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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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Grad Night Package for Senior Parents PTSA |
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March 8 |
Wellness Center Breakfast (Paly) |
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March 14 |
"How to be a Human Lie Detector" Talk by Dr Lillian Glass, 4:30pm, Free & Open
to all, Haymarket Theater (PAUSD) New |
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March 15 |
Jr Parent/TA/College Advisor Night, 7pm, Haymarket Theater (Paly) New
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March 16 |
College Admission Officer Panel, 7pm,
HayMarket Theater
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March 24
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8:30am - PTSA General Association Meeting, Paly Library EWC PTSA
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March 25 |
Paly 5K Fun Run & Walk;
8AM
registration;
9AM
race starts (Paly)
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Smarter Balanced testing for 11th graders (Schedule). 12th graders will be piloting the new State Science test called the CAST. Details will be sent soon. |
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The Paly PTSA Nominating Committee is looking for volunteers and is happy to provide the slate of nominees for the 2017-18 year:
PTSA opportunities available: co-Chair Outreach & Diversity; Chair Parent Networks, Auditor, Membership, PTA Council Rep, co-Traffic Safety, Student Directory if you want paper directories, Staff Holiday Luncheon, Spirit Week Co-Coordinator plus Grade Coordinators, Field Day, Career Speaker lunchtime series
To volunteer, Contact: Colleen Nielsen,
colleen@livecopper.com; Yuet Berry,
yuetberry@yahoo.com; Jonake Bose,
jonake.bose@gmail.com; Diana Pang,
dianapang@yahoo.com; Cheryl Sallomi,
csallomi@sbcglobal.net
President -- Katie Shade
Executive Vice President -- Elizabeth Olson
1st VP Parent Education Programs -- Diana Pang and Jake Wellington
2nd VP Fundraising -- Deri McCrea
3rd VP Hospitality -- Adrianne Shih and Victoria Liu
4th VP Community Programs -- Lily Yap and Yulin Lee
5th VP Communications -- Gabrielle Conway
6th VP Health & Wellness -- Sumita Vasudeva
Treasurer -- Gillian Athayde
Financial Secretary -- open
Recording Secretary -- Johanna Ehrlich
Historian -- Dawn Billman
Parliamentarian -- Heike Fischer
College Panel; March 16, 2017 at 7pm, Haymarket Theater
Paly College and Career Center and Paly PTSA is hosting a college panel for the Paly Community. What are colleges really looking for when they evaluate candidates for admission? Come to this informative event and find out! We have invited Admissions representatives from 6 different institutions to join our panel so that our families can learn about how admission decisions are made at different types of institutions. Topics covered will include - GPA, Standardized testing, Extracurricular activities, Recommendations, Essays, and Financial aid.
PTSA General Association Meeting
Friday, March 24th in the Paly Library EWC
Please join us at the PTSA General Association Meeting. Principal Kim Diorio will be sharing updates on the Paly facilities and general campus news. ASB will be providing updates on the student activities.
All are welcome to attend. Please remember to sign in at the front office and carpool/walk/ride bike if possible.
Advocating for your child: Learn how to help your child get their needs met in school New
Sat, Mar 25, 2 - 4 PM, East Palo Alto Academy High School, Multi-Purpose Room, 1050 Myrtle St., East Palo Alto
Are you concerned that your child needs more help in school? Learn how to talk to school staff about your concerns. Please join special education attorneys Tara Ford and Michelle de Blank for a workshop about your rights as parents and learn advocacy strategies that can be effective. Participants will have opportunities to practice advocacy ideas presented and to talk with other parents This workshop will be useful to parents of children with an IEP or 504 plan, and any parent with concerns about their child. Spanish translation will be provided. Refreshments and childcare will also be provided. Questions? Contact
paloaltocac@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Palo Alto CAC for Special Education,
www.cacpaloalto.org
and the Palo Alto Council of PTAs.
Defendiendo a su hijo: Conozca cómo poder ayudar para que su hijo pueda cubrir sus necesidades en la escuela
Dom 25 de mar, 2 - 4 PM, Salón de Usos Múltiples de la Escuela Secundaria Academy del Este de Palo Alto, 1050 Myrtle St., East Palo Alto
¿Le preocupa que su hijo necesite mayor ayuda en la escuela? Aprenda a hablar con el personal escolar sobre sus preocupaciones. Por favor acompañe a los abogados de educación especial Tara ford y Michelle de Blank, en un taller sobre los derechos como padres y aprendan estrategias de defensa que pueden ser efectivas. Los participantes tendrán oportunidad para practicar las ideas de defensa que sean presentadas y podrán hablar con otros padres. Estos talleres serán útiles para padres con hijos dentro de los planes IEP o 504, y para cualquier padre que tenga alguna preocupación sobre sus hijos.
Se brindará traducción en español. Habrá refrigerio y cuidado para niños.
¿Preguntas Contacte
paloaltocac@gmail.com
Patrocinado por Palo Alto CAC para Educación Especial,
www.cacpaloalto.org
y el consejo PTA de Palo Alto.
To ALL Senior Parents MUST READ!! Grad Night is coming!
In the next week you will receive the Grad Week Package in your letterbox containing all the information about the FABULOUS events we have planned for the Seniors for Grad Week (May 28-June 1, 2017). Please review all the documents and sign as required (GREEN Docs need signatures) and send them back with your CHECK in the return envelope or DROP them off in the front office in the Graduation Hat! All documents will also be available online to print just in case.
Please note we cannot accept late ticket requests this year so you or your student needs to get all the signed paperwork back to us by no later than MAY 15!! We don't want anyone to miss out! Scholarships available. GO PALY!!!
Catherine Matterson
2017 Grad Week TAZ-Chairness
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:
Opa! GiveBack Campaign
Opa! Authentic Greek Cuisine, 140 University Avenue, Palo Alto
Opa! Authentic Greek Cuisine in Palo Alto is proud to invite you and your family to dine at theOpa! location in downtown Palo Alto as a part of the Opa! GiveBack Campaign. When one hears the word Opa!, it usually brings with it a sense of excitement and happiness! When dining at Opa! Palo Alto, mention your relationship to the Palo Alto School District to your server and a percentage of your bill will be given back to the Palo Alto Council of PTAs (
http://ptac.paloaltopta.org/
). At the end of each month, Opa! Palo Alto will write a check to PTAC! Dine out, and help GiveBack to the Palo Alto PTA community at the same time!
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.
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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.
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Sat. March 18, Skyline College, San Bruno, 8:15am-3pm
At this conference for 6-12th grade young women, students have the opportunity to meet women who use math and science in their careers. Over 100 women working in related fields will lead hands-on workshops that include experiments and a discussion of career options and educational requirements. For more info and to register:
www.skylinecollege.edu/eyh
Paly Career Month
Feb 18 - Mar 9
Paly Annual Career Month Speaker Series is happening from February 28th through March 9th! The speaker series comprises two weeks of informal events where invited professionals from a wide range of fields share stories about their current careers and about their unique and often winding paths they took to get there. Here is the schedule for the event. There is also free lunch for the first 250 students! Please let your students know about this wonderful event.
Career Month Lunchtime Speaker Series Parent Volunteers Needed
Feb 18 - Mar 9, Lunchtime
The Career Speakers Series is fast approaching. It takes place during lunch starting on
February 28th until March 9th. Parent volunteers are needed for a variety of different tasks. Please check out Paly.net to see the amazing group of speakers who will be participating in this very special event. To sign up go to:
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.
Scholarships expiring through March 11, 2017
Vivienne S. Camp Scholarship--Jewish Family and Children Services --Deadline 3/6 NEW
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Community Service Scholarship--Deadline 3/11
NEW
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Community Service
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Spring President's Volunteer Service Award Submission
You can apply for the President's Award if you have 100+ hours of community service completed in a 12 month period.
Community Service and Service-Learning for High School Students
NEW! Service-learning online course and Summer Internship Academy for high school students. Sign up by
March 1st for tuition discount. Document your project, earn the President's Award for Volunteer Service. Get Involved Palo Alto 501(3)c helps local students connect to their interests via service-learning, internships, and career education. Looking for an organization that matches your student's interests? Check out our vetted
lists of nonprofits by interest category. Need to find an opportunity that matches your student's schedule? See the
Calendar of current projects. Visit the Get Involved Palo Alto website to sign up for the class, internship program and more helpful resources:
Getinvolvedpa.com
Community Service Online Course for High School Students
Check out
Get Involved Palo Alto's new service-learning course
Youth Changing the World!
Designed for high school students and collaborating with Youth Service America curriculum, we offer this personal development course for students to complete
meaningful
service experiences on their own time. Course materials are on Schoology, and students may take up to a year to complete.
Learn the principles of Grit, Perseverance, and Growth Mindset as you develop a project with us!
Earn the President's Award for Volunteer Service
by connecting passions and interests to earn service hours and improve the local, national, and international community.
Get Involved Foundation is a 501(3)c organization that helps local students connect to their interests via service-learning, internships, and career education. Looking for an organization that matches your student's interests? Check out our vetted
lists of nonprofits by interest category
. Need to find an opportunity that matches your student's schedule? See our
Calendar
. Visit the Get Involved Palo Alto website for many helpful resources:
Getinvolvedpa.com
Community Service Online Class. Earn President's Award
Looking for opportunities to match your student's interests and earn service hours with community impact? Check out Get Involved Palo Alto's free calendar, database of organizations and inspiring projects at
Getinvolvedpa.com. NEW: Online Community Service Class "Youth Changing the World." Winter cohort starts Feb. 1st. Students have up to one year to complete course and earn the President's Award for Volunteer Service. Involves personal and community assessments and reflection. Create a high-quality project, learn how to use project management tools, develop an electronic portfolio, receive personalized coaching for your project and how to write about it in college essays! SIGN UP TODAY. Tuition waivers for students with free or reduced lunch.
President's Volunteer Service Awards
(ongoing)
This year 200 students volunteered over 24,000 hours in a 12 month period. Congratulations! A big thank you to all the parents that supported the President's Award distribution. Students that haven't picked up their awards can stop by Karla Larson's office in Guidance.
Community Service and Service-Learning for High School Students
Get Involved Palo Alto is a 501(3)c organization that helps local students connect to their interests via community service, service-learning, internships, and career education. Looking for an organization that matches your student's interests? Check out our vetted
lists of nonprofits by interest category. Need to find an opportunity that matches your student's schedule? See the
Calendar of current projects. Visit the Get Involved Palo Alto website for more helpful resources:
Getinvolvedpa.com
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
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RSAC Study Session New
Tue, Mar 7. 6:30 PM, District Office Board Room, 25 Churchill, Palo Alto
The Renaming Schools Advisory Committee has completed its report and will be presenting its findings and recommendations to the school board at a Special Study Session. The Board of Education charged the RSAC with researching and reviewing the names of PAUSD schools and submitting recommendations for renaming one or more of the schools. There will be an opportunity for public comment at this meeting.
The executive summary of the RSAC's final report can be found here -
"HOW TO BE A HUMAN LIE DETECTOR" Talk by Dr Lillian Glass New
Tues, Mar 14, 4:00-6:00 (4:00-4:15 Meet and Greet &4:30-6:00 Presentation), PALY Haymarket Theater
Dr Lillian Gass, often referred to as "First Lady of Communication", is one of the most respected and foremost authorities in the field of Communication and the Psychology of Human Behavior. She has appeared on Alive and Well on USA Network, Good Morning America, the Today Show, HLN's Nancy Grace Show, MSNBC, Entertainment
Tonight, 20/20 etc. This Body Language and Communication talk covers
- How to be a Human Lie Detector
- Detecting Human Deception Through Voice and Body Language
- Use Body Language to Improve Your Winning Edge
- Self-Confidence through Body Language
Hosted by: The Work Experience Program; Meri Gyves
mgyves@pausd.org
, Work Experience coordinator SGT DuJuan Green, Palo Alto Police Department
Free Parent/guardian Technology Education
Wed, Mar 22, 10 - 11:30 AM & 7 - 8:30 PM, Jordan Middle School Multipurpose Room.
Free parent/guardian technology education event in partnership between PAUSD and Common Sense Education. This event will cover the realities of parenting in the digital age, bigger issues and data as well as tools and resources for families. Two identical sessions are available for all PAUSD parents, however due to adult content, this is an adult only event. Babysitters and translators will be available. Contact Emily Garrison, Coordinator of Educational Technology and Libraries with question. Please register at:
https://goo.gl/kbqhR7
Connecting Families: Parenting in the Digital Age
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
https://www.pausd.org/explore-pausd/events/2017/03/22/information-session/connecting-families-parenting-digital-age
SAFE Student Panel Discusses Self-advocacy, Learning & Attention Differences New
Thu, Mar 30, 7 - 8:30 PM, Palo Alto High School, Haymarket Theatre
This panel will discuss the challenges they face and strengths they bring as students with learning and attention difficulties. They will explain and demonstrate strategies for self-advocacy. Questions will be posed by a facilitator and by the audience. All panelists have learning and attention difficulties and are members of SAFE, the student branch of Parents Education Network. SAFE is a student community (between the ages of 13-19) which meets monthly to organize events, coordinate their mentoring program and prepare for presentations such as this. They strive to educate, mentor and support students, parents and teachers, and spread awareness on the importance of cognitive diversity. Recommended for middle and high school students and their parents. This event is co-sponsored by the Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee for Special Education, the Parents Education Network, and PAUSD. For questions contact paloaltocac@gmail.com.
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
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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Join us for an evening of Happy Talk!
New
Monday, March 6 , 6pm at Stanford's Li Ka Shing Center
DFarm invites teens to a free talk "Solve for Happiness" by Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer of Google(X). He will share the underlying reasons for human suffering and plot out a step-by step process for achieving lifelong happiness. Advance registration at event page at
thedfarm.org.
Learn Design Thinking & Create Change
New
Sign Up Starts Mar 2, 2017
Class Location: Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto
Day and Time: Thursdays 4:30 to 6:00 from Apr 13, 2017 to May 25, 2017
Learn the human-centered design process taught in the Stanford d.school and make a real difference for The Sierra Club. We will interview for insight, conduct empathy fieldwork, synthesize our findings into compelling needs, ideate radical design alternatives, and prototype both for exploration and user testing. Using the insights we gain we will design Sierra Club messages, tweets, images and more. For ages 14-18. This class qualifies for Community Service hours.
Help Bring Back the Arts to your School!
Fri, Mar 10, 10 AM - 2 PM, San Jose Museum of Art,
110 S. Market St., San Jose
Come for a day of arts training, panels, table talks, & networking! Panels on successful local arts partnerships: how they serve students, integrate the arts, maximize existing relationships, & work with local schools & districts. Learn how to use your school district's LCAP to increase arts education. FREE. Lunch included. For more information: http://downloads.capta.org/arts/Arts%20Convenings2017-Northern.pdf Presented by California State PTA. RSVP by Mon Mar 6: arts@capta.org, or 916-440-1985 x123.
Paly Theatre And Music Programs Presents: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast,
the internationally beloved, classic musical fairy-tale, hits the boards at Paly's Performing Arts Center stage. Bring your whole family and be swept away by the story of Belle, her dream of finding something more exciting than her small town life, and how it lands her captive inside the dark walls of a hideous beast's magical castle populated by living, talking knick-knacks including the beloved teapot, Mrs. Potts. Do come and "Be Our Guest." Let this potent tale of the transformative power of love touch you as it has touched countless audiences worldwide.
Community Arbor Day Festival
Sat, Mar 11, 10 AM - 2 PM, Mitchell Park Bowl, 600 E Meadow Drive, Palo Alto
This free outdoor family festival will include roped tree climbing with The Tree Circus, live music by AndyZ, and School of Rock, workshops, fine arts and crafts, art show, exploration stations, food trucks, and a variety of local partners. It's going to be a fun, family-friendly event with something for everyone! You can check out more details on Canopy's website: www.canopy.org.
Let's Talk Parent Support Group for Special Education New
Mon, Mar 13, 10 AM - 12 PM, Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos
Palo Alto Summer Camp Fair
New
Tue, Mar 14
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5 - 6:30 PM, Addison School Multi-Purpose Room
Discover terrific summer camps (for grades K-12) all around Palo Alto, meet camp vendors in person, and get help planning a summer your entire family will love. Free to attend. Exclusive discounts, enter to win a free week of camp, free pizza for the first 100 to arrive, hands-on activities, and giveaways & prizes. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/597879150406526/
Parent Chat Support Group for Parents Concerned about Emotional Well-Being of Teens New
Tues, Mar 14, 7 - 8:30 PM, Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos
NOTICE: Closure of East Meadow Caltrain Crossing: 3/10-3/13 and 3/17-3/20
Caltrain needs to perform track maintenance work over two consecutive weekends at the East Meadow Grade Crossing in Palo Alto. In order for this work to occur, Caltrain will close the grade crossing down for an approximately 56 hour window. This closure would not allow vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic to cross the tracks during this outage. Caltrain has identified the following times as to when these closures would take place.
Closure 1 - March 10, 2017 at 8:00pm until March 13, at 4:00am
Closure 2 - March 17, 2017 at 8:00pm until March 20, at 4:00am
Palo Alto Art Center Summer Counselor-in-Training Application Now Available
The Counselor in Training applications for the summer of 2017 are now available. Summer Camp Counselors in Training (CIT) are volunteers (12-17 years old) who assist professional art instructors in the day-to-day running of the Children's Fine Art summer camps. The Lead Counselor in Training (LCIT) program builds on experience as an Art Center CIT and provides opportunities for volunteers to help lead the CIT training, enjoy mentorship from college Children's Fine Art (CFA) interns, manage camper recreation, and take responsibility as the LCIT for one week of camps. More information can be found at http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/artcenter/getinvolved/overview/program.asp.
Stanford University Sleep Study for Youth 18-21
Mindful Moms Group for Moms of Kids with Special Needs
Group 1: Every other Thurs (12:30-2:30pm Mar 3 thru Jun 8)
Group 2: Once a month on Sat (1:30-3:30pm Mar 18 thru Jul 15)
St. Mark's Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto
Join our nurturing group for moms who have kids (of all ages) with special needs, from sensory processing challenges, to dyslexia, to Asperger's or autism. Moms will gather together for 2 hours on a regular basis to support each other, learn mindfulness practices, and practice mindful yoga together. Mindfulness and yoga have been shown to reduce stress, boost mood, improve overall wellbeing, and studies show that a central factor in maternal wellness is social and emotional support - in particular, having a sense of belonging. Join our Mindful Moms group today by emailing
jaclyn.k.long@gmail.com
or visit
http://www.mindbodyspiritmoms.com
to find out more.
Buddies4Math high school tutors wanted
An award winning program after school program run by students, come join us to teach elementary students math through games and play! A wonderful volunteering opportunity for Paly students to take on leadership roles and work closely with second through fifth graders on improving and building math fluency. Volunteer hours can count towards both community service and Living Skills hours .
Location: Mariano Castro Elementary School (505 Escuela Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040 and Edith Landels Elementary School (115 W Dana St, Mountain View, CA 9404)
Dates: Mar 10, 17, 24 & 31, April 7 & 21
Times: Fridays: Sessions- 4:00- 5:00 pm. and 5:00- 6:00 p.m.
Sign up for Paly Glass Weekend Workshops
Sat & Sun, 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.
Contact: David Camner, founder of the Paly Fiery Arts,
Make a difference: Tutor Low Income East Palo Alto 5
th
Graders in Reading or Writing - 8 one hour sessions
If you've enjoyed helping in your own child's classroom, or just love literacy, please consider tutoring 5th graders at Brentwood School in East Palo Alto (near IKEA). It is a special project to work with low income students from February 6th - March 31st. Volunteers would work in the same classroom one day per week, for an hour either at 9:45 am (reading) or 11:40 am (writing). All Students Matter provides a brief training in January and coordinates all details. You can make a real difference! To sign up, visit
www.allstudentsmatter.org
or to learn more contact Keri Tully at
keritully@gmail.com
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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
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.
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--Shuchi Grover, Pavan Bakshi, and Anh Quan Paly Link Editors
--Bala Aiyar, Paly Link List Manager and Gordon Craig, Paly Link Webmaster
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