Incoming Encinal Kinder Parents: (From the Encinal newsletter)
Mark your calendars for our first get-together on Sunday, May 25 from
2-4pm at Holbrook Palmer Park. We look forward to getting to know
eachother, Encinal's first kinder class! And of course, siblings are
welcome. Please pass along this message to anyone else you know with a
2008 Encinal kinder. See you then!
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Encinal PTO Weekly Newsletter
May 4, 2008
School Supply Drive, Pancake Breakfast & Plant Sale - This Week!
Remember to bring new backpacks, notebooks, binders and writing
supplies to the drop off bins in front of the schools for the Caring
and Sharing School Supplies Drive. You may also contribute Target gift
cards, cash or checks made to Encinal PTO in the schools' offices. We
will also be collecting at the Pancake Breakfast on May 10. The
supplies will be distributed to Laurel and Encinal K-5th graders
before the start of school. Questions? Contact Susan MacLeod or Jill
Roumeliotis. Check out the Encinal supply list for ideas on what to
bring!
Join the Laurel/Encinal community at the 3rd Annual Pancake Breakfast
this Saturday, May 10, 8-10am, at Encinal. The entire family will
enjoy lip-smacking pancakes, gourmet bacon, delicious fruit, and
hot/cold beverages -- all happily prepared by volunteers. To register
and pay by credit card, please click here. Be sure to include your
family name in the "comments section." Bring your printed confirmation
page to the breakfast as your receipt. To volunteer (and receive a
free meal), please contact Rebecca Wang. Encinal students with
accompanying parent can also volunteer.
The 2nd Annual Encinal Plant Sale will be held during the Pancake
Breakfast on Saturday, May 10 from 8-10am. The Encinal Green Thumbs
have grown seedlings to jumpstart your summer garden. Come and browse
when you finish breakfast! All proceeds go to the Encinal PTO.
Questions? Contact Amy Boggs, Corby Locke, or Betsy Colby.
In this issue...
Newsworthy Items
This Week at Encinal
Looking Ahead...
West Bay Opera Comes to Encinal
Please Join Us to Wish Librarian Lezlie Glare a Happy Retirement
Sponsor a Book
The Encinal PTO Needs You!
Hillview Band Performs at Giants Game
TV Land Update
In the Community
This Week at Encinal
Monday-Saturday, May 5-10
Caring and Sharing School Supply Drive - bring items to bins in front
of school office or to Pancake Breakfast
Wednesday, May 7
Lunchtime - Book Club meets in Room 15 to discuss Aurora County All
Stars by Deborah Wiles
Saturday, May 10
8-10am - Annual L/E Pancake Breakfast and Plant Sale at Encinal
STUMPER OF THE WEEK
Q: How does one say "please" in Spanish? Email your answer to Gail Bradley.
Answer to last week's stumper:
Q: In what year did the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY open? A: 1939
Note: Answers to Stumpers of the Week can be found at WorldBook Online.
Looking Ahead...
Tuesday-Friday, May 20-23
Hillview Book Fair in partnership with Kepler's Book store. 6th grade
summer reading list and books will be available!
Wednesday, May 21
8:30am - PTO General Meeting in Encinal staff room (see article below)
Thursday, May 22
Spirit Day - Crazy Hair! Let your imagination run wild . . . like your hair.
6:45-7:30pm - Kindergarten Parent Information Night in Encinal Multi
Thursday, May 29
1:45-2:45pm - Incoming 3rd grade parent information session in the library
Sunday, May 25
2-4pm - Incoming Kinder family get-together at Holbrook Palmer Park
Thursday, May 29
1:45-2:15pm - Incoming 3rd grade parent information meeting in Encinal Library
4-6pm - District HSA Award Event at Holbrook-Palmer Park
Wednesday, June 4
Lunchtime - Book Club meets in room 15 to discuss Worth by A. LaFaye
Thursday, June 12
Last Day of school - dismissal at 11:20am
West Bay Opera Comes to Encinal
West Bay Opera will bring a special educational opera performance to
our school on Friday, May 23rd from 9:15-10am for 4th grade and
10:30-11:15am for 5th grade. Four costumed opera singers with piano
accompaniment will present a specially adapted, abbreviated version of
Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola (Cinderella) ". It will be sung in
English. A group of students will participate in the production.
Information about West Bay Opera's 2007-08 Season at the Lucie Stern
Theater in Palo Alto can be found at www.wbopera. org. Discounted
tickets are available for parents of students who have seen a West Bay
Opera school performance during this school year. For more info please
call the Box Office at 650-424-9999, Monday-Friday from 1:00-6:00pm.
Mention Encinal School & the "Cinderella" production.
Please Join Us to Wish Librarian Lezlie Glare a Happy Retirement
Our wonderful Laurel Librarian, Lezlie Glare, is going to retire this
June. In her honor, we're having a reception for alumni to wish her a
fabulous retirement. Please join us in the Laurel Library on the
evening of Tuesday, May 27th from 7-8pm for hugs and dessert. In early
June we'll be presenting her with a keepsake book. Pages will be
available at the event for you to sign. Lezlie likes quotes, so if you
find one to your liking, please bring it along to include in her book.
If you would be willing to bake for this event, please contact Shari
Conrad (322-7291) or Rebecca Bloom (328-5986).
Sponsor a Book
Sponsor a Book for the Encinal Library to thank teachers and staff
for a great year, honor a summer birthday, or congratulate your 5th
grade graduate. You'll be helping the library get ready for next
year's Kindergarteners, too! The newest batch of books is all
Kindergarten- level. See attached flyer for available titles and order
form. The books will arrive in early May; sponsoring a book is
$20/book, payable to Encinal PTO. Order early for best selection and
to be able to check out your books before year- end. Thank you to all
the generous families who sponsored 30 new books for the library this
year! Questions? Please contact Caroline Wang.
The Encinal PTO Needs You!
From art help to music coordinator to staff appreciation to yard
duty, the Encinal PTO does it all, but we can't do it without you!
With such a mulititude of volunteer opportunities to choose from, it's
easy to volunteer in an area that interests you. Please consider
joining the ranks of the volunteers that help make Encinal such a
great place for our kids. For more information, or help finding just
the right volunteer opportunity, contact Elizabeth Katz (327-4943).
Hillview Band Performs at Giants Game
On Monday, June 16th, the Hillview Hawk Band will be combining with
the La Entrada Leopards to perform the national Anthem for the
inter-league game between the Detroit Tigers and the SF Giants. There
will be over 100 musicians performing on the field. Come out and be
part of the FUN. Welcome the start of summer with a game and help
support Hillview's music program. There is also a great raffle! Prizes
include 4 Owners Box seats, the Play Ball kid, onfield visits during
batting practice and more! Ticket forms have been sent home with
students.
Additional forms and information about these concerts and events can
be found at the Hillview Music website. Invite a neighbor and come on
out and spend some time enjoying the talents of our musical children.
TV Land Update
(Menlo School's) Green Acres is the place to be . . ! Where everybody
knows your name! Come aboard. . . we're expecting you! Don't just
sing-a-long, come- a-long to the MPAEF Auction which is less than two
weeks away! Don't miss the chance to Step Into TV Land on Saturday,
May 17, where you can bid on parties, getaways and sporting events.
Other items can be bid for online - whether you attend the auction or
not--until Thursday, May 15th! Also don't forget to send in the raffle
tickets included in your auction invitation for a chance to win a
beautiful jade and diamond ring. Set in platinum and valued at
$12,000, this ring is a work of art you can treasure forever or
exchange for another item of similar cost basis at Tom Wing & Sons in
Menlo Park. Don't miss a beat! Buy event tickets and bid online at
www.mpaef.org/ tvland.
Diff'rent Strokes for Diff'rent Folks! The MPAEF needs your help to
make the auction a success. We have VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES to suit
everyone's special talents, so if you'd like to help set up, decorate,
serve drinks, register guests, close the silent auction, or clean up,
let us know! Just contact Lauren Calhoon (566-1244) and she will help
you find the right job. We need volunteers before, during and after
the event with lots of variety in terms of time required and location
(at home or at Menlo College). It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the
world!
Need baby sitters while you're at the Auction? Here's your answer. .
. a "Kid Jamboree" sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 2708's and Troop
164's 10th and 7th grade scouts (current and former Hillview
students). The scouts (and supervising adults) will take great care of
your kids from 4:30- 10:30pm on May 17th at the Encinal multi-purpose
room and play games, playground activities and watch movies with your
little ones. Click here for specific details or contact Debbie Hall.
In the Community
Live Cooking Demonstration at Kepler's on Thursday, May 8 at 7pm with
Julia Myall, author of Cook It in a Cup: Quick Meals and Treats Kids
Can Cook in Silicone Cups. Having worked as a chef in many premiere
San Francisco restaurants, Julia Myall brings ingenuity and fun to
young chefs. The book comes complete with silicone cooking cups and 29
healthy, easy to follow recipes for kids to create yummy mini treats
from lasagna to cupcakes. Join us in the store for some culinary
creativity as Myall picks a delectable and delicious dish to
demonstrate and share with those in attendance. Bon appetit!
Mother's Day Story Time at Kepler's on Sunday, May 11 at 11:30am with
Stefanie Cruz reading from Delta and Dawn: Mother and Baby Whales'
Journey. Inspired by the true 2007 story of the mother and baby hump
backed whales that were trapped in the Sacramento River, Delta and
Dawn is a > lushly illustrated chronicle of their journey back to the
Pacific. Sacramento television anchorwoman and author Stefanie Cruz
will bring this fascinating story to life as she reads to us for this
special Mother's Day Story Time.
Kepler's author event with Rick Riordan at Redwood City Main Library
on Thursday, May 15 at 7pm. Start your summer vacation off early with
an event for the most exciting and anticipated sequel of the year,
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth
In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running
out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws
near. Join us for a fun filled night with one of the coolest authors
on the planet-Rick Riordan!
Friday, May 16 at 7pm at the Menlo Park Library, Kepler's and the
Menlo Park Library Youth Author Series present Henry Winkler and Lin
Oliver, authors of Hank Zipzer #14: The Life of Me (Enter at Your Own
Risk) Mom and Dad remember him as "the Fonz," but kids know him as the
author of the great series Hank Zipzer. Based on the true life
experiences of Henry Winkler, this superb series about the world's
greatest underachiever is funny and touching, while dealing with
learning differences in a gentle and humorous manner.
Come and learn about Cub Scouting while your son customizes and races
a Pinewood Derby car. Scouting strengthens the bonds of family,
encourages good behavior, builds self esteem, and teaches lifelong
values, all in a fun atmosphere. Find out more at Pack 565's Open
House on Tuesday May 13th from 6:30-8:00 at the Laurel Multi. RSVP to
guarantee a Pinewood Derby car for your son by contacting Cubmaster
Dave (322-9011). For more information visit www.pack565. org.
Mural Apprenticeship Program for summer 2008. Is your child
interested in learning painting, drawing, composition, and muraling
techniques? Enjoy a wonderful and rare opportunity to learn hands on
skills apprenticeship style, while creating your own home mural.
Taught by an enthusiastic local artist and art teacher. Please call
Angela (408 679 3609) for more information or visit www.angelahan
sen.com.
Newton Center - Summer camp is offered for 5 weeks from June 23-July
25. Enjoy music, art and learning including Spanish, science and
recreation. See Newton's summer camp flyer for more information. To
register for Newton Center afterschool care at Encinal next fall, cli
ck here.
Register for FALL 2008 AYSO Soccer Season: Boys and girls born
between August 1, 1989 and January 31, 2004 are invited. Learn skills,
make friends, work as a team, everyone plays! Walk-in registration at
Hillview Middle School on Saturday May 10 and Saturday May 17,
10am-2pm. Online pre-registration opens on May 5. Volunteer jobs are
available on a first-come, first-served basis, so pre-register online
early. Go to www.mpsoccer. org for more information.
Newsworthy Items
Incoming 3rd Grade Parents: You are invited to meet the 3rd grade
teachers and hear about the 3rd grade program on Thursday, May 29th,
1:45-2:15pm, in the Encinal Library.
Incoming Encinal Kinder Parents: Mark your calendars for our first
get-together on Sunday, May 25 from 2-4pm at Holbrook Palmer Park. We
look forward to getting to know eachother, Encinal's first kinder
class! And of course, siblings are welcome. Please pass along this
message to anyone else you know with a 2008 Encinal kinder. See you
then!
On behalf of the Menlo Park School District, congratulations to those
who received Honorary Service Awards this year! All are welcome in
honoring our Pillars of the Community on Thursday, May 29th from
4:00-6:00pm at The Pavillion, Holbrook Palmer Park. For a complete
list of this year's recipients, click here.
BIKE OR WALK TO SCHOOL FRIDAYS
We are having a contest for the remaining Fridays of the school year.
Last Friday we had 75 kids walk or bike to Encinal and if we get at
least that amount this Friday the kids get extra recess time. So
gather your neighbors together and ride to school on Friday. Go
Encinal Go Green!!!
The Encinal Basketball Program is planning on reusing jerseys for
next year's program. Please turn any jerseys into the Encinal Office.
Questions? Contact Julie Roth.
Business Alliance Fundraising Opportunities:
Just in time for Mother's Day! Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's
is the "must-have" cookbook for Trader Joe's veterans and rookies
alike. These beautiful full-color cookbooks are available online for
only $24.95 ( www.cookingwithtrad erjoes.com) . Use the tracking code:
ELPTO when ordering and Laurel/Encinal PTO will receive $5 for each
cookbook you purchase. A copy of the cookbook is on display in the
office, so come check it out. This offer expires May 31st, so get
yours today!
Click! Photo memories last a lifetime. Koski Photography is offering
a free portrait session when you donate $25 to the PTO! How does this
work? Click here for your form to print and fill out form. Return form
with a $25 check payable to Encinal School PTO to the large envelope
in the school office by May 23. Jim and Linda Koski will contact you
to arrange your 35-40 minute photo session with no requirement to
purchase photographs, or call them at 408-725-8128.
Don't Miss The Klutz Store's 12th Annual "Give-It-All- Away Day"! On
Saturday, May 10th, 10am-6pm, The Klutz Store in Palo Alto will give
away 101% of your purchase price to the Laurel-Encinal PTO. There will
also be live entertainment all day! The store is located at 572
College Ave, two blocks north of California Ave. For more info see
flyer.
Support the Laurel & Encinal PTOs any time by shopping at the
following local businesses:
Deeelish: Percentage back on every session order!
Kepler's: 10% back on every purchase! And don't forget Kepler's story
time every Sunday at 11:30am.
Encinal Library Links wiki page:
http://encinallibra rylinks.pbwiki. com. The Wiki Password (or Invite
Key) is "books." You should then type in your name and email (only so
that I may know who is making any changes should any occur). You will
have to do this each time you view the wiki because it is open only to
Encinal families. Your email will NOT be shared with anyone.
Educational software available at discounted prices from the online
Scholastic store. Log on with user name: techtime and password:
software. Purchases will be delivered to your child's classroom.
Contact Carrie Bildstein with questions or for more information.
Attention 5th Grade Parents:
Click for the Hillview Orientation information sheet.
Come check out the Hillview Book Fair, Tuesday-Friday, May 20-23, in
partnership with Kepler's Book store. 6th grade summer reading list
and books will be available!
Hillview PTO Commitee Volunteer 2008-2009 SIGN UPS ARE UNDERWAY! Show
your school spirit and support the great programs at Hillview. Sign up
electronically by clicking here. For questions or more information,
contact PTO Vice Presidents, Natalie Diller or Lisa Carhart.
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