Foothill e-Gazette  

  Published by the Foothill PFA                                                       February 7 , 2018
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Important Dates 

Feb 7 -  PE Family Dance 
@ 7 pm in the  Foothill Gym

Feb 12 - No Sschool,
Teacher-In-Service Day

Feb 19 - No school, 
President's Day

Feb 21 -  Career Day, One Lunch,  Special Schedule

Feb 21 -  PFA Meeting @
7pm in the Library

Feb 23 -  Coffee with Dave @
7:45 am in the Library


For the complete Foothill calendar, click here .

In This Issue
Upcoming PFA Meeting
Give a Gift to Foothill's Education Fund
PE Dance
Panda Express fundraiser
After School Sports Program
Shop at Amazon to earn for Foothill
Yearbook
Online Parent Community
                                                                                                                                                   
Next PFA Meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7pm in the library

Please plan to attend the next PFA meeting on Wednesday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library. Hear from Mrs. Bush, faculty and PFA chairs about upcoming activities on and around campus. A representative from the Youth Educator Program will be presenting, which is an opportunity for you to learn more about the program your 8th graders have been having. Everyone is welcome and your attendance is always appreciated!

                                                                                                                                                   
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: 
 
                                                                                                                                                   
PE Dance

Please join us for the 23rd Annual PE Family dance celebrating your child's culmination of our five-week social dance unit.  This dance is now a one night event on Wednesday, February 07 in the Foothill GYM at  7:00 pm.   

Please click here  for event flyer.

Stop for a quick bite to eat before the Family Dance and visit the Roundtable Pizza Truck on Cedro Lane in front of Foothill.  You can grab a slice and a drink for $5.00 starting at 6:30 pm.   
 
Parking is available in the staff parking lot and on the blacktop.

                                                                                                                                                   
Panda Express fundraiser

You are invited to a Panda Express fundraiser in the Nob Hill complex on  2280 Oak Grove Rd.
On February 7, from 10 am to 10 pm, Panda Express will give 20 percent of their sales to CJSF/CSF.  

If you want to give back to Foothill's own CJSF, please come! (You must bring a digital copy of the flyer or the paper.) It will be a blast!

But there's more: if you take a picture of you at the event, and post it with the hashtag #CSFPanda or #CJSFPanda, you could get free Panda Express food for a year or 25 FREE meal certificates! Come and enjoy Foothill's fundraiser event!
 
Thank you from CJSF

                                                                                                                                                   
The City of Walnut Creek After School Sports Program at Foothill

Sign up today for an After School Sport! We have some sports coming up real soon!
Coed Intramural Beach Volleyball 2.0
This program is a great way to get introduced to the fun and exciting sport of volleyball! Our collegiate level coaches are ready to lead well designed practices that are fun and will improve vital skills necessary for the indoor and outdoor game. Great for beginners and advanced players!
Registration deadline: 2/8
Season dates: 2/20 - 3/29
Practice times: Tuesday and Thursday; 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heather Farm Park on the sand courts
 
FREE TRIAL DAY FOR GOLF!
The City of Walnut Creek After School Sports is offering a free trial day for our Golf program! On February 8th, 3:30 - 5:30 PM come join us and our coaches at Boundary Oak Golf Course for some time on the range and putting! Players must bring their own clubs. We encourage have your student-athletes come and learn about the sport of golf!
 
Coed Competitive Golf
Registration deadline: 2/15
Try outs: 2/27 & 3/1
Season dates: 3/5 - 5/23
Practice times: Tuesday - Thursday; 3:30 - 5:30
Location: Boundary Oak Golf Course
 
Open Gyms With After School Sports
Until 2/22, After School Sports will be hosting Open Gyms for Basketball and Volleyball!
Volleyball:
Mondays and Wednesdays  3:30 - 4:30 (No Open Gym on these dates: 2/5, 2/7, 2/12, 2/19)
Basketball:
Tuesdays and Thursdays  3:30 - 4:30

 
Sign-ups are now online!  Click here  to get registered and check out some of our other programs!
 
If you have any questions please feel free to contact: Foothillsports@walnutcreekrec.org


                                                                                                                                                   
Keep Shopping with Foothill's Special Link for Amazon

Remember, you can support Foothill every time you shop Amazon.  Foothill's special 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 :)
 
  This link is also available on the homepage of the Foothill PFA website .

There is more information available on the Fundraising page of the PFA Website. Thanks for shopping for Foothill! 
                                                                                                                                                   
Don't Forget to Order Your Yearbook!

Yearbooks  for the 2017-2018 school year are available to purchase online. 
 
Please visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter code 6047.

Yearbooks are $65.00.  Please click here for the Yearbook flyer.

                                                                                                                                                   
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.

                                                                                                                                                   
Community Announcements
 
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