Hillview PTO

On Saturday, April 24th, we need every "Rubberband Man" to grab a "Dancing Queen" and join us at Rock the Foundation, MPAEF's spring event! We'll be transforming Mountain View's Computer History Museum into our very own "Funkytown," complete with an open bar, backstage munchies, live music provided by Pop Fiction, and plenty of good times! Watch your email in the coming week for your invitation and more event details, including how you can help raise money for our schools through the silent auction, rock 'n roll raffle, and Fund-A-Teacher. Or checkout www.mpaef.org/springevent ... then get ready to dance, party, and rock out!

St. Patrick's Day Dance

St. Patrick's Day Dance at Hillview, this Friday March 19, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Dress in your best Irish wear!!! Wear your green for the night.

Tickets will be sold at the door. $5.00 and $4.00 for Block H.

Ken Ranella Presents: State of the District Budget

Parents are encouraged to attend one of these informational meetings. Ken Ranella will speak and answer questions about the looming district budget cuts at several different venues.

Choose from:

Wednesday, March 17 at 8:15 am in the Oak Knoll multi
Friday, March 19 at 8:45 am in the TERC (new building at Encinal), Room A-B.
Tuesday, March 23 at 7pm in the Hillview Library***

There's a lot of misinformation out there; get your questions answered. Please come to hear how the $1.8 million in cuts that are under review will adversely effect our school community.

***This date is not yet confirmed.

PTO Seeks Feedback

Attention Parents - PTO Seeks Your Input

The PTO would like to improve our communications with parents and staff. The weekly newsletter and the website are our primary means of communication and we want these publications to be useful, relevant, timely and informative. We are seeking your feedback about how we can better serve the community's needs. Please send your comments and suggestions to Dianne Child. Also, if you'd like to be part of a team to design and implement these changes over the coming summer months please let me know.

Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed!

Don't miss out on the opportunity to meet other Hillview parents, observe your middle schooler's social life, and serve a vital purpose!! Join our Hot Food Lunch Volunteer Force!! Contact Kathy Oppenheimer to arrange a time and day (once a month is all we ask!) that suits your needs. Or offer to be on the substitution list and just come when you can! We can always use a few more hands. Join us; it's fun!

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Writing Clinics

Register Now for Spring Writing Clinics

Writing Workouts is a one day per week after school writing clinic for 6th, 7th and 8th graders starting March 18.

Writing Workouts feature short, in-class exercises designed to complement Hillview's CORE curriculum. Seminars will be highly interactive. Students will participate and practice the common criteria needed to write well in any genre: Voice, Audience, Logic and Editing (VALE). Classes meet at Hillview immediately after school for one hour on either Wednesdays or Thursdays. Students will have the opportunity to review and discuss their writing, including writing for school assignments. No homework will be given and class size will be limited to 15 students. Instructor Jennifer Tsay is a writing tutor, Hillview parent and former attorney (Stanford English BA/Harvard JD). She has designed an integrated writing curriculum to help writers of all levels.

For more information contact the instructor at tsay_jennifer@yahoo.com or 650-324-1662 or download a registration flyer from http://cms.hillviewpto.org/node/2308.

Parent Education Night

The PTO Council is pleased to present:

Dr. Jim Taylor, Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child

Wednesday, April 7th

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Hillview Middle School Multi

Are you pushing your child too much or too little? Come listen to Dr. Jim Taylor share his no-nonsense approach with plenty of real life anecdotes, practical solutions and humor. Based on his first parenting book, Dr. Taylor introduces parents to the use of positive pushing that is very different from the kind of pushing with which they may be familiar. He demonstrates how to push, when to push and importantly, when to back off. You will leave his workshop with new insights and useful tools you can use to encourage your children to achieve both success and happiness. Jim is the author of ten books, including Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child, which he discussed on an appearance on NBC's The Today Show. He has consulted with young people and their parents in education, sports, and the performing arts for over 25 years. To learn more, visit www.drjimtaylor.com

The event is free, however please RSVP at jimtaylorevent@yahoo.com with the name(s) of the person(s) attending. Childcare for elementary age children is available for $12 if reserved before April 5th. If reserving childcare, please include your cell number and the ages of your children in your RSVP.

Spring Sports Sign-Ups

Track team sign ups are now available online at tennis sign ups

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After School Sports and Phys Ed Notes

For basketball playoff updates, please see: http://cms.hillviewpto.org/node/3178

To view all After School Sports updates, please go to http://cms.hillviewpto.org/node/3184
on the Hillview PTO website.

To view all Phys Ed Notes updates, please go to http://cms.hillviewpto.org/node/3185 on the Hillview PTO website.

Questions regarding Hillview after school sports and PE should be directed to Mr. Bell @ 326-4341 ext. 2811; hbell@mpcsd.org.

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Community

KEPLER'S EVENT: Youth Author Carrie Ryan, author of "The Dead-Tossed Waves," Monday, March 22, 7:00 p.m.

Kids Fire and Knives new Spring and Summer schedule is posted at chefsuzy.com. Grab a friend and meet us in the kitchen to cook with your friends! Spring classes include making Pasta and Sweet and Savory Pies. Of course, we must eat all the evidence! Questions, please contact Suzy Farnworth (650)888-3080or suzy@chefsuzy.com.

MA Dance Team Show & Fundraiser: March 26, 6:00p.m. at the MA Performing Arts Center. Please support the Menlo-Atherton Dance Team by attending the 7th Annual M-A Dance Team Show and Fundraiser. Tickets for the show and raffle can be purchased at the door. For more information, click the following link: http://cms.hillviewpto.org/node/3205

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; over 400 SF Bay Area camps for all grades are included as well as overnight camps. Create a free account to be notified by email of early registration discounts and other timely information: http://www.signupforcamp.com

What Parents Need to Know about Eating Disorders: "Anorexia has the highest lethality rate of any psychiatric disorder, including depression and substance abuse," said Dr. Tonja Krautter, a licensed clinical psychologist and specialist in childhood and adolescent issues. To learn more about Anorexia and Bulimia, including signs and symptoms, and to read the personal stories of three young women currently in treatment for eating disorders, please click here: http://cms.hillviewpto.org/node/3202