Please come to the first meeting of the parent support group for children with school anxiety. At this first meeting we can decide how the group can best help us. Also, we can share our knowledge, experience, and resources. 

The first meeting is at the Schneiderman/Birkel household on Wednesday , March 22nd at 8:30. There will be coffee and pastries! Please RSVP to Mary Birkel at  mbirkel@hotmail.com. 

Windmill Preschool in Portola Valley has openings in 2 summer programs.  If you are interested in either of the below programs please email our director, Jodi Cocconi~ director@windmillschool.com or call us at 650-851-0771 ext. 2#.   Please visit our web site for more information: http://www.windmillschool.com.

Fun Summer Program for your Preschooler

Windmill Preschool in Portola Valley has openings available in their Summer School Program for 3 and 4 year olds.  The program runs for 6weeks June 12th- July 21st (a minimum of 2 weeks enrollment is required).  Program days are Monday-Thursday, 9:00am - 11:45am.   Curriculum is based our play-based philosophy, and the themes of water and summer. 

Wonderful Summer Camp for Your In-Coming Kindergartener

Windmill Day Camp is a great opportunity for children entering Kindergarten in the fall to meet other children who they may be in school with. The program meets Monday - Friday July 24th-28th from 9:00am-2:00pm. Our play-based activities will be planned around the theme of camping and summer fun.  Day camp is for children who are age eligible for Kindergarten in the fall.

Track and Field is open to all 4th thru 8th grade boys and girls. Track will take place at M-A High School from 6-7pm on the following dates:

April 17th-May 24th.
Mondays: April 17/24; May 1/8/15/22
Wednesdays: April 19/26/; May 3/10/17/24

The track program is developmental in nature and focuses on personal best, not competition with other athletes. Athletes will have the opportunity to run sprints, distance, hurdles, throw shot put, discus and foam javelin, and do both high jump and long jump.  The program is run as a collaborative with Woodside Elementary, La Entrada and Hillview. 

 
Please contact Kate Cox at kcox@pvsd.net with any questions.   To register, please click here:

http://www.pvpto.com/CMS-Athle tics-Spring-Track-Registration.html

The Portola Valley Adult Coed Soccer League is looking for new players - both women and men. 

We're a small, recreational soccer league open to all skills levels. We play at the Portola Valley Town Center soccer field every Sunday at 10am and 11:45am, and th e Spring season starts on Sunday, March 5. 

If you're interested in playing, you can visit our web-site at www.portolavalleysoccer.com .  If you're not sure and want to learn more, please contact Jon Myers at myersjonathan@yahoo.com or 408-823-8188. 

It's a lot of fun, so come try it out.

This summer, Alpine Hills is offering six weeks of Junior Tennis Camp. All ages and levels are welcome! We will have both a half day camp (for beginner and intermediate players) and a full day camp (for competitive and advanced players). 

Camps will be offered June 12-16, June 19-23, June 26-30, July 10-14, July 17-21 and July 24-28. 

Sign up before spaces are filled! Click here for more information and to register.

Have you enjoyed helping in your child's classroom?  Then why not c onsider volunteering in a classroom in eastern Menlo Park or East Palo Alto where there are virtually no parent volunteers. 

You'll help tutor kids in grades K-5 where 88% are low income and 40% are homeless. Work once a week in the same classroom for about an hour, with students on reading, writing or math. All Students Matter provides training and coordinates everything. 

Sign up now to start in September. 

For more details or to sign up, visit  www.allstudentsmatter.org  

or contact Keri Tully at  keritully@gmail.com .

Take your writing to the next level and submit your story or poem for our 9th annual Inklings Book!   Enter by March 15th!

The Society of Young Inklings, a local non-profit, publishes an annual anthology of the stories and poems of talented young writers, and each year we hold a contest to see whose pieces will be included. We are looking for fresh new voices to publish in our anthology. Your kids could become published authors!  

Young writers in grades 1-8 with stories or poems are encouraged to enter the contest. Submissions must be in final draft and students must commit to completing an editing process if their piece is chosen. Pieces that are chosen will go through a traditional revision process similar to how publishing houses get books ready for publication. Young writers will be assigned a mentor to guide them through the process. For submissions that are not chosen, those students will receive a letter that gives some concrete and encouraging feedback. 

Click here to learn more about the contest.

We are excited to offer the 22nd year of Panthers "All Sports" Camp.  Located at Corte Madera School during the summer, Panthers Camp is directed by Dan Flahavan, CMS Athletic Director and physical education teacher.   Campers participate in a core group of physical activities which inspire self-confidence, cooperation, sportsmanship, lifelong fitness, and an appreciation for movement.

Registration for Panthers Camp 2017 will be available online on Monday, January 9th  - www.pantherscamppv.com.  

We are now offering  optional EXTENDED CARE and FUN FRIDAY for sessions 2 and 3.   Session 1 will continue with our traditional Monday - Thursday 8:45 - 3:00 format.  Session 4 will be Monday - Friday with no camp on Tuesday, July 4th.

2017 Panthers Camp:  

• Session 1: June 12-15
• Session 2: June 19-22
  • Optional Extended Care (M-Th) 3:00 - 5:30 & Fun Friday  (8:45 -3:00)
• Session 3: June 26-29
  • Optional Extended Care (M-Th) 3:00 - 5:30 & Fun Friday  (8:45 -3:00)
• Session 4: July 3-7 (Session 4 runs Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday)
   
  • Camp will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th

I am looking forward to another great summer working with your kids at Panthers Camp!