Park School

Please join us on October 11th to celebrate Park School’s Centennial! We are also selling commemorative tiles as a fundraiser to replace our play structure which was removed by the district. Click here for more information. Donations may be dropped off in the school office. Click here for a donation form.

For more information about the centennial celebration, please contact Jenifer Hartwell.

Dear Park School Families,

Please join us for our first general PTA meeting of the 2009 - 2010 school year! We will be meeting from 8:30 - 10am in the auditorium on Thursday, September 17th.

Looking for the coffee cart this Thursday? It will be conveniently located in the auditorium so that you can grab a cup before joining us!

The meeting will include

• An informative presentation about measure C from Leanne Hansen, Measure C Chairperson & Rufus Jeffris, Measure C Park Liaison
• A MVSD District Update/Q & A session with John Duncan, MVSD School Board member.

This is a GREAT opportunity to learn more about your child’s experience at Park School and to get involved!

See you there!

~Lisa Baldwin & Jocelyn Connolly, PTA co-presidents

Dear Park School Families,

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Your Park School PTA organizes the volunteers that make so many of our Park School activities and events possible - We can’t do it without you! To ensure a successful year we are looking to fill these remaining vital positions. Take a look and see if you might join the wonderful volunteers that make a difference at our school!

Lunchroom Volunteer Coordinator

• recruit volunteers to serve lunches and fill weekly schedule (can be a shared job)

Safe Routes to School Co-Chair

• attend monthly meetings and report to Site Council
• organize Walk to School Day with Hilary Jeffris for October 9th
• coordinate Spring lessons (easy- connecting gym teachers with Safe Routes coordinator)
• recruit volunteers to organize possible weekly or monthly Walk (or take a green way) to School Days.

Green Team Co-Chair

• recruit volunteers to cover Monday lunch with new week’s green team crew
• work with Teacher volunteer and Hilary Jeffris (previous chairperson)
• organize possible Green Team activities (like Coastal Cleanup day, Cool the Earth program, work with Next Generation on Green School program)

Traffic Coordinator Co-Chair

• assist Chairperson Mia Michel with the crossing guard program

Helpers to serve lunches

•  pick a day or two on the master calendar to serve lunches (either set up after drop off for the early shift option or come from 11:30 – 12:15 to distribute lunches) no experience needed – training provided!

If interested or have questions please contact your PTA Co-Presidents: Lisa Baldwin (lisalisab@earthlink.net) or Jocelyn Connolly (jocelyn@kidsplaceofmarin.com)
Remember your “one thing” can make a big difference!

Dear Park School Families,

Please click here to download our September newsletter. Thank you to all our contributors and our talented team of editors for this beautiful and informative newsletter!

Also, Kindergarten families please note that Revolution Foods will be offering a tasting next Wednesday, September 16th at 1:30 - sorry for the last minute reschedule!

A note from Safe Routes to School:

With the beautiful weather we’ve been having, we see lots of families biking to school together which is great!  But “back to school” also means increased car traffic and bike safety should be a top priority when riding on Mill Valley’s crowded streets.

Hilary Jeffries, your Safe Routes to School coordinator, would like to alert you to the upcoming Marin County Bicycle Coalition (MCBC ) “Riding with Youth” workshop. It will be taking place at the Tam Valley rec center on Saturday, September 26th from 9:30-12:00 and teaches safe bike riding skills to 2nd-8th grade children with with “on the street” riding experience. This is a wonderful, FREE, workshop and we encourage Park School 2nd-5th graders, their older siblings and parents to participate.

This is a perfect opportunity to get ready for International “Walk, Bike and Roll” to school day coming up in early October!  So grab your bikes and helmets and join MCBC on September 26th. Follow this link for more information about the Mill Valley event and to find times and dates of other workshops throughout the county.