Upcoming Events
5/22/2013
5/27/2013
- Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)5/29/2013
- Special Board Meeting (Board Room) Public Session begins at 9:00 a.m. (8:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.)
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Special Board Meeting - Enrollment & Facility Study Session (open to the public) HILLVIEW
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
6/11/2013
School Announcements
Hillview Elective Requests
Hillview 3.0--our innovative redesign process--is in full swing! Students are getting excited for their opportunity to request 2013-14 electives through our new online elective request process. Current 6th & 7th students attended our first annual Electives Faire on May 20 during school. Current 5th graders will learn about their elective options at May 28th's Hillview Preview Field Trip and again that night at the Parent/Student Elective presentation at 6:30 p.m. Students and parents will request electives online through Hillview's Power School Student Portal. Students are expected to communicate with their parents before requesting electives. The window for requesting electives will close Wednesday, June 5 at 4:00 p.m. There is NO need to rush to complete requests within the window; as long as a student makes his/her request on or before June 5, he/she will have the same chance to receive his/her requests as all other students. Students who DO NOT request courses online by the June 5 deadline will only be able to choose from those electives that still have room; all requests past June 5 will occur offline on paper via the front office.
Below are the links to the Course Catalogues for all elective and alternate PE courses. Parents and students are strongly encouraged to read the Course Catalogues prior to requesting electives. Students are also strongly encouraged to make requests based on their personal interests, NOT based on what their friends are requesting! Questions may be emailed to couselors Ms. Devoto or Ms. Watts: ddevoto@mpcsd.org or rwatts@mpcsd.org.
6th Grade Trimester Electives
6th Grade Year-Long Electives
7th & 8th Grade Trimester Electives
7th & 8th Grade Year-Long Electives
6th - 8th Grade Alternate PE Classes
Below are the links to the Course Catalogues for all elective and alternate PE courses. Parents and students are strongly encouraged to read the Course Catalogues prior to requesting electives. Students are also strongly encouraged to make requests based on their personal interests, NOT based on what their friends are requesting! Questions may be emailed to couselors Ms. Devoto or Ms. Watts: ddevoto@mpcsd.org or rwatts@mpcsd.org.
6th Grade Trimester Electives
6th Grade Year-Long Electives
7th & 8th Grade Trimester Electives
7th & 8th Grade Year-Long Electives
6th - 8th Grade Alternate PE Classes
Individual Feedback Form
Dear Hillview Parents and Guardians,
Hillview has always accepted input about student placement by way of a "Parent Input Form." For the 2013 - 14 school year, we will be using the "Individual Feedback Form" to allow you to give us direct input about your child's placement for the upcoming school year (click on this LINK to download). This is the FIRST step in communicating a request, concern, or question. Please do not begin by requesting a meeting with the counselors. We are committed to reading every detail that parents provide on these feedback sheets. Whenever and wherever possible, we seek to accommodate concerns and hopes. Please note: Hillview does not entertain requests for specific teachers or academies. Academy and teacher assignments are determined randomly by our student data management system. If your child is served by the IEP, 504 or ELL programs, please contact your case manager directly.
Completing an Individual Feedback Form is not a requirement, but it does give you space to communicate your child's strengths, areas for growth, characteristics of teachers who work well with him or her, and so on. Once you have completed this form, please return it directly to the Hillview office.
Hillview has always accepted input about student placement by way of a "Parent Input Form." For the 2013 - 14 school year, we will be using the "Individual Feedback Form" to allow you to give us direct input about your child's placement for the upcoming school year (click on this LINK to download). This is the FIRST step in communicating a request, concern, or question. Please do not begin by requesting a meeting with the counselors. We are committed to reading every detail that parents provide on these feedback sheets. Whenever and wherever possible, we seek to accommodate concerns and hopes. Please note: Hillview does not entertain requests for specific teachers or academies. Academy and teacher assignments are determined randomly by our student data management system. If your child is served by the IEP, 504 or ELL programs, please contact your case manager directly.
Completing an Individual Feedback Form is not a requirement, but it does give you space to communicate your child's strengths, areas for growth, characteristics of teachers who work well with him or her, and so on. Once you have completed this form, please return it directly to the Hillview office.
Traffic Safety Around Hillview
Dear Parents,
We are updating you regarding some safety upgrades on the streets around the Hillview campus. The crosswalk at Olive and Santa-Cruz now has in-street lighting to alert cars to crossing pedestrians. In addition, afternoon parking restrictions, red zones, and the removal of construction fencing has improved traffic conditions and sightlines on Elder Ave. at the Hillview driveway. The district has been cooperating with the city of Menlo Park in creating an official crosswalk at the main driveway on Elder. Once in place, a trained crossing guard will be present at this location, repacing the Hillview staff members who currently are on duty. This will be in addition to the crossing guard at Olive and Santa Cruz.
In the meantime, we ask that all parents who drive students to school or pick them up from school exercise caution in these areas and allow cars to take turns coming in to the driveway.
We are updating you regarding some safety upgrades on the streets around the Hillview campus. The crosswalk at Olive and Santa-Cruz now has in-street lighting to alert cars to crossing pedestrians. In addition, afternoon parking restrictions, red zones, and the removal of construction fencing has improved traffic conditions and sightlines on Elder Ave. at the Hillview driveway. The district has been cooperating with the city of Menlo Park in creating an official crosswalk at the main driveway on Elder. Once in place, a trained crossing guard will be present at this location, repacing the Hillview staff members who currently are on duty. This will be in addition to the crossing guard at Olive and Santa Cruz.
In the meantime, we ask that all parents who drive students to school or pick them up from school exercise caution in these areas and allow cars to take turns coming in to the driveway.
Hillview has solar power!
Details on Hillview's Solar PowerOn November 1, the Menlo Park City School District started operation of a 225 KW-DC Photovoltaic Solar System at the new Hillview Middle School. The installation of the 225 KW-DC system was part of the District's “green” design efforts at its new school. The system is expected to provide the District with enough energy at Hillview to offset its energy bill (cost neutral) with a savings of $50,000 to $70,000 a year. The system consists of 704 SunPower modules and 2 SatCon inverters and allows for further expansion in the future. The system cost $1,056,203. The District will receive a rebate of approximately $210,000 over a 5-year period through the California Solar Initiative. You can follow the energy generation of the system by clicking here!
INspire, INvolve, INvest
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re you IN? YES!” has been the response from many of our families. The “Are You IN?” joint fundraising campaign by the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation and the Hillview PTO concluded on September 27th. The Hillview PTO thanks the families who donated for their support – together you raised 72% of our membership budget. The Foundation’s annual campaign has not concluded and your support is still needed to meet the district’s need of $4 million and reach 80% participation of district families. If you haven’t yet contributed to these organizations, it’s not too late! For more information or to donate, please click on the orange dot.
re you IN? YES!” has been the response from many of our families. The “Are You IN?” joint fundraising campaign by the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation and the Hillview PTO concluded on September 27th. The Hillview PTO thanks the families who donated for their support – together you raised 72% of our membership budget. The Foundation’s annual campaign has not concluded and your support is still needed to meet the district’s need of $4 million and reach 80% participation of district families. If you haven’t yet contributed to these organizations, it’s not too late! For more information or to donate, please click on the orange dot.