School Notebook School Notebook (April 03, 2002)

Serving on school board

What would it be like to serve on a local school board? How much knowledge is required? How much time does it take? How do you run an election campaign?

These are some of the questions to be addressed at an informational meeting about serving on the governing board of the Menlo Park City School District. The meeting, sponsored by the district, starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the district board room, 181 Encinal Ave. in Atherton.

Trustee Karen Canty, who is not seeking re-election in November after serving three terms, will lead the discussion.

Candidates for the school board must be 18 years or older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the district, a registered voter, and not disqualified by laws of the state from holding civil office.

Information packets are available at the district office, or can be obtained by calling Doreen at 321-7140.
Mid-Peninsula School

Mid-Peninsula High School, a private school located at 1340 Willow Road, will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 6. Visitors will be able to meet faculty, administrators and recent graduates, tour the campus and attend informational meetings. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Heidi Moore, director of admissions, at 321-1991, ext. 104; or visit www.mid-pen.com.
Talk on sibling rivalry

Sue Dinwiddie, expert on family conflict resolution, will focus on reasons for sibling rivalry and ways to minimize rivalry in a talk at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at Woodside Elementary School, 3195 Woodside Road in Woodside.

Ms. Dinwiddie, a former head teacher at Bing Nursery School on the Stanford campus, presents workshops on family problems and trains staffs at Bay Area schools and child-care centers. Her talk, part of the school's PTA speaker series, is free and open to the public. For more information, call 851-3741.
Art & Science Fair

One of the favorite days of the year at Laurel School in Atherton is fast approaching. The annual Art & Science Fair will be held Wednesday, April 10, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.

Each student chooses four out of 40-plus parent-run workshops to attend during the afternoon. Workshop themes range from art, culture, music, and cooking to physics, chemistry, and biology.

Parents, teachers and community leaders design the 25-minute workshops for the students to learn, explore, create, and have hands-on fun.

Some favorite workshops over the years include: Sugar Eggs, Paper Airplanes, Secret Codes, Water Rockets, Easy as Pie, and Pulley Power.

Among workshops new this year are: Owl Pellets, Real Gliders, Chilean Rainstick Art, and Air Guitars.
Focus on literacy

"Literacy at Risk" will be the subject of the Sixth Annual Literacy Network Breakfast Friday, April 5, from 8 to 10:30 a.m., at Crystal Springs Golf Club, 6650 Golf Course Drive, in Burlingame.

Jeanine Asch of the San Mateo County Library will moderate the program, sponsored by San Mateo County 2002 and the San Mateo County Literacy Committee.

The program is $30 including a continental breakfast. For information or reservations, call 349-5538.