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4/11/2016 Print about:blank 1/7 Subject: JLS Middle School PTA Newsletter From: JLS eNews Editor ([email protected]) To: [email protected]; Date: Sunday, April 10, 2016 3:02 PM PANTHER TRACKS - JLS PTA eNews Sunday, April 10 Dear Scott Welcome back! We hope you had a restful spring break and are ready to hit the ground running at JLS. Just two months of school left before summer! For many boys across America, living up to male stereotypes, burying emotions, and feeling alone is the norm. Society's narrow definition of what it means to "be a man" is creating a host of unintended consequences for young men as individuals and for our society as a whole. The Mask You Live In exposes the problem and confronts it head on, as experts in neuroscience, psychology, sociology, sports, education, and media, as well as boys and young men themselves, weigh in to present evidence of what some are calling, "the boy crisis" and how to combat it. Join us for a screening of The Mask You Live In, and discussion for Middle School Audience! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 7:00 pm 9:00 pm JLS Cafetorium MARK YOUR CALENDAR Student Store Open Friday 4/29, Friday 5/20 Final JLS PTA Association Meeting April 14, 8:30am
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Subject: JLS Middle School PTA Newsletter
From: JLS eNews Editor ([email protected])
To: [email protected];
Date: Sunday, April 10, 2016 3:02 PM
PANTHER TRACKS - JLS PTA eNews Sunday, April 10
Dear Scott
Welcome back! We hope you had a restful spring break and are ready to hit the groundrunning at JLS. Just two months of school left before summer!
For many boys across America, living up to malestereotypes, burying emotions, and feeling alone isthe norm. Society's narrow definition of what it
means to "be a man" is creating a host of unintendedconsequences for young men as individuals and for
our society as a whole.
The Mask You Live In exposes the problem andconfronts it head on, as experts in neuroscience,
psychology, sociology, sports, education, and media,as well as boys and young men themselves, weigh into present evidence of what some are calling, "the
boy crisis" and how to combat it.
Join us for a screening of The Mask YouLive In, and discussion for Middle
School Audience!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 277:00 pm 9:00 pmJLS Cafetorium
MARK YOUR CALENDARStudent Store OpenFriday 4/29, Friday 5/20Final JLS PTA Association MeetingApril 14, 8:30am
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Latte CartApril 14
The Mast You Live in Screening and discussionApril 27
Many Faces of JLS PotluckMay 4
THANKS A LATTE!
Our next Latte Cart Staff Appreciation Breakfastis Thursday, April 14.
Sign up to donate food here: www.tinyurl.com/JLSLatte
The Latte Cart is in deep appreciation to our wonderfulJLSstaff for their efforts to our kids!
We are in need breakfast items such as fresh fruits, muffins, scones, coffee cake, andcroissants.
Please bring all items to room 40 (next to the Staff Lounge outside the breezeway),between 7:15am and 8:30am. To make it more convenient for those who cannot come inthe morning, any nonperishable items may be brought to the JLS main office onWednesday, April 13, between 7:30am and 2pm, labeled 'Latte Cart.'
If you are interested in organizing Latte Cart next school year, please emailthe PTA Latte Cart team:
Ivan Hom ([email protected])Patty Sakuma ([email protected])Paul Sakuma ([email protected])EARTH WEEK WALK AND ROLL DAY!
April 20 is the Earth Week Walk and Roll Day! Students are encouraged to ride their bikes, walk, takethe bus/shuttle, or carpool to school that day. Animal (theschool mascot) will be greeting students and givinghugs/high fives. "One less car" promotes a healthierplanet, healthier bodies, and reduced congestion in theschool zone... and is FUN!
If you'd like to help greet students and pass out stickers,please email Maria Abilock: [email protected].
SAFE ROUTES TO GUNN AND PALY! Join us on April 28 for a special safe routes to Gunn and Paly High School workshop.
This workshop will take place after school in the JLS Cafetorumfrom 3:20pm to 5:30pm. This is a free event. No RSVP isnecessary. Families are also encouraged to attend. There will bepizza, refreshments,snacks and over $500 in door prizes.
What: Safe Routes To Gunn and Paly
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Where: JLS CafetoriumWhen: Thursday, April 28Time: 3:20pm to 5:30pmWho can attend: JLS 8th graders and their familiesRSVP: noneCost: noneVolunteer: www.Tinyurl.com/ SafeRoutesToGunnAndPaly Questions: JLSPTAemail@gmail. com
The JLS, Gunn and Paly PTA Traffic Safety committees and the City of Palo Alto areorganizing this informational and fun workshop.
JLS PTA Executive Board! The slate of candidates for next year's JLS PTA Executive Board is below. We encourageall JLS PTA members to join the next meeting to elect these candidates, along with anynominations from the floor, on Thursday, April 14 at 8:30am in the JLS main officeConference Room B.
JL Stanford PTA Executive Board Slate of Candidates 20162017
President: Julia Jacobsen Executive VP: Lili NovaRoessig 1st VP (Programs): Sharon Tobias 2nd VP (Membership): Shanon Pestrong 3rd VP (Communications): Manjula Mishra 4th VP (Community Outreach): Mila Zelkha 5th VP (School Support): Jane Dick Secretary: Claire Kirner Treasurer: Maria Derrick Auditor: Joy Wu Historian: Helen Li
IMMUNIZATIONS! 6th grade parents must turn in their "Proof of Immunization" byApril 29. Click here for details on the immunizationrequirements: http://eziz.org/assets/docs/IMM222School.pdf
MANY FACES OF JLS POTLUCK! We hope you can contribute a dish from your home country to the "Many Faces ofJLS" potluck on May 4. Sign up here, find your country andadd your name. The "table lead" will contact you as the datedraws near to decide with you what dish to provide. Or, you can sign up for serving, setup, cleanup, orHydration team member or be a Table Lead! The "Many Faces" potluck is one of two large JLS PTAevents that bring the community together, and it is the same night as the JLS Open House.So help out if you can, and grab some dinner at the potluck before you head to yourstudent's classrooms to review your student's learning and accomplishments. Questions, or for more detailed information, contact Barbara Stroud.
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WANTED: eNews Editor!
Our eNews editor will be moving out of state atthe conclusion of this school year .... if you areinterested in taking over this very fun position
for the 20162017 year, pleaseemail: [email protected]
JLS Track Coaches Needed! JLS Track and Field team is looking for a few assistant coaches high schoolers orparents paid or volunteer. If you're interested, contact Kelly Calica.
Kelly CalicaAthletic Director, MSA @JLSMiddle School Athletics, City of Palo Alto, Community Services Departmentemail: kelly.calica@cityofpaloalto. orgphone (monfri, 26pm): 6504443367
JLS PTA has Vacancies!We need your help!
Looking for ways to participate? Here are a few jobs for which the JLS PTA is recruiting:
Advocacy Chair: work with Palo Alto PTA Council to advance advocacy efforts; inform JLSmembership of major advocacy issues and events. More infohere: http://ptac.paloaltopta.org/currentefforts/
Ways and Means Chair: manage all aspects of donation partnership programs such as corporatematching, eScrip, Amazon Smile and Amazon Affiliates, etc. Promote and communicate details tomembership to maximize donations.
HOMEWORK HABITATHomework Habitat and late bus service occur during regular (e.g. nonearlyrelease) Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Homework Habitat occurs in the library and runs 3:154:25. The late bus will depart from the main parking lot atapproximately 4:30. Please note that students who leave campus after school are not permitted to return to JLS to ride thelate bus home; they must find alternative transportation.
PTA Membership CardsCalling All JLS PTA Members!Pick up your membership card at the JLS main office and enjoy "perks" such as discounts at Staples, California Academyof Sciences, Legoland, and more:http://downloads.capta. org/mem/PerksFlier.pdf
Next to the membership card, pick up a few Baskin Robbins coupons as a "thank you" for your PTA membership!
Attendance EmailEmail [email protected] for your attendancerelated information and requests.
Please note that messages must originate from the parent email address on record in Infinite Campus. You can stillcontact the attendance office at 650.856.5179
Community NewsPaly Robotics Summer Camp 2016 (for middle school students, incoming 6th incoming9th)Jul 1822, Jul 2529, Aug 15, The Paly Robotics Lab (Room 903 at Palo Alto High
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School) Do you want your child to experience what it is like to design and build robots? Or howabout learning how to program and create 3D animations? What about creating a businessplan and promoting it with a website? This year, Paly Robotics will be hosting our annualsummer camp for incoming middle school students (incoming 6th 9th). We are offeringthree sessions to choose from Robot Design and Hardware; Programming and 3DAnimation; and Entrepreneurship and Website Design. For more information about ourcamp and the different sessions, visit our website at palyrobotics.com/summercamp . Let's TalkMon, Apr 4, 10 AM 12 PM, Orchard Community Room, Los Altos Library, 13 S. SanAntonio Road, Los Altos A chance to ask questions and share ideas, resources, and support with other parents ofstudents with IEPs, 504s, learning differences, mental health challenges, etc. All arewelcome, participants must respect confidentiality. This parent education event issponsored by the SELPA 1 CAC (www.selpa1cac.org) an allvolunteer group of parents ofchildren with special needs. Event is free and open to anyone who feels they mightbenefit. No registration is necessary. Parent Fatigue/Stress Parent Education Event Sponsored by SELPA 1 CACWed, Apr 20, 6:45 9 PM, Santa Rita Elementary School Multi, 700 Los Altos Ave, LosAltos Having a child with learning challenges or special needs puts stress on the entire family. This stress can lead to exhaustion and burnout and increase conflict in the family.Managing stress makes it easier to apply all the great parenting strategies you've learnedand children learn better when stress is less. Come learn how to notice your body's stressresponse and build a list of strategies for healthy stress maintenance. Our speaker is stressexpert Brandy Vanderheiden, MFT, from the CHAC Family Resource Centers. Eventis free and open to anyone who feels they might benefit. No registration is necessary. Children's Used Book Sale To Benefit Palo Alto LibrariesSat Apr 9 & Sun Apr 10, 10 AM 4 PM, Cubberley Community Center (FOPAL Children'sSale Room) More than 10,000 kids' books, games, puzzles, CDs, and DVDs will be on sale atincredibly low prices at Friends of the Palo Alto Library's monthly book sale everythingfrom board books and picture books to school age fiction and nonfiction titles to early teenfiction. All items are lightly used or new and are sorted by age level and subjectmatter. Many books in foreign languages. www.fopal.org StudentRun FundraiserSat Apr 23, 6 9PM, Unitarian Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto CA 94306 In need of a date night? And interested in helping a teen's charity project at the same time?Gunn Sophomore Ember LinSperry is in the process of starting a nonprofit called ProjectBirthday Box, which provides birthday celebration kits to hospitalized children. The firstfundraiser will be a Babysitting night with plenty of adult supervision, and all proceeds go tothe Birthday Box project. Click the eventbrite link below to see the details of this event, andto buy tickets for your kids. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ babysittingfundraiserto benefitprojectbirthdaybox tickets23635476346
Middle School Bike SkillsSat, June 11, 18 & 25; Jul 9, 16, 23 & 30; Aug 6, 8:30 AM 1 PM, North Adobe Roome,Mitchell Park Community Center
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Palo Alto Safe Routes to School and Wheel Kids Bicycle Club, Inc. are offering bicyclesafety skills classes for children 1114 years old, taught by a League of American BicyclistsCertified Instructor. Classroom presentation covers the basics of traffic law, hand signals,lane positioning and intersections. Students learn to avoid the 5 major causes of carbikecollisions. Bicycle inspection and helmet fitting are followed by skills practice and aneighborhood ride with immediate feedback on technique. Each student must beaccompanied by one parent. Everyone must bring a bike helmet and a functioning bikethat is safe to ride. $80 per student. Register online: http://wheelkids.com/ paloalto/middleschool .Reduce d fees available for qualified families, see: http://tinyurl.com/reducedfees .More info: [email protected] or sa [email protected] CounselorInTraining ApplicationsFri, Apr 1, 6 PM, Mitchell Park Community Center For teens ages 13 and 14, the CIT (CounselorinTraining) program is a fun and excitingexperience for teens interested in working with children. The CIT Program emphasizesleadership, community service, safety, and initiative. If your teen will be 1314 duringSummer 2016 and is interested in becoming a CIT, please have them download andcomplete the 2016 CounselorinTraining Application before April 1, 2016. For moreinformation, contact ashabi.idris@cityofpaloalto. org .
Join your grade's Parent Network!Organized by the JLS PTA, Parent Networks provide gradespecific information and regular
meetings to foster a supportive and collaborative parent community. TO JOIN, contact the belowcoordinators:
6th grade coordinators: Claire Kirner, Valerie Sabbag
7th grade coordinators: Lisa Barkin, Nirmala Patni, Stephanie Compton, Rebecca Thompson8th grade coordinators: Aviva Saitz, Patricia Stayte
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