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Published by the Foothill PFA May 16
, 2018
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Important Dates
May 16 -
PFA Meeting @
7:00 pm in the Library
May 17 -
Fundraiser at:
Mod Pizza - All Day
May 21 - 25 -
Book Fair in the
Foothill Library
May 25 -
Coffee With Dave
@7:45 am in the Library
May 28 -
NO SCHOOL
Memorial Day
May 30 -
8th Grade Award
Recognition Night
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - MU
For the complete Foothill calendar, click
here
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Community Meeting
Meet with Assistant Superintendent, Jonathan Eagan at
5:30 pm
on Wednesday, May 16 in the Foothill Library for a Community Meeting: New Principal for Foothill Middle School.
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Last PFA Meeting for 2017/18 Tonight - 7pm in the library
Tonight the PFA will be having two important votes. A quorum is needed so please attend if you are able. We will be voting on the proposed budget for the 2018/19 school year and on the slate of volunteers who will be filling the various PFA Board positions for next year.
Volunteers Needed for 2018-19 PFA!!
We still have a few open board positions for next year's PFA. Be a part of the PFA volunteer team that helps make Foothill great.
Opportunities are available to meet a variety of interest levels and time commitments. If you have questions or are interested in getting more involved next year, please contact Melissa Sunbury at president.foothillpfa@gmail.com
- PFA Executive Board - Secretary
- Auditor
- Teacher Appreciation Week Chairs - (1-2 team leads for spring event)
- Health Fair Chair and committee (February event)
- Directory Advertising (fall)
- Kick-Off Day- many volunteers for one day commitment Aug 9th
Without a full slate of volunteers for all the committees and fundraising activities, we may need to reduce the budget and cancel cancel certain enrichment events.
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CHANGE WARS A GREAT SUCCESS - SLIME AHEAD! 
The Change Wars totals are in and Foothill has raised an amazing $5,059.27! It was a tight race, but the winners have been declared! (In addition to the slime, all 1st AND 2nd place winners will receive an ice cream sundae bar with an extended lunch period on Friday, May 25th!) In second place for 6th grade is...GALLOWAY's class! In first place for 6th grade, and the class that will be sliming Mr. Jackson, is...ETCHEVESTE's class! In second place for 7th grade is...PEREZ
's class! In first place for 7th grade, and the class that will be sliming Ms. Elliott, is...SHELBY's class! And in second place for 8th grade is...CANO's class! In first place, with the most money brought in at a whopping $790.99 (that's $23.97 per student!), and the class that will be sliming Ms. Bush is...DOWD's class! Congratulations to all the winners! Foothill PFA thanks you so much for your support! What an incredible first run for Change Wars...the amount of participation was truly AMAZING!
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Dine & Donate at MOD Pizza - Thursday, May 17 - Save the Date!
Don'
t mi
ss Dine & Donate at MOD Pizza
Please join us this Thursday, May 17, for Foothill PFA's final Dine & Donate of the year! We know how much the kids love MOD, so come out and dine this Thursday, anytime from open to close, and MOD will give 20% back to our school! Dine-in or take-out; just bring a copy of this flyer, or show it on your phone. Thank you again for making Foothill's Dine & Donates such a success this year.
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Open House - MAY 23!
Please be sure to join us on May 23 for the annual OPEN HOUSE. Once again we will be offering dinner beforehand starting at 5:30pm. Food trucks this year will include tacos, gyros and Mediterranean fare plus a shave ice truck for dessert. There is no pre-payment this year. A percentage of food sales will be donated back to Foothill.
Classrooms will be open from 7:00pm - 8:00pm.
In addition, at 5:30 pm we will be holding a special ceremony in the Serenity Garden outside of the T-Wing. Shhhh...we will be honoring former science teacher Ariel Owen! Open House is always a well-attended event at Foothill and we look forward to seeing you there!
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8th Grade Promotion Activities
Volunteers are needed for various 8th Grade Promotion Activities. There are several opportunities and ways to help out. Many hands make light work, please consider lending your time and talents.
6th/7th Grade parent volunteers are
needed to work the 8th Grade Dance/Party. Please click here to sign up
Thanks for making this a great last few weeks for the 8th grade class.
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TONIGHT! - Parent Education Night - Making the Transition to High School
Come get your questions answered. Learn about the ins and outs of high school from Northgate students and staff at the last Foothill Education Night of the year.
Wednesday, May 16 - (right before the PFA meeting)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm in the MUR
Both parents and students are welcome.
Have ideas about topics you would like to see addressed at next year's Parent Education Nights? - email
Mary with your suggestions.
Hosted by the Foothill Counselors, Mary Phalon and Elizabeth Brathwaite
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Scholastic Book Fair is Coming May 21 - 25!
The Book Fair will be open in the library
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday and
Thursday, during brunch, lunch and after school. Friday (5/25) before school, during brunch and lunch.
We will also be
open during Open House on
Wed. May 23 from
6-8pm.
Volunteers Needed! - If you think you can spare an hour or two volunteering your time at the fair whether you would like to help set up, take down or try your skills at the cash register please click on the link below for sign up times.
Don't miss your chance to check out the great books the Scholastic fair has to offer and get some early summer reading shopping done!
Hope to see you at the Book Fair!!
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It's Never Too Late to 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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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!
and then bookmark it to the top of your browser. Ask your student to help you :)
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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
Registration for the 2019 Washington, DC trip is now open
Registration materials are in the office or can be obtained from Mrs. Hinchliffe in D-5. Please contact Mrs. Hinchliffe, Teacher Leader for the trip, at
hinchliffes@foothillmiddle.com
with any questions.
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2018 Northgate HS Youth Football Technique Camp
June 12-15, 2018,
9am-Noon. Once again, the Northgate HS Football program is offering its amazing summer youth football technique camp! We welcome campers of all skill levels to attend and learn proper football technique to play the game smarter and safer. While the camp focus is on Football Fundamentals, it is also designed to develop individual confidence within a team philosophy. Campers will be instructed by Head Varsity Coach Ben Ballard, and the Northgate Football Coaching staff using the most current football techniques recommended by Heads Up Football, CIF North Coast Section, and Practice Like the Pros organizations.
Camp features: Camp shirt, Snacks, Daily Fundamentals and Techniques, Daily Competition, Daily Offensive & Defensive Instruction, Individual Awards, Personal Written Evaluation, and Professional Trainer On site.
Cost is only $150.00 per participant.
Click here for more info and registration.
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MACY'S STUDENT SHOWCASE - THIS WEEKEND MAY 19TH!
 Macy's and PEAK Education Foundation are organizing a community event to showcase the talents of Northgate, Foothill, Walnut Acres, Bancroft and Valle Verde students!
SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 10am - 6pm at Macy's - Downtown Walnut Creek
STUDENT SHOWCASE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00am Student & Teacher Fashion Show
12:00pm Foothill Middle School Jazz Band
Bancroft Elementary School Choir
12:30pm Foothill Middle School Choir
1:00pm Encore Student & Teacher Fashion
Show
2:00pm Bancroft Elementary School Choir
4:00pm additional performances TBD
Student artwork displayed all day throughout the store.
Click here to RSVP for the free Fashion Show event.
Special Giveaways and Gifts with Purchase too!
Macy's Make Life Shine Brighter event will benefit the Walnut Creek schools supported by PEAK Education Foundation and the Walnut Creek Education Foundation. Great public scho
ols just don't happen - they are supported by parents and the community they serve. Thank you Macy's for supporting Walnut Creek's public schools.
Looking for a w
ay to have your son give back to his community while gaining personal, leadership and community serv
ice skills? Boys team charity (btc) is a volunteer service organization dedicated to developing an altruistic spirit in young men through active participation of parents and sons in
philanthropic projects in their communities. The Diablo League of btc is accepting applications starting March 2 for rising 7th-12th grade boys.
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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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