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Thursday, October
12 • 6:30 p.m. Spain 2007 Informational Meeting in Rm C3. Friday, October 13
• 5:15 - 7:15 p.m. PE Department Family Fun Night Tuesday, October
17 • Noon - Deadline for the PTO Weekly Newsletter due to short school week. | ||||
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Need Pictures:
All students who did not have their picture taken at Arena Check-in must
have their picture taken for the yearbook and to receive ID cards.
Retakes: If a student wishes to retake their picture, they must return their packet, including the complete set of pictures, to the people with LifeTouch. If incomplete, a new packet must be purchased. | ||
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If you need
additional copies of your own school directory or would like copies of
directories from other schools, please complete the School
Directory Order Form and return with payment (payable to Menlo Park
PTO Council) no later than Friday, October 6. For additional information,
contact Corby Locke at corby@ewildman
or 324-9862. | ||
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High School
Information Nights and Shadowing Programs for interested 8th grade
students will occur as follows: • Sequoia High School District Information Night: Tuesday, October 10, 7 - 9 p.m. Carrington Hall on the Sequoia High School campus, 1201 Brewster Ave, RWC. For more information contact Susan Berghouse at sberghou@seq.org or 369-1411, ext. 2210. • St. Andrew's School Information Fair: Tuesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m., St. Andrew's Hall, 13601 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga. Many local independent and parochial schools will have representatives present. For more information contact Richard Hof, Assistant Head of School, at (408) 867-3785. • M-A 8th Grade Information Night for parents and students. Save the Date! Wednesday, November 8. Details in future newsletters. • Shadowing at Menlo-Atherton: Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays by appointment only. Call Hermine Vinick at 322-5311, ext. 5114 for information. • Shadowing at Menlo School Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, 7:50am - 1:45pm, October through February. To make an appointment call the Admissions Office at 330-2001, ext. 2600. • St. Francis High School: Prospective families need to register online at http://www.sfhs.com/shadow/index.php. Phone and email registrations will not be accepted. Contact Holly Elkins, Assistant Director of Admissions, at 968-1213, ext. 222 for questions. | ||
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The Character Ed
lesson from Thursday, September 28, focused on adolescent friendships and
relational aggression. This term describes the kind of bullying that
drives most adults nuts! Rumor spreading, social isolation, and horrible
instant messages, are just some of the behaviors that fall into this
category. I encourage you to take a look at the script and talk to your
children about how to better deal with conflict in a relationship. The
student interviews made it perfectly clear to me that while they may not
be familiar with the term, students (especially girls!) are, MOST
DEFINITELY, familiar with the actions, and the devastating consequences
that follow. Check it out, and talk to your kids! Debbie Devoto, Hillview Counselor Read the lesson. | ||
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Thank you to all who
participated in the annual Gift Wrap Fundraiser. Your efforts helped to
fund many necessary PTO sponsored programs! We are busy tallying the final
results of the contest so watch for the results in next week's newsletter.
The results of the student sales contest will be announced at school this
week. Although the sales
contest ended, on-line orders at www.sallyfoster.com
can be completed anytime during the school year and the PTO will still get
50% of the proceeds! Make sure Hillview School Group Account #0357229 is
designated in your order. | ||
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Join fellow 8th
graders on this trip March 10-11, 2007. Reservation forms are available in
the office and are due with deposit to Ms. Devoto no later than Friday,
October 6, 2006. | ||
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Wear a Cap to
Benefit Juvenile Diabetes: Friday, October 6 -- For a $3 donation,
students can wear a cap or wacky hat of their choice all day long to
benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Look for the
table in front of school or during lunch to make your donation and support
this very important cause. This is a Student Activities sponsored event.
For more information about JDRF visit www.jdrf.org. Library News:
• Library Closures: The Library will be closed before school and during lunch on Monday and Tuesday, October 2 and 3. Homework Club will not be affected by these closures. • Book Club: Sign up in the library if you plan to join us on Wednesday, October 25th to discuss "The Water Mirror" by Kai Meyer. Return books as soon as you are finished so the next person can read it! • 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. See the library posters for ideas! Decks of Cards and
Board Games still needed for the Quiet Games Noon time Club. Contact
Mr. I in the gym, email at eimura@mpcsd.org or call 326-4341, ext.
507. Thank you! Deadline to
Request Block H Points is Monday, October 2! 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 - November 21 will be accepted.
Contact Ms. Eisner in Room D-9 with questions. | ||
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Family Fun Night
for 6th Graders and their Families! Come and have fun at Hillview on
Friday, October 13, 5:15-7:15 p.m. The PE Department will sponsor this
first ever event. Challenge your child to volleyball, badminton, soccer,
and capture the flag games. For more information, contact Mr. I at eimura@mpcsd.org or call 326-4341 ext 507. PE Uniforms
should be laundered each week. Back-orders have been filled.
Students should ask their PE teacher or Ms. Becky Galvez for their
clothing this week. Deodorant - We request students bring roll-on deodorant rather than aerosol spray. Locker Room Etiquette - Students need to pick up and store all clothing and valuables in their lockers during PE class. 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. Hillview
Fencing: Raise your blades with Coach George Pogosov from Cardinal
Fencing at Stanford. Six consecutive classes on Friday afternoons in the
Hillview gym beginning October 13th from 3:20 to 4:30 p.m. Fill out the Fencing
Registration Form & Permission slip, include the fee (payable to
Hillview PTO) and drop into the Fencing Box in the Hillview office or
bring it to the first class with long pants and sports shoes on! Contact
Joanne Margalit at pansyfox@pacbell.net or
324-1357. | ||
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M-A PTA Senior
Fashion Show - Saturday, October 21, 2006. To order tickets visit www.mabears.org. Gamble Garden
Community Day Sunday, October 8, 11am-3pm., Embarcadero and Waverley
in Palo Alto. Middle school student volunteers needed to help with art
activities for children. Contact Maggie King at hermosakings@yahoo.com. | ||
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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 for approval to
Carol Metzler, Menlo Park City School District Executive Assistant, at cmetzler@mpcsd.org or call 321-7140,
ext 603. Submissions must be no more than two sentences in length and
include the name of the organization, event, date, time, location, contact
info and web site URL. If your organization has already been approved at
the District level, submissions may be sent directly to newsletter@hillviewpto.org. Announcement
deadline: Every Wednesday at noon unless otherwise noted. Please
mention announcement content in subject line. | ||
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