Monday, June 8
STUDENT COUNCIL SPIRIT DAY: BEACH DAY
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
Century Theatre, Walnut Creek, Field Trip; 3rd grade/Churchill, 9:45 AM-12:45 PM
1st Grade Picnic & Field Day; Lower Field, 11:30 AM- 2:15 PM
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 the PFC for everything you have done for Springhill School this year under the inspired leadership of Ms. Beth Brown!!! Thank you to Anne & Jon Bone for hosting the PFC Old Board/New Board Dinner and Celebration providing such a delicious dinner last night. The staff (and principal!) had a marvelous time! Thank you to all parents and students who made this school year so successful!

B. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THIS WEEK's 2nd GRADE MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS!!! What amazing talent we have in our four 2nd grade classes! A special thank you to teachers Helen Hirsch, Marcia Jarvis, Laura Spain & Meg Brenner and to all those volunteer parents. Well done!

C. THANK YOU TO ALL PARENTS WHO ATTENDED OUR SPRING CONCERT yesterday. It was inspiring to everyone including our 3rd grade future musicians. Thank you Liz Brummel, Wendy Clymer, Vicki Ghulam and all of the guest accompanists. Well done, student musicians . . . YOU WERE AWESOME!!!

D. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OUR Gr. 1-5 OPEN HOUSE LAST WEEK! 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!

E. 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-charing the event and to Jamie Whelehan and her volunteers for coordinating the food; and all other volunteers for 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!!!

F. 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!

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


THE SIX PILLARS & PAY IT FORWARD CORNER

"That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong"
--William J. H. Boetcker

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. THANK YOU TO STUDENT COUNCIL FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE GARDEN GREEN HOUSE. WELL DONE!!! Thank you, Student Council, for Paying It Forward and for supporting the Pillar of Responsibility & Citizenship!

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

C. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WINTER WEAR AND SUPPORT FOR SPONSORING AFGHAN STUDENTS. YES, OUR ANNUAL CHANGE FOR CHANGE DRIVE HAS CHANGED!! 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. Please consider sending in a check for $15 (or more!) to the school with your child made out to TRUST IN EDUCATION (TIE)!
All of these rts 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 Mrs. Vann's 3rd grade, there is a "TIME MACHINE" reading room, where reading books are made available at different levels- all having to do with interesting events in history. After "traveling" in the time machine for a few days, students report interesting facts and trivia to the class.

Can you believe that we are almost at the end of the year? Only 4 days to go! This year seems to have flown by. For those 5th grade families that are moving on to Middle School with their last child, we will miss you!! Please be sure to join us next week for our final Spirit Wednesday as we say a special farewell to all the 5th graders!

Thanks to all of you who were able to attend the Informational Meeting on Wednesday. We hope that we were able to give you a lot of background about where are dollars are spent and answer any questions you had about the budget. Please feel free to contact one of the Executive Board members if you need more information.

I would like to send a special thanks to Anne & Jon Bone for hosting the Old Board/New Board Dinner on Thursday night. What a lovely setting and fun atmosphere for this special dinner. Thank you for your hospitality!!

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:
Don't do whatever you like, like whatever you do!

A Note from Kathy Hamilton
As the year continues to wind down, I want to take a minute and thank last year's team of LASF chairs and shadows at Springhill: Sally Fonstein for shadowing me as a K-5 Rep; Rhodora Del Rosario, Sharon Kidd, Heidi Plumb and Kari Dahlen for bringing Springhill another enlightening Science Fair; Bonnie Min for keeping track of those instructors delivering the extra art and science classes to our kids; Shay Kurtz for getting out the announcements to the FF; and Holly Nolan and Kerry Bolen for organizing the art and music fair.

I also want to thank the individual room representatives for disseminating LASF information to their classrooms and helping out with all the various events on campus. We couldn't do our jobs without you and I hope you will consider being a LASF room rep again next year (sign up is at Scorpion days) or better yet consider a shadow position on the LASF Team!!! For more information on any of these positions, please contact me - we are always looking for new people to add to the LASF experience here at Springhill.

Looking Ahead, Let's Welcome the New Members of the 2009-2010 LASF Team!
Announcing Springhill's LASF team for the 2009-2010 school year!

Springhill K-5 Head Rep: Sally Fonstein
Billing: Bonnie Min
Publicity: Shay Kurtz
Art Fair-Co-Chairs: Kerry Bolen and Holly Nolan
Art Fair Shadow Joan Tooney
Fundraising Chair: Eric Fromer
Science Fair Co-Chairs: Heidi Plumb and Kari Dahlen

I have been with LASF in some capacity for 5 years now, as a science instructor, K-5 Springhill Rep and overall Head Rep for all 4 elementary schools. I have seen this organization take on the very big job of going through a strategic plan and reorganizing based on community wishes and district needs. Through it all, I was struck by the dedication of the individuals involved, and their commitment to providing a quality education for our kids. We face some challenging times ahead and I want to thank the parents for their continued support of LASF. Your generous donations have allowed us to bring extra art and science to the schools as well as offer district wide support of the choral/instrumental music teachers and science lab teachers at the elementary level, in addition to what we support at Stanley and Acalanes. As our strategic plan continues to unfold, I invite you to check back regularly to the LASF website for updates at www.lasf.org

Thanks again for a great year.
Kathy Hamilton
Springhill K-5 rep

Your Time is Valuable: Volunteer at LASF
Do you have professional skills in marketing, fundraising, project management, design or IT? Do you want to lead? LASF needs your talent for a variety of projects and positions. We are growing and changing in important ways. Come be a part of the solution for supporting public education in Lafayette. Contact Recruitment Chair Mary Bakos at mlbakos@yahoo.com or 284-4795.

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.

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.

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