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Almond Thursday Word

1/16/20

AlmondThursday Word1/16/20

Message from our Principal

Dear Almond Families:


On Friday, January 31st at 9:45 am, all Almond students will participate in a mini parade around the blacktop to show off their love of reading. Thank you to two 4th graders, Seona and Ethan, in Ms. Simon’s class who came up with this fun and interactive community-building event. During the parade, students will have a number of ways to participate. They can choose to:

  • Bring a favorite book to hold and show off as they process around campus

  • Dress up as a favorite character from a book

  • Make a poster to show off a favorite book

  • Re-design the cover of a loved book


Please come out and join us on the last Friday in January. We would love to celebrate with you.


Here’s to our collective love of reading!

Raquel
Break out your Ray-Bans, neon clothes, crimping iron and Walkman and get ready to go "BACK TO THE 80'S" with your fellow Almond parents. The adult-only evening will include dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions! Buy your tickets now before they run out! Purchase Here!


Need childcare? The YMCA has generously offered to provide free childcare to the first 50 Almond students! Please contact Macie at macie.villegas@ymcasv.org to register and for more information.

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Important Dates

Mon, 1/20, Holiday, NO SCHOOL

Tue, 1/21, Staff Development, NO SCHOOL

Wed, 1/22, Auditions for our musical Annie (grades 3-6 only)

Mon, 1/27, LASD Board Meeting, 201 Covington Rd, 7:00pm

Wed, 1/29, PTA General Meeting, 8:30

2/17-2/21, NO SCHOOL

Wed, 2/26, STEM Expo, 5-7pm, Multi

Mon, 3/2, Hearing Screening for grades K, 2, and 5

Thur, 3/5, Minimum Day, 12:15 dismissal, special dismissal time!

Sat, 3/7, Back to the 80's Gala and Auction evening

STEM EXPO is coming!! Sign up NOW!!

On February 26, 2020, Almond will hold LASD’s 7th Annual STEM Expo. The Expo invites students in grades TK-6 to participate! While engaging in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) projects, students will have an opportunity to design hands-on projects while exploring just how fun STEM can be! This event lends itself to a myriad of learning experiences: within the class or at home, working individually or collaboratively with peers and/or with adults, and amongst a wide range of STEM categories--Check out the website at www.tinyurl.com/LASDStemExpo to find out more and sign up! Ultimately, students get the chance to showcase their STEM with learning opportunities for the entire family.


Sign up ends on February 12th. Questions? Email STEM IST Alison Gentile at agentile@lasdschools.org


STEM Expo Volunteers needed!


It can't happen without your support. Please sign up HERE!

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6th Grade Strictly Strings Orchestra Concert

6th Grade Orchestra Students from Almond, Covington, Gardner Bullis and Santa Rita will be featured in a performance with Egan and Los Altos High School Orchestras. Come to see the progression of string students from elementary to high school. It is a free concert, everyone is invited!

Strictly Strings Concert

Thursday, Feb. 13th

7:00 PM

Los Altos High School Eagle Theatre

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LAEF: Los Altos Educational Foundation

Happy New Year!

Let’s start the year off strong by raising the final $500,000 to reach our 2019-20 goal of $3.4 million. Generous donations from families like you enable your student's school to offer music, PE, STEM, art, computer science, and more.

Donate to LAEF Today. Any amount would be greatly appreciated, and help us reach our goal of 100% participation.


Also, find out if your company will match your donation to LAEF and be sure to apply. Last school year, LAEF received over $840,000 from corporate matches!

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The BookWave deadline is approaching!

Bookwave booklets are due next week, Friday, January 24, 2020. Some tips and tricks for "effortlessly" completing this project

There is a box in the school office to turn in your completed projects.

We can't wait to see celebrate your students' creations later this spring! Date and time TBD.

Presenting Almond's Spring Musical: ANNIE

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.


Auditions: Thursday January 23, 2020 from 2pm – 4pm

Regular rehearsals start Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Grades: 3-6

Rehearsal Days/Times: Tuesday from 3pm - 5pm and Thursday from 2pm - 4pm

Additional/extended rehearsals May 4-7

Performances: May 7-9, 2020

Enrollment DUE date: Thursday, January 23, 2020


To participate:

1. Complete this registration form (one per child).

2. For each child participating, write a $175 check made out to "Almond PTA" with your child's name in the memo.

3. Drop the check off in the box labeled "Almond Drama Program" in the school office.


If you have any questions please email Luisa Smith or Christi Crosby.

General CAC Meetings:

Please join us for our general Community Advisory Committee meeting with special education administrators and CAC members.

For 2019-2020, meetings will be at the Mountain View Whisman District Office, 750 San Pierre Way, Mountain View at 9 AM. Please look for the agenda on the front page of www.selpa1cac.org


Next meeting: February 3, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 pm, MVWSD District Office

The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series presents:

The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Kids More Control Over Their Lives


Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 - 7:00 - 9:00pm | MVHS Spartan Theater | 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View


Evidence strongly suggests that age-appropriate autonomy is vital for young people’s mental health—it helps them to sculpt brains that are resilient, resourceful, and ready to take on new challenges.


When The Self-Driven Child authors Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson began comparing notes years ago, they discovered a common problem among their young clients: kids were feeling acutely stressed. Many complained that they felt powerless to shape their own destinies. Some stumbled in high school, while others hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn. Ned is a motivational coach who runs an elite tutoring service. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids a sense of control.


In this talk, Bill and Ned offer a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioral therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids they've helped. They advise that parents and educators adopt the role of consultant rather than manager to give kids more responsibility for their own life decisions even before they leave home.


Audience: Parents and educators of students grades 6 - 12.


To register for this free event, go to https://mvla2019-20-stixrudandjohnson.eventbrite.com


Books available for purchase, thanks to Books, Inc., (cash or check)


Sponsored by Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF), MVLA High School Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation (MVEF), and Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council.