Where Learning is a Team Sport!
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Important Dates:
March 12
- No School
March 16
- Principal's Coffee
March 21
- Spring Walk & Roll to School Day
March 22
- PTA Staff Luncheon
March 27
- School Site Council Meeting
March 30
- Minimum Day (1:40 Dismissal)
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Spring Walk & Roll to School Day
Walk & Roll to School Day
is coming up on
Wednesday, March 21st
! Please join us in walking, biking, riding the bus, or carpooling instead of solo driving to school.
If you're new to walking or biking to school, check out Fairmeadow's
Walk & Roll Map
for the best route (it's likely different from the route you drive) or contact our Safe Routes to School rep,
Christy Moision
, who is more than happy to help you find a great route.
We will have a "Greening the School Commute" tree activity for students, and Sarah Ratliff,
Neighborhood Traffic Safety Bicycle Boulevard Community Relations Manager,
will be on hand to discuss the
Bike Boulevard Phase I
construction timeline with parents.
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Hello Kindergarten Families!
The staff luncheon this month is on
Thursday, March 22nd
and is being hosted by Kindergarten Families. These monthly luncheons give us a chance to show our appreciation for all that the Fairmeadow staff does for our children. It allows the entire faculty and staff (60+) to come together over a meal and they really enjoy it and look forward to it. This month’s theme is
Hearty Salad Bar
.
Please consider signing up
to contribute food to the luncheon. In addition, we need a few people to come to the luncheon to help with setup and clean up. These jobs do not take long.
If you have trouble accessing the Google doc, please email
Sachi Messerian
with the dish you want to bring. If you'd like to see pictures from the previous Staff Luncheons 2016-2018, please
click here
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Annual Spring Art Fair
Calling all student artists! Join the Art Fair! Get your crayons, paints, and pencils ready and submit your artwork for the Fairmeadow Annual Spring Art Fair sponsored by the Fairmeadow PTA. This is not a competition! All you have to do to be part of the show is submit your original artwork (two piece limit). The art can be work you've done in the classroom, at home, or in an outside art class. All Fairmeadow students are encouraged to participate!
An opening night reception will be held on
Wednesday, March 28th from 6-7:30 pm
. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
Guidelines for Submitting Artwork:
- Artwork can be of any media* (clay, paint, collage, pencil, etc.)
- Artwork can be of any size
- All artwork must have a label (name, grade, room number, title if any)
- Mounting/Matting flat artwork is optional (please no glass frames)
*Fragile or breakable items will only be exhibited at the Opening Night Reception.These items can be brought to the opening night at 5:30 to be displayed.
Please mark your calendars to bring your art to school either Thursday, March 22nd or Friday, March 23rd from 8-9 a.m. in front of the MP Room. We'll see you there! If you have any questions or can help just an hour or two to collect or mount art please contact
Patty Germanow
.
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Introduction to Mindfulness -- Help Your Kids Become Happier and More Relaxed: A Talk by Hemla Makan-Dullabh
Tue, Mar 13, 6:30 pm, Fairmeadow MP Room
Join
Hemla Makan-Dullabh
to learn all about mindfulness and how it can help improve your child's mood, sleep and concentration. Hemla will teach us some simple, fun techniques to add mindfulness to your child's day. Childcare will be provided for the elementary school-aged children of those attending courtesy of the PTA. Please
RSVP here
. For any questions, please contact
Tracy Ballard-Tal
.
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Safetyville Family Event
Join Stanford Children’s Health, Palo Alto YMCA, and the City of Palo Alto at a Safetyville Family Event on
Saturday, April 7th from 2:00-4:00pm at the Palo Alto YMCA
(3412 Ross Road, Palo Alto). Walk through our kid-friendly Safetyville town complete with traffic signs, buildings, and more while learning about bike and pedestrian safety. Learn to safely walk and bike through the new roundabouts on Ross Road, complete your Safetyville Passport, and have the chance to earn safety related prizes. Meet and chat with a police officer to learn about how they keep our community safe, and check out a real firetruck! This event is free to the community.
Register here
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Join us for the First EVER Fairmeadow Yard Sale!
Sat, Apr 21, 9 am - 2 pm, Front Driveway of Fairmeadow (drop off donated items by 8 am)
We need your donations! What will you bring on April 21st?
- Toys & Games
- Books
- Sporting Equipment
- Clothing (as new condition)
- Electronics
- Crafts & Art Supplies
- Unique Ornaments
- Home Office & Computers
- Lawn Care & Garden Tools
- Cameras & Phones
- Etc.
If you have larger items to donate (furniture, bicycles) please contact
Nicole MacLennan
or
Nadia Priestley
to discuss. If not sold, we ask that you take them away at the end of the sale.
If you have questions or want to volunteer to help, contact
Nicole
or
Nadia
ASAP!
**All proceeds will benefit next year’s 5th grade Science Camp**
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Superintendent's Weekly Message
We will re-post Karen Hendricks'
Weekly Message
here each week, in case you missed it on her previous Infinite Campus email to you.
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Bus Driver Appreciation Breakfast
Thursday, April 26th, 8 am
Each year, the Palo Alto CAC honors the bus drivers who play a vital role in transporting students to and from school. We will serve breakfast to the bus drivers at their office. If you want to show your support for the dedication and kindness demonstrated daily by your child's bus driver, please send a thank-you note with your message to
CacBusDriverAppreciation@gmail.com
. If you would like to donate a breakfast item or gift card/money, please let us know as well. Please send your messages by Sunday, April 22nd. Sponsored by
CAC Palo Alto.
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PAUSD Secondary Art Exhibition
JLS, Mar 13 - Apr 13, Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm, Closed Sat-Sun, Main Hallway, District Offices, 25 Churchill Ave
This exhibition features artwork by PAUSD 6-12 Visual Art students in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, graphic design, sculpture, ceramics, and glass.
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We Want YOU to be on the PTA Council Board
The PTA Council Nominating Committee is currently seeking both nominations and expressions of interest from individuals in the community who would like to learn more about becoming a member of the PTA Executive Board for the 2018/19 school year. We are looking for community members who demonstrate strong leadership skills and have a passion for improving the educational experience of all students, preferably have experience on their school PTA or site council, and are interested in stepping into a leadership role at the district level. PTA Council Officers and VPs: President, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Historian, VP Advocacy, VP Communications, VP Community Outreach, VP Education, VP Health & Wellness, VP Parent Education, Auditor, VP Leadership Services. To find out more contact:
PTA Council Nominating Committee Chair
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Boy Scout Troop 50 Open House
Mon, March 26, 7:30-9:00 pm, Boy Scout Fire Circle, Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto Boy Scout Troop 50 is having an open house in order to give kids and their parents a chance to get to know Troop 50 to see if it is the right troop for them. For more information about Troop 50, please
click here
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Racing Hearts Family Wellness Festival
Sun, Mar 18, 2-4 pm, Kings Plaza (City Hall), Downtown Palo Alto
Join the City of Palo Alto, the Fire, Police, and Emergency Services, along with Racing Hearts at Kings Plaza (in front of City Hall) in downtown Palo Alto. Enjoy live DJ, face painting, photo booth, balloons for the kids, fire truck and police car tours - and CPR/AED training for everyone! Food available from Whole Foods, KIND, and more! Visit
racinghearts.org
for more information.
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Inclusion and Abilities Awareness 2.0
Wed, Mar 21, 9-11 am, Los Altos School District Board Room, 201 Covington Rd, Los Altos
What does inclusion really mean, and how will it affect your child’s classroom and learning experience? How does inclusion benefit students with special needs, severe disabilities, and the entire student population? Are there situations when inclusion is not appropriate? What do Ability Awareness simulations teach well, and how can they be improved? We will talk about more about the future direction of ability awareness and neurodiversity inclusion with panelists, including staff from the Santa Clara County.
Click here
for more information. A variety of fun activities are planned. More info at
selpa1cac.org
or email
selpa1cacinfo@gmail.com
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Let's Talk
Mon, Mar 12, 10 am - 12 pm, Los Altos Library, 13 S San Antonio Road, 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.
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Parent Chat
Tue, Mar 13, 7-8:30 pm, Los Altos Library, 13 S San Antonio Road, 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.
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It’s time for a Date Night! The Night of the Robots - Gunn Robotics
Fri, May 11, 5:30-8 pm, Gunn Robotics Lab, Room L-5780, Gunn High Schoo
l
The award-winning Gunn Robotics Team (GRT) is proud to collaborate with BrainVyne - LEGO® Camps & Birthday Parties, to offer a fun-tastic evening for your pre-school to middle school children. Kids will build BrainVyne's highly rated LEGO® Zoom creations like chairoplane or jet-ski. They will also have a chance to play with GRT's award winning robot, which was a winner at the national Robotics Competition. Have a delightful date night while your kids enjoy pizza between building and playing with robots. A portion of the proceeds from this event will help GRT buy robotics components and supplies.
Reserve a spot now
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Spring Theatre Camp
Mon-Fri, April 2-6, 9 am - 3 pm, Nixon Elementary School, Grades: K-5, Extended Care available 8-9 am & 3-6 pm, with ONLY morning care on Friday
During this week long camp, students will:
- Learn acting, movement, and stage craft skills in a fun, playful, and engaging way
- Make new friends and work together in a team
- Learn from professional Teaching Artists who are experienced artists and educators
- Create a new character to bring to life with their new theatrical skills
- Show off all that they have learned during a final presentation for family and friends
Tuition: $350. Extended Care: $100. Need-based scholarships are available. To take advantage of the sibling discount when registering online, please use the following discount codes: Two children in family: 2SBSIBS ($40 off); three children in family: 3SBSIBS ($80 off). For more information on
Spring Theatre Camp
, call 650.463.7146, email at
learn@theatreworks.org
or visit
TheatreWorks’ website
.
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Afternoon Adventure @MP
Wed, Mar 28, 3:30-4:30 pm, Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Rd
Bread Clip Comic Strips - Join us for a creative afternoon drawing comic strip backgrounds and creating mini moveable characters out of bread clips in the Midtown Room.
Registration required
. Grades K-5 only.
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El Camino Youth Symphony Annual Benefit Concert: A Celebration of American Composers
Sat, Apr 7, 7:30 pm, Flint Center, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
Joining the Symphony for
Rhapsody in Blue
is Bay Area native and award-winning pianist Taylor Eigsti. Program:
Rhapsody in Blue
, “Symphonic Dances” from
West Side Story,
and
Lincoln Portrait
narrated by Maestro Michael Morgan, Conductor of the Oakland Symphony. ECYS will also debut a commissioned work by composer and SF Symphony violinist Mark Volkert!
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2018 Palo Alto Middle School Math Summer Program
Jun 11-15 (Session 1) or Jun 18-22 (Session 2), 1-4 pm, Terman Middle School
Run by the Palo Alto and Gunn high school math clubs, the Palo Alto Middle School Math Camp aims to foster incoming 6th through 9th grader students’ passion for mathematics through individually paced training and one-on-one teaching. Students will learn problem-solving techniques geared towards the MathCounts and AMC 8 competition series. MS Math Camp will be suitable for any student who enjoys math and will be fun for students of all grades and math levels. We suggest a donation of $300-350 for new students or $250 for returning students, siblings, PAUSD Middle School Summer School students, and/or those also attending
Paly Science Camp.
All income from the camp goes towards supporting the Palo Alto High School and Gunn High School math clubs for the following year, in order to allow high school students to attend math competitions. If you are interested in registering, please fill out
this form
. Contact the
Paly Math Club
for any questions.
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Archives and Publication Guidelines
Fairmeadow eNews is a publication of the Fairmeadow PTA. Previous editions of eNews can be found at the
eNews archive
page. Please see the PTA website for the
eNews Publication Guidelines
. If you have any questions or would like to make a submission, please contact
Christy Moision
, Fairmeadow's eNews editor.
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