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DISTRICT
- 1/11: Grades TK - 6 will resume in-person instruction
- 1/14: School Board Meeting, 6 pm
- 1/18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
- 1/19: PTO Board Meeting, 9 am
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PARENT EDUCATION
- 1/14: CG Speaker Series: Designing Your Family Life
- 1/15: The Parent Forum: Helping Your Child or Teen Develop Good Habits
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1/20: Prepared or Petrified? How to Be an Askable Adult for Your ‘Quaranteen’
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1/11: All hybrid students return to campus
- 1/12: Photo Day
- 1/20: Materials Pick-up for Kindergarten PVVA
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- 1/11-1/15: 4/5 students resume in person instruction (M,T,Th,F), 6th grade resumes in person instruction 2 days a week (M/Th). 7/8 Students remain in Distance Learning.
- 1/15: End of 1st Semester
- 1/19: CMS 3rd Quarter Begins
- 1/19: 7/8 students return to campus on 2 days a week (Tuesday/ Friday)
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1/19: Middle School PVVA begins
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WINTER BREAK AND TRAVEL SAFETY
Please see Superintendent Roberta Zarea’s important message about Winter Break Travel and Safety. If you gathered with people outside your household or if you left the Bay Area, you must quarantine for 14 days upon your return, prior to sending your children back to school.
The full New Year Safety message can be found here:
here: http://www.pvsd.net/news/whats_new/new_year_safety_message
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COVID-19 TESTING OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
PVSD recommends, but does not require, testing for students attending in-person school and their families every two weeks. Third party testing resources are listed below as a courtesy. PVSD does not provide testing and we cannot guarantee access to testing or answer questions about services provided by third parties.
Curative provides free testing for San Mateo County children over 5 as well as adults. https://curative.com/sites/8893#9/37.5424/-122.2903
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PTO BOARD MEETING
A PTO Executive Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19 at 9 am. Meeting link and agenda available upon request. Email [email protected] for inquiries.
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COMMON GROUND SPEAKER SERIES
DESIGNING YOUR FAMILY LIFE - Reframing College (and Your Kids!)
Featuring Dave Evans and Kathy Davies
Stanford Life Design Lab
Thurs Jan 14
7pm–8:15pm PST
Online Zoom Webinar: Register to Attend (Registration closes at 5pm the day of the event)
Dave Evans, co-founder of Stanford’s Life Design Lab, and Kathy Davies, its managing director, will guide parents through the design thinking process to inspire our pre-college kids to confidently design their own futures in a changing world. They will share design thinking strategies that will help our students reframe thinking, problem solve like designers and apply these strategies to planning college (and beyond).
Mark your calendars for Common Ground’s new Winter/Spring Season Lineup.
As a reminder, videos of prior Common Ground events are available on a password protected page on the Common Ground’s website. Please contact Anne Fazioli-Khiari ([email protected]) or Teri Wolf ([email protected]) for access.
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THE PARENT FORUM
Helping Your Child or Teen Develop Good Habits
Eran Magen, PhD, Founder, Parenting for Humans
Friday, January 15, 2021, 2:00pm–1:00pm PT
Register: https://parentforum6english2021.eventbrite.com
Join us for a new Parent Forum (English) with Eran Magen, PhD, CEO of Circles of Support and founder of Parenting for Humans. This series of (virtual) parent discussion groups will focus on parent-child communication and managing relationships with your child or teen.
Parents and caregivers welcome! Free admission. The Parent Forum is an initiative of Sequoia Healthcare District, in partnership with The Parent Venture. Space is limited, so sign up early.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MA, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture, at [email protected]
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Prepared or Petrified? How to Be an Askable Adult for Your ‘Quaranteen’
Vanessa Kellam, Parent Engagement Manager, Health Connected
Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Register: https://healthconnected2021sequoia.eventbrite.com
This live (virtual) event aims to inspire and equip parents to engage their 'quaranteen' in meaningful conversations about sexual health and relationships. Join Vanessa Kellam, Parent Engagement Manager at Health Connected, for a timely conversation.
Parents, students, educators, clinicians, and community members welcome! Free admission. This presentation is sponsored by SHSEF, SUHSD, 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]
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january return-to-school schedule
Week of January 11th: All hybrid students return to campus. Wednesdays will continue to be a distance learning day.
Week of January 18: January 18th (Monday) is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No School. Some students will transition back to On Campus Instruction or move to the PV Virtual Academy this week based on the commitment form that was submitted in December.
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School Photo Day January 12
School photos will be taken on Tuesday, January 12 throughout the morning. Each class has been given a designated time for this purpose. Please know that we will be following the four pillars. Photos will be taken in the MUR with the photographers being appropriately distanced. Only one class will be in the MUR at a time and the doors in the MUR will remain open to ensure proper ventilation. If the photographer opts to seat the children for their photos they will be wiped down between classes. Children will be allowed to remove their mask for their photo and will be instructed to put it back on immediately after their photo is taken. Children will wait outside the MUR after they are done until all students in their class are finished and then they will walk back to class and sanitize their hands before returning to learning. There will be no group photos this year. In addition, if you choose not to have your child’s photograph taken this year you may opt out. Please email your child’s teacher to let him/her know if you are choosing not to have them photographed this year.
Virtual academy students are scheduled to come on campus from 12:30 to 1:30 for their school photos. As noted in my email to PVVA parents yesterday, if you will not be bringing your child in for photos, please call or email Denise at ext. 2652 or [email protected]
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january return-to-school schedule
Week of January 11th - January 15th: 4/5 students will come back to campus 4 days a week (M,T,Th,F), and 6th grade students will return to campus 2 days a week (Monday/Thursday). 7/8 Students remain in Distance Learning.
Week of January 18: January 18th (Monday) is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No School.
January 19, 7/8 students return to campus (T/F); 4/5 Students come to campus 3 days this week (T/Th/F); and 6th grade students come to campus on Thursday (1/21) only.
Some 4/5 students will transition back to On Campus Instruction or move to the PV Virtual Academy this week based on the commitment form that was submitted in December.
The Middle School PV Virtual Academy will start on Tuesday, January 19th. All PVVA students will remain in their current classes and with their current teachers until this date.
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CMS YEARBOOK ORDERS
Remember to buy your yearbook for this unique and exciting year! You can purchase your copy HERE Use the code 7530. Books are $40.00 until January 15 and $45.00 after that. Dedications (called "Ads" on the Herff Jones site) for 1/8 page are $35.00 and dedications for 1/4 page (8th grade only) are $55.00. Dedications are ordered on the same website. All orders are due no later than March 16.
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- SANGINI'S WINTER DANCE CLASSES
- PORTOLA VALLEY THEATER CONSERVATORY WINTER CLASSES
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