Moms’ Night Out: Saturday, May 4, 2013!

Get out your calendars. It’s time for Moms And Margaritas again!

Grab a friend––and come make new ones––on Saturday, May 4th, from 6PM to 10PM. We will enjoy margaritas and a delicious Mexican feast at Casa de Donnelly, 2768 Bromley Drive, San Carlos.

This is a terrific way to get to know fellow Clifford moms and help support the PTO and our school!

$50 per person:

Attendee Name

RSVPs are required by April 15: CliffordPTO@yahoo.com

See you there!

Fun Run for Funds: This Year’s Lap-A-Thon

Friday, May 17, is this year’s grand Lap-A-Thon.

All students have a special window during the school day where they run laps together around our Olympic track on the upper campus! Help your kids obtain donations from family, friends, and neighbors.

The fundraiser’s fabulous organizers — Katherine Schembri, Sam Eterovich, Solly Catiis — are looking for volunteers: Class Escorts (to escort kids from class to the upper field); Lap Markers (mark wrist cards as students complete a lap); Refreshment Helpers (refill water cups/bottles, and hand out otter pops); Setup/Cleanup.

Volunteers can be engaged for as short as 30 minutes, or for the entire morning (8:30AM-12:30PM), so come and help as your schedule allows. Can’t commit? Come and cheer on your student!

Here is the finalized schedule:

Lap-a-thon Schedule for Friday May 17th
8:30 to 9:00am   –   4th and 6th grades
9:10 to 9:40am   –   2nd and 8th grades
10:05 to 10:25am – 1st grade
10:45 to 11:15am –  3rd and 7th grades
11:30 to 12:00pm – 5th grade
12:10 to 12:30pm – Kindergarten

 

Click here to sign up for specific time slots. Thank you.

Contact: Solly Catiis, (650) 464-1023, vatormama@yahoo.com.

Donate Now To the PTO: It Takes A Village

Raising our children to be the best they can be takes the effort of every one in the Clifford community — our teachers, staff, children, and families. In that spirit, our goal is to have participation from 100 percent of our families in our PTO fundraising drive.

Currently, we’re at 30 percent.

Let’s keep it going and see what we can achieve. Your family’s hard-earned money helps the PTO fund P.E., art, marine science field trips, Outdoor Ed, middle school enrichment and so much else!

We need the help of every one of you to support all the wonderful programs and activities that help make Clifford one of the best schools in the district.

To donate, please drop a check  (made out to Clifford PTO) in the black locked PTO box in the school office. You can also donate here via PayPal.

Make sure to indicate your student’s name on the check or in the PayPal notes so we can track our participation progress!

Thank you.

Questions? Contact Amie O’Toole, otoolesnyc@mac.com.

Middle School Dance, Friday, May 10, 2013

The last Middle School Dance of the year is right around the corner!

Tickets are only $10, and they are on sale now after school in front of our school office!

The dance is for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, and will happen on Friday May 10, 2013 from 6PM to 8PM in the MUB/gym.

We need chaperone volunteers. If you can sign up––or if you have questions––please contact Krissy Merolla, 650.771.8488, kristinemerolla@hotmail.com.

See you there!

PTO Board: Your School Needs You

Please join us on Thursday, May 9, when we vote for our new Executive Board and volunteer positions. Your vote counts! The election process occurs during our PTO General Meeting in the library at 7PM. (This is the last meeting of this school year.)

The following roles carry one- or two-year terms:

PTO Executive Board:

  • VP Communication
  • VP Fundraising
  • VP Enrichment
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Middle School Liaison
  • Direct Campaign

PTO Roles: 

  • Auditor
  • Yearbook
  • After-School Enrichment
  • Escrip Coordinator
  • Eblast Manager
  • Display Case

Step up and take on a specific role with the Clifford PTO.

Contact Pamela Martin to learn more and put your name in the hat!

Contact details:
Pamela Martin
pmartin@sdi-insulation.com
650-492-3937 mobile

Our Multi-Cultural Day Is Coming, June 7th!

Clifford families and friends are invited to our 4th Multicultural Festival on Friday, June 7thm 2013, from 4PM to 8PM at Clifford School.

We will be hosting the “CLIFFORD’S GOT TALENT” Show from 5:30PM to 6:30PM, which will  showcase our own talented students.

Back by popular demand will be the mechanical bull, bouncy house, dunk tank – plus 2 new activities – inflatable obstacle course and slide! Carnival games you can look forward to include the pie-eating contest, marshmallow and pogo stick.

Delicious home-made dishes and desserts from around the world will be sold at the MUB.

In order to make all this possible….WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

This event is getting bigger and better each year.  Let’s end this school year with this family-fun filled Multicultural festival.  Help us make this a spectacular event – sign-up to volunteer to setup or breakdown the games, collect tickets at an activity, manage a carnival game, sell at the food booths or cook at the grill.  You can also donate baked goods, ethnic dish, ethnic dessert or make a cash donation to help pay for supplies.

Please sign up here

For all other questions, please contact us:

Pamela Martin at (650) 492-3937 or pmartin@sdi-insulation.com

Suaima Figueroa at (650) 281-9157 or suaimab@yahoo.com

Bunnie Morrow at (650) 465-4297 or hulabun@yahoo.com

Next Up: PTO Meeting, Thursday, April 11

Welcome back after Spring Break!

Please join us for our monthly meeting in the Clifford Library on Thursday, April 11, at 7PM. Your children are welcome to come!

While you are enjoying a light (home-prepared) dinner, along with something to drink, you can tune in––and chime in––to the discussion about all the excellent things going on at our school.

Some highlights from our agenda, which you can view in its entirety here:

  • Father Daughter Dance (April 12th 6:30-8:30)
  • GATE Committee: first meeting Monday, April 15th 5:30pm in Library
  • Yearbook report (timeline) – April 19th picture deadline
  • May Day Parade, K and 1st Grades (May 1st)
  • Moms and Margaritas (May 4th)
  • Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week (May 6th-10th)
  • Lap-a-Thon (May 17th)
  • Open House Art Show and Spring Raffle (May 30th )
  • Multi-Cultural Festival (June 7th)

Check out the Meeting Minutes in our archives here (just scroll down a bit until you reach the sub-section When We Meet).

We look forward to seeing you at our meeting.