[Ma-pta-enotes] eNotes for Monday

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For general information about M-A, including up-to-date news about
school events and the calendar, visit our website: www.mabears.org 
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING (READ eNotes FOR INFO)
 
This week: Spirit Week!
 
October 14: M-A in Wonderland homecoming dance
 
October 21: M-A annual fashion show and fundraiser
 
 
BEAR WEAR IS HERE!
 
The store will be open this week at lunch and for 15 minutes after
school selling tees for $10, baseball tees for $15, crewneck sweatshirts
for $20, and pocketed hoodies for $25.  Everyone comes in sizes s, m, l,
xl, and xxl.  Email ktodd at seq.org for more information.!  
 
M-A IN WONDERLAND
 
This week is Homecoming Spirit Week, and students are encouraged to
celebrate as follows.  Tuesday will be hippie and tie-dye day, Wednesday
Mad Hatter (crazy hat) and 80's day, Thursday Disney Day, and on Friday,
students are asked to show their bear pride.
 
Make sure your student buys tickets for the M-A in Wonderland Homecoming
Dance, scheduled for 8 - midnight on Saturday, October 14 at Bay Meadows
in San Mateo.  Tickets are on sale now in front of the Leadership room,
B-21 during lunch.  The price is $30 for singles and $55 for couples.
Tickets will sell out, so make sure your student buys tickets very very
soon,
 
FASHION SHOW UPDATE
 

Tickets are selling fast for the October 21 fashion show!   The 7:30p
evening show is sold out, and limited seats are available for the 4 p.m.
show.  The special luncheon show, which costs $50 a ticket, still has
tables left. All orders placed after October 14 will be held at Will
Call.

 

Scholarship tickets are available for seniors.  Please come to A-4 and
ask for Geri Nicholas

 

Remember this is the only fund raising event for the PTA and all
proceeds benefit the PTA programs. All donations are welcome.  

 

PRESERVE YOUR SHOW MEMORIES

 

If you would like a copy of the show DVD, email John Bowley at
johnbowley at comcast.net. There are also order forms available in the M-A
office and a very festive box where the order form and check may be
deposited.  Cost is $25 per DVD

 

DO THE RAFFLE

 

There is also an iPod Nano raffle.  Order forms were included in the
October Trivocis, or download yours from
http://www.mabears.org//content/view/154/21/ 

 

CUPCAKES, COOKIES, AND MORE

 

If you like to bake, you can help the Fashion Show, our school's main
fundraiser, by contributing your homemade pies, cakes, cupcakes, bundt
cakes, brownies, cookies (2 dozen minimum), breads, rice krispie treats,
muffins, fudge, and any other specialties to the parent sponsored bake
sale.  Homemade goodies are preferred, store-bought items are acceptable
too.   Get out your cookbooks and plan to drop off your contributions on
Friday, October 20 from 3-6 p.m. or Saturday, October 21 at 9 a.m. Email
Wendy Rohn at jwhsa at aol.com - she needs at least 70 families to bring
goodies, and you need not have a senior to participate..  

 

We also need volunteers to help wrap and price the baked items on
Friday, October 20 and the morning of October 21 and to help sell the
treats (though they'll practically sell themselves) before and after the
shows!  Volunteers, please contact Jody Horowitz at
jodyhorowitz at comcast.net

 

 
STRESSED OUT STUDENTS
 
Alice Kleeman, M-A's incredible college counselor, points us to an NPR
item that appeared on Morning Edition today.   The SOS (Stressed-Out
Students) Task Force at M-A is working on all of the issues discussed in
the article.
 
 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6221872 
 
COLLEGES ARE COMING
 
Colleges visiting the Career Center this week include Lehigh, Fashion
Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), Denison, Wesleyan, St.
Mary's, Mills, Seattle U., Dartmouth, U. of Puget Sound, Vanderbilt, and
Reed.  Your student needs to stop by the Career Center for times, dates,
and passes to attend. 

 

 

IS YOUR CHILD STRUGGLING WITH ALGEBRA?

 

Help is available in room C-4 during 7th period and after school on
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.  Get the full 4-1-1 from your
student's algebra teacher.

 

OUR SLEEP-DEPRIVED STUDENTS

 

On Tuesday, October 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the M-A library, the M-A PTA
will be presenting a special session with Mark R. Rosekind, founder and
president of Alertness Solutions.  The topic is Adolescence: Sleep
Challenges of the Teenage Years, and he will be discussing the basics of
adolescent sleep needs, techniques for calculating your child's sleep
deficit, reasons that sleep is sooo important, and tips that will help
you help your teen achieve better sleep habits.  The program includes a
Q&A.  Dr. Rosekind is an internationally recognized expert on sleep
performance and practical strategies.  Questions?  Please contact Julie
Brody (julie at brodyfamily.net) or Pam Stoner  (pastoner at yahoo.com)

 

FOR JUNIORS ONLY

 

Enrollment for the College Entrance Exam Preparation (CEEP) a spring
semester course offered only during period 0 (7 a.m every morning) to
help juniors improve their SAT math, critical reading, and writing
scores, will take place on Wednesday morning, November 15, at 6:30 a.m.
in Room D20.  The course is taught by veteran teachers Gregg Whitnah and
Liane Strub, and is limited to 70 juniors.  If more than 70 register, a
lottery will be held, with results posted outside room D20 by 1:40 p.m.
that day.  The November 15 meeting will include a 45-minute orientation
to CEEP.

 

For more information on the course, see the October Trivocis or email
gwhitnah at pacbell.net

 

YOUTH REACH

 

The City of Redwood City is inviting high school juniors and seniors to
an exciting new program called Youth REACH.  The program features five
interactive and motivating afternoon sessions that provide students with
a great overview of public sector career options, including
presentations by city staff about their jobs, training, skill building
tips, panel discussions with students that have worked for Redwood City,
a career and education fair, and a lot more. Redwood City wants to help
high school students plan for their future and consider a career in the
public sector.  The program starts in late October and the city is
recruiting participants now. Please phone 780-5956 or visit Redwood
City's website at www.redwoodcity.org for more information.

 
ESL TUTORS NEEDED
 
The ESL classes need a few topnotch volunteers to help students during
classes.  No previous tutoring experience or knowledge of foreign
languages is required.  It's a great opportunity to work directly with
the students, primarily on English language skills, once a week.  We
have already filled around 30 tutoring requests from the teachers this
fall, and we are still looking for tutors at the following times:
 
ESL 1 with Marei Kane:  Thursdays, noon-1:40
 
ESL 2 with JJ Lee Gilbert: Monday, Tuesday, Friday periods 2, 3, and 5,
Wednesday period 2, 
Thursday periods 3 and 5
 
Connections with Angelica Rodriguez: Wednesdays, 10-11.
 
Contact Sally Fundakowski at salfun at comcast.net or 325-7615 to sign up
or to ask any questions.
 
 
OLD BACKPACKS? UNOPENED TOILETRIES?  DON'T THROW THEM OUT!
 
Once again, OUTREACH is collecting backpacks and clothes to give to the
homeless, along with toiletries, blankets, hats and scarves. Bring your
donations to Project Backpack in the office so that OUTREACH can meet
its goal of collecting over 100 backpacks.
 
WANTED: OLD COMPUTERS...
 
Working or not, for deserving M-A students.  If your family or your
business has computers to donate, please contact Sue Kayton
kayton at alum.mit.edu, 650-853-1711
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
 
Do you have an upcoming event that you would like publicized to our
Partner Schools in October? If you or your organization, club or
committee has up upcoming M-A event that may be of interest to partner
school families (music/art/dance performance, parent education, etc.),
please send you submission to Charlene Margot, PTA Partner School
Liaison, charlenemargot at yahoo.com. Space is limited, so keep your
message short (event description, date, time, location, ticket price).
 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
 
Thanks to those who have already stepped up, but we still have some jobs
to fill. 
 
*BUTTON DESIGNERS
 

PTA Co-President Leslie Airola needs a volunteer to design and produce
campaign-style buttons for staff.  Email her at lairola at gmail.com  

 

*FRESHMAN CHALLENGE

 

Sign up to help with M-A's incredible annual freshmen challenge.  If you
can lead a small group or help with event logistics, please sign up to
work on campus on Monday, October 30 and/or Tuesday, October 31 between
7:15 am and 3 p.m.

 

A training session for small group leaders is scheduled for Saturday,
October 28 from 9-10 a.m. at M-A.

 

For more info or to sign up, email coordinators Margie Lawrence at
mlawrence at mppc.org or Betsy Bowersox at Betbowe at earthlink.net

 

2007 YEARBOOKS

 

Yearbook order forms are now available on line at the M-A website. You
can either download an order form or pay with a credit card on line!
You can also go directly to Jostens at
http://shop.jostens.com/customer.asp?CID=130520&mscssid=FWVFBWF2SGP99GVL
477PHM5RULSUAMH1 (be careful if you copy/paste the foregoing into your
browser-some of the letters may drop off the end and will have to be
manually appended).  Price for the yearbook is $65 until January 19.  If
you have questions or would like to buy a personal dedication page for
your senior, please email the staff at MA_yearbook at yahoo.com

 

***SPORTS***

 

FALL SPORTS AWARDS

 

This not-to-be-missed event for coaches, athletes, and families is
scheduled for Thursday, November 16 at 7 p.m. in the J building.  Get it
on your calendar now! 16th, 7 p.m., J Bldg.

 

 

WATER POLO

 

Don't miss today's QUAD water polo games against our cross-town rivals,
the Woodside Wildcats here at our home pool starting at 4 pm. JV girls
and boys play at 4 and 5 respectively, followed by the varsity girls and
boys at 6 and 7 p.m.  Games will be played under the lights, and
entrance is free.
 

Tomorrow, come watch our girls' teams play the Castilleja Gators on at 6
& 7 pm!  Free admittance!

 

CONDITIONING

 

Head Track & Field Coach Vic will be running strength and conditioning
course four days a week for all student athletes that want to get
stronger, faster, and better conditioned no matter what sports they
play. 

 

Meet at the track on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3-5 p.m. and/or
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:15-4:30 p.m. to participate.  Students
will also be using the weight room.  Cost: lots of hard work, lots of
fun, and an occasional plate of cookies, brownies, turkey sandwich, or
other treat for the coach.  Contact Coach Vic with any questions at
650-218-5209

 

WINTER SPORTS

 

Soccer players: pick up a packet in the AVP's office.  Girls should go
to room B-21 to sign up with Ms. Carson

 

GO BEARS! 

 
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