Important Dates for Entering Terman Middle School

If your children are in the Gunn High School district area, priority registration for 2017-18 into Nixon, Terman and Gunn starts January 12 and closes February 15.  For best school choices, it's important to make this deadline.  Registration website is found at https://www.pausd.org/registration.

There are several information sessions and visits for fifth graders entering middle school.  (1) Information Session on January 26, 2017 at 7:00 PM at Terman Middle School. (2) Fifth Grade Visits on May 11, 2017 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon at Terman Middle School.  The deadline dates and details can be found on this website https://www.pausd.org/registration/important-registration-dates.

The central office for the Palo Alto school district is located at 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series

MVLA Parent Education is offering upcoming two events to discuss the impacts of digital technology and screen time on our children.  We hope you will join us!

S​creenagers:  Growing Up in the Digital Age Film by Delaney Ruston - filmmaker and primary care physician

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Two showings - 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Mountain View High School - Spartan Theater

Screenagers is a 68-minute film that probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director’s, and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction.  Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists, solutions emerge as to how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world. To learn more about the film and available resources, go to screenagersmovie.com.

​To register:    https://screenagersfilm.eventbrite.com​

Reset Your Child's Brain: Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen Time

Victoria Dunckley​, MD

Tuesday February 7, 2017

7:00 pm

Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater

Speak​ing​ ​as a follow up to Screenagers, Dr. Dunckley will discuss how regular screen time impacts our brain functions and how addressing screen-related side effects can provide dramatic improvements in emotional regulation, academic performance, and social interactions. Click here for more information about Dr. Dunckley.

To register:    https://vdunckley.eventbrite.com

Tomahawks Lacrosse Spring Registration Open - boys and girls teams, ages 8U|10|12U|14U.

The Tomahawks Youth Lacrosse Club sponsors youth boys and girls lacrosse teams, ranging from 1st grade through 8th grade. The Tomahawks Youth Lacrosse Club offers year round lacrosse opportunities, including spring league play, summer camps, fall ball, and instructional clinics throughout the year.  We also partner with Team NorCal, a lacrosse development and travel team program that participates in regional and national tournaments.  The Tomahawks are a 501c3 Non Profit corporation based in Palo Alto, California.

To register:    http://www.tomahawkslacrosse.org/

For more information, please email Tomahawks Programs Director - Steve Harman steve@tomahawkslacrosse.org .    

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