Foothill e-Gazette  

  Published by the Foothill PFA                                                                March 20, 2019
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Important Dates 

Mar 20 - PFA Meeting at 7 pm in the Library

Mar 29  - No School 
Cesar Chavez Day  

Apr 1 - 5 - No School  Spring Break

Apr 29 - May 7  - CAASPP Testing

For the complete Foothill calendar, click here.

In This Issue
MDUSD Lunch Accounts
Join the PFA Board for 2019-20
Ed Fund & Tech Fund Update
Important Dates for 8th Grade Families
After School Sports
Konstella at Foothill
Shop and Earn for Foothill
Community Announcements
Online Parent Community
                                                                                                                                                   
MDUSD Lunch Accounts

Here is  the link to add money to your child's lunch account. Additionally, here is  the link to check for the menu selection.

                                                                                                                                                   
PFA Board Members Needed for 2019-2020 PFA - a great way to get involved!
 
The PFA needs YOU in 2019/2020!  Be a part of the PFA volunteer team that help s make Foothill great. Opportunities are available to meet a variety of interest levels and time commitments.

A few of the positions we are looking to fill:

Vice President - Strategic Planning
Vice President - Fundraising
Book Fair 
Career Day
Directory/Konstella
8th Grade Activities
Campus Beautification/ Community Service Day
Parent Advisory Council
PEAK Liaison
Staff Appreciation Lunches
Teacher Appreciation Week
Walk-Thru Day Lead
Welcome Breakfast/Open House

A list of position descriptions for PFA Board positions here 

If you have questions or are interested in getting more involved next year, contact Melissa Sunbury at  president.foothillpfa@gmail.com   


                                                                                                                                                   
Ed Fund and Tech Fund Update

Thanks again to all the families that donated to Ed Fund and Tech Fund this year!  The money goes to pay for reduced class sizes in math and science, lunchtime library access, updates to hardware and software, crossing guards, as well as other strategic investments to improve the educational environment at Foothill.  

Below are pictures of some of your dollars at work! New tables for several classes offer a more 21st century learning environment with flexibliity for group learning. Technology Fund dollars were deployed to buy new chromebooks.   

Your PFA works with Foothill to ensure that we are supporting important initiatives for achievement.  Thank you for participating in the partnership with your donations!

Anne Foley
Ed Fund/ Tech Fund Chair

                                             

                                                                                                                                                   
For Your Planning - 8th Grade Families
   
Friday, May 31  - 8th Grade Activity Day 8:15 am to 4:30 pm

Monday, June 3  - 8th Grade Party 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm MU 

Wednesday, June 5  - 8th Grade Promotion 10:00 am - 11:00 am Foothill Sports Field
 
                                                                                                                                                   
After School Sports
 
Coed 3 on 3 Basketball 2.0
Days: M & W 3:30 - 5 pm
Season 3/25 - 5/8
Cost: $130

Registration is online! Register here.

If you have any questions, feel free to email either Athletic Director, Phillip Wcislo at wcislo@walnut-creek.org or Assistant Athletic Director, Chris Chavez at  cchavez@walnut-creek.org
                                                                                                                                                   
Student Directory Goes Online - Konstella at Foothill

New this year, Foothill PFA will be moving to an online directory using Konstella.

Go to www.konstella.com, then click on "Find Your School" and type in Foothill.

Enter your email address to receive an invitation and then follow the link to register.  You will be prompted to enter a password as well as add a child.  If you have multiple children at Foothill, you can add each one to their grade.  You will be able to set your privacy preferences to select what information is shared in the directory.

You may also download the Konstella app for your phone so that you can have directory and calendar information on the go.  Konstella also allows you to sync our calendar with your Google, iPhone, or other online calendars.

Besides the directory feature, we plan to use Konstella's calendar feature to keep parents informed of important events.  Consider joining now to be ready for back to school in August.

                                                                                                                                                   
Shop at Amazon to Earn for Foothill

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!  
  
                                                                                                                                                   
Community Announcements

2019 GIRL Camp

Applications are now open for the 2019 GIRL Camp to be held at Valley View June 10-14. Girls in grades 6 & 7 may apply. Girls from all over MDUSD and the Bay Area will attend this camp, so if you're interested, get your application in right away. Cost? FREE

Summer STEM camps coming up at Valley View that are open to all applicants from our area:
For current 6th & 7th grade girls: GIRL CAMP Summit (6/10-6/14 - limit 60 students)

How to Apply:
Session 1 Mt. Diablo Summit @ Valley View Middle School, 181 Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Time: 8am-5pm
Date: June 10-14, 2019
Cost: FREE

Session 2 @ Riverview Middle School, 205 Pacifica Ave, Bay Point, CA 94565
Time: 8am-5pm
Date: June 17-21, 2019
Cost: FREE

See Ms. Elliott in T-2 for more information.

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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.

                                                                                                                                                   
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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