Apr. 1
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Spring Break starts! |
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Fairmeadow Spirit Day |
| Apr. 18 |
Smarter Balanced Assessment testing starts |
| May 10 |
Whole school learning celebration & Science Fair |
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It's the last week of school before spring break! A few things to keep in mind:
- Friday, April 1st is the first day of break. We return to school on Monday, April 11th.
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Fairmeadow's PTA Executive Board is still looking for new members! Contact Karrie Chen (
swkarrie@yahoo.com) to get involved.
That's it! Enjoy a wonderful spring break everyone, and we'll be back with e-news on April 11th.
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| Fairmeadow Spirit Day -- Show your Fairmeadow Spirit! |
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Wednesday, April 13th
Wear your Spirit Wear (or red) and and show your school spirit! Need new Spirit Wear? Order here:
http://tinyurl.com/fairmeadowspiritwear.
Parents, would you like to show your spirit, too? Great news! We have adult sizes available.
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Register for Summer Camps Using ActivityHero and Raise Money for Fairmeadow
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You can now earn money for our school by registering for camps and kids' activities through ActivityHero! Be sure to use Fairmeadow's unique link (
https://camps.activityhero.com/fairmeadow/) so the money is donated to us.
Don't forget that we will also have camps and activities for you to bid on through our online auction in February. Stay tuned for more details!
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| Fairmeadow's PTA Executive Board is seeking new members |
| Fairmeadow PTA Nominating Committee is recruiting volunteers to serve on the Fairmeadow PTA Executive Board for next school year 2016-17. The PTA Executive Board is responsible for planning community events and fundraisers to support our children and the school. Anyone interested in joining the board please contact Karrie Chen, swkarrie@yahoo.com. |
| Incoming Kinder Playdates |
If you have an incoming kinder and would like to meet other kinder families this summer for play dates, please email Emily Coviello at emilycoviello@gmail.com to get on the email list. It's a great chance to meet new families and ease the transition into kindergarten for your little one!
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Friendship Circle: Parent Support Group for Fairmeadow Kids with Special Needs
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Next gathering:
Tuesday, 19th April, 2016
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9.30am - 11.30am
At: Bumble cafe (child friendly!)
145 1st St, Los Altos, CA 94022
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Palo Alto Unified School District
(PAUSD) invites its stakeholders to provide input as part of the school district's Citizens Advisory Committee for Renaming Schools (RSC). The school district authorized the establishment of this committee in early 2016 to research and review the names of all 17 PAUSD schools and submit recommendations for renaming one or more of the schools for the Board's consideration. The school district invites current Palo Alto residents, current Palo Alto Unified employees, current Palo Alto Unified students, graduates of PAUSD, and former employees who worked for PAUSD for a minimum of five years to consider applying for the committee. Applications can be downloaded from the school district's website. The deadline to submit an application is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 28th, 2016.
Completed applications should be sent to:
Dr. Glenn "Max" McGee, Superintendent
Palo Alto Unified School District
25 Churchill Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
The committee will consist of four parents of current stud
ents, four mem
bers of the community at large, up to four alumni, two admini
strators, four fa
culty and staff, and up to four students. The committee members will meet every two or three weeks during the school year and the meetings will last between two or three hours. Additional work between meetings is likely and may require two to four hours per week. The committee will be formed by April 11, 2016 and their recommendations will be submitted to the Board by December 31, 2016.
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The Palo Alto Council of PTAs is looking for a few good candidates to help fill some vacancies on our roster for the 2016-17 school year. The Council works with the district staff, the Board of Education, community partners and the PTAs at all 17 schools to support the students and families of our district. It offers a great opportunity for individuals to get a broader view our district and build bridges between schools/PTAs in service of the broader community. The current 2016-17 roster is posted at http://ptac.paloaltopta.org/2016-17-ptac-board-nominees/
If you are interested in any of the open positions, send an email to ptacouncil@paloaltopta.org and specify the position that you are interested in.
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| Parent Education Workshop at Palo Verde |
Do you often experience intense emotions as a parent and wish you could cope better? Do you often feel angry and frustrated at your child's behavior? You are invited to hear Regulative Parenting clinicians discuss emotion regulation in the parent-child relationship. They will discuss evidenced based strategies to help parents be mindful during stressful situations, in order to calm themselves and handle the situation with a clearer mind. Topics include: parental emotion regulation, adaptive and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, and ways to better understand the mind of your children.
This workshop was developed out of research at Stanford University department of psychology for parents of children with special needs. After eight successful multi- week workshops, this introductory workshop is now offered to the general public.
The workshop will be held in the Palo Verde MP Room on Tues, March 29th 7-9pm. Advance tickets available $10/person, scholarships available. This workshop is limited to 30 participants so buy your tickets early:
https://pvpta.schoolauction.net/parented
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Art Poster Contest on Emergency Preparedness for Grades 1-8
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Submission Deadline: April 11, 2016
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Classroom Volunteers Needed - An Hour a Week Could Change a Student's Life
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Have you enjoyed volunteering in your child's classroom? Then consider visiting a classroom in east Menlo Park or East Palo Alto. Our All Students Matter volunteers work once a week for about an hour on reading and math skills with kids in grades K-4. Sign up now to start in September. Training will be provided. To learn more or sign up, visit
www.allstudentsmatter.org
or contact Keri Tully at keritully@gmail.com.
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Informational Coffee for All Students Matter
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Tue, Apr 19, 10 AM
If you've wondered what All Students Matter is all about, then please join other local parents who are already volunteering with us in the classroom of K-4th grade students to learn more. We invite you for coffee and refreshments while you hear about how you can make a true difference in the life of students in east Menlo Park and East Palo Alto by volunteering for an hour a week. Please email jkc_kennedy@yahoo.com to RSVP and learn of the location. www.allstudentsmatter.org
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Children's Classes at Palo Art Center
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| Unleash the creativity in your child by signing up for a children's classes. The Art Center offers classes in ceramics, painting and sculpture on Monday - Saturdays. Classes are held at the Art Center (1313 Newell Road) and the Mitchell Park Community Center (3700 Middlefield Road). Online Registration is open now! All of Art Classes are listed at website. Questions? Please contact Rebecca Passarello (rebecca.passarello@cityofpaloalto.org or 650-617-3509). |
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El Camino Youth Symphony Orchestra Spring Auditions
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Mar/Apr Palo Alto
Palo Alto-based El Camino Youth Symphony invites musicians ages 6-18 to audition for the 2016-17 Season. Led by an internationally renowned faculty, ECYS offers six orchestras/ensembles for students at all levels of musical ability. Auditions are held in March and April. Apply online at www.ECYS.org.
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Paly Robotics Summer Camp 2016 (for middle school students, incoming 6th - incoming 9th)
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July 18-22, July 25-29, Aug. 1-5, The Paly Robotics Lab (Room 903 at Palo Alto High School)
Do you want your child to experience what it is like to design and build robots? Or how about learning how to program and create 3D animations? What about creating a business plan and promoting it with a website? This year, Paly Robotics will be hosting our annual summer camp for incoming middle school students (incoming 6th - 9th). There are three sessions to choose from - Robot Design and Hardware; Programming and 3D Animation; and Entrepreneurship and Website Design. For more information about our camp and the different sessions, visit palyrobotics.com/summercamp.
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| eNews Publication Guidelines and Archive |
| For old versions of eNews, go to the eNews archive . Fairmeadow eNews Publication Guidelines:
- Fairmeadow eNews is a publication of the Fairmeadow PTA. It is sent out each Monday morning, with special editions sent out as required.
- If you want to publish an announcement relevant to Fairmeadow, send an email to fairmeadow.enews@gmail.com. Include the following information: title, date, time and location of the event, a brief description and who to contact. Information submitted by Sunday 2 pm will appear in the Monday Edition.
- Announcements relevant to other schools in the PAUSD district can be send to enews@paloaltopta.org
- Our PTA has a noncommercial policy, which states that we do not associate with any commercial activities of other organizations including, but not limited to, the promotion of their goods and services. Only information from non profit organizations will be considered for placement, if submitted to eNews.
- Announcements will generally be published in two consecutive issues. To have further announcements made after that, please submit your announcement again.
If you have any questions or suggestions, e-mail Susan Leech, Fairmeadow's eNews editor.
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