Greetings Fairmeadow Community,

Wed, Feb 7, 5-8 pm

Join us for a festive evening of math games that are sure to inspire even the most math-reluctant. This is a hands-on, self-paced exploration into the fun of mathematics, with activities for all ages, abilities and interests.  Play challenging games and puzzles related to logic, strategy, patterns, spacial skills, number sense, geometry, topology, pre-algebra and more. You'll see favorites from previous years, and new games too!

We have secured 3 hours of mathematical awesomeness in the MP room, and suggest the following schedule:

• Kinder to 2nd Grade: 5pm - 6:30pm
• 3rd Grade to 5th Grade: 6:30pm - 8pm

You can still sign up to volunteer to help!  Math Night is free to attend, and is hosted by parents.  Questions? Contact Nadia Priestley ( 650-665-3066).

It's February which means it's time to have our fourth raffle! Thank you to those families who have returned their donation forms! We were fortunate enough to have two summer camps donated by Run for Fun, a week of Adventure Day Camp and a week of Camp High Five Pinecrest. Raffle winners will be announced on Monday, February 19th.  If you forgot to bring back your  One Check Form , it's never too late. If you return your form to school by Thursday, February 15th you'll be included in the raffle. All donations go directly to our school and help with a wide range of supplies, activities, events, and enriching programs.

The Neighborhood Traffic Safety and Bicycle Boulevard Project is constructing a new roundabout at East Meadow Drive and Ross Road to improve the safety of student cyclists and help moderate speeds along the route. Construction will be completed over the next two weeks. Flaggers will be present to direct student cyclists, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic during construction hours (9 am - 4 pm, Monday-Friday). It is important that school staff, parents, and students review the educational materials on how to use the new infrastructure as we get closer to completion. Stanford University has also created a useful educational website on roundabouts . Please direct questions to Sarah Ratliff, Neighborhood Traffic Safety Bicycle Boulevard Community Relations Manager  (669-225-1617). More information about the Neighborhood Traffic Safety & Bicycle Boulevard  Project, including  FAQs, are available  here.

We will re-post Karen Hendricks' Weekly Message here  each week, in case you missed it on her previous Infinite Campus email to you.

Is there a bus driver, friend, teacher, administrator, neighbor, aide, crossing guard, coach, fellow student, therapist, physician, volunteer, or relative who has done something (however large or small) for your special needs child with an IEP or 504? Honor that person by nominating him or her for a CAC Sweetheart Award. Submit nominations using this online form before Thursday, February 15th (early submissions welcome) .  The Awards Ceremony will be on Wednesday, February 28th from 6-8pm at Nixon Elementary School. For more information or questions, contact  sweethearts.award@gmail.com  or go to  www.cacpaloalto.org . Co-sponsored by Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee for Special Education and the Palo Alto Council of PTAs.

Each year, the Palo Alto Council of PTAs may bestow one of several California State PTA Honorary Service Awards to individuals or organizations that have demonstrated outstanding service to children and youth in our community. The individuals or organization nominated must make far-reaching, notable contributions. The PTA Council HSA Committee selects persons or groups who have benefited children and youth on a district-wide or Palo Alto community level.  We also have a new award that debuted last year that honors exceptional PTA volunteers at the unit (school) level.  Each PTA may nominate one person.  If you know of someone or an organization that deserves to be honored at this level, please complete this form.  Recipients will be announced at our Honorary Service Award Reception on Thursday, April 26 th . Visit here past recipients here

Deadline for Nominations is March 1st.

Tue, Feb 6, 6 pm, Gunderson High School, 622 Gaundabert Lane, San Jose

(6 pm refreshments, 6:30 pm program)

What you  hope  your kids (elementary, middle, and high) are doing online isn't always what they're  actually  doing. Join us to learn how you can use The Smart Talk to get on the same page with your kids and establish an open conversation about digital safety. This is a  FREE event . Sponsors include National PTA, State PTA, and Sixth District PTA.  RSVPs (appreciated but not required): wendyghose@yahoo.com.

Wed, Feb 7, 6:30-8:30 pm, SDC Room, District Office, 25 Churchill Ave

Join us for an educational night on sugar. Learn how sugar came to be ubiquitous in everything we eat, and became a number one health issue due to its harmful effects on the human body. As parents, you will also get some great tips on how to combat sugar in your household and diet, and reintroduce great nutrition to your kids. Patricia Caldera, Ph.D will be presenting on behalf of the Hypoglycemia Support Foundation and Dr. Lustig education program dedicated to changing our views of processed food with the purpose of ending food related illnesses and promote good health. We encourage parents to bring their children.

Wed, Feb 7, 5:30-7:30 pm, Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Rd

Come experience a taste of the fun, hands-on, standards-based science lessons that the Junior Museum and Zoo brings to PAUSD elementary schools every week. Chat with science teachers from our award-winning education department. Meet zoo animals, identify geologic specimens, try out scientific equipment, and more. This FREE event is a "thank you" to our community that values and supports science for all ages.

Wed & Thurs, Feb 7 & 8, 8 pm, Palo Alto High School PAC, 50 Embarcadero Rd

The King of England is off to Scotland to bring those wild gingerheads into line. But the Scots, led by the immortal William-The-Braveheart-Wallace, are going to give the King a fight he'll never forget. It's a musical stand-off between the forces of King Edward's Gilbert-and-Sullivan-singing troops and Braveheart's secret weapon: Moortown music. Featuring the Award Winning Gunn High School Choirs and dozens of your favorite Gunn Staff! The Terman Middle School Choir will also be featured on Wednesday, February 7th, and the JLS Middle School Choir will be featured on Thursday, February 8th. Tickets available online: $20 adults, $10 students.

Tue, Feb 13, 7-8:30 pm, Los Altos Library, 13 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos

Are you concerned about the emotional well-being of your child? Come to Parent Chat, peer to peer support for parents of teens. Hosted by the Mental Health Subcommittee of SELPA 1 CAC.

Mon, Feb 12, 7-9 pm, Los Altos Library, 13 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos

A chance to ask questions and share ideas, resources, and support with other parents of students with IEPs, 504s, learning differences, mental health challenges, etc. All are welcome, participants must respect confidentiality. Organized by SELPA 1 CAC.

Eligible participants are between 9-17 years old, are experiencing low moods or irritability, have a body mass index greater than 85%, do not have braces or metal in their body.  Participants receive $325 for completing the study. Participants come in for clinical and cognitive evaluations, an MRI brain scan and a blood test 3 times over 2 years.  To learn more about the study and to see if your child is eligible, contact Lizzy at 650-721-4049 or thepearlab@stanford.edu. You can also find out more about Stanford's Pediatric Emotion and Resilience Lab (PEARL) here. For general information about participation rights, contact 1-866-680-2906.

Feb 12, 13, 14 3:45-5:15 pm and Fri, Feb 16, 5:30-7:15 pm, Palo Alto High School

Join the Paly Spirit Squad for three afternoon workshops and the Paly basketball game on February 16th. Kids will cheer and perform with the Squad at halftime. Ages 3-14. $100 for workshops + game (25% discount before Feb 2). Your fee is tax deductible and helps the team pay for uniforms, training and other essentials. More information and registration here.

Enjoy a series of winter concerts featuring PACO's talented young musicians. In addition to orchestral and chamber pieces by well known composers Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, you'll be enchanted by an array of works by Boccherini, Pleyel, and Dvorak to name a few. All concerts are admission FREE and for the entire family to enjoy. For more information about PACO, please visit  www.pacomusic.org  or email  info@pacomusic.org. Remaining performances:

• Sun, Feb 18, 3 pm, Cubberley Theatre (Jory Fankuchen, conductor) Sinfonia Orchestra
• Sun, Mar 4, 3 pm, Cubberley Theatre (Michel Taddei, conductor) Debut Orchestra