff Lunch Thank You!
Huge thanks to Camilla Eckstein for organizing a lovely Italian themed Valentine Super Staff Lunch at Ormondale on Wednesday, February 14th. Staff raved about the food and staff room transformed by candles, tulips and pretty splashes of red.
Thank you to all the second grade parents who brought delicious food, helped to set up & clean up and monitored the office and pick-up line so our staff could have a well-deserved break! We so appreciate these parents!!
Thank you Sally Aalfs, Katy Barresi, Mieke Barrows, Sangini Bedner, Aimee Blum, Kim Cashin, Sara Donahue, Anne Fazioli-Khiari, Serena Hanes, Camilla Lynch, Vanessa Maffia, Emily Melton, Suman Melville, Josh Moser, Christine Parker, Marjel Scheuer, Rachel Sink, Angie Stern and Shefali Talwar! Special thanks also to third grade parents for an assist with dishwashing (Brooke Day) and an extra large crock pot (Lalanie Robins).
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CULTURAL ASSEMBLY THANK YOU!
Thank you to Sally Aalfs and Anne Fazioli-Khiari for organizing another well-received PTO funded assembly! Thanks to their efforts, an African Dance Troupe engaged and entertained our kids!. Stay tuned for the PTO's next cultural assembly in March!
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BBQ Lunch is march 1st for 6th-8th graders
We have another awesome 6th-8th grade BBQ lunch coming up this Thursday, March 1st.
Don't forget to cancel any LunchIsServed orders that day.
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Help Kids in Grades K-5 with Reading, Writing, Math Next Year
You Could Change a Life
Have you enjoyed helping in your child's classroom? Consider volunteering in a classroom in eastern Menlo Park or East Palo Alto where your help is especially needed. You’ll have a real impact tutoring kids in grades K-5 where about 90% are low income and over 80% are performing below grade level in reading and math. Work once a week in the same classroom for about an hour with students eager to see you.
All Students Matter provides training and coordinates everything. Sign up now to start in September. For more details or to sign up, visit www.allstudentsmatter.org or contact Keri Tully at [email protected].
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help Redwood city 6-8th graders with literacy today!
You can make a difference in the lives of kids in the Redwood City School District when you volunteer for Los Ayudantes.
We're an award-winning non-profit dedicated to helping Redwood City English learners improve literacy and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in high school and beyond. Our dedicated volunteers help in the same classroom one hour a week and work one-on-one or in small groups helping students as they read out loud: decoding, explaining vocabulary and delving deeper into reading subject matter. No special training is needed to be a volunteer, and the only requirement is the desire to make a difference. We work primarily at Kennedy Middle School and McKinley Middle School (just 10-20 minute drive away).
Start immediately or learn more information to volunteer next school year. For more information, visit our website, www.losayudantes.org or contact Program Director, Jenni Farrell at [email protected].
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SUBMIT YOUR WRITING TO THE society of young INKLINGS BOOK CONTEST!
Deadline: March 15
What is the Inklings Book?
The Inklings Book is an anthology of twenty young writers' short stories and poems professionally published by Society of Young Inklings in August of each year.
Who is the contest for?
Kids in grades 3-9 who are ready to be treated like a pro and increase their writing skills.
How do I submit?
Submit your poem of short story with our easy online application here.
How are the winners chosen?
We’re looking for submissions with a strong point of view and for writers who are excited about the revision process (see below). Up to ten winners will be chosen from grades 3-6 and up to ten from grades 7-9.
What will I win?
Winners receive a two-session editorial mentorship with a professional mentor/writer, throughout which they will revise and polish their poem or story. The revised stories and poems are then published in the Inklings Book, which is distributed through various retail channels. Winners also receive their own copy of the Inklings Book as well as one for their school. See our FAQ page for more details about the contest.
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WHAT MAKES PORTOLA VALLEY BEAUTIFUL?
PV Youth Photo Show - Deadline: March 1
Portola Valley's first Youth Photo Show is March 10th! The Call for Entries will be open until March 1st. This is not a juried exhibition; we welcome all experience levels with photography. You can use any kind of camera (including cell phones)!
Submission Guidelines
Open to: K-12 students attending school or residing in PV/PVSD
Theme: Local subject matter (e.g. nature, animals, people, places) showcasing the “beauty of PV”
Format: 8” x 10” or smaller; no more than 3 entries per person
Due: Hard copy to the PV Town Hall Office by March 1st. Write your Name, Age, School, and Email address on the back of your entry. Town Hall Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to noon & 1pm to 5pm.
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Discovery Math Mini-Camp II
When: Sunday, March 4th from 10-12
Location: Creekside School, 884 Portola Rd, Portola Valley
Calling all 2-4th graders! Kids are invited to a free, 2-hour math extravaganza, where they will experience an exciting side of math they may have never seen before. Kids will create math art, solve puzzles and mysteries, play awesome math games, and just have fun with friends and with numbers! They will:
· Solve an interplanetary math puzzle of Zios and Zepts
· Reverse engineer a card trick and amaze their friends
· Create intricate geometry pictures with mirror books
· Learn an energetic bingo game of math problem solving
· …and more, if we can cram it into the two hours!
This mini-camp is being led by Kelli Pearson, founder of Artful Math, author of Miss Brain's Cool Math Games, and Creekside's math teacher. Kelli is dedicated to helping kids become confident and competent problem solvers by making math fun, hands-on and meaningful. Interested in more? Kelli runs week-long math camps during the summer. Go to https://artfulmath.com/summer-math-camps-2018/ for information
The event is entirely free, but registration is required. Reserve your spot at https://www.creeksidelearninglab.org/special-events. Act quickly. Only a few spots remain.
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panther's camp 2018
Be sure to sign up for Panthers Camp before March 1st to receive the early bird discount. Sessions are filling up quickly. Here is the link: Registration
Dates:
- Session 1: June 11-15
- 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]).
Looking forward to a great summer,
Dan Flahavan
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Mid-Pen Winter Co-Ed Water Polo Program for Middle Schoolers
The sign-ups for the Mid-Pen Water Polo Club Spring Session are now open here:
http://mid-pen.waterpolocentral.net/
The 2018 spring session is from February 28 to April 18, 2018, with practices at M-A High School on Wednesday from 4 to 5:30 PM and at Woodside High School on Sunday from 11 AM to 12:30 PM.
Not sure if water polo is for you? Join us for a free practice on Wednesday, February 28 from 4 to 5:30 PM at M-A High School -- offer valid for first-time players only! Participants need to sign up on the Mid-Pen website and have USAWP Membership for insurance purposes: 14-day Trial Athlete Membership (available only once in a lifetime and as first-time membership) is free. Mid-Pen Water Polo Club ID is 24253.
Mid-Pen Water Polo Club is coached by Brandon Johnson, Boys’ Water Polo Head Coach at M-A High School and Bruno Antonino, Boys’ Water Polo Head Coach at Woodside High School.
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