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| Foothill e-Gazette
Published by the Foothill PFA September 19
, 2018
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Important Dates
Sept 19
- PFA Meeting @ 7 pm in the library
Sept 26 - Parent Education Night, Transition to Middle School 7 pm- 8:30 pm in the library
Sept 28 - 7th / 8th Grade Dance MU 7 -9 pm
For the complete Foothill calendar, click here.
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We are looking for parents/guardians or community members to join our School Site Council (SSC).
The SSC performs these roles:
* Develop and approve the Single Plan for Student Achievement
* Sets and reviews school goals and selects specific improvements
* Establishes budgets to support the goals and actions in the SPSA
* Recommends and submits SPSA to the Board of Education
* Annually reviews and modifies the SPSA
* Monitors and evaluates implementation of the SPSA
* Evaluates the effectiveness of the Plan
* Ensures alignment with the Local Control Accountability Plan
Nominations accepted for Parent/Guardian/Community members September 14 through September 20.
Voting will follow September 21 through September 24
(electronically {go to Foothill website in the NEWS section for the link} or via paper submission in the school office).
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In school front office OR
The council will meet at 2:45 in the library on these dates:
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Thursday, April 25, 2018
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MDUSD Lunch Accounts:
Use the Titan website to add money to your student's lunch account.
If you had money on My School Bucks, the balance has rolled over to Titan.
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Ed Fund/Tech Fund Update
A big thank you to the Foothill families that have donated to the Ed and Tech Funds.
We truly appreciate your support!
Ed Fund Update
We are falling way short of our budget for Ed Fund!
We have currently raised
$75,004.08 - a big number, for sure, but well short of our budget of $95,000.
Ed Fund money is used in important ways at Foothill:
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Smaller class sizes in STEM related classes
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Technology related support in classrooms
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Library instructional assistant to expand library open hours and improve the
library experience for all students
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Crossing guard to help students transit safely to Foothill
So far, 34% of Foothill families have made a donation to Ed Fund. That means we have
lots of families that can mobilize to help us make up this shortfall!! If you are one of the
576 families that hasn't been able to donate to Ed Fund yet, please consider how this money goes straight back into
the school to improve the educational experience for all our students
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We are asking $325 per student towards Ed Fund, but any size
donation will be greatly appreciated.
Click
HERE
to donate now! We would love to be
able to report that we have full participation in the Ed Fund.
Tech Fund Update
We are excited to report that we have received $21,183.54 towards our goal of $22,500
goal for Tech Fund! Your donations are already being deployed to purchase new
chromebooks so that Foothill students are able to use the latest educational software
on new laptops. Thank you!!
DON'T FORGET MATCHING FUNDS!!
Many Bay Area employers offer matching
for donations made by their employees. Lost your receipt? No problem!! Email Anne Foley at
seattlefoley@gmail.com
and I will get you a copy of your donation invoice -
whether you made your donation at Walk Through or on our website.
We really, really, really need your help this year!!
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Parent Faculty Association Meeting - Tonight
- Everyone Welcome!
Tonight at 7:00 pm in the library, the PFA will have our second meeting of the year!
Key topics include:
- Status of Ed and Tech fund donations - discussion of budget priorities given shortfalls
- Evaluation on the Single Plan for Student Achievement - Principal Vaiana
- Student Site Council representatives
- Upcoming fundraisers
- and more!
Every parent at Foothill is automatically a member of the Parent Faculty Association. Attending PFA meetings is one of the best ways you can stay engaged and informed about what is going on at Foothill.
The PFA generally meets the third Wednesday of the month, and the agenda for the meeting is published on the
PFA website
the week prior.
We hope to see you tonight.
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Community Service Day
Hey Weekend Warriors, we need YOU for Operation Wood Chip! It's going to be MULCH MADNESS here at Foothill on Saturday, October 13 from 9:00 am -12:00 pm.
As part of the City-wide Community Service Day event, we are going to be spreading the love and the wood chips in selected areas all over Foothill campus. Wood chip mulch provides a protective layer of organic material for our heritage oak (a native California Valley oak that's been growing on Foothill campus for hundreds of years!) and will help spruce up the
looks of other planting beds.
If an indoor job is more your jam, you can get your groove on in the Band Room helping Mr. Wetterholm organize and clean the instruments and music room. This project can be found under the "ARTS" section of the City website.
It's going to be a fun morning of meaningful service to our school community, so grab some friends and
sign up online at
www.walnut-creek.org/service
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Please note! You don't need to stay for the whole time!!! We know Saturdays are busy, so if you can spare an hour, we'd love your help! Many hands make light work.
Hope to see you on Community Service Day, October 13!
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Buy Your 2019 Yearbook Now!
The 2018 yearbook sold out! If you wait, your child may not get a yearbook.
Yearbooks will only be sold online via Herff Jones' Yearbook order center.
 Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter school code 6047.
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Yearbooks are $50.00 until October 31st. Price will increase to $65.00 on October 31st.
Thank you!
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8th Grade Yearbook Ads
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ongratulate your 8th grade student and express your pride and love with an ad in the 2019 yearbook!
*8th grade ads will be accepted on a space available basis, so be sure to get your ad in early!
*Prices increase after 10/31
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No ads will be accepted after DECEMBER 9
Thank you!
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Summer Photos for Yearbook
Yearbook is looking for photos of your summer adventures!
Thank you,
Yearbook Staff
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Volunteer for Events and Activities at Foothill
Foothill needs parent volunteers throughout the year to help with various events and activities such as Teacher Appreciation Lunch, Change Wars, Open House, etc. These events usually require only a few hours of time. Pl
ease click the link below to sign up
. You will then be contacted by the PFA chair of the event at a later date.
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Student Directory Goes Online - Konstella at Foothill 
New this year, Foothill PFA will be moving to an online directory using Konstella.
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.
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Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run Heart & Sole Program at Foothill Middle School! Sign up deadline extended.
Girls are inspired to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams
Season Dates: 9/26-12/15, Wednesdays and Fridays, 2:45 pm - 4 pm.
We look forward to a successful first season and hope that you have a 6th-8th grader in mind!
Thank you!
Rosie Manning - Parent to 7th Grader/Coach GOTR
Janine Hollenbeck - Parent to 7th Graders/Coach GOTR
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After School Sports
Interested in signing up for a sport?
Check out our sports lists
here
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Upcoming Sports Deadlines!
The following sports have a
registration deadline of 10/25
, sign up now to ensure no late fee!
Dodgeball, Boys Competitive Basketball Training 1.0, Girls Competitive Basketball, Girls Intramural Basketball, Coed Intramural Beach Volleyball
Here's a quick link to the registration
website.
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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 :)
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2019 Washington, DC Trip Student Meeting
There will be an important meeting for all registered student-travelers and interested student-travelers on Friday, September 28 in D-5 (Mrs. Hinchliffe's classroom) 2:30-3:00 pm. Registration materials will be available and important trip information, including rooming assignments, will be discussed.
Please note that this is not a school nor district sponsored event.
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Run~Jog~Walk in the YoursHumanly 5K to support education both locally and throughout the world.
PEAK Education Foundation, which supports the 5 Northgate-area schools, including Foothill is partnering with YoursHumanly, for their
5K Break a Sweat for Education run on October 6 at Heather Farm
. Register as part of the
PEAK Team
and Foothill will receive a portion of the proceeds. You'll be supporting education both at home and abroad.
To learn more about Yours Humanly
and their mission to provide greater access to education for children in underserved communities around the world,
click here
.
When registering, be sure to
select the PEAK TEAM
, or when it asks "How Did You Learn about the Race" during the registration process, indicate PEAK.
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Turkey Trot
Registration is OPEN for 26th Annual Turkey Trot - A Community Tradition!
The 26th Annual Turkey Trot, will be here before you know it and registration is open! Register early for best pricing. This family fun event, brought to you by Forma Gym, is a great way to start your Thanksgiving holiday and show support for your schools! There are several ra
ces to choose from including Kids Fun Runs, 10K Run* and 5K run or walk, and festival areas with costume contest!
The race takes place Thanksgiving Morning, Thursday, Nov. 22, 8:00 am at Civic Park.
Last year, the Turkey Trot raised over $15,000 for PEAK Education Foundation schools, (Northgate, Foothill, Valle Verde, Bancroft and Walnut Acres) and this year we hope to raise eve
n more by having lots of students and parents participate.
For more information and to register click here.
Volunteers are also needed to help on race day and a few days beforehand. If you are available to help, please email
peakoffice@yahoo.com and put "Turkey Trot Volunteer" in the subject line.
Fast & Sweet - you're home in time for football, turkey and pumpkin pie!
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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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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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