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SubjectOhlone eNews: October 22 ID :176
Message
Coming up
Ohlone Events
     Date      Event   Time
 Now
 Middle School Tour Sign-ups
 Fri 10/23  Artists: Submissions due for PTA Reflections Art Show  
 Thurs 10/22  JLS "Connections" Program Meeting  6:30 pm
 Thurs 10/22  Farmers' Market returns  2:45 pm
     next week
 Tuesday 10/27  Middle School Tour: Jordan  8:30 am
 Tuesday 10/27  Ohlone PTA General Association Meeting  7:00-7:30 pm
 Tuesday 10/27  Mandarin Immersion in the Ohlone Way  7:30 pm
 Tuesday 10/27  Farm Council Meeting  7:30 pm
 Wednesday 10/28  Middle School Tour: Terman  8:30 am
 Friday 10/30  Hallowe'en Parade  8:30 am
 beyond
 Tuesday 11/3  Ohlone 1A (Everything You Wanted to Know
  About Ohlone But Were Afraid to Ask)!
 7 pm
 Tuesday 11/3  November Traffic Meeting  1 pm
 Wednesday 11/4  Ohlone Fresh Choice Fundraiser  11 am to 9 pm
 Thursday 11/5  Kinder extended days begin (Ths, Fri: 'til 2:40 pm)

 Saturday 11/7  Farm Work Day  9-1pm


Community Events
     Date      Event   Time
 Fri 10/23  Haunted House at Fairmeadow -> Scaremeadow  6-10pm
 Sat 10/24  Community Service Make A Difference Day  8:30-4pm
 Sat 10/24  Emergency Prepareness Fair  10-1pm
 Sat 10/24
 Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 44th Season First Concert  8 pm
 Sat 10/24  Fairmeadow Elementary School's 16th Annual Harvest Fair
 & Haunted House
 12-4pm
   6-10pm
 Sat 10/24 &
 Sun 10/25
 La Boheme in Palo Alto 8 pm Sat,
2 pm Sun
 Sun 10/25  Gunn High School Fall Choral Concert  7 pm
 Sun 10/25  Palo Alto High School Fall Choral Concert  7 pm
 Mon 10/26  Town Hall -- Live & Online -- "Everything You Wanted
 to Know & Now Can Ask School Board Members
 Barb Mitchell and Dana Tom."
 7 pm
 Mon 10/26  Museum of American Heritage: Bill Lane Remembers Sunset  6:30 pm
 Tues 11/3  Vote  7am - 8pm
These events are usually not at Ohlone school.  Check below.

 
Middle School Tours for 5th grade parents -- Sign up ASAP
Partners in Education Offers Middle School Tours Fifth-grade parents are invited to visit the district's middle schools in a private tour offered by Partners in Education (PiE).

Adults only, space is limited, advanced reservations are required. Please e-mail PiE at info@papie.org with your name and the one school you'd like to visit.

All tours will last about 2 hours and start about 8:30 a.m. Tour Dates:
  • Jordan - October 27 (Tues)
  • Terman - October 28 (Wed) or November 6 (Fri) (choose one)
  • JLS - November 4  (Wed)
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PTA Reflections Art Show -- submissions due 10/23
All Ohlone artists are encouraged to submit their art to annual PTA Reflections Art Show! Submissions are due Friday, October 23.

Enter in either the K-2 or the 3-5 division in the following categories: Visual Art, Literature, Photography, Dance Choreography, Musical Composition or Video Production. Entry forms are in the office. Rules are online at www.capta6.org/reflections/parents.html.
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Learn About the Connections Program at JLS Middle School -- Thurs 10/22
When: 6:30 pm
Where: Ohlone MP room

Are you a 5th grader or the parent of a 5th grader? Come find out if JLS Connections is right for you!

The JLS Connections Program is open to all PAUSD 2010 Incoming 6th graders. Connections is a learning community of students, teachers, and parents where hearts and minds are inspired through challenging, innovative, and relevant teaching practices - including project-based and hands-on learning, differentiated instruction, and leadership development.

http://www.jlsconnections.org/
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PTA General Association Meeting & "Mandarin Immersion in the Ohlone Way" -- Tuesday 10/27
Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm on 10/27
Place: Ohlone MP Room

All Ohlone parents are encouraged to attend.

We'll start with a brief business meeting of the PTA at 7pm. All PTA members (that's you, if you paid your $10 PTA membership fee on the One Check Form at the beginning of the school year) are eligible to vote on PTA business.

After the business meeting, we'll have a presentation by principal Bill Overton and Mandarin Immersion coordinator (and Ohlone founding teacher) Jeannette Wei, who will share with us how the Ohlone Way is being implemented in our 3 Mandarin Immersion classrooms. An update on the Chinese Language Arts Standards will also be presented. (The focus of this session is the Ohlone Mandarin immersion general classroom experience, not specific room or program logistics, etc.).

All Ohlone parents are encouraged to attend, not just those with children in Rooms 24, 25, & 26.
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Ohlone 1A (Everything You Wanted to Know About Ohlone But Were Afraid to Ask)! -- Tuesday 11/3
When: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Time: 7:00-8:30 PM
Where: Ohlone Library

Join our principal Bill, and teachers Nancy, Ashley, and Terri as we answer your questions about Ohlone! Please submit your questions to ohlonequestions@gmail.com (no question is too embarrassing!)
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Ohlone Traffic Team Meeting -- Tuesday 11/3
When: Tuesday, November 3rd at 1:00PM
Where: Café Sophia (2706 Middlefield)

Our topic for November, besides the election, will be writing responses to the inlux of letters to the traffic team, organizing school bike/pedestrian counts, and discussing the new traffic flow design. Bring any traffic comments or topics. All are welcome.

Nico Janik:  nico.janik@gmail.com
Liz Schwerer:  liz@laysoft.com
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Eat at Fresh Choice -- An Easy Way to Raise Money for Ohlone: Wednesday, 11/4, 11am to 9pm

Wouldn't it be great if you could get a break from cooking, enjoy a buffet, relax with friends, and raise money for Ohlone all at the same time? Well, you can on November 4th!

Ohlone's first restaurant fundraiser of the year will be on Wednesday, November 4, from 11am to 9pm at the Fresh Choice in Mountain View at the San Antonio Shopping Center. A portion of your tab will be donated to Ohlone if you present the cashier with the flyer for the event.  Click here (or check the Arrow) for the flyer: Fresh Choice Ohlone Flyer   Print it and put it in your purse or wallet before you forget!

Invite an Ohlone family or two to meet you so you can dine together. Or, plan a lunch with friends, and enjoy the adult conversation. Invite your non-Ohlone friends and family to come, too. The more people who attend, the more fun we have, and the more money we raise for Ohlone. Bring your flyer!

Questions? Contact Sylvia Star-Lack at star_lack@yahoo.com.
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PiE Newsletter Online
Read it at http://papie.org/newsletters/sept2009.html

Superintendent Kevin Skelly discusses the impending budget shortfall in our District and the ever increasing importance of PiE in the September PiE newsletter!

Will your employer match your PiE donation doubling its impact? Check at http://www.matchinggift.com/papie. Join the 1,340 families who have already given their support and donate today at http://papie.org/donPers.shtml

Your donations to PiE support programs and staff deemed essential by our school principal.  Thank you!

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Town Hall -- Live & Online -- "Everything You Wanted to Know & Now Can Ask School Board Members Barb Mitchell and Dana Tom." -- Mon 10/26
Time: Mon., Oct. 26, 7-8:30pm,
Place: PAUSD Boardroom, 25 Churchill Ave., Palo Alto.

Join as Moderator PTA Council President Terry Godfrey asks School Board members Barb Mitchell and Dana Tom audience questions about education matters that matter before election day.

Can't leave home? Watch live over the internet; plug in your speakers or headphones and go to https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/intercalldemo/join?id=TQ3K44&role=attend&pw=InterCall   to download Microsoft Office Live(free) and view.

Questions can be emailed in before to TownHall@paloaltopta.org or posed during the meeting live or via InterCall's "Q&A" tab.

This event is open to the entire community and hosted by the Palo Alto Council of PTAs.

Flyer: palylink.paloaltopta.org/enews/townhall.pdf

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Fairmeadow Elementary School’s 16th Annual Harvest Fair & Haunted House -- Fri 10/23 & Sat 10/24
When: Fri. Oct 23 and Sat. Oct. 24
Where: Fairmeadow School, 500 E. Meadow Dr., Palo Alto

The 16th annual Fairmeadow Elementary School Harvest Fair features an array of family fun activities, a scrumptious barbeque cooked by seven award-winning chefs from Facebook’s CaféX, and a bone-rattling new graveyard attraction in the ever-shape-shifting, always hair-raising Scaremeadow Haunted House.

The Harvest Fair and Facebook Chef Barbeque is on Sat., Oct. 24, 12-4pm.

The Scaremeadow Haunted House is open on Fri. Oct. 23 6-10pm, and during the Harvest Fair on Sat. Oct. 24 12-4pm and then later that night 6-10pm.
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Community Service Make A Difference Day -- Sat 10/24
Time: Sat. Oct. 24, 8:30am-4pm,
Place 1: Ravenswood District Administrative Building, 2120 Euclid Ave, East Palo Alto, and
Place 2: James Flood Elementary School, 2033 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto

Join the national movement of Make A Difference Day hosted by Youth Community Service (YCS). Make A Difference Day is a chance to give back to your community in a tangible way. Youth and families are invited to help paint and garden the Ravenswood District Administrative Building and Flood Elementary School. To sign up for volunteer shifts: www.youthcommunityservice.org Questions: sandra@youthcommunityservice.org or leif@youthcommunityservice.org
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Emergency Prepareness Fair -- Sat 10/24
Sat. Oct. 24, 10am-1pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3865 Middlefield, Palo Alto

Come to this free, informative Emergency Preparedness Fair to educate yourself on home storage, evacuation planning, water storage, first aid and many other aspects of preparedness. The Red Cross, Fire Department and PANDA associations will all be at the fair with demonstrations and important information. You'll feel good leaving the fair knowing how to keep your family safe.
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Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 44th Season First Concert -- Sat 10/24
Time: Sat., Oct. 24, 8pm,
Place: Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Hall on the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will perform their first concert of the 2009-2010 season, featuring the founder and first violinist of Quartet San Francisco, Jeremy Cohen. PACO will present the world premiere of Cohen's new jazz violin concerto, with Respighi’s lovely Ancient Airs and Dances and the dark, powerful Chamber Symphony based on Shostakovich’s famous String Quartet No. 8.

Also on the program will be chamber music featuring the young musicians of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. $15 adults, $10 seniors, $5 students. info: 856-3848, www.pacomusic.org
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Gunn High School Fall Choral Concert -- Sun 10/25
Time: Sun. Oct. 25, 7pm,
Place: Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto

This annual Fall Concert, presented by the Gunn Choral Department features three excellent Choirs: Concert Choir, Treble Choir and the Chamber Singers, under the direction of William Liberatore. They will perform a program of culturally rich and diverse choral music from around the world.

Tickets will be available at the door: $7 adults, $5 students.  Info: contact Mr. Liberatore, gunnchoir@aol.com, 354-8287
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Palo Alto High School Fall Choral Concert -- Sun 10/25
Time: Sunday, Oct 25, 7pm,
Place: St Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto

The Fall Concert of the Palo Alto High School Choral Department features the school's award-winning choirs, under the direction of Michael Najar. The program includes Mozart's "Coronation Mass," Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium," and other rich choral music.

Tickets available at the door: $7 adults, students free. Get December Madrigal Dinner and Tea tickets before they sell out! Advance ticket sales and other holiday items will be offered by Friends of Palo Alto Choirs. For more info, contact palychoirs@mac.com. 
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La Boheme in Palo Alto -- Sat 10/24 and Sun 10/25


Place: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
If your child enjoyed Ohlone’s performances of La Boheme last year, they (or you!) may be ready for the full opera being performed by Palo Alto’s own opera company, the West Bay Opera, starting this weekend. This is a great company for accessible performances, and has received rave reviews for an opera company its size.

La Boheme, by Puccini, is perhaps the most popular opera in the world. This is a fully staged production, with orchestra and chorus, beautiful sets and costumes. Come enjoy some of the most romantic music ever written, as you follow this story of bohemian love, set in turn-of-the-century Paris, to its inevitable ending. Sung in Italian, with English titles. Bryan Nies, conductor. Jimmy Smith, director. Tickets online at www.WBOpera.org or call the box office at 650-424-9999.

Production dates are 10/24- 8pm and 10/25 – 2 p.m.
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Museum of American Heritage: Bill Lane Remembers Sunset -- Mon 10/26
Time: Mon. Oct. 26, 6:30pm,
Place: MOAH, 351 Homer, Palo Alto

The Lane family molded the character of Sunset Magazine and the Western lifestyle from the Depression era until nearly the end of the 20th century. Hear Bill Lane's insider perspective on the changes, influences and personalities that created the uniquely Western institution that shaped the life and daily activities of generations of Westerners. Free for Members/$5 for Non-members. Info: 321-1004, www.moah.org
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Date and Time2009-10-22 07:06:31