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A Milestone and a Match We've raised $2.5 Million – the next big milestone on our way to $3.7 Million! Thanks to the 1492 LASD families who have generously given to LAEF this school year. Their contributions are helping fund teachers and staff for STEM, arts, literacy, wellness and personalized learning. Make your tax-deductible annual donation to LAEF by December 31st and it will be DOUBLED by a generous LASD family - up to $30K. Two weeks left for Corporate Matching in 2017 Did you know that in 2016/17, LAEF received more than $700,000 in corporate matching funds? With less than 20 days until the end of the tax year now is the time to submit a matching request to your company. Find out if your company matches by going to www.doublethedonation.com/laef or select “Donate” at LAEFonline.org by 12/31. |
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Learn to ride a horse! The Westwind Community Barn in Los Altos Hills offers a three day Holiday Riding Camp 12/26-29. It runs from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Each rider is assigned to his or her horse for the week, resembling the responsibility and fun of horse ownership. We offer quality ponies, pony club curriculum, a low student to instructor/assistant ratio in a park-like setting, with horse games and a horse show on the last day of camp. For more information please contact Victoria Dye Equestrian at 650-691-5276 or ridewithVDE@gmail.com. Fees: $380 Residents of LAH; $400 Non-Residents. |
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The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series presents: Cultivating Resilience from the Inside Out: Developing a Yes Brain in Children and Adolescents Dr. Dan Siegel Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 @ 7:00 - 9:00pm at Los Altos High School Eagle Theater Please join us as Dr. Dan Siegel explores the nature of the changes in the developing brain and how they set the stage for childhood and adolescent mental, physical, and interpersonal well-being. A “Yes-Brain” refers to how we can support the receptive state of brain activation within our families and schools. Childhood and adolescence are essential parts of our development and our evolution—and how we approach these stages with the positive, growth-mindset of a Yes-Brain, can cultivate resilience and well-being in youth. To register for this free event, go to https://mvla2017-2018- For more information go to http://mvlaspeakerseries.org/ MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series events are sponsored by the Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF), MVLA High School Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation (MVEF), and Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council. |
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Community Menorah Lighting The annual Community Menorah Lighting featuring Downtown Los Altos’ first ever Great Big Chanukah Gelt drop is coming on Sunday, December 15 from 5-6pm in Veterans Community Plaza! Collect as much chocolate gelt as you can, as it “rains” down from above! Have fun with Chanukah crafts and treats for everyone, and then join in the Community Menorah Lighting Ceremony! Followed by the Great Gelt Drop!! Now, more than ever, let us unite to create light in place of darkness! ✸ Live Music! ✸ Hot sizzling Latkes! ✸ Delicious Sufganiyot Donuts! ✸ Exciting crafts! ✸ Special coin collectors! Location: Veterans Community Plaza, corner of Main and State in Downtown Los Altos. This event is FREE and open to the entire community! |
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Parking Lot Duty The parking lot is closed until Wednesday, December 27th. To ensure the safety of students getting in and out of cars during this time, each grade is assigned one week of parking lot duty both before and after school, according to the schedule below. Parent volunteers are asked to put on orange vests found on the sidewalk along the drop-off/pick-up lane, and to assist children in safely getting in and out of the cars. The time commitment is small: 8:10-8:30AM, 2:40-3:20PM or 1:25-2:05 on early release Thursdays. Parking lot sign-up sheet. 5th Grade - 12/4 - 12/8 6th Grade - 12/11 - 12/15 |
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LASD Winter Concert 4th – 6th Grades Friday, December 8th at 1:00pm Gardner Bullis Multi |
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Calling all design and maker enthusiasts! Start off the new year with an exciting and all NEW after-school enrichment experience for your kids brought to you by DesignX! Offering Product Design for the first time ever for this age group – kids will learn to conceptualize a design, plan and construct a product that they are most familiar with…. a personalized desktop organizer. They will explore the product's form and function and its connection to themselves. A great accessory to keep those desk essentials organized. Kids will learn to play with a range of materials from wood to plastics to textiles. Most importantly they will bring home the priceless feeling of empowerment that they can make THEIR ideas happen! Sign up soon to reserve your spot for the session starting Wed, Jan 17th 2018! Visit http://www.designX.company Consider giving your kids the gift of an experience these holidays with a DesignX gift certificate. Check out our Holiday Newsletter for more info and Holiday promotion. |
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Second Harvest Food Drive The Student Council is holding a food drive benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank. Dry food collection bins will be on campus until December 14th. |
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Lost & Found Lost & Found items will be hung out next Friday 12/8 morning and afternoon along fence. If not picked up, items will be donated. |
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Season’s Readings… Chill out With a Good Book! Season’s Readings… Chill Out With A Good Book! at the Gardner Bullis Elementary School 2017 Book Fair December 12th -15th. Please join us for these events: Tuesday: Students visit during the school day & make wish lists with class. Opening afternoon: 2:15 - 3:45. Wednesday: Give Back Day! Students will have an opportunity to purchase books to donate for families in need. Also, Party in the Snow with Mrs. O! 6 - 8:00 pm. Treats will be provided. Thursday: Raffle Day! All those purchasing books will receive one raffle ticket and the chance to win prizes! Friday: Book-talk with Freya Hooper of OneGreatBook.com, after morning assembly. Come hear about engaging reluctant readers, new titles from early readers to young adult. Book Fair Hours: Wednesday & Friday: 8:00-9:30 am, 11:30am-1:00 pm, 2:15-3:45 pm. Thursday: 8:00-9:30 am, 11:30am-1:00 pm, 1:45 - 3:15 pm. Additional times noted above. Volunteers Needed! Go to 2017 Gardner Bullis Book Fair! *Please bring your own bag* |
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Calling all Makers and Bakers!! This year our Annual Holiday Boutique will be on Monday, December 11 from 2-4:30pm in the multipurpose room at Gardner. We are looking for vendors to make this a successful fundraiser and community builder for our school! If you enjoy making artisan crafts or baking, and would like the opportunity to sell them to our students, staff and parents, then we would love to have you at our boutique! If you are interested in being a vendor please email and let me know what you will be selling. Vendors can sell anything from art and jewelry to desserts to clothing. Space is limited. Please note that 10% of your proceeds will go to Gardner Bullis PTA. Hope to see you there. Thanks! Annie Schmidt Gardner Boutique Chair annelschmidt@yahoo.com |
Attention 6th Grade Students and Parents!
All LASD 6th Graders are invited to submit an application for the 2017 Synopsis Silicon Valley Science & Technology Challenge
What: Synopsis Silicon Valley Science & Technology Championship
Science and Engineering competition for middle school and high school students
Who: Students in Grade 6 only-no exceptions
Where: San Jose Convention Center
When: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Please click here for more information.
Computer Science Rocks in LASD!
LASD joins schools around the world to celebrate Computer Science Education Week December 4-8. This annual event is dedicated to inspiring K-12 students to take an interest in computer science. Our students participate in the Hour of Code program organized by Code.org as well as continue the many amazing Computer Science programs available to them throughout the year. Go to LAEFonline.org and find out why it's important to learn computer science and what LASD students in each grade are learning this year.
Parent donations to LAEF have made Computer Science possible for our students. That’s why we are requesting your support by donating at LAEFonline.org by 12/31.
Computer Science Rocks in LASD!
LASD joins schools around the world to celebrate Computer Science Education Week December 4-8. This annual event is dedicated to inspiring K-12 students to take an interest in computer science. Our students participate in the Hour of Code program organized by Code.org as well as continue the many amazing Computer Science programs available to them throughout the year. Go to LAEFonline.org and find out why it's important to learn computer science and what LASD students in each grade are learning this year.
Parent donations to LAEF have made Computer Science possible for our students. That’s why we are requesting your support by donating at LAEFonline.org by 12/31.
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Learn to ride a horse! The Westwind Community Barn in Los Altos Hills offers a three day Holiday Riding Camp 12/26-29. It runs from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Each rider is assigned to his or her horse for the week, resembling the responsibility and fun of horse ownership. We offer quality ponies, pony club curriculum, a low student to instructor/assistant ratio in a park-like setting, with horse games and a horse show on the last day of camp. For more information please contact Victoria Dye Equestrian at 650-691-5276 or ridewithVDE@gmail.com. Fees: $380 Residents of LAH; $400 Non-Residents. |
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Know a Child Who Loves to Sing? Cantabile Youth Singers Invites You to Come Sing With Us! Registration and auditions for grades K-9 happening now. Registration for our Winter/Spring 2018 semester opens Nov 15, 2017. Cantabile is a community-based children’s chorus serving the greater Silicon Valley area, striving to bring the highest quality musical education in a choral setting to young singers from ages 4 years to 18. With our carefully planned and innovative curriculum, we build a foundation in choral musicianship, music literacy, and appreciation, while also fostering a caring and supportive family-atmosphere for friendships to grow for our singers. We offer a number of after-school rehearsal options, each featuring a wide range of musical activities, including singing, movement, improvisation, instrumental activities, and musicianship. Singers in grades 3-9 should call today to arrange an audition, while singers in grades K-2 may register for a class beginning November 15. Come sing with us, as we embark upon our exciting 2018 spring semester! To audition, or to learn more about our chorus levels and our upcoming semester, please contact us: info@cantabile.org| 650.424.1410 Classes are conveniently located in Los Altos | cantabile.org |
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LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Clinic at Stanford Golf Course LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Experience is a fun way to introduce the game of golf, or to help advanced junior golfers improve their skills. This program is a national initiative aimed at bringing more girls to the game of golf. Golf professionals and courses across the country show their commitment by hosting golf clinics and special events for girls in their communities. Events feature fun themes that give girls the chance to unleash their inner rockstar or showcase their skills by competing in different challenges. This LPGA*USGA Girls Golf kickoff is a free event. For more details and to reserve your spot, please visit the event website: LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Clinic, Dec 10 from 11:45 AM - 2 PM |
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Parking Lot Duty The parking lot is closed until Wednesday, December 27th. To ensure the safety of students getting in and out of cars during this time, each grade is assigned one week of parking lot duty both before and after school, according to the schedule below. Parent volunteers are asked to put on orange vests found on the sidewalk along the drop-off/pick-up lane, and to assist children in safely getting in and out of the cars. The time commitment is small: 8:10-8:30AM, 2:40-3:20PM or 1:25-2:05 on early release Thursdays. Parking lot sign-up sheet. 4th Grade - 11/27 - 12/1 5th Grade - 12/4 - 12/8 6th Grade - 12/11 - 12/15 |
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ANNIE KIDS performance JOIN US for a charming and uplifting performance of ANNIE KIDS on Dec. 2nd @ 7PM at the Gardener Bullis Theater! Tickets are on sale at http://www.thegreenroominfo. "With equal measures of luck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy." |
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LASD Winter Concert 4th – 6th Grades Friday, December 8th at 1:00pm Gardner Bullis Multi |
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Season’s Readings… Chill out With a Good Book! Season’s Readings… Chill Out With A Good Book! at the Gardner Bullis Elementary School 2017 Book Fair December 12th -15th. Please join us for these events: Tuesday: Students visit during the school day & make wish lists with class. Opening afternoon: 2:15 - 3:45. Wednesday: Give Back Day! Students will have an opportunity to purchase books to donate for families in need. Also, Party in the Snow with Mrs. O! 6 - 8:00 pm. Treats will be provided. Thursday: Raffle Day! All those purchasing books will receive one raffle ticket and the chance to win prizes! Friday: Book-talk with Freya Hooper of OneGreatBook.com, after morning assembly. Come hear about engaging reluctant readers, new titles from early readers to young adult. Book Fair Hours: Wednesday & Friday: 8:00-9:30 am, 11:30am-1:00 pm, 2:15-3:45 pm. Thursday: 8:00-9:30 am, 11:30am-1:00 pm, 1:45 - 3:15 pm. Additional times noted above. Volunteers Needed! Go to 2017 Gardner Bullis Book Fair! *Please bring your own bag.* |
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Calling all Makers and Bakers!! This year our Annual Holiday Boutique will be on Monday, December 11 from 2-4:30pm in the multipurpose room at Gardner. We are looking for vendors to make this a successful fundraiser and community builder for our school! If you enjoy making artisan crafts or baking, and would like the opportunity to sell them to our students, staff and parents, then we would love to have you at our boutique! If you are interested in being a vendor please email and let me know what you will be selling. Vendors can sell anything from art and jewelry to desserts to clothing. Space is limited. Please note that 10% of your proceeds will go to Gardner Bullis PTA. Hope to see you there. Thanks! Annie Schmidt Gardner Boutique Chair annelschmidt@yahoo.com |
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Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids! It's time to build bird nests, make yummy soup from the veggies we harvest from our school gardens, discover symmetry inside fruit, and make natural dyes from plants! If you like all those things and more, please consider becoming a Living Classroom docent! LIving Classroom is looking for docents to help deliver hands-on garden-based lessons to the students of the Los Altos School District. No experience necessary as we provide all the training needed! Our Winter Docent Training will take place at the LASD iLearn Studio on Monday mornings from 9-Noon on 12/4, 12/11, 1/8 and 1/22. Please click HERE to view our Winter Training Flyer. Apprentice-style training also available to those who can’t make our Monday morning trainings. Questions? Email us at livingclassroom@lasdschools. Thanks! |
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Shop Art Pop, a fabulous (but temporary) artisan market on Saturday, Dec 2, 11am-8pm. 15% of all proceeds will benefit local schools! Locally-made gifts for everyone on your list! 1939 West El Camino Real, Mountain View. Coming up … LASD Winter Music Concerts & Computer Science Ed Week We hope you enjoy the sounds of the season coming from our 4th, 5th and 6th grade LASD Winter Music Concerts in addition to hearing inspiring stories of our K-8 students participating in “Hour of Code” during Computer Science Education Week. Parent donations to LAEF have made these enriching educational experiences possible. That’s why we are requesting your support by donating at LAEFonline.org by 12/31. |