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  The Otter Weekly
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Issue 140 February
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This Week at Oak Knoll
February 2, Monday
- Field Trip Room 41, 42 (Bouret/ T. Murphy) - Tech Museum @8:30am - 2:50pm
February 4, Wednesday
- Field Trip Room 26, 36 (Emmert, Gonsalves) - Tech Museum @8:30am - 2:50pm
February 5, Thursday
- Field Trip Room 15 (Aronson) - Palo Alto Cultural Center @8:45am - 11:30am
- Chinese New Year Parade @10:50am - 11:20am
February 6, Friday
- Field Trip for All 1st grade classes - Sunnyvale Community Center
- Chinese New Year Luncheon (1st Graders only) - in the Multi 11:30am - 1pm
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Looking Ahead
February 9, Monday
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School Events
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| Traffic Update! What's Hot and What's Not for 2009
What's HOT
- Getting up 5 minutes early to breeze through the drop off line!
- Biking with a beanie under your helmet!
- Parking on approved streets and skipping to school to keep warm!
What's NOT
- Dropping off your kids on side streets.
- Allowing your child to break the rules. The No Stopping Sign means everyone!
- Causing dangerous conditions for everyone because you are late.
Because
of construction and cold weather, there are even more cars on the road.
There are also new signs with new parking/stopping regulations. Please
follow the rules. They are meant to keep our children safe!
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 Charlie Cummings to Represent Oak Knoll in Berkley Spelling
Oak
Knoll's first, Scripps sponsored Spelling Bee featured outstanding
effort, poise, and sportsmanship by our 4th and 5th grade
spellers. There was marked and focused pride directed towards
these spellers as classmates, teachers, administrators, and parents
watched "best effort" in action. Congratulations go to all of our
spellers: Reed Fratt, Katie Weiner, Jack Maxwell, Helen Gordan,
Jonathan Goldsmith, Eric Laderman, Cosmo van Hoff, Charlie Cummings ,
Gabby Giodano, Greta Sten, Izzy Rhyu, Beth Dolin, Meredie Cohen, Hugo
McMillan, Henry Marks, Connor Johnston, Paige Hagerman, Christian
Haesemeyer, Eddie Ives, and Emmett Yue.
Eric Laderman made the
final rounds, but in the last four rounds, only two challengers
remained... Helen Gordan and Charlie Cummings. Challenged with ever
more difficult words... Charlie Cummings prevailed and will now move on
to the Berkley challenge, the next step of two, as he reaches for the
Nationals.
Well done ALL! Charlie, BEST of luck!
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You Otter Know
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| Nominating Committee for 2009-2010 PTO Board
Interested in helping to identify and recruit individuals to join
the 2009-2010 Oak Knoll PTO Board? The Nominating Committee
wants a parent from each grade at Oak Knoll and will meet several
times in February through April. If you are interested in holding
a Board position, you should NOT be on the Nominating
Committee. If you are interested in serving or have someone you'd
recommend, contact Catherine Jaeger by February 11th.
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The
office is in need of small and medium pants and tops, small girl's
underwear and shoes for boys and girls. Please bring items to the
front office.
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resumes every
Tuesday from 10:05am - 10:40am, starting this Tuesday, February
3. This month's theme: Put Your Heart In It. Volunteers to
punch cards are needed. Please report outside Room 1 in the upper
field. Questions? contact Sarah Westfall.
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| Otter Run Volunteers Needed
Planning
for this year's 15th Annual Otter Run 5k and Family Fun Run has begun.
We're looking for volunteers to be in charge of: food (2 people),
flyer/poster distribution, registration, and we need a race-day
volunteer manager. No experience necessary. If you're interested,
please contact Katie Ferguson, Mary Hoffman, or Sally Osterberg.
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News from MPAEF
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 Rock the Foundation!
"Take
a walk on the wild side" at the MPAEF spring event! This rock 'n roll
themed party is scheduled for Saturday, April 25th, at Redwood City's
fabulous Fox Theatre. Watch your email this week for more information
and a save-the-date reminder.
Last year's auction has become
this year's rock 'n roll party in response to your feedback. The event
will focus on live music, great company, good times, and dancing. We'll
still have a silent auction, but with only two of our most popular
auction categories: parties and teacher donations. To donate a party,
contact Celine Sanie or Joan Lambert. Donations are greatly appreciated through Friday, February 27th. Rock on!
Many thanks to Hillview 8th grader Julia H. who contributed to this year's Rock the Foundation logo.
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Community Corner
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5th Grade Parents, This is Your Last Chance!
Nominations
for the 2009-10 Executive Board are due Wednesday, February 11th.
All future Hillview parents are invited to participate. Get to
know the school community better, make a difference at Hillview and
have fun at the same time! Nominate yourself or someone you know
to serve as: Co-Vice President, Treasurer, Financial
Co-Secretary, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Auditor or
Historian. Click here for job descriptions for each position. Email Marsha Brock or Joyce Baker with your nomination.
"Bullying" Speaker Series Coming Soon!
Adults only, please. Advance registration required. E-mail lindab@bethany-mp.org
or call 854-5897, ext. 217, and provide your name, phone no., e-mail
address, the date(s) you'd like to attend, and no. of adults
attending. Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park
Thurs.,
Mar. 19th, 7-9pm - "Relational Aggression: How Girls Bully". Speaker:
Karen Friedland-Brown, MA. Understand the world of girls, their
roles and relationships within their peer groups and the
characteristics of those who bully. Learn strategies for prevention and
intervention in bullying behavior at school and in the community.
Target audience: Parents of late elementary & middle school age
children; educators.
Thurs.,
Apr 16th , 7-9pm - "Cyber-Bullying". Speaker: Erica Pelavin, LCSW, PhD.
Cyberspace has become a new locale for bullying and relational
aggression. Gain an understanding of cyber-bullying, the trends, and
strategies for stopping it at home and at school. Target audience:
Parents of middle school & high school age children; educators.
The PTO Council is pleased to announce that two remarkable speakers will be addressing to our community this spring.
March
18, 2009 - Dr. William Damon, is a leading scholar of human
development, Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence and the
author of several books, including The Moral Child and The Path to
Purpose. He will be presenting on methods to create a sense of
purpose in our children, that will help them on the path to becoming
productive adolescents and adults. This event to geared towards
parents. Childcare will be provided.
April 15,
2009 - Taylor Francis, a student at Crystal Springs Uplands School and
was trained personally by Al Gore as part of The Climate Project to
speak about the climate crisis around the world. At 14, the high school
freshman was the youngest trained out of more than thousands of
applicants. Now 16, he has spoken to over 12,000 people around the
world, talking about how we all can take steps to solve this crisis.
This event will be an incredible experience for parents and their
children as well. Childcare for young children will be available.
Check back here for more detailed information on time and location.
Award-Winning Children's Entertainer Charlotte Diamond
Family sing-along concerts with Charlotte Diamond on Sunday, February 8th
at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos.
Award-winning
Canadian children entertainer Charlotte Diamond is coming to the Bay
Area! In two smashing concerts she will introduce children and their
parents to the joys of live theater. Charlotte Diamond is widely known
for her acts filled with props, puppets and drama to accompany her
easy-to-remember songs in English, Spanish and French. Her music is
original, imaginative, energetic and just plain fun. Sing along to I am
a Pizza, Slippery Fish (Octopus), Dicky, Dicky Dinosaur and lots more!
Buy
your $15 tickets for this not-to-be-missed concert at Linden Tree
Children's Recordings & Books, 170 State Street in Los Altos
(phone:(650) 949-3390), or order them online at Artsopolis. Group discounts are available.
Proceeds of the concerts will go to Music For Minors and help bring and keep music education in local elementary schools.
Get a jump on spring! Come join a winning swim team.
The
Ladera Oaks Swim and Tennis Club has space available on its USA Swim
Team. Our year round swim team specializes in coaching swimmers
ages 6 to 18 and focuses on stroke technique development, conditioning
and fun with the team! Please call Head Swim Coach Andy Clifford
at 650-854-3101, ext. 124, for more information or to schedule a
swimmer evaluation. You may also find information on our club website.
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