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Kindergarten class learns about farm animals at UC Elkus Ranch
Kindergarten students from the Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy in East Palo Alto took a field trip to the UC Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center in Half Moon Bay. They had the opportunity to take their learning outside the classroom and do hands-on learning. Students were able to meet different animals including chickens and donkeys, learn about what they eat and how they are protected from predators and weather.
M-A High School PTA seeks donations for prom closet
On Thursday, March 7, from 8:15 a.m to 7:30 p.m., the Menlo-Atherton High School PTA will be collecting dresses, suits, ties, costume jewelry and any prom attire for their first official prom closet at the M-A PAC Cafe.
This effort will provide for the 27% of economically disadvantaged students at M-A who are not able to afford prom attire.
PTA co-president, Paige Winikoff, hopes to collect at least 100 dresses and 50 suits of all sizes that students will get to keep. They are also looking for volunteers that know how to sew and make alterations. Dresses and suits should be cleaned and ready to wear before donating.
The PTA is also open to publicizing local retailers, tailors or dry cleaners that can donate to their nonprofit. Donations will be accepted until April 5. Contact presidents@maptabears.com with any questions or to schedule donations.
Learn how to be a walk audit facilitator
San Mateo County Safe Routes to School and national walkability expert, Mark Fenton, will be hosting a walk audit facilitator training to train community members about how to conduct and host a walk audit in their own community.
Over multiple sessions starting on Feb. 29 to March 26, school administrators, teachers, staff and community members are invited to audit facilitator training events. The events will cover general information, fundamental principles of walk audits, scouting locations and attending a walk audit:
- On Feb. 29 from 10-11:30 a.m. join an informational webinar
- Learn about walk audit fundamentals on March 13 in a facilitator training webinar from 10 a.m.-noon.
- On March 25, join Mark Fenton for an in-person lunch and work on scouting walk locations
- From March 26 to 28, attend a walk audit around different school neighborhoods
Register for the walk audit facilitator training on tinyurl.com/WalkAuditFacilitator.
Menlo Park is awarded by the American Public Works Association
The city of Menlo Park received accreditation from the American Public Works Association. This recognition is aimed “to promote excellence in the operation and management of a public works agency, its programs and employees,” according to a Feb. 20 press release by the city.
The Menlo Park Department of Public Works is the sixteenth agency in the state to be formally awarded this accreditation. Other agencies include Bakersfield, Oakland, Palo Alto, city and county of San Francisco, and more.
“The public works staff works hard to serve our residents and businesses in Menlo Park. This accomplishment showcases that commitment in service to the community,” said Menlo Park City Manager Justin Murphy, in the press release.
San Mateo County Health offers in-home STI test kits for eligible residents
Residents of San Mateo County can receive free in-home test kits for sexually transmitted infections when they participate in a free screening program in response to the increase of STIs in recent years, according to a press release by the county on Feb. 26.
San Mateo County Health is participating in the TakeMeHome program, which allows county residents to receive free test kits, return them by mail, and see test results in an online portal. Kits are available for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and Hepatitis C.
Results from the test kits will be shared with County Health and residents may be contacted to answer follow up questions or receive next steps for treatment.
Residents can start the process to order test kits at takemehome.org.
