The PTO and MPAEF fundraising campaigns kick off this Wednesday, August 30 . Celebrate our Oak Knoll spirit by sending your kids to school on Wednesday dressed in the colors of the rainbow: Kindergarten in red, 1st Grade in orange, 2nd Grade in yellow, 3rd Grade in green, 4th grade in blue, 5th grade in purple.

The  Oak Knoll PTO  helps every student every day. Yours is a gift  with an immediate and lasting impact - supporting and making possible your child's enrichment, field trips, community building events, and well-supplied classrooms for this year. Help the PTO reach its goal of 100% participation and continue to invest in Oak Knoll's extraordinary students and faculty.

 

Many teachers K-5 will be using the youcubed.org resources this year to enrich our district curriculum of   Math Expressions . A Week Of Inspirational Math is an example of just that! At Oak Knoll, we believe anyone can learn and understand math at high levels. We teach our students that math is about creativity, making mistakes, taking on challenge, asking questions, and visualizing to strengthen their connections to their brain. We also teach them that math is NOT about performing but instead about learning. 

Final week  for 4th and 5th Grade girls to sign up for the Oak Knoll fall volleyball recreational league! Register on TeamSnap by  Sunday, September 3.

 

Check out Ollie's picks for CHILDREN at the Otterwear Store here 

Check out Ollie's picks for ADULTS at the Otterwear Store here 

For questions, please contact the Otterwear team at [email protected].

Don't forget to TURN IN your summer reading forms to Ms. Bennion!  She LOVES to celebrate your summer reading!  Pop into the library anytime and place your lists and book reports in clearly marked folders by classroom teacher/grade level. You can also turn them in during your first library class period.

If you have not done so already, download your reading forms and instructions per grade level here from Ms. Bennion. 

• K-2 Instructions 
• K-2 Reading Log Form 
• 3-5 Instructions 
• 3-5 Book Report Form 

The Menlo Park City School District Parent Education  Speaker Series is back with a stellar line-up for the 2017-18 school year.  Events include inspiring and educational talks by Sheryl Sandberg, Michael Gurian and other experts, as well as opportunities to hear from and interact with city, district and school administration.  Check out event descriptions and the full schedule on our website @  www.mpcsdspeakerseries.com  and mark your calendars!  All events are free to the public and held at the Hillview Middle School PAC.  Free onsite childcare (and pizza) is available for potty-trained children.  Snacks and beverages provided for attendees.

This year's speaker series kicks off with an event on Safe Routes:  Between Home and School - Why Safe Routes Matter and How to Make Them Happen, on Tuesday, September 19th at 6:30pm, Hillview PAC.

Susannah Hill, our rockstar MPAEF Director, is retiring and we are searching for a new rockstar to lead our team! We are searching for someone passionate about MPCSD and who believes in the value of providing an excellent public school education. The Director is responsible for providing leadership and operational management of the MPAEF to enable the organization to achieve its goals. Please click here  for the job description and forward resumes to [email protected]. Feel free to contact Jennifer Dahmus [email protected] for more information.  

New to Oak Knoll? You're invited to the MPAEF New Family Social!

We look forward to welcoming all new families and those with incoming kindergartners to a casual Welcome Social on   Sunday, September 24  from 3-5pm. You will meet our new Superintendent, Erik Burmeister,  for a discussion about our community-funded school district - how through local support our school leaders create comprehensive, innovative and best in class education offerings for all of our children.

Our goal is to make this a fun and educational afternoon for you. You will meet other new/incoming parents/families and hear from district leaders including school principals, school board members and MPAEF & PTO leaders. We will also have Daffy Dave entertaining the younger kids, games for the middle schoolers, and treats for all - please bring the whole family! 

Our goal is to make this a fun and educational afternoon for you to meet other parents and hear about what is happening at Oak Knoll and in our District. We will also have entertainment and treats for kids so please bring the whole family!   Click here to RSVP

Want to help contribute $1,000's to your kids schools? Become our Volunteer MPAEF Web Master!

The MPAEF Web Master is a fun and easy volunteer job that can be done on your own time. The MPAEF web master will maintain the MPAEF web site, its content management system and the email capabilities on a virtual private server. S/He is also in charge of the  mpaef.org  domain. The time commitment from October to July is 0-1 hour per week. The time commitment for August and September ranges from 2 to 4 hours per week. The web master will:

- Administer virtual private server on site5

- Update web page layout and content for  mpaef.org  and subdomains via Drupal

- Manage email addresses and forwarders for  mpaef.org

Please contact Stacey at  [email protected]  for more information, we would love to have you join our awesome MPAEF volunteer Board!

Mark Your Calendar!

We have a lot of fun and exciting activities planned for this year. Make sure to add these to your calendar!

Building Community New Families Social - Sept 24, 2017 @ 3-5pm             

Giving Thanks Donor Appreciation Evening - Oct 17, 2017 @ BBC

Community & Fun Dine Out in Menlo Park - Lunch & Dinner Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, 2017

Community & Fun Wine Walk on Santa Cruz Ave - Dec 2, 2017

FUNdraising Auction and Party - Mar 17, 2018

FUNdraising Online Auction - Mar 18-22, 2018

Building Community Schoolhouse Rocks 5K & Fun Run - May 20, 2018