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Wednesday October
25 • 7:00 p.m. Special Board of Education meeting in the Encinal Multi to discuss recommendations and community input for reconfiguration. Thursday, November
2 • Note the New Date! 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. | ||||
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How to Sign-up:
• Visit www.hillviewpto.org/member/conference.html 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. • Conferences must be scheduled at least two days in advance. Sign-ups will close on Tuesday, October 17. • 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. Please contact the
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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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Last week students
brought home an envelope designed for recycling used inkjet cartridges and
instructions on how to do so. This 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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NOTE: Tournament
Team is for 8th Graders Only! Burgess League Basketball evaluations will
occur in a few weeks - details in future newsletters.
Mandatory 8th Grade 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. NOTE NEW TIME on
Tuesday! Mandatory 8th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Team tryouts will
be held on Tuesday, October 17 from 5:00-6:30 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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Every year, families
across our District support the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation
(MPAEF) to fund the Fab Five essential programs - libraries, science,
technology, music and teaching excellence. This year we are centering
the Annual Giving Campaign around a single Donation Day on Tuesday,
November 7. Donation Day gets giving to our District done in a day! A
MPAEF information packet (including a donation envelope) will be mailed to
you in the next few days with details about the Foundation and Donation
Day. Make giving fast and
easy! On Tuesday, November 7, drop your donation envelope in the MPAEF box
at Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll or Hillview, or log on to www.mpaef.org
and donate on-line. Remember, every dollar donated will bring us closer to
our $2 million goal, so please give at whatever level you feel
comfortable. Don’t Forget to Get Out and
Give! | ||
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The Homework Club bus
for Tinsley families is now available on Mondays and Wednesdays. Letters
were sent home with stops, times, and permission slips. If you need a
second copy, please contact Joy Shmueli at jshmueli@mpcsd.org or 326-4341.
Students must have a permission slip on file before they can be allowed to
take the bus. We are excited to offer this great opportunity to our
students. | ||
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Academic
Integrity-Raising an Ethical Student will be the topic of the first
Parent to Parent Series sponsored by the Hillview PTO on Tuesday, November
2, 6:45-8:30 p.m. in the library. Steve Johnson, Director of Character
Education Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University,
will speak on the hot topic of cheating in school. He will also give
practical tools for meeting the challenges of successful parenting, and
offer strategies for fostering the moral development of
children. For more information
about Steve Johnson, click here. | ||
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6th Grade Advisory
Classes Hold Charity Competitions: • Mr. Roger's Advisory Class - Annual Charity Book Drive: This is the 2nd Annual Book Drive for Charity now through Tuesday, November 22 to benefit a district in need of books. This book drive is a class level, core level, and individual competition. Winning class level will receive 30 points towards Raging Waters. Winning core class will receive a pizza party. The winning student will receive a $15.00 Target Gift Card. The goal of this book drive is to eclipse last year’s total of 3200 books! How to Deliver Books: • Place chapter, picture, bilingual and comic books for pre-K through 8th grade reading levels in a bag or box with your name and core number on the bag/box. • Deliver the bag of books to Room 27, M-F, 7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Students will also be accepting books at recess and lunch. • Please, no used workbooks or coloring books, and do not buy new books for this drive. For more information, please contact Mike Rogers at mrogers@mpcsd.org. • Ms. Haight's Advisory Class Blanket
Drive: Donate blankets in good condition now through Monday, November
21 to benefit the homeless and less fortunate in our community. This
blanket drive is a class level, core level, and individual competition. In
addition, any student donating at least one blanket will be entered in a
raffle. How to Deliver Blankets: • Place blankets in a bag with your name and core number on the bag. • Deliver to Ms. Haight's classroom, Room C-2. • Please, only blankets in good condition!. For more information, please contact Ms. Haight at nhaight@mpcsd.org. 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! 7th/8th Grade
Halloween Dance will be held on Friday, October 27th from 7:30-9:30
p.m. in the Hillview Gym. More information about ticket prices and sales
will be announced next week. 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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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, and Lacrosse. 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. After School
Sports: For complete details, including practice and game schedules
for Girls Volleyball, Boys Flag Football and Girls and Boys Basketball
Tournament Teams, visit http://hillviewpto.org/sports. Flag Football
Games this Week - All games begin at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 17: • HV Blue vs. King's Academy at HV Thursday, October 19: • HV Gold vs. Corte Madera at HV Friday, October 20 • HV Gold vs. Woodside at HV • HV 8th at Woodside Elementary | ||
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Upcoming events for
music students is as follows. Additional information may be found at the
Performance
and Event Calendar on the Hillview Music Web Site. Extra Disneyland
Audition Rehearsals: • Jazz Band - Monday, October 16, 12:00-2:30 p.m. • Combined 6/7/8 Band - Tuesday, October 17, 12:00-2:30 p.m. • Combined 6/7/8 Orchestra - Wednesday, October 18, 12:00-2:30 p.m. • Any necessary re-recordings will occur on Thursday, October 19, 12:00-2:30 p.m. Natalie McMaster
Concert Field Trip at Stanford Memorial Auditorium is on Friday,
October 20. Parent drop-off is at 11:00 a.m. and parent pick- up is at
12:00 p.m. (noon). Halloween Events
for 7/8 Band: Please dress in your Halloween costume. • Saturday, October 28 - Menlo Park Halloween Parade. Meet at 11:30 a.m. Menlo Park Library parking lot near duck pond; parent pick-up at 12:30 p.m. at Fremont Park. • Tuesday, October 31 - Elementary School Parades. Parent drop-off at 8:20 a.m. at Laurel School (95 Edge Rd, Atherton). Students will be bussed to other schools and return to Hillview at 12:20 p.m. | ||
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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. 3 Steps to
Parenting Teens: Mondays, October 23, 30 and November 13, 7-9 p.m. at
the Sequoia Union High School District Office, 480 James, Redwood City.
Register for this three night program on-line at http://www.goodparentsinc.com/calendar.php
or call 408/727-5437. Visit www.goodparentsinc.com
for more information. Tomahawks Lacrosse
Registration: For returning players and siblings, October 15-24; for
new players, October 25-November 15. Register on- line at http://www.sportability.com/spx/default.asp.
For more information call Pam Madeira at 325-3011. Department of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford - Dr. Jim Lock is
conducting an fMRI study comparing brain activity between individuals with
eating disorders and those who have no psychiatric illness. For more
information contact Sarah Forsberg at sarah523@stanford.edu or
723-9182. 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. 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. 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. | ||
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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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