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| Subject | Ohlone eNews: January 28 | ID :223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Message | Read the Arrow Learn the latest on the plans for Ohlone's new buildings, Lunar New Year, the Farm, and more.
Ohlone Events
PAUSD & Community Events
These events are usually not at Ohlone school. Check below.
Recruiting for the Revolution!!Revolution, the school play, is looking for costume donations. If you have any extra colonial era costume pieces or props lying around (bonnets, old baseball pants, old red jackets, makeshift muskets, etc.), please email Jane at bloomsmith@yahoo.com. Come out to support us! Tickets are $5. The Revolution will take place in the Multipurpose Room:
Join the To-Be-Named LEGO NXT robotics team We're looking for kids, parent volunteers, and coaches/mentors to join a yet-to-be-named LEGO NXT robotics team. We currently have a small group of kids, most of them from Room 17, which meets once a month (rotating each month at a team member’s place) for team discussions and robotics projects. We have one parent volunteer as the coach now. It's FREE to join the team but you would expect to buy your own LEGO NXT robot set and share some team expense for FIRST LEGO League (FLL) participation. Potentially this team will participate in 2010's Northern California FLL tournament as a rookie team. Details for FLL schedule or FLL competition can be found at www.norcalfll.org Requirements to join this team as follows:
If you are interesting in joining, or have questions, contact the team coach Niandong Wang at niandongwang@gmail.com. Book Sale for Haiti Relief -- Continues The book sale for Haiti was a tremendous success. Many of you donated books, sent your children with money, and donated more than the asking price for books. Our combined efforts were a great success. Many of you also requested that we do it again next week, so in response, the Haiti Book sale will remain all this week in the MP room on an "honor system" basis. We will have a jar for donations on the tables. Please continue shopping the sale and helping our Haiti donation grow! Family Math Night -- Tuesday, Feb 2 I noticed these times don't match the Arrow... checking with David... When: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM on Tuesday, Feb 2 Where: Ohlone MP Room Family Math Night is an event for kids and their parents to explore and enjoy different areas of mathematics. Activity tables will challenge kids with games related to logic, strategy, patterns, spatial skills, number sense, geometry, topology, pre-algebra, and more. There will be favorites from previous years and some new games too! This three hour event is divided into two sessions. The first session, from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, is geared towards the younger kids (Kinder - 2nd); and the second session, from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, is geared towards the older kids (3rd - 5th). But you can bring your kids to either session, or stay for both! For question or to volunteer, contact David Yen or Dinesh Lathi at familymathnight@gmail.com. NEW: PTA General Association Meeting -- Friday, Feb 5 When: Friday, February 5, 8:20am Where: MP Room All Ohlone parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you are a paid PTA member, you are also able to vote during the meeting. Some of the items on the agenda: -budget update -funding request from Bill -bylaws amendments approval -Nominating Committee Also, representatives of the campaign for the school Parcel Tax will make a presentation. Come learn about the campaign and have your questions answered. (Following the presentation, the membership can discuss whether to endorse the campaign as a PTA.) PiE Campaign Ends The PiE campaign is coming to a close on January 29th! A huge thank you to the 3,000+ families who have already donated. If you haven't had the chance to contribute yet, remember that every dollar makes a difference for our children! Please click here (http://www.papie.org/03_Donate/PersonalDonations.html) to donate today. Starting at JLS next year? Do you have a child that will be at JLS next year? The JLS PTA is looking for you! We need parents to be members of our nominating committee. It's a great way to help your new school and to get to know some of your incoming parents! Contact Barbara Sonner, JLS Parlimentarian, at bl.yates@comcast.net if you are interested. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PAUSD & Community ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monthly ADHD Parent Education and Support Group -- Thurs, Jan 28 Next meeting, Thurs. Jan. 28, 7:30-9pm, Room A, 25 Churchill This group meets on one Thursday of each month (Jan. 28, Feb. 18, March TBD, April 22, May 20). The group will discuss a wide range of issues and information will be provided regarding managing ADHD at home and at school. Behavior management, getting chores and homework done, managing school, organization, time management and study skills, and how to get help at school through 504 Plans and IEPs. Come get your questions answered and share your experiences with other parents. The meetings sometimes feature guest speakers. Led by Janet Dafoe, Ph.D., Morrissey-Compton Center. Questions: 208-1224. How to Signup for Jordan eNews If You Will Have a 6th Grader at Jordan Next Year Some parents who will have 6th graders at Jordan next year have asked if they can start receiving Jordan eNews now. The answer is yes. To subscribe now, go to http://www.jordan.paloaltopta.org/enewssignupCC.html , type your email in the box, click "Go" and follow the directions. Sign up for the list named "Incoming 6th Graders for 2010-2011 (current 5th graders)" For those who'd rather wait for a few months, you will get another reminder in May, or you can email Jordan list manager and eNews editor Liz Jones now with your name and the name of your incoming 6th grader and she will add you to the list in June. Questions: Liz Jones, lizmangeejones@usa.net. MOAH Workshop: Whisper In the Wind: How To Build a Crystal Radio Sundays from Jan. 24-Feb. 21, 1-3:30 pm, MOAH 321 Homer, Palo Alto At this Museum of American Heritage workshop, students build their own crystal radio sets, winding coils, drilling a mounting board and placing all components on it, and then wiring the set according to a schematic. tudents learn radio history dating back to Marconi and Tesla, basic radio theory, modulation, how headphones work, and how to read schematics. Ages 10 and up; $65 members/$75 non-members. Registration must be completed by Jan. 19. Info: www.moah.org Music For Minors Benefit Family Concert: Red Grammer -- Sun, Jan 31 When: Sun. Jan. 31, 3pm, Where: Carrington Hall, Sequoia High School, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City Award-Winning Grammy nominee Children's Entertainer Red Grammer will perform with proceeds to benefit music education in local elementary schools. Nearly all of his albums have received Parents’ Choice Awards. Tickets: $14, by calling Music For Minors, 237-9130, www.mfm.org or Artsopolis, www.artsopolis.com. Group discounts available. Elementary and Middle School GATE Parent Presentation -- Wed, Feb 3 When: Wed. Feb. 3, 7-8:30pm, Where: Board Room, 25 Churchill Intensity, Perfectionism, and Stress by Beth Littrell. This presentation will describe the characteristics of intensity, perfectionism and associated stress in gifted students, and give a few strategies for reflection and self-management of the difficulties that arise from these phenomena. Beth Littrell is a BTSA Advisor and Resource Specialist for GATE in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. Questions: 329-3769. Flyer: palylink.paloaltopta.org/enews/gate020310.pdf Parent Education Event, Self Advocacy & Resiliency: “I Can!” -- Thurs, Feb 4 Thurs. Feb. 4, 6:30-8:30pm, Springer Multi-Purpose Room, 1120 Rose Ave, Mountain View All PAUSD are welcome to this free event featuring Karen Grites, M.S, Center for Community Education Director, Children’s Health Council. When learning styles are demystified and a child can articulate how he learns best, he gains a sense of power and creates the groundwork for a better self-image. This talk will address ways your child can weather the challenges that come with each new grade or situation and create resiliency to bounce back from setbacks. Sponsor: Los Altos Special Education PTA. Info: Gita Gopal, gita.gopal@gmail.com Bluegrass Benefit Concert for Juana Briones -- Sat, Feb 20 Sat. Feb. 20, Doors open 7:30pm, Music at 8pm, Lucie Stern Community Theatre, 1305 Middlefield, Palo Alto Come out for a great night of music and support Briones Elementary School at the same time. Bluegrass Concert starring Laurie Lewis (www.laurielewis.com), Tom Rozum and the California All-Stars (Palo Alto Student) Molly (www.jacktuttle.com/Molly) and Jack Tuttle (www.jacktuttle.com) open. All profits benefit Juana Briones Elementary School PTA. Tickets $24.50 at the door, $21.50 advance at Gryphon Stringed Instruments, 211 Lambert Ave, Palo Alto, 493-2131 Info: schoolbenefitconcert@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and Time | 2010-01-28 00:52:35 |