PTA Legislative Round Table

Please Join Us

Sixth District PTA Legislative Round Table

www.capta6.org

Thursday, November 12

7:00 to 8:30 pm

This year's Legislative Round Table will explore three topics:

• Adequate Funding: Even with the Prop 30 taxes, our funding is below average, and California's schools rank in the bottom 5. And those begin to expire in 2016! How can we restore long-term increased stable funding for our children's schools? 
  No great economy ever grew by disinvesting in education.
  -- Delaine Eastin, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Investing in Early Childhood Education: $1 invested in early education saves $4 -$9 later. How can we increase accesss to high quality, affordable, early learning? 
  Children who enter school with poor academic skills rarely catch up; performance in the early years of school is highly predictive of achievement much later.
  -- Deborah Stipek, Judy Koch Professor of Education, Stanford

• Childhood Hunger in Santa Clara County: 1 out of every 3 children in Santa Clara County goes to bed hungry every night. How can we address this dilemma, in the heart of one of the wealthiest areas in the entire country? 
  One out of three children in Silicon Valley suffers from hunger.
  -- Second Harvest Food Bank

To inform our discussion, please [click here] for more on these topics. What can be done legislatively, or on the Nov. 2016 ballot? Come discuss these topics with our State Senators & Assemblymembers!

 

FUHSD Professional Learning Center (rear building)

Fremont Union High School District Office

589 W. Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale [map] [campus map]

Free

RSVP's appreciated, but not required

Send RSVP's & questions for legislators to advocacy@capta6.org

Magic Show at Fremont High 10/26

Support AVID and Be The Change! 

This Monday, October 26th at 7pm, Fremont will be one of the stops on magician Garry Carson’s nationwide charity tour. He was the magician at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Hotel for years, and has performed over 8,000 shows during his career. He now spends part of his year doing shows to help raise money for worthy causes, and will be coming to Fremont to benefit both our AVID program and the Be The Change club (the outgrowth of Camp Everytown). 

Tickets are only $10 apiece, and 100% of the money raised goes to support our programs! Come out for a great evening of entertainment, all while supporting two great causes. You can buy tickets directly through PayPal on our info page athttp://www.fhs.fuhsd.org/magicshow

Free National Park Entrance for Fourth Graders!

Kids and Families Get in Free to Any National Park This Year

 

Crystal clear lakes, snow capped mountains and rainy forests await fourth graders across the country. The National Park Service is waiving annual year pass fees ($80) for all fourth graders and their families. Teachers can also use passes for their fourth grade class field trips. Passes good until August 31, 2016.

For more information on a pass for your fourth grader.

Free Bike Rodeo - Friday, August 7th

Boost your child’s bike safety and confidence with a FREE fun bike rodeo 

Friday, Aug. 7 
1:30-3:30 pm 
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View 
                In partnership with the City of Mountain View 

Preschoolers should lace up for a pedestrian course highlighting safety around cars. 

Children grades K-5 should bring their bikes and helmets for an interactive traffic safety rodeo course that teaches students about safety by walking and bicycling through a miniature “Safe Moves City.” “Safe Moves City” is designed to simulate the diverse traffic environments. 

· Drawing for a free BMX bike, courtesy of Cognition Cyclery. 

· Help power the smoothie making blender bike! 

· Bicycle obstacle course 

· Bike helmet fitting 

Register for free at www.sttims.org or call 650-967-4724

Run for Great Schools 5K

The Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation (CEEF) is sponsoring their first Fun Run this summer!  The run will be hosted on Saturday, August 29th. The run will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Memorial Park in Cupertino.  Please visit the CEEF website for registration and event information: Run for Great Schools

7 Essential Questions for Every Teen

From Homestead's very own Nurse Barb - a thought provoking article on preparing your teen for success!   7 Essential Questions

Challenge Success - Parent Ed Opportunity!

Dear Parent Leaders, 

We invite you and your school community to join us for the upcoming Challenge Success parent education event on Friday, September 26th, at Stanford University. 

Challenge Success was founded 11 years ago at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Every day, we provide families and schools with the practical, research-based tools they need to raise healthy, motivated kids. We believe that our society has become too focused on grades, test scores and performance, leaving little time and energy for our kids to become resilient, successful, meaningful contributors for the 21st century. 

Our annual school conference kicks-off on September 26th with “Success By Design: Is It Possible?” — a parent education event that is open to the public.Keynote speakers for the evening include Wendy Mogel (New York Times bestselling author) and Dave Evans (Lecturer at the Stanford Product Design Program and Co-Founder of Electronic Arts). They will be joined by Challenge Success Co-Founders, Dr. Denise Pope and Dr. Madeline Levine, for an interactive discussion about the meaning of success: What are the common beliefs about success we convey to kids in our overly scheduled and competitive society? What are the assumptions and misperceptions behind these beliefs? How can parents and educators help students design their own unique and authentic paths to success? 

Success
By Design: Is It Possible? 
Friday, September 26th, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University 
$10 per ticket, students under 18 free 

For more
information about the event and to purchase tickets please visit our website. www.challengesuccess.org