Rev Foods Tasting Today
Revolution Foods will be on campus today, February 23rd, with tastings of their delicious new offerings. Kids and parents, be sure to stop by the front of the school at 2:50 p.m. for some free samples from the new hot lunch menu!
Edna's Family Bingo Night Saturday, March 6th
Raise money for an excellent cause and have fun with your friends and family! Join us on March 6th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. as our fifth grade sponsors Family Bingo Night in the multipurpose room! This fun-filled new event will feature live music (starring Edna alumni Harley Phleger and his band "Know Clue"), a bake sale, and of course: Bingo! The cost is $3 per person or $5 per family. Stefano's pizza, yummy salads from Pizza Antica and beverages will also be on sale. Come early to hear the band! Doors will open at 5:15 p.m.
Thanks to our fabulous donors, prizes include: a week of summer camp at Scott Valley Swim and Tennis, $50 gift card to La Folie Lounge in San Francisco, an Archrival gift card, toys from Monkey Business, jewelry from our own Daria Painter, a tote bag from Serena and Lily, a one-of-a-kind LiziBag from Principal Zimmer, and goodies from CanDo Kids! Thanks to more wonderful parents, there will be iTunes gift cards, movie passes, Slurpee coupons, See's candy, and more!
Proceeds from Bingo Night will benefit both Fifth Grade graduation and ForWords, a literacy project supporting and inspiring students in the San Rafael "Canal" area. Questions, please contact coordinator Leslie Lewczyk.
Jump Rope for a Happy, Healthy Heart This Wednesday
February is jump rope month in P.E.! This Wednesday, February 24th, Edna Maguire students will jump rope for the American Heart Association. We hope each child will donate $1 toward lifesaving heart and stroke research and educational programs. There is no pressure to donate; either way, your child will have fun jumping rope! Put your dollars in the "Happy Heart" box in the front office or give them to your child's teacher. Thank you Schuyler Harvey for organizing this event!
Green Ways to School Challenge
Carpool, walk, or bike to school and help us all win big! Register at www.SchoolPoolMarin.org.
We are pleased to participate in the new Green Ways to School Campaign from Marin Community Foundation and Safe Routes to Schools. The program focuses on reducing car trips to and from schools to lower related greenhouse gases and traffic congestion in our community. A new web-based SchoolPool trip-matching program will help you find other families with whom to carpool.
There are incentives for families to participate and cash awards of $500 to $2000 for the Marin County schools with the largest increase in Green Trips. Please register to support Edna Maguire in this contest – there’s no cost or obligation. It only takes a minute at www.SchoolPoolMarin.org.
Mill Valley Middle School Parent Education Programs
Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D. "Middle School Boys and Girls: Same Age, Different Stresses"
Tuesday, February 23rd, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
MVMS Multimedia Room
Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear this world-renowned UC Berkeley developmental psychologist and author of The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teenage Girls from Today’s Pressures.
When Should I Worry? A Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 7th, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
MVMS Multimedia Room
All parents worry about the academic, social, or emotional challenges that their children face, and as they near the end of the school year, they begin to have more questions about the issues that remain unresolved. Join us for a lively panel discussion about the developmental tasks and difficulties of middle school children, featuring local child and family therapists and moderated by Parent Education Co-chair and clinical psychologist Daphne de Marneffe, Ph.D.
It Takes a Village Special Education PTA
Speaker Event:
Dr. Devora Depper, "The Socioemotional Impact of Learning Differences"
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Park School Auditorium
(changed from Mill Valley Middle School)
Devora S. Depper Ph.D. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF. For more than 30 years her private practice has provided assessment and treatment for children and adolescents and their families.
Learning differences and attention challenges reach far beyond the classroom to all aspects of a child's life: playdates, recess, sports, and the family at home. Dr. Depper will address how these 'hidden disabilities' can affect a child emotionally and socially in one or all of these areas. This education event for parents is presented by It Takes a Village in collaboration with the Mill Valley PTA Council.
Parent Coffee
Friday, March 12th, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
186 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley
Parents of children with learning differences face many challenges. Our coffees provide a chance for parents to share information and support each other. Please join us. If you have questions, please contact Tam Valley School parent Erica Kelly at 381-8866.
Family Walk/Nature Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, March 21st, 9:00 a.m.
Tennessee Valley Trail, Mill Valley
Meet in the parking lot at the end of Tennessee Valley Road to join us on a nature scavenger hunt.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Miracle of Reading Speaker Event
Marin Primary & Middle School has the honor of hosting Dr. Maryanne Wolf, preeminent professor of child development and Director of the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University.
This Thursday, February 25th at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Wolf will present "The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Miracle of Reading and How Reading Changes Your Child’s Brain." She will discuss:
- How children need both time to think and the motivation to think for themselves.
- How the brain ever learned to read
- How to promote an enduring love for books
- How reading books changes the way we think
- How the digital age impacts the development of "deep reading" in our children
- How to support children who struggle to learn to read
Dr. Wolf gives an impassioned case for reading to children in this excellent video. She also addresses the development of a child's reading brain in this article in the Boston Globe
Dr. Wolf is the author of critically-acclaimed book Proust and the Squid: The Story and the Science of the Reading Brain, which has been translated into 11 languages and an audio version. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Marin Primary & Middle School Multipurpose Room, 20 Magnolia Avenue in Larkspur.
News from the Mill Valley Public Library – March 2010
March Book Madness
We have many brand new award-winning books (When You Reach Me, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg) as well as titles by all your favorite authors (Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling, Mo Willems, Rick Riordan, and more). If you’re not sure what you want to read, talk to the friendly librarian and get matched up with a perfect book. See the latest titles on our website under 100% Hand-Picked.
Picture Books & More: 5 Years of Fun!
Thanks to teachers, parents, and enthusiastic first and second graders for making this after-school literacy program a success year after year. Our latest session, Spaceships, Wings, and Other Flying Things will feature four weeks of high-flying fun in March and April. Registration begins on March 1st.
Coming Soon: Spring Break Film Festival (April 12 – 16) and Earth Day Science Story Time on April 22. Watch for details at the Library, on the Library’s website, and in this newsletter. For information on all of our programs and services, including HelpNow online tutoring, Personalized Reading Program, and My First Library Card, please visit our website or call 415-389-4292 x106. | 
