May 20, 2013

UPCOMING EVENTS:

OPEN HOUSE
We look forward to see all of you along with your children at Open House, this Thursday, May 23rd from 7 to 8:00 pm. Prior to Open House will be a 3rd Grade recorder performance in the amphitheater at 6 pm. Open House is a great opportunity for your children to show off all of the hard work they have done and for you to see some of their accomplishments! Parking will be challenging. Please do not park in staff parking spaces. Thank you!

5/1 Star Reader Program continues
Final month to accrue points for participating students to go shopping at the "Star Reader Store" in the Library in June. More reading = More points = More rewards. Happy Reading!

FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION
Join Friends of the Foundation between now and June 15^th and Hidden Hills will receive 40% of your membership fee!

The San Ramon Valley Education Foundation has launched their Annual Membership Drive funding Classrooms of the Future. For your $25 individual membership or $100 family membership for four, you will receive a car magnet, a window cling for your home or business or a yard sign. Our school will also have a chance to win our choice of 10 iPads, 15 iPad minis or 15 Google Chromebooks,  if we have the largest % of members from our school!  

We are an affiliate of SRVEF and would like to receive this funding to continue to support the technology plan for our school. Now more than ever we need comprehensive technology to support the implementation of Common Core Standards at Hidden Hills Elementary. 

To join, visit www.srvef.org/friends and don’t forget to type in Hidden Hills Elementary.  Thank you for your support!!!

SRVUSD Summer Enrichment – Register by June 11th!
Online registration for SRVUSD Summer Enrichment classes ends on June 11th. The Summer program is for enrichment only and classes are not structured to provide remediation of any academic area. The Enrichment Program runs from June 24th through July 19th, and is being offered at the following schools: John Baldwin Elementary, Montevideo Elementary, Live Oak Elementary, Charlotte Wood Middle and San Ramon Valley High.
For more information and to register your student for classes, visit the district website at www.srvusd.net/district/summer_programs.

Hawks Ed Fund Meeting
Our last board meeting for this school year is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5 at 7pm in the HH Library.

7/31 Discount Deadline – Advertise in the PTA Directory
Reach 1,100 students and their families by advertising in the 2013-2014 PTA Directory! Hidden Hills PTA is now selling advertising space. Full color ads are sold on 1^st come 1^st serve basis. Get a 20% discount for b&w ads submitted by July 31, 2013. The directory is distributed in October and used by parents and students throughout the school year. Questions? Contact Jennifer Bolduc. Download the ad space form here.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

Library Volunteers needed!
We would like to thank the parents who have been regularly volunteering at the Library. If you could come even for a half hour and help re-shelf books, that would be great. Thank you for your time! Volunteers, please sign up here!

5/1 – 6/13 May June Yard duty supervision
All parents who volunteer will need to have a Volunteer Clearance Form on file at school. Please review the Soul Shoppe and Yard Duty guidelines prior to your shift. Every shift helps and thanks again for your continued help and hope to see you soon at Lunch Recess! 

Fitness Friday Volunteers needed for Fall 2013!
The Fitness Friday program has grown to nearly 140 participants since its inception 1.5 years ago. The Hidden Hills community has enjoyed the program! Parent volunteers are much needed to continue this program into the Fall. Please contact Neha Fowler to volunteer.

2013-14 Site Council Board
The Hidden Hills Site Council is in need of several parents to join our board for the 2013-14 school year.  The School Site Council serves as the school community representative body for determining the focus of the school's academic instructional program and all related categorical resources.  We meet 4-5 times/year to create/update the school site plan, review the budget and provide ongoing monitoring of the implementation of the site plan.  If you are interested or would like more information on Site Council, please contact Jennifer Ottley .

Poker Tournament to benefit HH
We still have a few spots for the Hidden Hills Men's Poker Tournament on Saturday evening June 1st. Each player will receive dinner, a drink ticket, and a seat at the tournament. There will be professional dealers at each table and a no-host bar the entire night. There will be prizes for the top winners and bounty prizes for eliminating certain players including Principal Ken Nelson. The buy-in is only $100 and 100% of the buy-in goes to the Hidden Hills Hawks Education Fund. To register or if you have any questions please contact: Rahul Keswani.

SCHOOL INFORMATION:

May is National Physical Fitness Month
We are dedicating this month to raise awareness about the health benefits of physical activity – both at home and community at large. To that effect, Kutunga makes it easier by bringing a host of video downloads from Amy Dixon Fitness, Ageless Pilates, Comfort Zone Yoga & Breakthru Fitness to name a few...

Kutunga donates 20% to Hidden Hills while you shop from the Kutunga Hidden Hills Cause shop!

APPRECIATIONS/CELEBRATIONS:

Soaring Hawk Ticket Winners:
Students who demonstrate one of our 6 Character Traits: Citizenship, Empathy, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility and Trustworthiness may receive Soaring Hawk Tickets from a staff member. One soaring hawk ticket is pulled weekly from each grade level and that student is honored with an award as our Soaring Hawk Winner of the week. In addition to the award, their photo is taken and posted in the MPR.

Congratulations to the following winners: