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Published by the Foothill PFA December 6
, 2017
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Important Dates
Dec 8 -
6th Grade Dance
2:30 - 4pm
Dec 8 -
7th & 8th Grade Dance
7:00 - 9:00pm
Dec 22 - End of 2nd quarter
Dec 25 -
Jan 5, 2018 -
No School - Winter Break
For the complete Foothill calendar, click
here
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Tis the Season of Giving!
Don't Forget You Can Give a Gift to Foothill When You Shop for Friends & Family this Holiday Season!
Shop with Special Foothill Link for Amazon
Foothill's special shopping link earns up to
5% for Foothill each time you shop! Take a minute,
click this link and then bookmark it to the top of your browser. Ask your student to help you :)
Remember to use
the 5% for Foothill link each time you begin shopping on Amazon, and your shopping will keep giving to our school!
Shop Sports Basement Dec 16 & 17
Sports Basement is hosting 2 special shopping days
Receive 20% off your purchases and 10% is donated back. Dec. 16th is Foothill Shopping Day and Dec. 16th is PEAK Education Foundation shopping day.
10% will be given to Foothill or PEAK if you have designated them as your Sports Basementeer charity. Sign up to become a Basementeer, designate Foothill or PEAK as your school beneficiary, and sign-up is FREE!
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Give to the Foothill Education Fund
It's never to late to make a tax-deductible gift to the Foothill Education Fund. We are still short of our budgeted goal year-end donations greatly appreciated.
The Education Fund supports:
- Reduced math & science class sizes in all grades
- School-wide technology upgrades
- Lunchtime library access for students
- Computer lab instructional assistant
- Crossing Guards
- Technology support for students and faculty
Click Here to access our online donation link
Don't forget to get your donation matched by your employer. This is FREE MONEY for our school!
It only takes a minute to submit a matching request and it makes a really big difference for our school. The information you will need is simply:
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Volunteers Needed THIS SATURDAY (12/9) to Finish the Community Service Day Landscaping Project!
We have scheduled our Campus Beautification follow up day for
December 9, from 9am - 1pm.
With just 20 kids and their parent(s) we could finish creating welcoming and maintenance-free front medians in few hours.
Every Foothill student who participates for 2 hours will receive a mile pass.
If you are interested in helping to finish this project you can
sign up here
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New Process for Dropping Off Items for Students
Starting Monday, January 08, 2018 the office will no longer deliver passes for students to pick-up lunches, PE clothes, homework, etc.
The volume of these requests have become disruptive to the classroom.
Instead, we will be following the process used at other middle schools where students will be responsible for checking the office if they believe an item has been delivered for them.
Thank you from the Foothill Administration.
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Happy Holidays from the PFA - Our next meeting is Wed. January 17, 2018
There is no PFA meeting scheduled for December. On behalf of the PFA, we wish all families a joyful holiday and safe travels if you will not be staying in the area. The next PFA meeting will be held
Wednesday, December 17 at 7:00 pm
in the Library. New Year's Resolutions to get more involved with your child's school are welcome! The PFA is where you can, share your voice, volunteer and make a difference at Foothill.
To view past meeting minutes, please click here
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Strategic Planning Meeting - Thursday, December. 14 at 3pm
The PFA's Strategic Planning Committee will be holding the next meeting on Thursday, December 14 at 3:00 pm in the library. The Strategic Planning Committee meets periodically during the year and works alongside the faculty to determine (and prioritize) school needs and makes decisions about spending of discretionary funds. This is a great opportunity to get involved and have input in determining how PFA funds will be spent.
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Foothill Parent Advisory Committee Representative Needed
The PFA still needs a parent representative for the District's Parent Advisory Council (PAC). The PAC meets once a month and serves as an advisory group to the Superintendent and district staff. The PAC helps bring the parent perspective to school policies,procedures, goals and initiatives, in addition to helping implement and monitor the elements of the Local Control Accountability Plan.
To learn more about PAC click here and contact Melissa Sunbury at
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Foothill After School Sports Program
Boys Competitive Basketball try outs are almost here!
Try out dates: 12/11 - 12/13
Try out times: 4:30 - 6 PM
Season dates: 12/14 - 3/16
Practice times: Monday - Thursday; between the times of 3 - 6 PM.
The registration deadline has passed but you can still sign up! For late registration, please contact Program Coordinator Hope Keung at Keung@walnut-creek.org, 925-943-5866
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There will be a $40 late registration fee applied.
ONLY REGISTERED PLAYERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN TRY OUTS. ALL REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED BY 2PM ON 12/8. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE REGISTRATION ON THE FIRST DAY OF TRY OUTS.
Boys Intramural Basketball!
Registration deadline: 1/9
Season dates: 1/16 - 2/22
Practice times: Tuesday - Thursday; 3:30 - 4:30
Sign-ups are now online! Click here to get registered and check out some of our other programs!
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Don't Forget to Order Your Yearbook!
Yearbooks
for the 2017-2018 school year are available to purchase online.
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Online Parent Community
Need to ask a question, get reminders about upcoming PFA activities or connect with other parents at Foothill? Join the
Foothill Middle School Parents group on Facebook. Once logged in, request to join the group.
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Community Announcements
Walnut Creek Turkey Trot
On behalf of PEAK Education Foundation, a big THANK YOU to all the students an
d fam
ilies wh
o participated in this year's Turkey Trot by running or volunteering. The race was a big success and lots of fun!
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Sister Cities - Youth Ambassador Exchange Program
There is an informational meeting about the program on January 7 at the Ygnacio Valley library and another one on January 22, 2018 at the downtown Walnut Creek library. Students who will be entering 8th grade in the fall of 2018 can apply. Our sister cities are Siofok, Hungary and Noceto, Italy. For more information visit:
http://www.wc-sister-cities.org/ or download a PDF flyer at:
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Walnut Creek Little League
Announcing the opening of registration for the 2018 Baseball and Softball season for Walnut Creek Little League. Take advantage of the early bird special and register prior to December 18. Registration fees will increase by $50 on December 18, and the last day to register is January 3.
Visit our website at
wcbaseball.org
and click on the registration link at the top of the page.
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Troop 810 Walnut Creek Boy Scouts
Interested in joining the Boy Scouts? Did you know that Troop 810 meets at Foothill Middle School? Come meet our scouts. We are hosting a bowling and pizza night on
Tuesday, Dec.12 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm
at Diablo Valley Bowl,
1500 G Monument Blvd., Concord
. Please RSVP or if you have questions, please contact Dorene Soe, Recruitment Chair, (925) 932-0733 or
dalouie8@yahoo.com
by
Friday, Dec. 8
, so that we can reserve enough lanes and pizza for everybody.
Troop 810 scouts enjoy weekly troop meetings, monthly camp outs that include canoeing, hiking, snow camping, and zip-lining. We also offer a rigorous merit badge program, and numerous activities towards achieving the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness training. Troop 810 has been around since 1966 and has over 150 Eagle Scouts. We meet most Tuesdays at Foothill Middle School at
7:30 pm.
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If you know of an interesting community event or activity that you think the Foothill Community would benefit from knowing about, please send the information to
foothill.enews@gmail.com so we can pass it along. Community Announcements will be included in the regular e-Gazette that is published the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
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