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The Paly Link is distributed on Sundays, except during school breaks and holidays. Changes will be highlighted as New/Updated/Corrected. To submit an article, see Submission Guidelines at the end.
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Calendar
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November |
College Visits & Scholarship deadlines (
C&CC)
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| Monday |
Nov 14, Nov 21 |
B Schedule
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| Monday |
Nov. 14 |
Site Council, 3:45-5:30pm
in the EWC. Agenda. Updated
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| Wednesday |
Nov. 16 |
Dr. Dan Siegel:How Parent Can Best Support the Power and Purpose of the
Teenage Brain,
7pm to 8:30pm,
Paly Performing Arts Center
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| Wednesday |
Nov 16 |
Paly Sports Boosters Mtg, 7pm, Anderson/Look home, 1401 Parkinson Ave. (
Paly)
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| Friday |
Nov. 18 |
Turkey Feast, lunchtime, Special Schedule
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| Wednesday |
Nov. 30 |
Paly Tech Night,
7-8pm, Paly MAC auditorium (flyer) New
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| Saturday |
Dec. 10 |
PAUSD Code Fest, 1-5pm, JLS Auditorium (
flyer)
New
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PTSA Items
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Turkey Feast - details for Friday
Updated
Friday, November 18, extended lunchtime event
Donate 3 cans of food plus $2 OR $5 (cash only please) and receive a delicious fresh roasted turkey lunch with stuffing, gravy, tossed crisp salad, rolls, cranberry sauce and pie! This year we'll also have Vegetarian & Gluten Free offerings. Proceeds benefit the Ecumenical Hunger Program.
Thanks to the tremendous outpouring of parent generosity, we have all the food, funds and volunteers we need! Thank you! Questions? Please contact Melissa Anderson,
melissa@lookfamily.org
Financial & Legal Planning for Students with Challenges
Wednesday, November 16, 7-9 PM, Santa Rita Elementary, 700 Los Altos Rd, Los Altos
Whether your student's challenges are mild or severe, hear this expert panel describe the long-term financial planning and legal checkpoints parents may encounter. Topics will include financial planning, trusts and special needs trusts, conservatorships, SSI/SSDI benefits, and Medi-Cal benefits. Panel members includes Ken Prodger, Ann Robbeloth, Lisa C. Bryant and Sara E. Hire. For more information, goto www.cacpaloalto.org or contact paloaltocac@gmail.com
The next monthly support group for parents of students with IEPs, 504s and learning differences will meet on 11/14
7-9pm
in the Los Altos Library. All are welcome, participants are asked to respect confidentiality.
ADHD and Barriers to Learning: How Working Memory, Processing Speed and Executive Functioning Challenges Impact Functioning
Thu, Nov 17, 9-11:00 AM, Terman Middle School Cafetorium (check-in at Front Office for a visitor badge)
Learn about how children and adolescents with ADHD often have barriers to learning that are outside the diagnostic criteria of the disorder (e.g., weaknesses in attention and impulse-control). Dr. Vivien Keil, Neuropsychologist at Children's Health Council, will describe why it is crucial to consider these areas, specifically weaknesses in working memory, processing speed, and executive functioning as these are often just as impairing, if not more impairing, than the core symptoms of ADHD, particularly as students get older and the academic demands increase dramatically in middle and high schools. Attendees will learn ways to manage these areas of weakness, with a focus on compensatory strategies that parents and teachers can use to help support their students. Presented by the Parents Education Network and co-hosted by Terman Middle School and Palo Alto CAC for Special Education. Free for PAUSD Parents and Staff. Spanish translation available. RSVP here or contact paloaltocac@gmail.com
La tarea TDAH y Barreras para el aprendizaje: Como Trabaja la Memoria, la velocidad de procesamiento y el funcionamiento ejecutivo a los desafíos de Impacto.
Cuándo: Jueves 17 de Noviembre 9 a 11 AM, Donde: Terman Middle School 655 Arastradero Rd Palo Alto
Vivien Keil, PhD, Neuropsicólogo Personal y Gerente de Programa Clínico en el Consejo de Salud Infantil. Los asistentes aprenderán sobre cómo los niños y adolescentes con TDAH con frecuencia tienen barreras para el aprendizaje que están fuera de los criterios de diagnóstico de la trastorno (por ejemplo, deficiencias en la atención y control de impulsos). Es crucial considerar estas áreas, específicamente las deficiencias en la memoria de trabajo, velocidad de procesamiento, y el funcionamiento ejecutivo, ya que son a menudo y sin menoscabar, el mayor deterioro, las de los síntomas principales del TDAH, especialmente cuando los alumnos crecen y aumentan dramáticamente las exigencias académicas, como en las escuelas intermedias y secundarias. Los asistentes aprenderán la forma de gestionar estas áreas de debilidad, con un enfoque en estrategias compensatorias que los padres y los maestros pueden utilizar para ayudar a sus estudiantes. Presentado por Parents Education Network y co-organizado por Terman Middle School y Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee for Special Education. Gratis para padres y personal del PAUSD. Comuníquese con paloaltocac@gmail.com o con RSVP aquí.
Meals on Wheels Volunteers Needed: Throughout the School Year
Looking for a way to support others in an impactful, immediate and easy way? Please consider being a Meals on Wheels Volunteer for our Paly community! The Meals on Wheels program brings emergency meals to Paly families in crisis. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here:
Are you a family in crisis and in need of help with some comforting dinners delivered to your door? That's what the Meals on Wheels volunteers are here for! They are ready and happy to help! Please contact Lori Merritt at
lomerritt@yahoo.com or call 650-644-6876. Include any dietary restrictions.
Americanized Chinese Parents of Paly
This is a group for Americanized Chinese Parents of Paly and Jordan students who embrace both the values of American culture and Chinese culture. Parents in this group speak English in their homes and value a balance of academics, social time, and extracurriculars. To be added to our mailing list, please email your name to:
americanized.chinese.parents@gmail.com
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Paly Items
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Language Immersion Opportunity for High School Students in Oaxaca, Mexico (Summer 2017)
Call for Mentors! Rise Together Education (RTE)
relies on community members to inspire, motivate, and encourage students as they navigate the college preparation process. An RTE mentor may help a high school junior or senior:
- navigate nationalized testing (ACT or SAT)
- edit essays
- guide students through the application process
- apply for scholarships
- and other needs related to pursuing a college education
To ensure that students are able to foster strong relationships with their mentors, as well as to make sure students academic needs are met, we require all mentors to commit to at least 1-year with RTE. Of course, we'd love for mentors to follow students through the years and continue to provide support. Interested in Mentoring? Fill out this
form so we can learn more about you. Or, please join us for an infomational/training session at the Paly LRC on:
- Tuesday 11/15 @ 4:00-5:00
- Tuesday 11/15 @ 6:00-7:00
Annual Paly Library Fundraiser at Books Inc.
New
Wednesday, November 16 from 3-6pm
Books Inc. will donate 20% of sales to the Paly Library! This is our big chance to update our book collection each year. Come and do your holiday shopping and help out the Paly Library!
Paly Sports Boosters Meeting
Wednesday, November 16th, 7pm, Anderson/Look home, 1401 Parkinson Ave.
Please join us for the November Paly Sports Boosters meeting at the home of president, Melissa Anderson. We'll get a wrap up of fall season and hear about the start of winter season from Athletic Director Kathi Bowers. We'll also hear about new spring fundraising plans (a fun run & a golf tournament). Hope you can join us - it's a fun way to get involved at Paly!
Earn Free $ for Paly Sports Boosters!
Download the free Benefit mobile app which lets you instantly buy gift cards from more than 200 major retailers, supermarkets and restaurants - including Safeway, Starbucks and Target. Redeem the cards in the checkout line or online. Simply designate Palo Alto High School Sports Boosters as your beneficiary. Paly Boosters receives $100 for every 10 apps downloaded from now until November 30th. All purchases earn up to 20% for our athletes!
Contacts:
Lisa Rimsa
mcrimsa@aol.com
650 319-5263;
Sandy Silver
ssilver@gmail.com
Paly Sports Boosters - Tiny Prints Fundraiser for Holiday Cards
The Paly Sports Boosters has partnered with Tiny Prints to help with the ordering and printing of your Holiday Cards. Tiny Prints is a leading retailer of premium personalized photo cards and has been recognized for their high quality prints and unmatched customer service. Each card ordered is also hand reviewed before it's printed to ensure quality and accuracy. To start your order through Tiny Prints, please click on the link below which will lead you to our co-branded Tiny Prints
Paly Sports Booster Passes for Winter/Spring Sports, reduced rates!
See
http://paly.net/boosters/sports-boosters for more information. Reduced Rates! Available for purchase online or at Winter Sports parents meeting on November 17th. Students, $20, Single $25, Family $40; Seniors $15! Here is the new form.
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College & Career Center
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College Rep Visits for Seniors (and Juniors, if space is available)
Students must have their teacher's permission one day in advance if missing class. Pick up a form in the C&CC, or download it at admit-class-form-college-and-career-center . Bring the signed form the day of the visit to ensure the absence from class is cleared and marked as an activity rather than a truancy. College visits scheduled for the next two weeks are listed below. For a full list of all visits through Spring, login to Naviance using your user ID and password; click on the "Colleges" tab then click "view all upcoming college visits" within the "my colleges" section. Or, you can check the calendar on www.paly.net/college .
Due to increased student attendance and limited space in the College Center, we are no longer able to permit parents to attend college representative visits, please click to read more information about this policy.
ON-CAMPUS VISITS:
Week of November 14
Columbia University 11/17 1:50 PM
Grand Canyon University 11/18 11:00 AM
Week of November 21
United States Naval Academy 11/21 10:45 AM
American Jewish University 11/22 8:15 AM
Savannah College of Art & Design 11/22 12:15 PM room 106
Scholarships and contests/competitions expiring through November 18, 2016:
Boston University - Trustee Scholarship Program: Deadline 11/15
Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship: Deadline 11/15
Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships: Deadline 11/15
University of Virginia - Jefferson Scholars Program: Deadline 11/15
Students Committed to Engineering Excellence Scholarship: Deadline 11/18
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PAUSD
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Renaming Schools Advisory Committee (RSAC) Survey
The PAUSD School Board created a Renaming Schools Advisory Committee (
RSAC
) and charged this committee to explore and recommend processes for naming or renaming schools based on community input and feedback. The community consists of students, parents, alumni, former parents, community members, and PAUSD teachers and staff. With this short
survey
, we would like to get your initial input concerning the criteria you consider to be most important for the naming of any district school. Your input will help the
RSAC
understand the community's values, and alongside other data, help inform the Committee's discussions and recommendations to the Board. The
survey
is very short and we appreciate you taking two or three minutes to give your input by completing and submitting this seven question survey
. Simply click the following link to begin
https://pausd.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8JuFGmlO3CJ3Qgd
Food Service Department Open Forums
Palo Alto USD invites parents, employees, students, and community members to a series of
Food Services Department Community Open Forums held throughout the 2016-17 school year. Please visit:
https://www.pausd.org/food-service-department-open-forum
PAUSD Seeks Parent Member for Board Policy Review Committee
Arts Education Volunteers Needed
The Palo Alto Council of PTA's
http://ptac.paloaltopta.org/
seeks Arts Education Volunteers to support high quality arts education for all students and to share best practices and programs. Goals might include communicating about visual and performing art programs taking place at PAUSD schools and encouraging collaborative opportunities. All PTA members (both parents and teachers) are welcome to volunteer. Please contact PTAC President Audrey Gold (
president@paloaltopta.org
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Community and Volunteer Service
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Looking for an opportunity to help kids in need? Volunteer for DreamCatchers!
DreamCatchers runs an after-school enrichment program for low-income PAUSD middle school students - right here at Paly in the afternoons and evenings
Monday through Thursday. We are looking for the following:
- One-on-One Tutors (high school students) or Classroom Assistants (like a classroom aide - we need adults as well as high school students): contact Miguel Fittoria at
miguel@dreamcatchersyouth.org
- Adults or experienced high schoolers interested in helping with graphic design, web design, curriculum support, or general non-profit help, please contact Barbara Klausner at
barbara@dreamcatchersyouth.org
Family Holiday Volunteering
If you're looking for a way to get your family into the holiday spirit by helping others, check out
http://familyholidayhelpers.org, a non-profit web site created by a mom of two PAUSD students to help families find local volunteering opportunities during the holiday season. There are a variety of local opportunities for families, such as prepping/serving food for Thanksgiving, working a shift at a food bank or holiday warehouse, or donating food or gifts for those in need. Happy volunteering!
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Community
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Silicon Valley Boychoir Auditions
Fridays in November by appointment, Palo Alto
Audition for the January 2017 semester and join 80 other boys across four levels. Auditions are held at the choir's rehearsal location in Palo Alto (600 Homer Ave). Open to boys ages 7 and up. High school and middle school boys with experience may audition for upper levels. SVB provides a personalized approach to teaching singing, music theory, and sight-singing, and provides flexible scheduling for busy families. In addition to their own winter and spring concerts, SVB performs for local events including performances at Stanford University, West Bay Opera, and singing the national anthem at sporting events. Email
info@svboychoir.org
or visit
http://svboychoir.org
Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO) Opens its 51st Season!
Dec 18, 3pm
Holiday Extravaganza (Senior Orchestra)
Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto
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Admission is FREE except for the Holiday Extravaganza (Adults $10, 18 & under FREE)
Award-winning youth orchestra PACO's Senior Orchestra will open its season with music by Handel, Britten and more. There is something for everyone at PACO concerts from small ensemble pieces to orchestra music as these dedicated musicians present an extraordinary passion for music making! Mark your calendars for the Holiday Extravaganza with guest performers from the Pacific Ballet Academy and Cantabile Youth Singers. More info and compete line-up of concerts on the 2016-17 season brochure or visitwww.pacomusic.org.
International Games Day
Tue, Nov. 15, 4-6pm. Mitchell Park Community Center, Teen Center, 3700 Middlefield Rd.
Play or compete with other teens for prizes on console game systems, Ping-Pong tables, and more! More than one thousand libraries and communities around the world will showcase gaming programs of all kinds during International Games Day. Mitchell Park Library and Community Center have teamed up together to give teens 1 day to celebrate. Play or compete for prizes on console gaming systems, online gaming, air hockey, card games, board games, and more! Be sure to join us in the Teen Center & Adobe Rm. Register at: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=3700&TargetID=140
Teen Writing Club
Thursday, Nov 17, 4pm-5:30pm, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd.
Share your passion for writing with other teens. Writing prompts, activities, and light snacks provided. Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. Grades 6-12. Register Online.
Walk & Roll to Palo Alto Libraries
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NEW Suggested Walking & Bicycling Routes Map
Check out City of Palo Alto 's new Walk & Roll map with suggested walking and bicycling routes to Palo Alto libraries from every neighborhood citywide. Palo Alto libraries are popular after-school destinations and they often are the center of fun family outings. Walking and bicycling is an active, healthy, fun way to get there! See the new Walk & Roll to Libraries brochure with map here
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/documents/PASRTL_Map_Brochure_092116.pdf
Palo Alto Philharmonic Concerto Movement Competition
The Palo Alto Philharmonic is sponsoring a Concerto Movement Competition open to school-aged music students including both instrumentalists and vocalists. Each applicant should submit an unedited audio CD (5-15 minutes long) of his or her performance of a movement from a concerto or concert piece for soloist and orchestra. Applications, along with the demo CD and a non-refundable fee of $30 must be postmarked by December 31, 2016. For more information or to download an application form: http://www.paphil.org/pages/about/cmc.html
Sleep Study for Youth 18-21
The Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University is recruiting 18-21 year old youth to participate in a paid research study on sleep and mood. You and your youth will receive up to $215 for completing the study. For more information about this study, please contact
dailyrest@stanford.edu
or (650) 736-2689 or go to
http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/dailyreststudy.html.
For general information about participant rights, contact 1-866-680-2906.
Sign up for Paly Glass Weekend Workshops
Sat & Sun. Dec. 3-4, Jan. 7-8, Feb. 4-5, March 4-5, April 1-2, May 6-7, June 3-4 9-3 pm at Paly's Glass Studio. The workshop will focus on beginning glass blowing techniques. It's an incredible, fun, hands-on experience and it benefits the Paly Fiery Arts Program. Repeating students progress from their last session. Advanced Sign up required. Class limit is 4. Teens and adults. $425 per person. Open to the public.
How To Get A Bike License
In Palo Alto bicycle licenses are required. Bike licenses help PAPD connect recovered stolen bikes to their owners and also can help emergency responders connect a bicyclist with family after an accident if the cyclist isn't carrying ID. You can get a license at any Palo Alto Fire Station between 4:00-5:00 pm. As long as they are not out on an emergency call, someone will be available to issue a license to you.
Check Your Student's Helmet!
Bicycle helmets should be replaced every five years, even if they appear undamaged because the rigid foam in the helmet will break down with time and won't protect your head in a collision. Helmets with cracks in the outer plastic shell should be replaced, as should helmets that are too small. (The helmet should touch the top of your student's head. To find out if it touches, put your finger in an air vent at the top of the helmet.) For tips on getting the helmet adjusted properly, see our new helmet
flyer.
Love Art and Art History?
Interested in O'Keeffe, Rivera, Thiebaud, or Jacob Lawrence?
Volunteer docents needed to give presentations about the lives and work of Master Artists to PAUSD elementary students. Training provided by Arts Coordinator, Sharon Ferguson. Art History background preferred but not required. Flexible hours. Volunteer docent meetings/training at held at Art Education, 25F Churchill Ave. For more information contact Emily at Art Education (650) 329-3939
Classroom Volunteers Needed - An Hour a Week Could Change a Student's Life
If you've enjoyed spending time in your child's classroom, please join other parents volunteering in east Menlo Park or East Palo Alto schools where there are virtually no parent volunteers. You'll help tutor kids in grades K-4. Over 80% of students are performing below grade level in reading and math. Work once a week in the same classroom for about an hour, building relationships with students. All Students Matter provides training and coordinates everything. We start in mid-September. You can make a real difference! To learn more or sign up, visit www.allstudentsmatter.org or contact Keri Tully at
keritully@gmail.com.
Trail Closure/Tree Removal Along San Francisquito Creek
As part of the
San Francisquito Creek flood control project, the Bay/San Francisquito Creek trail that runs from Geng and Embarcadero Road to the Friendship Bridge (through the Baylands Athletic Center, along the Golf Course) will soon be closed. The flood control project is scheduled to begin September 1, but the trail may be closed as early as mid-August. On the Palo Alto side of the creek, the trail is expected to be closed for the entire two-year duration of the project. Signs are being posted along the trail in advance to warn users about the upcoming closure and tree removals that are required for the construction project
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Paly-Jordan Band Concert
