Thursday, January 26 6:30-7:30 pm (Tonight)
Forest Hill Elementary Cafeteria
Please join us for for an avian science filled night.
There will be hands-on activities including:
• Understanding bird banding
• Dissecting Burrowing Owl pellets
• Population graphing
• Mimicking bird sounds
Math-A-Thon is our Annual Technology Fundraiser. Money raised in the Math-A-Thon helps fund various classroom technologies and STEM enrichment! Please remember to turn in your pledge forms by January 23rd. Testing will take place between January 23rd and 27th. Money for Math-A-Thon will be due Feb. 8 and winners will be announced Feb. 17
January 17 marks the start of Kindergarten enrollment for the 2017-18 school year.
Watch our video and plan a visit to our wonderful school!
Attention all walkers and bike riders! We have our new Crossing Guard starting on Tuesday. Mrs. Karen Kiesel will be at the corner of McCoy and Harriet. I hope to see more students walking to school next week. Thank you Campbell Police for supporting our students and families.
Our next Coffee with Khalid will be on Tuesday, January 17th at 8:00 AM in the cafeteria. I have invited the 3 middle school principals to attend. I encourage all 4th & 5th grade parents to attend this meeting. The application to attend middle school in 5th grade will be going home in January.
When disaster strikes... it may be several days before emergency services arrive in your neighborhood. This FREE 3-hour training class teaches individuals and families how to prepare to be self-reliant the first 72 hours following a major disaster. This class includes information on types of disasters, home and workplace preparedness, fire safety, treating life-threatening conditions, and how to build a disaster supplies kit.
http://www.sccfd.org/images/documents/community_education/2017PEPFlyer1.pdf
The Executive PTA Board is seeking members for this year's Nominating Committee. The purpose of the nominating committee is to identify qualified candidates for open positions on the 2017-2018 executive board. The annual elections will be held during the Association meeting in April 2017. Filling open board positions is essential to continuing good Governance of our PTA. Please contact Shilpa at president [at] foresthillpta.com if you are interested.
Board Positions up for elections:
Committees looking for new Chairs:
Jan 3 - School Resumes
Jan 11 – PTA Meeting @ 7:00pm
Jan 12 – Lunch for A Friend
Jan 16 – NO School MLK Birthday
Jan 17 –Koffee with Khalid 8:15am
Jan 23 -27 – Math-A-Thon Starts
Jan 26 – Talent Show Tryouts K-3
Jan 27 – Talent Show Tryouts 4-5
Practice healthy habits:
* Cover coughs with tissue or elbow.
* Wash hands
* ‘Fever’ free for 24-hrs before returning to school
Absences should be reported daily – 408-341-7132 24hr attendance line.
Happy Holidays! I hope you and your family have a safe, relaxing holiday season. I greatly appreciate the support you give our students, teachers and staff daily. I want to take time to time acknowledge all the hard work of our students, parents and teachers. Our dedicated staff is working to implement Common Core lessons daily. Our students are inquisitive, motivated and kind. Our parents are so supportive and giving of their time and resources. I feel truly blessed to be working at such a wonderful school.
