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  The Otter Weekly
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Issue 124
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September 29, 2008
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This Week at Oak Knoll
October 1, Wednesday
- McColloch class field trip to Ardenwood @9:30am - 2pm
October 2, Thursday
- Aronson class field trip to Palo Alto Cultural Center @10:30am - 1:15pm
October 3, Friday
- Dei Rossi class field trip to Palo Alto Cultural Center @11am - 1:45pm
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Looking Ahead
October 6, Monday
- No School - Staff Development Day
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| 70% Make Magic Happen! Have You?
Due to the incredibly generous support from 70% of our Oak Knoll
families (and 90% of our teachers & staff), we've almost reached
our goal of raising $200 for each and every Oak Knoll student.
For the 30% of you who haven't joined the PTO yet, we're extending
the drive for one more week. Please join right away. Your support at
any level , be it $10 or $2000, is needed and your children will
benefit greatly!
Click here to download a donation form or pick one up in the Oak Knoll office.
Questions?
click here and/ or contact Andrea Luskin 804- 2532 or Mary Hoffman
325-9350, PTO Membership Drive Co-chairs.
P.S. For daily progress updates, view the banners outside the Multi.
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School Events
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| Book Drive
The PTO Sharing and Caring Committee will be sponsoring a Book Drive
the week of October 7-10. Please bring gently used and/or new books
which will be donated to schools in the Ravenswood School District.
Preschool level books will be donated to Samaritan House. The books
are desperately needed and much appreciated! Thank you!
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You Otter Know
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Kindergarten Extended Day Begins
Starting Monday, Sept. 29th, the Kindergarten Extended Day Program will begin.
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Thank you to all those who contributed to our request for extra clothes, the office now has enough clothes.
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| Summer Booksharing Program- books needed back
Thanks
to all who participated in the summer booksharing program
started by Ms. Cebrian. I hope you all were able to enjoy one or
more
of the fabulous books that went home. Alas, all good things must
come
to an end and its time for the books to come back to Oak Knoll. If you
have one of the books from the summer reading program (they'll have
Read It, Rate It, Pass It On
inside the front cover) please finish reading it and bring it to Ms.
Cebrian in Room 4. If you need time to finish it, just let me
know you
still have it. You can check the blog at
oksummerreading.blogspot.com for a list of books that are still out
there. Thanks again for all of the positive feedback
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Library Volunteers Needed
Jane Bennion would love to have you
volunteer in the library this year! We have shifts ranging from 60-90
minutes that include your child's class time but also need help during
our lunch and recess shifts. If you are interested in volunteering,
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Book Fair Volunteers Needed!
Wanted: volunteers who are wild about books! Join us
at the Book Fair Safari from Monday, Oct. 13 - Friday, Oct.
17. At this year's Oak Knoll book fair, the Multi will be
transformed into an African savannah with a wonderful assortment of books for
the whole family. If you're interested in helping kids explore great
books, please email Juliet Wilson.
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Community Corner
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Mindfulness and Parenting
Mindfulness
Based Stress Reduction is an ideal antidote to the stresses of life in the
Valley. In this 6 week course we will use the practice of Mindfulness to
explore the territory of parenting. You will get a sense of how applying
Mindfulness to the complex, sometimes overwhelming responsibilities of daily
life with children might actually allow for grace amidst the chaos. Next course
begins in October 8th. For more information please contact Amy Saltzman M.D.
650-575-5780.
Mid Peninsula Strikers Football Club is looking for 7- to 8-year-old girls soccer players!
Third
grade girls (born before 8/1/2000) are invited to come and check out
club soccer. The Academy is designed to develop and hone young
players' skills, including dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, and
positional play. The Academy prioritizes learning over
winning! For more information, please email Marco Santillan or call (408) 834-6012.
Hoops for a Cause
The
Menlo College Men's Basketball program is sponsoring 'Hoops for a
Cause', which will consist of a series of Fall Clinics with 25% of
proceeds being donated to the Autism Society of America. Clinics are
open to all boys and girls, grades K-8.
October 5, 2008 1 PM - 4 PM
October 12, 2008 1 PM - 4 PM
CONTACT: Chris Cobb (650) 543-3760
Family Day Story Time
Join us on Friday, October 3rd at 7:00PM for Jeanne DuPrau and her newest release, The Diamond of Darkhold: The Fourth Book of Ember.
The Menlo Park Library Foundation invites children and their
families to the Menlo Park Library for three special events in support
of the renovations of the Children's Room:
Saturday, October 4th at 11:30 AM. Thump, Quack, Moo! Prize-winning authors Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin read from their latest book in the Farmer Brown Series.
Sunday, October 12th at 2:00 PM. Chicken Lips & Lizard Hips. Singer/songwriter Nancy Cassidy performs some of our favorite children's songs.
Saturday, October 18th at 10:00 AM. Chief Harold to the Rescue!
Chief Harold Schapelhouman of the Menlo Park Fire District reads
stories and talks about his rescue missions. Kids can explore Old
Tom, the vintage fire truck.
These events are free and open to the public. For more information, please go to www.foundationmpl.org or call (650) 330-2530.
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