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| Wednesday, March 3, 2010 |
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| ALL SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| ATTENTION FOURTH AND SEVENTH GRADE PARENTS: |
Lice has been reported in fourth and seventh grades. If your son is showing signs that he may have lice, please click here for treatment information.
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| FREE DRESS AND DODGEBALL THIS FRIDAY! |
7:30-8:05 for 3rd-8th grades
8:05-8:20 for Kindergarten-2nd grades |
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| REMINDER TO PARENTS: |
Re-enrollment contracts were due February 19. If you are returning in the fall, please send in your signed contract and $500 deposit immediately. If you have alternative plans for your son, please let Lynn McKannay know. Thank you. |
Click here to read about the Tuition Monthly Installment Plan. |
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| THE TOWN FAIR RAISED $7000: |
| Once again the Fair was a resounding success. We raised $6300 for Haiti earthquake relief and $700 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco. The success of the Fair depends on parent generosity with respect to time, raffle donations, and sales of drawing tickets. The Fair is truly a community success--thanks to all. Lindsey Buendia will distribute drawing prizes. A list of winners can be found here. |
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| Q & ADHD: AN EDUCATIONAL FORUM FOR PARENTS THURSDAY, MARCH 4th: |
All are invited to attend the forum tomorrow, Thursday, March 4, 7:00 pm, Covington Elementary School, 205 Covington Road, Los Altos, CA. Medical researchers Dr. Richard Abbey and Dr. Hans Steiner will hold an open discussion about the background and symptoms of ADHD and dyslexia. Attendees will have a chance to ask questions, talk to other parents, and share personal stories. Click here for more information.
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| PARENT EDUCATION NETWORK WORKSHOP FRIDAY, MARCH 5th: |
| Click here for more information on "Dual Coding: The Role of Imagery and Verbal Processing in Comprehension," or contact Pete Van Aucken in the Learning Services Department. |
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| HAIL TO YOUR HERITAGE! IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL... |
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Please join us for our first annual Cultural Heritage Festival on Wednesday, March 10th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Click here for the evite. Please contact us or click here to sign up to help.
Maryam Muduroglu
Tina Tunny
Elisa Wiel
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| BAKE SALE MARCH 5th: |
| There will be a bake sale Friday, March 5th for the Cultural Heritage Festival, beginning at 2:00 pm. We will have lots of tasty treats sold by friendly 4th graders. From the exotic to the simply delicious, it's all to celebrate our collective heritages! Email Rebecca Birdsall with questions. |
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| VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! |
| Conferences are coming on March 11 and 12, and the Parents' Association will provide the faculty and staff with breakfast, lunch and snacks on both days. Help us show our great faculty and staff how much they mean to all of us by participating in this event! Click here to sign up to volunteer, or email Sharon Wasserman. Click here for detailed information on what we need. |
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| SPRING SWING UPDATE: |
Donate to the Spring Swing Auction!
Swing by our website to donate items for our online silent auction. We especially appreciate hotel certificates, restaurants, ski passes, sports equipment, and getaway homes! Donating online is quick, easy and saves trees! The deadline to submit donations is Monday, March 15. Contact Celeste Marie Lucas with questions.
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It's Not Too Late to Become a Sponsor!
Platinum $15,000; Gold $10,000; Silver $5,000; Bronze $2,500; Tiger $1,250; Hole $500
To be listed as a sponsor in the program, please stop by the Development Office by Friday, March 19. |
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MR T. AND I ARE TALKING TO YOU!!!! |
| It's time to STEP UP and think about next year. It's not about feeling like you HAVE to do something, it's about realizing that in what seems like moments our kids are off to high school!!!! Check out all the things you can do at Town with the Parents' Association or talk to ME or anyone else on the nominating committee. You can nominate yourself or |
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someone else. All you have to do is email Mary Farley... BUT DO SOMETHING!!!
In the words of Mr. T, "Don't make me mad, Arrr!" SO DO IT NOW!!! NO REGRETS!!!! |
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SMART PARENTING IN AN ONLINE WORLD: |
| Please join parents and educators from local independent schools on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Gresham Hall in Grace Cathedral (1100 California Street, San Francisco) for a panel discussion on the unique challenges faced by parents trying to manage and understand the revolution in communication and information technology that is part of their children's lives. For more information, please visit the SPEAK website. The speakers will be Anne Zehren, President of CommonSense Media, B.J. Fogg, Stanford Professor and author of The Psychology of Facebook, and Matt Levinson, Assistant Head of School and Head of the Middle School at Nueva School. |
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| UPCOMING LGBT AFFINITY DINNER: |
| On Wednesday, March 24, we will host the LGBT affinity dinner in the Town School cafeteria. Click here for more details. Please join us! The Asian/Pacific Islander/Middle Eastern Affinity Dinner has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 4, 2010. |
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| DIA DE SERVICIO: |
| Our second annual all-school Dia De Servicio will be on Wednesday, March 31. More details to come soon! |
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| SAVE THE (MUSICAL) Dates |
| Click here to read about upcoming performance dates for grades 4-8. |
| Click here to read about performance dates for grades K-3. |
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| BIRTHDAY BOOK PROGRAM: |
| Parents, don't forget the Birthday Book Program for the Library! Click here for information. |
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| LOWER SCHOOL |
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| LOWER SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES ARE MARCH 11th AND 12th: |
| There will be no school for students on those days. Lower School parents please call the front office, 921-3747, to sign up for a conference time with your son's teacher. |
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| LOWER SCHOOL VISITING WEEK: |
| Lower School Parents are invited to visit their child's classroom during the week of March 22. A schedule of times and dates will be sent out to each class via the PA pages. |
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| UPCOMING LOWER SCHOOL COFFEES, ALL AT 8:30 AM IN THE DINING ROOM: |
Kindergarten: Friday, March 26
Third Grade: Monday, March 29
Second Grade: Monday, April 26
Fourth Grade: Friday, April 30
First Grade: Monday, May 10 |
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| LOWER SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS: |
Click here for kindergarten.
Click here for first grade.
Click here for second grade.
Click here for third grade.
Click here for fourth grade. |
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| UPCOMING UPPER SCHOOL COFFEES, ALL AT 8:30 AM IN THE DINING ROOM: |
7th Grade: Friday, March 5 (Book Drive, Pinnacles trip, seondary school, Q & A)
6th Grade: Friday, March 19 (Common Sense Media presentation and discussion)
8th Grade: Friday, April 16 (Graduation and end of the year events) |
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| UPPER SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAYS ARE MARCH 11th AND 12th: |
| There will be no school for students on those days. Fifth and Seventh grade conferences will be held on Thursday, March 11th. Sixth and OPTIONAL 8th grade conferences will be held on Friday, March 12th. If you have any problems with your scheduled conference time or you would like to request an 8th grade conference, please contact Nicholas Cofod or 921-3747 ext. 129. |
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| 8th GRADE PARENTS: DANCE AND PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES |
- The independent school dance for 8th grade students is coming up on the evening of Friday, March 12th. We'd love to have a couple of parent volunteers who are willing to help out with the dance.
- Note that Friday March 12 is also the day for optional 8th grade parent-teacher conferences; see note above for more info.
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| BASKETBALL PLAYERS: |
| Please turn in your clean uniforms to the PE Office ASAP. Remember to not put them in dryer and mark off your name on the list in the PE Office. |
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| VOLLEYBALL GAMES: |
Tuesday, March 9 at Head Royce, 4:30pm
Wednesday, March 10 at FAIS, 4:00*pm *3:00PM dismissal
For driving directions, click here. |
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| LACROSSE SCHEDULE THIS WEEK: |
If you still have the blue/white practice pinnie from assessments, please turn in to PE office as soon as possible.
U15 B1
Saturday, March 6th, 2:00pm vs Stuart Hall at Morton
Sunday, March 7th, 1:30pm vs Coyotes at Burlingame High School
U13 A
Friday, March 5th, 5:00pm vs Stuart Hall at Fort Scott
U13 White
Saturday, March 6th, 3:30pm vs City at Morton
Sunday, March 7th, 11:00am vs Central Marin at San Rafael, Terra Linda High School
U13 Blue
Sunday, March 7th, 3:00pm vs Coyotes at Burlingame High School
U13 B2
Saturday, March 6th, 2:00pm vs Coyotes at Burligngame High School
Sunday, March 7th, 11:00am vs Lamorinda Burst at Lafayette, Acalanes High School |
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| MARCH CONFERENCE DAYS CAMP AVAILABLE: |
Click here for more information. |
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| TOWN SCHOOL CLOTHES CLOSET SALE! |
| Offering 50% off now through March 16th! Please stop by! |
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| WEBSITE TO HELP PARENTS PLAN YOUR SUMMER: |
Sign Up For Camp is a new website designed by local parents to make it easier to plan children's summer camps. Parents can search for camps by age, location, dates and activities. There are over 400 |
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| Bay Area camps for all grades as well as overnight camps. Camps can be saved to a summer calendar and shared with friends. Create a free account to be notified by email of early registration discounts and other timely information. Click here for more information. |
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