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Vol XII, No. 2 September 2, 2008
A Note from the Principal
PTA President's Message
Events/Programs
News/Announcements
Help Wanted
Reminders
Calendar Highlights
a note from the principal
I’m so grateful and appreciative of the volunteering efforts of our community. Thank you all for rolling up your sleeves and helping us polish up our school. Thank you to Andy Packer, Tom Da Silva, Ken Newberger, Sam Rudel, Quoc Le-Nguyen, Stacy Cox, Darcy Brown-Martin, Carolyn Irving, Melissa Schoen, Allison Townley, Coleen Uchida-Tamny, Ella Tamny, Colin Weld, Naomi Weld, Sarah Weld, Risa Steigler, Barbara Gross, Jill Berrick, Sara McMenamin, Mike Allison, Janice Jagelski, Patrick Morrin, Melissa Zaharias, Iyad Darcazallie, Juhee Cho, Kathleen Rogers, Jennifer Bjork, Laura Grady, Kevin Isbell, Allison Ketler, Peter Countryman, Halle Countryman, Grant Wilson, Jamie Martin, and Eric Steiner. I’m afraid that I’m missing some volunteers. I’d love to print a correction next week. Please help me recognize your generous gift of time. Thank you all!
Take out your calendar for some updates and reminders!
- Wed., Sept. 3: 6 – 7 pm, Parent Puberty Education Night for Grades 5-8 – Meet Ivy Chen
- Thurs. Sept. 11, 7 pm: PTA Mtg & Mindfulness
- Friday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m.: Movie Night
- Thurs., Sept. 25: Picture Day MOVED from Wednesday to Thursday
- Wed., Oct. 1: Walk to School Day
- Wed., Oct. 1, 7 – 8 pm: Naturalists at Large Parent Meeting for Middle School
- Thurs., Oct. 9, 7 – pm: PTA Meeting and Red Panda Acrobats
- Fri., Oct. 10: Staff Development Day – No Students
PTA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Our school is sparkling again!
Thanks to everyone who helped with the school clean-up on Friday, and to Andrea Booth, our Hospitality Coordinator, for the refreshing and fun Ice Cream Social. Andrea also hosted our Kindergarten Ice Cream Social and our First Day Coffee.
At one point while I was washing windows, I felt particularly rewarded when first grader Noah came up to me and told me “the windows look very clean!” Soon after Albert, another first grader who was looking for his ball came up and informed me, in case there was any doubt, that he and Albert were friends; a delightful distraction from ”Windexing.”
School is definitely back in full swing this week. After-school class registration begins this week, and our middle-school sports program is starting up again. Our Hillcrest Benefit organizers led by Alison Townley have been at work for months – now it this time to submit your items for the auction, November 1, as the catalog needs to be printed at the end of this month.
Our first PTA meeting will be next week on Thursday, September 11 from 7:00 to 7:30. It will be followed by a 45 minute orientation for parents to an exciting new program this year to help our students remain calm and focused in school – Mindfullness Training. Please come and check it out!
I’m looking forward to a great year. Please feel free to contact me if you have any PTA related questions or concerns at president@hillcrestpta.org
Mike Allison
PTA President
EVENTS/PROGRAMS
Mindfulness for Hillcrest
Come and learn about the new Mindfulness Program at the parent orientation sponsored by the Hillcrest PTA. The Community Partnership for Mindfulness in Education teachers will give an overview of the program and answer questions.
For a description of the Mindfulness Program which begins at Hillcrest on September 15, please see the attached Fact Sheet.
When: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Immediately following the general PTA meeting that begins at 7 pm
Where: Multi-purpose room
Important to Know: Babysitting provided by our middle school students. Advanced registration for babysitting is required
Contact: Sam Rudel
Phone: 510-339-8740
Email: sandra@rudel.net
Friday Movie Night
Come on out on Friday, September 12 for a casual back-to-school celebration. We'll have popcorn and other refreshments with a family-friendly movie showing at 7 pm in the multi-purpose room.
Contact: Sally Fitzhugh, Programming
Phone: 510-653-6430
Email: sally@thefitzhughfamily.com
NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to the Yellow Pages
Update the School Directory Now!
It’s time to check your children’s entries in the
2008-2009 Hillcrest School Directory. You can do this online. Go to www.hillcrestpta.org and click on the Directory link in the left sidebar. (You will get a login screen: The Username and Password were sent home with your child.) You will see the list of students. Click on your child’s name in the list. When the update screen is displayed, make any necessary corrections: email, address, telephone, etc. The second contact info is optional, if it’s the same as for the first contact. Click the submit button to save your changes.
Important: if you have more than one child at
Hillcrest you will need to update each of their
records.
Please update your entry by Friday, September 19 so that we may capture the correct data for the printable version (PDF) of the school directory.
If you have any questions or need help, please email Steven Spielman at website@hillcrestpta.org.
Contact: Steven Spielman
Phone: 510-384-8792
Email: website@hillcrestpta.org
HELP WANTED
Flat-Screen Monitors Needed
for Computer Lab
If you are upgrading your flat-screen monitor, please consider donating any size monitor that you now have to the Hillcrest computer program. We are in the process of installing the new laptops in the lab and giving the desktop computers to the library and the classrooms, but the large monitors take up valuable classroom space. With flat-screen monitors, however, they can be tucked away in any available nook and cranny.
The teachers and students will appreciate your generosity and the PTA will give you a letter to claim a charitable donation tax deduction.
P.S. We can still use more digital cameras, too, if you've upgraded yours this summer.
When: Any time
Where: I can pick up your monitor, if you'd like, or you can drop it off at my home at 5622 Maxwelton Road. Please call or email me to arrange a pick-up or
delivery.
Contact: Aquacena Lopez
Email: aquacena@msn.com Phone: 510-547-1976
REMINDERS
Is Your Child Sick or Going Out of Town? Please call the office, or send a note or email on the morning your child is sick or before you leave for your trip to avoid a call from the Attendance Lady. OUSD requires Attendance Clerks to call the home of each absent student unless we hear from their parents first. Thanks!
Contact: Joan Cannon
Phone: 510.879.1270
Email: joan.cannon@ousd.k12.ca.us
2008-09 Calendar Highlights
Some dates are tentative and subject to change.
Please watch for updates!
9/2 Ramadan Begins
9/11 6pm PTA Bd; 7 pm 1st PTA Mtg
9/12 Friday Movie Night; 7 pm
9/25 Picture Day is on THURSDAY, not Wednesday
9/30 Rosh Hashanah Begins
10/3 End of MS MP
10/10 Staff Development Day – No Students
10/21-23 MS Conf. Dismiss 12:40
10/31 12:00 Halloween Parade; Dismiss 12:40
11/1 Hillcrest Benefit
11/5 Picture Make Up Day
11/11 Veteran’s Day
11/12 – 14 K-5 Conf Dismiss 12:40 K-5
11/24 – 28 Thanksgiving Break
12/5 K-5 Distribute Report Cards
12/11 Shakespeare Assembly
12/22-1/2 Winter Break
1/7 Start 2nd After Schl Session
1/19 MLK Holiday
1/23 MS Only Sem End Dismiss @ 12:40
1/26 Staff Development – No Students
2/4-2/6 5th@Marin Headlands
2/16 Presidents Day
3/1? STAR Writing gr 4/7
3/6 End of K-8 Marking Period
3/13 Distribute Report Cards
3/19 Talent Show 1:00 and 7:00 pm
3/30 Cesar Chavez Day
4/6-10 Spring Break
4/15 8 am Volunteer Appreciation
4/20-5/15 STAR Testing
4/24 End of MS Marking Period
5/4 Science Projects Due
5/6 Day of the Teacher
5/7 Science Fair 7 pm
5/12-5/15 MS @ Pinnacles
5/22-25 Memorial Day Break
5/27 Open House
6/8 All School Picnic 6pm
6/10 8th Promotion@ 4 pm
6/12 Last Day of School 12:40 dismissal
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