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Monday, December 2
No School - Staff Development Day
Tuesday, December 3
Spirit Week (through December 6)
Wednesday, December 4
(through Thursday, December 5)
Friday December 6
ASB Winter Wonderland Dance,
6:00 - 8:00 pm, PAC
Saturday, December 7
MPAEF Wine Walk, 1:00 - 4:30 pm, downtown Menlo
Park
Hillview and La Entrada Band, 3:30 - 6:00 pm, Redwood City Hometown Holiday Parade
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Tuesday, December 10
Site Council Meeting, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, large conference room, Hillview office
Wednesday, December 11
College Bound Breakfast, 7:45 - 8:35 am
Hillview 7/8 Orchestra performs, 12:00 pm San Francisco City Hall
Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 - 10:00 pm, TERC Building, 181 Encinal Avenue, Atherton 94027
Thursday, December 12
PTO Executive Board Meeting, 9:00 - 10:30 am, large conference room, Hillview office
Service Team, streetsteam.org
guest speaker,
lunchtime, PAC
Wednesday, December 17
Winter Concert, time TBA, PAC
Friday, December 20
Minimum Day, 11:45 am dismissal
Monday, December 23
No School - December break (through Friday, December 3)
Monday, January 5
No School - Teacher Work Day
Tuesday, January 6
No School - Staff Collaboratively Developed PD Day
Wednesday, January 8
Students return to school
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Safe Routes to School Parent Survey
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Hillview would like to collect data from parents about how students get to and from school. Last year this data was instrumental in helping the district provide a map of routes to each Menlo Park City School District school. Help us continue to provide safe routes information by filling out this quick, 5-10 minute survey
here
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Hillview ASB presents the Winter Wonderland Dance!
Friday December 6, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, PAC
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7th- and 8th-grade semi-formal dance
- Tickets on sale at school December 2 - 6, and at the door
- $10 or $7 with ASB card
- Students required to have their school ID
- Semi-formal attire encouraged, but optional
- Pizza for $2, plus affordable drinks and a bake sale
- Break area with board games and a movie room
Students arriving after 6:30 pm or leaving before 8:00 pm require a parent drop-off/pick-up inside the PAC lobby.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Chaperones needed for Winter Wonderland Dance
Sign up
here
to c
haperone between 5:45 - 8:15 pm or for part of the time period.
Enjoy an evening of the coolest top 40 hits, latest dance moves, and ‘tween socializing in action. Email with questions
here
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Congratulations to Hillview Student Reporters
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T
he Hillview Broadcasting team of
Kurt Frewing, Ascher Lafayette, and Aaryan Patel won 3rd place nationally in the Student Television Network (STN) news feature category.
These reporters produced a story about Hllview 6th-grade student, Lucy Lunt, on the assigned topic, “Role Models”. Following a strict timeline and list of requirements, they told her story authentically while showcasing their emerging talents.
This marks the third time Hillview Broadcasting has placed in the top 5 in the country and is the highest finish to date for Hillview!
STN has contests for middle and high schools across the United States where both public and private schools compete for top honors.
Students are given just six days to prepare, film, and edit a story fitting the assigned topic. They are judged on their storytelling, shot composition, interview quality, and newsworthiness among other technical aspects.
Visit our new YouTube channel
here
or contact Mr. Darmanin
here
.
Note - our Vimeo archive containing years of our student portfolio work was recently taken down due to a copyright dispute over our channel.
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Hillview 8th-Grade Tournament Basketball Teams
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Registration
is available and open now
here.
Tryouts
Friday, December 13, Hillview Gym
Girls 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Boys 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Calling all 8th-grade basketball players! Represent Hillview at basketball tournaments throughout the Bay Area during the winter. Girls teams will be led by Coach Tim Robbins and boys teams by Coach Peter Diepenbrock.
Each team will play concurrent to their existing regular season team, and will play 2-4 tournaments. Cost is $200 per athlete, which will be invoiced after making the team. Scholarships are available by contacting Hillview School Counselors
here
.
Contact athletic director, Amar Patel
here
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Hillview Dance and Cheerleading Spirit Squad
Registration is now open via Team Snap
here
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The Dance and Cheerleading Spirit Squad is looking for enthusiastic students to join the team! Students will represent Hillview and learn dance and cheer technique, stunts, sideline cheers, and pom pom routines.
- Practice: Wednesdays, 2:35 - 3:35 pm, fitness room
- Dates: January 8 - March 4. No practice February 19
- Fees $120 per student-athlete. Scholarships available by contacting your student's school counselor here.
Students will perform at various school events, basketball games, and the Hillview Annual Dance Show on February 27, 28, 29. Contact Katie DeAnda
here
for questions.
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Looking for an excuse to eat out? Next week on December 4-5, when you eat out (or take out) at participating restaurants in Menlo Park and Redwood City, a portion of the proceeds benefits MPAEF. It’s a win-win!
Here
is a list of participating restaurants, and make sure to mention MPAEF Dine Out so that your dining dollars are counted!
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Wine Walk
🍷
Get your tickets to the upcoming Wine Walk
here
, a fun afternoon of wine tasting along Santa Cruz Avenue. All proceeds benefit MPAEF! “Sip with the Sup” as our Superintendent Erik Burmeister will be at Cheeky Monkey from 2:00 - 3:00 pm!
Saturday, December 7, 1:00 - 4:30 pm
Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park
Tickets $49 per person, in advance / $55 at door (21 and over)
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Thank You
We want to take the opportunity to show our appreciation for our business and realtor partners in the community. Thank you for your support!
Silver
Hessler Plastic Surgery
here
Bronze
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Come See MPCSD Students Perform in The Nutcracker
December 6, 7:00 pm, December 8 at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm, Fox Theatre, Redwood City. Enjoy the Bay Area's most family-friendly Nutcracker performance! Ballet America's show has it all, professional dancers alongside 100 local performers including our own MPCSD students! Tickets are available
here
. See you at the Nutcracker!
Dancers Repertory Theatre presents ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
December 8 at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm, December 14 at 3:00 pm, December 15 at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm, Woodside Performing Arts Center A delightful dance-theatre event that will enchant audiences! Based on the Clement C. Moore poem, includes Santa, his magical sleigh, prancing reindeer, and a cast of over 85 children and adults. Come and support your MPCSD schoolmates! Tickets and reserved seating
here.
Science Backstage with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and Science is Elementary
Saturday, December 14 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Join us for a fun backstage look at how simple machines make the show go on! Witness how what we learn about science in school lives in the world: pulleys and weights, inclined planes, wheels, axles, and more! Then conduct experiments with the same simple machines to see them in action. Fun for parents and students alike! Register or for more information
here
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New Oskar Assemblies Presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
March 2 - April 10. Tours Bay Area Schools. Two new live assemblies that explore important topics through theatrical storytelling. Oskar and the Big Bully Battle, Part 2 cleverly incorporates and builds upon research which reveals that many bullies are victims of bullying themselves. In Oskar and the Countless Costume Changes, Oskar is thrilled to be writing and directing the school play! Who will play what parts? Will Oskar solve the brouhaha by opening night? Book
here
,
or email for information
here,
or call 650-463-7154.
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