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Coming up Ohlone Events
Don't forget to RSVP for: Healthy Spines -- Wed, 3/17 Ohlone Parent Ed Night, sponsored by the CVC and the PTA
When: Wed March 17, 7:30 pm Where: Ohlone Library Who: Ohlone Parents, 4/5 graders as well as Ohlone Alumni Children who are able to sit through an 1.5 hour talk. RSVP: please send an email to OhloneParentEd@gmail.com with names (& grades of children) of who you'll be coming with. You can RSVP up until Noon on March 17, the day of the event. Alignment and Balance: Jean Couch and a team of her teachers from the Balance Center have volunteered their time to come to Ohlone to spread their knowledge of the physics of flesh and bone. Jean has studied communities of people who have a very low incidence of back pain and grow into their old age with straight strong spines. There are some key differences between the way these communities stand/sit/walk in comparison to what we do. Jean will show you the difference between the way they grow old with vital healthy spines and in contrast to the spines in our culture which have a 90% incidence of low back pain. By the end of the talk, you will get the chance to be aligned and feel the difference too. You can read more at about Jean and her work at www.balancecenter.com. CVC Parents Night Out -- Fri 3/19 From 6-9 pm in the MP room Drop your kids off for a movie, popcorn & snacks, and fun time with their Ohlone friends and teachers Nancy and Ashley, while you get a night on the town (or in a quiet home). Ohlone kids only, $10 for first child, $5 for each additional child. Sponsored by the Core Values Committee. Science Night -- Mon, 3/22 Save the date. 5:30 - 8:00 pm Bring the whole family for science-centered activities and games. We are still looking for volunteers to run the tables. Contact Tanya Buxton tanya.buxton@gmail.com or Hayley Gans hagans@stanford.edu if you can help out. Farm Council Meeting -- Tues 3/23 From 7-9 pm in the Staff Lounge Shop at Whole Foods on Emerson -- Wed, 3/24 Shop at Whole Foods Palo Alto on Emerson -- Wed, 3/24 Whole Foods will donate 5% of net sales to the Ohlone Farm as a part of its Community Giving program. No coupon necessary - stock up! http://www.ohloneweb.com/258.html Ohlone's First All-School Art Show and Dessert Potluck -- Sun 3/28 4 - 6 pm, Ohlone MP room and beyond One art project will be exhibited from each class. We will have class room docents to explain each art project as parents walk through. The Ohlone PTA will provide coffee and tea. Please click on the Jooners link below to sign up to bring a dessert. http://www.jooners.com/guest?t=help&p=none&l=-3a347dd9:127398540c4:-6fd2 If you would like to help or if you have any questions please email Susan Usman susanusman@earthlink.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reminder: Fill out the PAUSD Survey: http://www.pausd.org/Surveys.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PAUSD & Community Events
These events are usually not at Ohlone school.
Reminder: Strategic Plan Review Survey -- Please Complete by Fri. March 19. PAUSD is asking “What Do YOU Think?” This survey should take about twenty minutes for you to complete and will provide PAUSD with important input regarding our work and future direction. The parent/guardian survey is intended for parents with students in all grade levels. Elementary school parents are also asked to provide input on math curriculum. In addition, there is a student survey for high school students only that is accessible through inClass. Find the survey at: http://www.pausd.org/Surveys.shtml Children's Theatre 10-Minute Playwriting Contest -- Deadline 3/22 Bay Area students are invited to participate in the Palo Alto Children's Theatre's Second Annual 10-Minute Playwriting Contest. All genres of plays accepted from students ages 8 through high school. Winning plays receive a staged reading and reception at PACT. They will be performed by members of the Teen Arts Council and directed by a professional director. Winning authors will also receive a prize donated by the Friends of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre. Plays will be judged in three categories: Elementary (age 8-10), Jr. High (Age 11-13), and Young Adult 14-18. Winners announced May 11. Submit plays electronically to Childrens.Theatre@cityofpaloalto.org or by snail mail to Palo Alto Children's Theatre, ATTN: Playwriting Contest, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Questions: 463-4930. Parent Ed: Raising Resilient, Successful, Less-Stressed Kids -- Thurs 3/18 Thurs. March 18, 7-8:30pm, Walter Hays Library 1525 Middlefield, Palo Alto. Panel discussion followed by a generous Q&A session with distinguished local educators to discuss some of today’s most pressing questions about parenting. Anabel Jensen, Ph.D. President of Six Seconds (www.6seconds.org); Susan Charles, Ed.D. Past Principal, Ohlone Elementary School; Julie Lythcott-Haims, J.D. Dean of Freshmen and Undergraduate Advising, Stanford University Questions: Hays parents Jennie Bernheim jjbernheim@yahoo.com or Lisa Waits lisa.waits@nokia.com Flyer: palylink.paloaltopta.org/enews/resilientkids.pdf Community Meeting on Library and Community Center -- Thurs 3/18 Thurs. March 18, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield Road. The City of Palo Alto will host a community meeting to discuss the plans for the new Mitchell Park Library and Community Center and the renovation of Downtown Library, as well as an update on the temporary library at Cubberley Community Center that will provide service while Mitchell Park Library is closed. The meeting will include presentations by architects from Group 4 Architecture and City staff. Staff from the City’s Public Works, Library, and Community Services departments as well as the City Manager’s Office will be available to answer questions. Info: Diane Jennings, Library Director, 329-2403. Press Release: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civica/press/display.asp?layout=1&Entry=534 Private Reception: Wednesday, March 24th from 6:00-8:00 at a private residence in Palo Alto Parents Place invites you to a special evening with author Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. Meet parenting expert and noted author(Raising Your Spirited Child, Kids, Parents and Power Struggles and Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep?) Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. Exchange ideas about raising your spirited child and other parenting issues in a small and intimate setting. Mary will mingle with guests and answer questions. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. This is a fund-raising event. Proceeds will help provide scholarships to Peninsula children and families who urgently need Parents Place services but can't afford them. Suggested donation: $100 Please RSVP by March 17th to Bill Ambrunn at 650-688-3055 or billa@jfcs.org Public Lecture: Thursday, March 25 at 7:00, Sequoia High School, Redwood City A lecture about "Kids, Parents and Power Struggles: Secrets to Effective Discipline". For more information, please contact Stephanie Agnew at StephanieA@jfcs.org or 650-931-1841. Or register online at http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/peninsula/classes/kids-parents-and-power-struggles-secrets-effective-discipline How to Raise Resilient Children -- Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg -- Thurs, 3/25 Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:30-8:30pm (6:00-6:30pm Community Social & Resource Fair) Gunn High School - Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto Admission is FREE / No RSVP Please carpool and arrive early, parking is limited Live Spanish translation available Pediatrician, acclaimed nationally known speaker and author, Dr. Ken Ginsburg will discuss how to raise resilient children able deal with stress in an increasingly complex world. Dr. Ginsburg’s unique perspective emphasizes the developmental strengths of youth, equipping parents and educators with skills needed to better teach kids to help themselves. Learn how to: · Support children and teens to develop positive coping strategies. · Recognize the red flags that may indicate when a youth is at risk. · Help youth develop the seven C’s: competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping & control Directions and event details: http://info.paloaltopta.org/ Monthly ADHD Parent Education and Support Group -- 3/25 Next meeting, Thurs. March 25, 7:30-9pm, Morrissey/Compton Educational Center, 2555 Park Ave, Palo Alto This group meets on one Thursday of each month (March 25, 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. PAUSD Music and Art Teachers Collaborative Faculty Concert and Art Show -- 3/27 Sat. March 27, 3:30pm, Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School. For the 18th year, PAUSD Music Teachers present a chamber music concert. Also, art teachers will showcase their artwork and offer it for sale. Proceeds from the concert provide scholarships for district music students in grades 4-8. Audition sign-ups take place at the concert (audition times are limited). Proceeds from the art sale will be awarded to a PAUSD art student. Tickets may be purchased by sending a check, made out to “PAUSD” and a SASE to the Music Office, 25 Churchill Ave., Palo Alto, 94306 before March 19; calling 329-3944; or e-mail music@pausd.org for information. Tickets will also be available at the door. Adults $12.00 ($15 at door) Student/Senior $5.00 PTA Parent Ed: “Growing Up Asian in Palo Alto” -- Wed, 3/31 Wed. March 31, 7-9pm, Mitchell Park Community Center. Engage with a panel of PAUSD parents, students and alumni as they share their perspective. Hear their diverse, illuminating stories. Participants include: Barbara Sih Klausner, moderator, an American-born Chinese mother of three, a lawyer and educator, serves on the PAUSD Board of Education. Aditya Srinivasan, graduate of the prestigious IIT and fluent in two Indian languages, immigrated in 1998 in his mid-forties and raised his children in Palo Alto. Brought to you by the Parent Education and Community Outreach committees of the Palo Alto PTA Council Info: info.paloaltopta.org/parent_ed.shtml; Flyer: palylink.paloaltopta.org/enews/growingupasian.pdf You Made It! Jamboree – Entry Period Extended To March 31 Palo Alto PTA Council's You Made It! Jamboree is a chance for any PAUSD student to show the world his or her awesome creations. Does your student make robots? Invent new toys? Design computer games or animations? Create new fashions? The You Made It! Jamboree is your student's chance to celebrate the creative spirit within and display their innovations at the Palo Alto Art Center on May 15. He or she might even be invited to show their creation at the San Mateo Maker Faire. Info and entry forms: www.youmadeitjamboree.com. FREE CLINIC to Try Lacrosse! -- Register now Offering beginners a chance to learn the hottest new sport in West Coast schools. Come out to the park to learn to play this fantastic sport (Sports Illustrated calls it the “fastest growing sport in the U.S.”) and have fun with new friends. Great opportunity for families to learn more about Lacrosse!! We will cover the basics of Lacrosse from cradling to shooting. Who: Boys & Girls Ages 5 - 15 When: Sundays 3:00 – 4:00 Where:
Sports Opportunities for Kids The PTA Council has a great summary here: http://info.paloaltopta.org/sports.shtml | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and Time | 2010-03-14 22:58:39 |