Friday, May 29
Multipurpose Room Closed
5th Grade Field Day; Lower Field

Monday, June 1
OCEAN WEEK
Student Council Luncheon; Lower Field, noon
Chess Club; Library 2:45 PM
Cub Scout Pack 200 Meeting.; Library, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Tuesday, June 2
Bargain Book Bonanza; noon
2nd Grade Play (Jarvis/Hirsch); Library, 6:30 PM

Wednesday, June 3
Earthcapades; Multipurpose Room Closed
K-2: 9:30 AM-10:15 AM
Gr. 3-5: 10:50 AM-11:35 AM

Principal's Club Luncheon; Lower Field, noon
Lunch Outside

PFC Executive Board Meeting; Lounge, 5:30 PM
General Informational Meeting; Room 25 (Music Room), 7:00 PM PM
2nd Grade Play (Spain/Brenner); Library, 6:30 PM

Thursday, June 4
Spring Concert, Grades 3-5; Multipurpose Room, 1:15 PM
PFC Old Board/New Board Dinner, Anne & Jon Bone's home, Time 6:30 PM

Friday, June 5
STUDENT COUNCIL SPIRIT DAY: BEACH DAY

Monday, June 8
World Oceans' Day
School Site Council Meeting; Office, 3:00 PM
Chess Club; Library 2:45 PM

Tuesday, June 9
3rd Grade Carnival; Multipurpose Room, Time TBD
Lunch outside
Lafayette Community Park Field Trip; all 2nd grade, 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

Wednesday, June 10
Kindergarten Field Day; Lower Field, 8:15 AM-11:30 AM
Larkey Park 4th grade party; 10:45 AM-2:20 PM
Springbrook Pool 5th grade party; 9:40 AM-2:30 PM

Thursday, June 11
Last Day of School
Minimum Day
All Kindergarten: 8:15 AM-11:35 AM
Gr. 1st to 3rd students dismissed at 11:50 AM
Gr. 4th and 5th students dismissed at 12:00 PM

Sunday, June 13
Flag Day

Sunday, June 21
Summer Solstice
Father's Day

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGES

A. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OUR Grades 1-5 OPEN HOUSE! We had a great evening of showing off our school and showcasing our students last night! Great job, students and teachers!!! Thanks to all who attended!

B. THANK YOU all for attending Thursday's most successful LASF Art & Music Fair. It's hard to believe the level of talent at Springhill School! A huge THANK YOU to Kerry Bolen, Holly Nolan, Kathy Hamilton & Sally Fonstein for co-chairing the event; to the great food team volunteers; and all other volunteers for coordinating and assisting during the Fair! And a job well done by Vicki Ghulam the Upper Grade Girls' & Boys' Chorus and Liz Brummel, Wendy Clymer and the 5th Grade Strings and Band in the Amphitheatre last evening. THANK YOU ALL!!!

C. THANK YOU TO MRS. CORRINE CHRISTENSEN, MRS. JODI REPSTAD, MRS. VICKI EDWARDS and all of the parent volunteers for making today's 5th GRADE FIELD DAY happen! Thanks also to Ms. Deborah Hungerford, Ms. Cathy Bornfleth, Mr. Robb Fisher & Mr. Nik Kosach for their outstanding efforts in making this day so special. The 5th grade enjoyed every minute of it! Well done, 5th grade teachers and the many, many parent volunteers!

D. CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM #4, BOYS INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS: Joey Christensen & Daniel Parkin, co-captains; Michael Bone, Clark Fromer, Andy Hyatt, Ben Peck & Brad Altbaum. 2nd Place goes to TEAM #11, Matthew Mesetz & Nathan Edwards, co-captains.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM #9, GIRLS INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS: Bella Denny & Kenny Souza, co-captains; Melissa Elliott, Roni Marrone & Grace Scholz. 2nd Place goes to TEAM #6, Maddie Graham & Mimi White, co- captains.

E. THANK YOU TO ALL KINDERGARTEN PARENTS who joined us for last Tuesday's KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE. It was a great evening in which the amazing talents of our K students were showcased for all. Thank you all for your support and thank you to our great K staff, Susie Graham, Meghann McNaught, Kathy Miller and Bridget Quinn! Well done!

F. THANK YOU TO ACALANES HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA DEPARTMENT under the direction of Mr. Ed Meehan who presented student-authored Children's Theatre to our 1st-5th grade classes on two separate occasions this past week. The acting and writing provided inspiration for our own future thespians and playwrights! Well done, AHS Dons. Thank you!

G. DEAR PARENTS: If there is the possibility that your child(ren) will not be attending Springhill School next year (with the exception of current 5th graders) due to moving or attendance at a private school, please let your child's teacher know as soon as possible to assist us in planning for the 2009-2010 school year. Many thanks!

H. OCEAN WEEK Yes, our 16th annual OCEAN WEEK is coming. Once again, we are trying to actually contain the events to a week (6/1-6/5) and BEACH DAY on Friday, June 5. As in the past, this week is generously sponsored by our PFC--THANK YOU VERY MUCH! The program includes field trips, on- campus visitations by Lawrence Hall of Science and other institutions, workshops for students, etc. There is more scheduled for this exciting event and you can help! Do you have a certain expertise or collection of articles relating to oceans or waterlife that you would be willing to share, lend or donate to the school? If so, contact your child's teacher or Kim Brast in the school office. Also, there will be a number of activities in which volunteers will be needed!!! Thank you.

I. CHECK OUT THE DISTRICT PARENT SURVEY AND LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!If you did not receive a survey via e-mail, check out an online copy at the Springhill website: www.lafsd.k12.ca.us/springhill/index.html

J. Join the PFC! Register for e-SCRIP!!


THE SIX PILLARS & PAY IT FORWARD CORNER

"Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our character."
--Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French author (1613-1680)

CHARACTER COUNTS! AS YOU GO FORWARD DAILY, STAND TALL UPON THE PILLARS OF TRUSTWORTHINESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, CARING & CITIZENSHIP!!!

Every week we will be including different aspects of our Pay It Forward theme for this year in the Friday Flyer. Character development should be a major component in any well-rounded educational program and it has been for many years at Springhill. Ask your children what their classes are doing for Pay It Forward. Come to Spirit Wednesday, 8:30 AM every Wednesday morning in the main courtyard and find out how we promote character development at Springhill School.

A. OUR ANNUAL NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY QUENCHERS FUND RAISER SPONSORED BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL ON THURSDAY, 5/14, RAISED $454!!! Thank you for supporting the Pillar of Caring!

B. JUMP ROPE FOR HEART THIS YEAR AT SPRINGHILL SCHOOL COLLECTED $7,234 FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION!!! WELL DONE, SCORPIONS!!!

C. OUR ANNUAL CHANGE FOR CHANGE DRIVE IS CHANGING!!! This year we are striving to aid our Sister City of Lalander, Afghanistan, by pursuing the following Pay It Forward efforts:
1. COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE SCHOOL IN LALANDER: Pencils, pens, rulers, paper, notebooks, compasses, protractors, etc., can all be placed in the collection box in front of the school starting next Monday, 5/18;
2. COLLECTING WINTER CLOTHING: Blankets, bedding, jackets, caps, etc., can all be placed in the collection box in front of the school starting next Monday, 5/18;
3. SPONSOR AN AFGHAN STREET CHILD TO GO TO SCHOOL: For only $260 a year, Springhill School can sponsor an Afghan street child to go to school for a year. Each grade level is pursuing this drive; you will be hearing more shortly!
All of these efforts are under the auspices of TIE (Trust In Education), an organization founded by Lafayette's own Budd MacKenzie who is speaking to our 4th & 5th graders today about his most recent trip to Lalander where our donations help the students and the businesses with a grass roots effort of aid. Again, thank you for supporting this important work under the Pillar of Caring!

DIFFERENTIATION CORNER

*Differentiated Instruction takes place in all of our classes. Each week we will be profiling a particular teacher's implementation of Differentiated Instruction every week in the Friday Flyer. Don't miss it!!!

In Ms. Hirsch's 2nd grade math, the children take a pretest at the beginning of each chapter. Any student who scores 95% or better, is given differentiated activities. These are either compacting packets or reinforcement games that Ms. Hirsch has developed. For example, if students are doing time to the half hour, there are activities to do in a small group that highlight elapsed time.

Thanks to Kerry Bolen, Holly Nolan, Kathy Hamilton & Sally Fonstein and their team of volunteers for all of the hard work that went into putting the LASF Art & Music Fair & Open House together last night, and a special thank you to Jamie Whelehan for coordinating the dinner that was available to the families. We appreciate how many families came out to Open House and the LASF Art & Music Fair to see what our kids have been up to all year.

I hope you had a chance to stop by the PFC Information Tables to learn more about what the PFC funds and why. We will be holding a PFC General Membership Information Meeting on Wednesday, June 3rd in Room 25 at 7 PM to talk about the budget. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND! YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT AND WILL BE EFFECTED OVER THE YEARS TO COME IF WE DO NOT INCREASE OUR DIRECT SOLICITATION DONATIONS! Come find out how YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

The Old Board/New Board Dinner will be held on Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 at the home of the Bones. This dinner is for all committee chairs and 5th grade parents who are leaving Springhill to move on to middle school. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Want to get involved in the PFC? Please check out our Want Ads below. There are plenty of ways to get involved and we would love to have you join us!

Beth Brown
2008-09 Springhill PFC President
pfcprez@yahoo. com
482-7956

Quote for the Week:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away.

LASF Art and Music Fair "Wrap Up"

Thanks so much to all the great volunteers who helped to make this year's LASF Art Fair a big success!! We really appreciate all of your hard work and support.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the following people without whom the night would not have been complete:
- The wonderful LASF Art Instructors who have been working with our children all year long. The results were beautiful!
- Our wonderful Music Instructors, Victoria Ghulam, Liz Brummel, and Wendy Clymer for putting together a wonderful music program, performed by Springhill 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders. It is great to see all their hard work (and that of the students) pay off!!
- Jamie Whelehan for coordinating the food for the evening. We all enjoyed the "Top Dog" provisions.
- Dreyer's Ice Cream, for the complimentary cool treats!

Most of all, a big thanks to LASF for working year- round to raise funding to provide enrichment in our schools! Because of these efforts, our kids are receiving outstanding instruction in the arts and sciences.
Holly Nolan and Kerry Bolen, Springhill Art Fair Co- chairs

Congratulations to our Fast Frame Luck of the Draw winners! Each of these 6 lucky students whose names were drawn at Spirit Wednesday will have an LASF art piece framed by Fast Frame of Lafayette. Thank you Fast Frame!!

A Note from Kathy Hamilton, Springhill K-5 Head Rep
Without copying Holly and Kerry too much, let me just say a big "DITTO"! This was an awesome art and music festival - Thanks Kerry and Holly!! I can't help but feel very fortunate to be part of a community that values direct support of our schools, as well as the added enrichment in arts and sciences LASF helps provide. Parents -thanks again for all your support past, present and future! We couldn't do it without you!

Fireflies, Alligators and a "Night on the Bayou": Saturday, June 13th, 7-11 p.m.
Come on down to Cajun country for the LASF "Night on the Bayou" dinner party! We still have seats for this zesty night of Zydeco music and authentic Southern Louisiana cuisine. Make it a date night or grab your own table for eight. $50 per ticket. To RSVP email rosenthals@comcast.net or go to www.lasf.org/annualevent/ticket_order.html..
As they say in Lafayette (Louisiana that is), "Let the good times roll!"

Springhill Want Ads

Are you looking to get involved next year? We've got just the job for you!! Co-chairs welcomed and encouraged for many jobs. We are also always looking for shadows, so if the job you've had your eye on is not listed below, let us know and we can get you in touch with the current chair. Descriptions for most of these positions are listed on our website at springhillpfc.org. Just choose the PFC Leadership link and go to Job Descriptions. For more information, please contact Julie Donlon at uvdonlon@aol.com.

Assemblies/Red Ribbon Week Coordinator
Parent Education Coordinator
Box Tops for Education Coordinator
Escrip Coordinator
Lafayette Reservoir Run Coordinator for Springhill
Parent Party Chairs
Playground Volunteer Coordinator
Professional Development Coordinator
Teacher Appreciation Coordinator
Young Authors Coordinator
Yearbook Chair
Open House/LASF Art and Music Fair Dinner Coordinator
Friday Flyer Editor (shared position)
Club Fit Field Day (5th grade Parents)

URGENTLY NEEDED POSITION
We are in need of an Assemblies/Red Ribbon Week Coordinator. This week is typically held in mid-October and is a great way instill our Character Counts! message in our kids, along with the nation's message about "Doing the Right Thing". This is a very important week for our kids, so we really need someone to step into this position. We already have several people who are willing to help out, but we still need the lead position filled. Please contact Julie Donlon at uvdonlon@aol.com if you are interested in this taking on this role.


Looking for Buddy Families!
Our Springhill Buddy Families Program needs current families who can be Big Buddies to incoming families in the 2009-2010 school year. This is an easy "job" and a great way to help a new family and support the Springhill community. Big buddies will be asked to contact a new family and welcome them to Springhill School. You will be able to tell them about your experiences and volunteer opportunities, as well as answering any questions they might have. It's a great way to welcome new families and make them feel at home at our wonderful school. If you can volunteer to be a Big Buddy Family, contact Buddy Families co- chair Holly Nolan (HollyNolan@comcast.net or 988- 0865). Also, mark your calendars for the New Families Buddy Coffee that will take place at the home of co- chair Lorraine Miller on Wednesday, September 2 (just after drop-off). We hope to see you there! Thanks!

All Music Core classes (Band/Chorus/Strings) at each school site will present an End of the Year Assembly Concert for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. All parents are invited to attend Thursday, June 4 1:20-2:20 p.m at Springhill.

The Assembly Concerts will be the final meeting for all Music Core classes. Coming soon in your child's Friday/Homework Folder will be an end of the year parent letter which contains important information regarding Music Core classes, how to switch to a new instrument, and options for continuing your child's musical studies during the summer.

Thanks for all your support this year. If you have any questions please email your child's Music Core teacher, Victoria Ghulam vghulam@lafsd.k12.ca.us.
Band: lbrummel@lafsd.k12.ca.us
Strings: wclymer@lafsd.k12.ca.us

Greenhouse Assembly - Volunteers Needed!
Our greenhouse has just arrived & we need your help putting it together. If you can spare a few hours, we'd appreciate your support. Please contact Kathy Hemmenway ( khemmenway@aol.com) if you are interested.

Be sure to stop by the garden during Open House. The garden will be open to tour. Mrs. Brast & garden volunteers will be there to show you around & answer questions. We look forward to seeing you!

Kid's Hideout
Kid's Hideout is currently accepting registration for summer. Please visit our website at www.kidshideout.net/FORMS, then go to the "Summer - Camp Hideout '09" section at the bottom of the page. Each week will include activities in baking, cooking, arts, crafts, sports, science and drama/dance. We will also have Wheels Days, Tasty Tuesdays, Field Trips, Pool Days & Bounce House Fridays each week.

For more information, please call Beth at 283-7808 or email beth@kidshideout.net. Come soak up some sun with us this summer!

It's all good news from the Lamorinda School Bus Program! Early Registration is here! Sign up by June 15th and save $20 per student: $395 round trip, $250 one way! Annual Pass prices are the same as last year! School Buses will be brand new and equipped with seat belts starting Fall 2009 with new contractor, First Student! For more information and to sign up, visit www.lamorindaschoolbus.org.

To submit entries to the Friday Flyer, email Sharon Swan: fridayflyereditor@yahoo.com

All entries due Wednesday before 3:00pm. Entries must be kept brief, please.
Subscriber info: bethhutson@comcast.net

Web: http://www.lafsd.k12.ca.us/springhill