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Wednesday,
September 27 • Special Board of Education Meeting: 7:00 p.m. in the District Office, 181 Encinal Avenue. Attend this public hearing to ascertain perspectives of parents, staff, and members of the community on configuration options for the District's elementary schools. Friday, September
29 • Gift Wrap Sales Contest ends at midnight. Tuesday, October 3
• Make-up Picture Day. Wednesday, October
4 • Hillview Music Department's Fall/Welcome Potluck Dinner. For more information, visit the music web site by using Quick Links above in the left sidebar. | ||||
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Stock up on holiday,
birthday and special occasion gift wrap and other great products at
sallyfoster.com! The Gift Wrap Fundraising packet was sent home
with students last Thursday. Please take the time to read through this
information and help make the Gift Wrap fundraiser successful!
Included in the packet were: Dear Parent letter, Student Checklist, Prizes and Neighbor cards. Click on any of these to review or print from the PTO web site. Great prizes will be awarded for both participation and level of sales and 50% of all sales benefit the Hillview PTO! The sales contest ends on September 29 at midnight. For more information, contact Susannah Albright at susannah_albright@yahoo.com or Kathleen Balestra at kathleenbalestra@comcast.net. | ||
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Hillview Logowear
light blue sweatshirts are still available. To purchase your logowear,
email Leslie Mayerson at Lwmayerson@yahoo.com. | ||
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Parent volunteers are
needed to help with hot food on hamburger day and pizza day on Thursdays.
Total time is about 2 hours/8 times a year. Please contact Lindy
McGrouther at mcgrouther@sbcglobal.net or
325-2057. | ||
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Earn Government
Block H Points: Attend and take notes at the Site Council meeting on
Thursday, September 21, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the library. Turn in your notes
to Mr. Doroquez at the end of the meeting. Noontime Clubs
begin this week. See below for the Monday/Wednesday schedule. To start a
Noontime Club, find a faculty member (or parent) to sponsor the club,
write up an announcement for HawkTalk, and bring it to Ms. Devoto for
approval. If 10 or more people show up, the club is a "go." (Please note:
This year Tuesdays are being reserved for community service clubs.)
Noontime Mondays: • Acoustic Guitar, Rm C-2 • Yoga, Rm B-4 • Math, Rm 28 • Quiet Games, Rm M-3 • Chick Flicks, Rm C-6 • Fantasy Sports, Rm 32 • War Movie Club, Woodshop room Noontime Wednesdays: • Movie, Rm C-9 • French Cooking, Rm 34 • Twilight Zone, Rm C-6 • Quiz Bowl, Rm D-8 • Quiet Games, Rm M-3 • Wood Carving, Woodshop room Library News:
• Book Club: The book for the month of October is “The Water Mirror” by Kai Meyer. New members welcome! • Race to Read: Everyone can win! Set your own goal for success. Beat the librarians for extra prizes! Sign up NOW in the library. • Books Come Alive, Halloween 2006. Dress up like a character from a book to win a prize from the library and be eligible for the “Literary” category in the school-wide costume contest. Requests for Block
H Points: 7th and 8th graders: To receive Block H points for
independent volunteer hours worked this summer or during the 3rd trimester
of the 2005-06 school year, a letter from the supervising adult describing
the work done and the total number of hours worked must be submitted by
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 to a Student Activities Director or the office. Any
requests received after that will not be awarded points. When the 1st
trimester ends, only outside volunteer work completed between the dates of
August 24 and November 21 will be accepted. Contact Ms. Eisner in room D-9
with questions. | ||
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Questions regarding
Phys Ed should be directed to Mr. Bell at hbell@mpcsd.org, or Mr. Imura at eimura@mpcsd.org or phone: 326-4341 ext
507. Girls
Volleyball Burgess League teams have been selected. Coaches will communicate with parents regarding practice and game schedules. Cardinal Fencing
Club will begin on Friday, October 13 (new date!) and continue for 6
consecutive weeks (including Veteran's Day). Contact Joanne Margalit at pansyfox@pacbell.net or
324-1357. | ||
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FREE MONEY FOR OUR
SCHOOLS!!! Register/Renew your credit, debit, ATM and club cards with eScrip. Shopping with registered cards at hundreds of participating merchants creates rebate monies for our schools at no cost to you! Click www.escrip.com (MPAEF ID #126417042), to renew, or see MPAEF e-Scrip info located at www.mpaef.org/fundraisers.html#e. Last year, this program generated over $55,000 for our schools! | ||
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Show Biz Dance
Company Beginning through advanced, pre-school through high school.
Our studio is located inside the Menlo Park Recreation Center. For more
information visit www.showbizd
ance.net or call 570-0733. Menlo College Fall
Basketball Clinics Times & Grades: (K-4) 1:00-3:00 PM (5-8)
3:30-5:00 PM. Contact Jeff Nakamura at jnakamura@menlo.edu or 543-3777.
Visit the web site at www.athletics.menlo.edu/junioroak. Redwood Chapter of
National Junior Basketball (NJB) is open for registration for its
Winter League. Boys and girls in grades 1-8 are welcome. Please visit www.redwoodnjb.org. SOLO Aquatics:
The Fall 2006 Season begins September 11 for ages 4 and up. SOLO is
located at the Burgess Memorial Community Pool and Menlo Atherton High
School Spieker Pool. Please visit our website at: www.soloaquatics.com
for more details. City of Menlo Park
Fall
Activities Guide is now available. You can also pick up a hard
copy at the Burgess Recreation Center, Gymnastics Center, Onetta Harris
Community Center, Library, and City Hall. ACS (Adolescent
Counseling Services) has developed an informational booklet for
parents entitled "99 Tips for Talking with Teens". Parents can receive
this great tool for FREE by visiting www.acs-teens.org. Menlo-Atherton
High School Outreach is collecting monetary and new and slightly used
soccer equipment donations to help start a soccer league in San Miguel
Allende, Mexico. Drop off donations in the Outreach office (in the Admin.
building) at M-A High School or contact gnichola@seq.org or call 322-5311, ext.
5020. San Carlos-Eaton
Hills 4-H Club is an organization for youths ages 5-19. First meeting
is Tuesday, September 19, at 7 PM at Clifford School. New parent
orientation is Thursday, October 5. For information, call Julie Figliozzi
Wong at 853-1305 or visit http://clubs.ca4h.org/sanmateo/sancarlos. | ||
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To submit an
announcement to the Hillview PTO Newsletter: PTO Committees and Hillview Staff: email announcements to newsletter@ hillviewpto.org. Outside Contributors/Organizations: email your request to Carol Metzler, MPCSD Executive Assistant, at cmetzler@mpcsd.org or call 321-7140, ext 603. Announcement deadline is usually every Wednesday at noon. Please mention announcement content in subject line. | ||
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