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YOUR CART

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Are you sending holiday cards, or making photo gifts or photo books this year?
Please consider using Shutterfly through one of our Shutterfly storefronts!


​If you place an order
HERE, 8% of your purchase comes back to the Laurel PTA! 

If you place an order
HERE, 8% of your purchase returns to the 5th Grade Grad Fund!

Thank you for your consideration!
Click HERE for your Bingo card!

Click HERE to go to the Zoom Bingo Game!
or use:

MEETING ID: 809 541 2133
PASSWORD: bingo

Your Chocolate Gifting Helps Our 5th Grade Students!

Laurel's 5th-grade class is running a fundraiser to help with end of year graduation expenses. If you purchase See's for any of the upcoming holidays, please consider shopping through our storefront! Each item purchased returns a few dollars to our 5th Grade Graduation Event fund!
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Thank you for your consideration!
click for the 
Reopening Plan Slidedeck
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Become a Laurel PTA Member!
because
Together Everyone Achieves More!
you must be a member to vote at meetings! 
you must renew your membership each fall!
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Due to COVID-19, we are unable to hold food and clothing drives for Samaritan House's Project Wee Care this year.  

Also due to COVID-19, Samaritan House is unable to distribute toys as they have done in the past.  Instead, they will spread cheer this year at a safe drive-through gift card distribution in early December.   Gift cards from Target will allow families to personalize shopping for each child in their household online, via curbside pickup or in-store.    

Please  join Samaritan House and help them reach or exceed their goal of 2000 Target gift cards for children in need by November 24th
HERE or at:   https://www.roonga.com/samhouseholiday
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Laurel students Jayden(2nd) and Johnny(K) Mendoza lost their father suddenly to cancer last week. We have a link to the GoFundMe account, and please ask that you give what you can during this critical time in their lives to support Brooke, Jayden and Johnny. Please click on the picture below to go to the GoFundMe page. Thank you so much for your consideration. ​

Mendoza Family Tragedy GoFundMe

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PTA California Congress Of Parents Teachers & Students Inc
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Join the 
​Laurel OhmConnect team!
​Keep inefficient "peaker" power plants off AND donate to Laurel at the same time by decreasing power usage during peak hours!*
*alerts are sent via email or text, your choice, and you choose whether or not to decrease your power usage!

https://ohm.co/laurelel​
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​THANK YOU for participating in Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week!

Whether you brought a supply or gift for your teacher, helped with coffee & pastries, the luncheon, or Friday snacks; or signed the appreciation poster for your teacher, your efforts did not go unnoticed by our teachers and staff. The week would never have been a success without your contributions, and we sincerely appreciate it!
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THANK YOU for participating in, and visiting, the Laurel Science Fair!

The Science Fair is a great way for students to develop and apply an interest in science and the scientific method. Students exercised their curiosity, approached real world problems in a systematic and scientific way, and applied creativity towards questions that interested them. The Science Fair is also a low pressure opportunity for students to present their work. We congratulate each and every scientist that submitted a project to the Science Fair!
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YOU ARE INVITED!

We need 12 volunteers a year
to make decisions regarding fundraising, and the events the funds support!

Those of us that are leaving will train you!

WE WELCOME YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND WILLINGNESS!
Please email the Parliamentarian at ​laurelPTA.parliamentarian@gmail.com for more info

​JOIN US!
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The nominating committee helps to find candidates for the 2019-2020 PTA board.  As a member of the nominating committe, you help recruit people to the board that you think would be a good representation of parents you know! This is not a long term commitment, meeting only a few times in January and February!  

Please consider being on the nominating committee!  This is a great volunteer role to fill if you would like to participate but don't have much time to do so.
 
If you are willing to serve on the nominating committee, or if you are willing to serve on the 2019-2020 Laurel PTA board, please email laurelPTA.parliamentarian@gmail.com
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Do you know someone that has given back to Laurel in many ways over the course of their time at Laurel? Nominate them for an Honorary Service Award. Each year the PTA recognizes parents, staff and teachers that contribute to Laurel. See past winners and nominate someone today with our HSA Nomination Form or find a paper form in the school office. All nominations due by Friday, January 25th.

Tips For Reading at Home


* sit next to your child when they read
* point to hard words
* allow kids to enjoy books for fun
* use your primary language to read to your child
* pick books using the 5 finger rule
* make your own books
* read books in front of your kids (printed, not on devices)
* let your kids write! (don't correct spelling, just let them  write!)

FIVE FINGER RULE.    The students pick a book and then open to any page.  They read one page and every time they come to a word they don’t know, they would put one of their fingers up.  If they were left with no fingers up at the end of that one page, then the book is too easy.  If they were left with 4 to 5 fingers up, the book is too tricky.  If they have 1, 2 or 3 fingers up, then the book is ‘Just Right!’

13% of your holiday purchase on shutterfly
returns to laurel!

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Are you sending holiday cards, or making photo gifts or photo books this year, please consider using Shutterfly and Tiny Prints through our special Laurel PTA Shutterfly storefront! If you place an order through our special link, we get 13% of your purchase back to the school!
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Just click HERE or use this link: www.laurelschoolpta.shutterflystorefront.com/

ABOUT PROJECT WEE CARE

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The Project Wee Care program developed as a link between the San Mateo-Foster City School District and Samaritan House, a non-profit agency providing services to residents of San Mateo County such as food,shelter, clothing, education and medical.  Through this program, teachers, parents, and students join forces to help low-income families through donations of food, clothing, linens, holiday toys and other items. By participating in gathering donations,children gain an understanding that there are people in need within our community, they learn how to help these people in need, and learn that volunteering can make a difference in the lives of others. All SMFCSD schools participate in the Wee Care Program.
Volunteer! Every little bit helps our students succeed!
A Sense of Community
What makes our school so great?  Why do people sign up on waiting lists to come here? It is partially due to our sense of community, parent involvement, and interaction between families!  How can YOU become involved?  Sign up to volunteer at our school!  Please let us know how you would be interested in helping by signing up HERE!

Thanks for your consideration and time! You won't regret it!
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