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Monday - Thursday,
October 16 - 19 • Minimum Days: School dismissed at 11:35 a.m. No Homework Club this week. Monday, October 16
• Mandatory Boys Basketball Tournament Team Tryouts and mandatory parent meeting. See details... Tuesday, October
17 • Noon - Early deadline for the October 22 PTO Weekly Newsletter due to short school week. • Mandatory Girls Basketball Tournament Team Tryouts and mandatory parent meeting. See details... Wednesday, October
18 • 10:45 a.m. Community Service Projects Parent Volunteer meeting in the Library. • Mandatory Boys Basketball Tournament Team Tryouts. See details... Thursday, October
19 • Student Activities Magazine Drive kickoff • Mandatory Girls Basketball Tournament Team Tryouts. See details... Friday, October 20
• No School due to Staff Development Day Thursday, November
2 • DATE CHANGE! Due to the upcoming School Board meeting on Wednesday, October 25, the date for the Steve Johnson Parent-to-Parent Series has been changed to November 2. Please mark your calendars. Details in future newsletters. | ||||
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Monday, October 9:
• Conference Recommendation Form comes home • 3:30 p.m. On-line conference sign- ups open. Tuesday, October 10:
• Return tear off notice from Conference Recommendation Form How to Sign-up:
• Visit www.hillviewpto.org/member/conference.html after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 9. Username: hillviewparent; password: hawks • Complete the entire form and remember to submit at least three (3) time requests. Many parents are requesting the same times as you. Time requests are filled in the order they are received. • You may wish to also schedule a conference with your child's other (e.g., math, science, etc.) teachers. • You will receive an email either confirming your time or asking for a different time. • If you need to make changes after an appointment has been confirmed, please email conference@hillviewpto.org with the teacher's name, the original conference date and time, and the date and time you would like to change it to. You will receive an email to confirm the change. • Students should attend all conferences. All other students must leave campus unless they have "official" school business, such as after school sports practices. | ||
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Attention Parents
of 7th and 8th Graders! Parent volunteers are needed to help out with
Community Service Projects. This is a chance to work directly with
students doing some wonderful work for our community and the world. Last
year over 250 Hillview students got involved and accomplished some GREAT
things. Come find out how you
can be a part of one of these projects by attending a parent volunteer
meeting on Wednesday, October 18, at 10:45 a.m. in the Hillview Library.
Please RSVP to Debbie Devoto at ddevoto@mpcsd.org. | ||
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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. • Castilleja Open House: Wednesday, October 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 3, 1:00-3:30 p.m. To register contact the Admissions Office at www.castilleja.org or 740-7733. • 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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Mandatory Boys
Basketball Tournament Team tryouts will be held on Monday, October 16 and
Wednesday, October 18 from 5:45-7:15 p.m. in the gym. Mandatory Girls
Basketball Tournament Team tryouts will be held on Tuesday, October 17
from 5:15-6:45 p.m. and Thursday, October 19 from 6:15-7:45 p.m. in the
gym. There will be a
mandatory parent meeting on Monday, October 16 at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday,
October 17 at 5:00 p.m. in Rm M3 next to the gym. Parents must attend
one of these meetings on either date. For more information,
visit www.hillviewpto/sports.html.
For questions contact Harry Bell at hbell@mpcsd.org or 326-4341, ext.
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On Thursday, October
12, students will bring home an envelope designed for recycling used
inkjet cartridges and instructions on how to do so. The initial envelope
can also be used to recycle old cell phones. Proceeds from recyclable
inkjet cartridges benefit the Hillview PTO. More envelopes are
available from a dispenser in the office and should be used for cartridges
only. For information on
cell phone recycling and other recycling tips, visit the Recycling
Guide on the PTO website. For more information, contact Catherine
McMillan at gregandcat@aol.com. | ||
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Attend an
informational meeting on Thursday, October 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Rm C3. Learn
the details for the Spring Break trip to Spain or visit www.eftours.com,
click on Students & Parents section, and enter tour #850336, Adventure
in Spain. For further information, contact either Mrs. Perez at cperez@mpcsd.org or Ms. Haight at nhaight@mpcsd.org . | ||
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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! 10th Annual Math
Day is Friday, October 13. The Math Department was overwhelmed with
volunteers, so we apologize if you were not called to help out this year.
Please feel free to stop by the blacktop anytime during the day to check
out the wonderful activities. Student Activities
Magazine Drive will kickoff on Thursday, October 19 with an assembly
during school. This is the most important Student Activities fundraiser of
the year for Hillview students. The money raised from this drive helps
support the Student Activities programs, such as Action Team Thursdays,
Friday Noon Events, Assemblies, Action Afternoon, Raging Waters, as well
as the various field trips taken by each class throughout the year. Please
support the Student Activities programs by renewing all of your magazine
subscriptions through Hillview! Math Team
Club: It's not too late to join this club every Monday during lunch in
Mr. Doroquez's classroom, 28. During the club, we will be applying and
learning problem solving skills and forming a math team to compete against
other schools. Some of the competitions will include the AMC 8,
MathCounts, and the Math League. Library News:
• 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! | ||
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With over 220
students participating in the annual Gift Wrap Fundraiser, Hillview sold
$25,000 worth of Sally Foster products, raising $12,500 for the Hillview
PTO. Congratulations to
all the sales contest winners! Highest Grade Level Participation: 6th grade Highest Core Class Participation: 801, 709 and 608 Individual Grand Prize Winners: 8th Grade: Austin Costello and Daniel O'Neel 7th Grade: Elizabeth Sherwin and Franklin Bird 6th Grade: Flint Mitchell and Zach Deal Many others earned achievement prizes which will be distributed this week. Remember, Hillview
continues to benefit from your purchases year round at www.sallyfoster.com.
Thanks again to all who participated in the Gift Wrap
Fundraiser! | ||
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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. Locker Room
Etiquette Parents, please remind your children to pick up their
personal items and store them in their lockers. PE Uniforms should be laundered each week. Backordered uniforms: Have your child see Ms. Becky Galvez in the girl's locker room. Deodorant - We request students bring roll-on deodorant rather than aerosol spray. Current units: Team Handball, Soccer, Station-to-Station Activities, & La La Crosse. 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. Flag Football
Games this Week - All games begin at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, October 12 • HV Gold at King's Academy • HV Blue at La Entrada Friday, October 13 • HV 8th vs La Entrada at Hillview Saturday
Basketball Clinics: Second session begins Saturday, October 14 and
ends Saturday, November 4. Complete the Registration
form and Permission slip. Contact Mr. Bell at hbell@mpcsd.org for more
information. 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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On Thursday, October
12, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., retired Laurel teachers, Mrs. Conn, Mrs. Wong and
Mrs. Jacobson return to the Laurel Library as part of the Pajama Party
Storyteller event at the L/E Book Fair. Book Fair hours are October 9-13,
Monday- Wednesday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at
Laurel School. | ||
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League of Women
Voters will sponsor a forum for the Menlo Park City School Board
candidates on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Encinal School
Library, 195 Encinal Avenue, Atherton. M-A Parent
Education Night - Tuesday, October 24, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Dr. Mark
Rosekind, Sleep Research Specialist at Stanford University, will discuss
adolescent sleep needs. Contact Julie Brody or Pam Stoner for more
information. M-A PTA Senior
Fashion Show - Saturday, October 21, 2006. To order tickets visit www.mabears.org. | ||
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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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