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Subject: JLS Middle School PTA Newsletter

From: JLS eNews Editor (jlsenews@gmail.com)

To: sthomas237@sbcglobal.net;

Date: Friday, April 1, 2016 9:03 AM

PANTHER TRACKS - JLS PTA eNews Friday, April 1

Dear Scott

For many boys across America, living up to malestereotypes, burying emotions, and feeling aloneis the norm. Society's narrow definition of what it

means to "be a man" is creating a host ofunintended consequences for young men asindividuals 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 menthemselves, weigh in to present evidence of whatsome are calling, "the boy crisis" and how to

combat it.

Join us for a screening of The MaskYou Live In, and discussion forMiddle School Audience!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 277:00 pm ­ 9:00 pmJLS Cafetorium

Please enjoy a safe and happy Spring Break! See you back in class onApril 11!

Our eNews editor will be moving out of state at the conclusion of thisschool year .... if you are interested in taking over this very fun positionfor the 2016­2017 year, please email jlsenews@gmail.com

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MARK YOUR CALENDARStudent Store OpenFriday 4/29, Friday 5/20Final JLS PTA Association MeetingApril 14, 8:30am

SPRING BREAK APRIL 4­8

The Mast You Live in Screening and discussionApril 27

Many Faces of JLS PotluckMay 4

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 and add your name. The "tablelead" will contact you as the date draws near to decide with you what dish to provide. Or, you can sign up for serving, set­up, clean­up, or Hydration team member ­ or be aTable Lead!

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The "Many Faces" potluck is one of two large JLS PTAevents that bring the community together, and it is the samenight as the JLS Open House. So help out if you can, andgrab some dinner at the potluck before you head to yourstudent's classrooms to review your student's learning andaccomplishments. Questions, or for more detailed information, contact BarbaraStroud.

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): 650­444­3367SAFE ROUTES TO GUNN AND PALY! About 25 parent volunteers are needed to help with a special afternoon workshop on April28 for JLS 8th graders on how they can travel safely to Gunn and Paly High Schools.

Parent Volunteer Sign­up: www.tinyurl.com/SafeRoutesToGunnAndPaly

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 PalyWhere: 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

More information will be coming out on eNews, Schoology and KJLS. Thank you forhelping to keep our kids safe while traveling.

The JLS, Gunn and Paly PTA Traffic Safety committees and the City of Palo Alto areorganizing this informational and fun workshop.

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 JLS

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membership 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 jlsattendance@pausd.org 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 HighSchool) 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 stress

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response 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 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: msbs@wheelkids.com or sa feroutes@cityofpaloalto.org 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 below

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coordinators:

6th grade coordinators: Claire Kirner, Valerie Sabbag7th grade coordinators: Lisa Barkin, Nirmala Patni, Stephanie Compton, Rebecca Thompson

8th grade coordinators: Aviva Saitz, Patricia Stayte

Would you likeyour employer toDONATE to JLS?

$$$Notify your employer of your donation to the JLS PTA, toactivate their Corporate Matching Program.And THANK YOU for taking this extra step to contribute JLSMiddle School!JL Stanford Middle School PTA tax id 94­6174779

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