School News & Events
SCHEDULE FOR LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL
Tuesday, June 16:
South Bay District Field Day at Pine Hill: 10 am-12:30 pm
Wednesday, June 17: NO MINIMUM DAY!!!
Talent Show – begins at 8:45 a.m.
(schedule on back of this page)
Mrs. Burghart’s Class – play at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 18: DISMISSAL AT 1:30 P.M.
6th Grade Promotion – 9 a.m.
CALENDARIO para Pine Hill Primaria
ÚLTIMA SEMANA DE LA ESCUELA
Martes, 16 de junio:
Día de Campo en Pine Hill: 10 am-12: 30 pm
Miércoles, 17 de junio: MÍNIMA NO DIA!
Talent Show - comienza a las 8:45 a.m.
(cuadro en la parte de atrás de esta página)
Sra. Burghart's Class - jugar a la 1:30 p.m.
Jueves, 18 de junio: cese a la 1:30 p.m.
6 º Grado Promoción - 9 am
A Message From The Principal
Click here to download the newsletter in pdf format.
A BIG thank-you to all who helped with the PTO Carnival last Friday – it was a huge success enjoyed by many, many families and community members.
It is hard to believe (how many times do we use that phrase?!) that we are at the end of our 2008-2009 school year; and I want to take this time to thank all of you who have helped/volunteered at school and at our many events.
Also, I know the traffic out front can be a source of frustration for many before and after school. I want to thank all of you for courtesy to those backing out of parking spaces, and who drop off and pick up our children safely. As we must remember, the middle lane is neither a parking lot nor a freeway.
Dates and times are important these last two weeks of school, and we want to be sure you’re well-informed – this will also be on our marquee:
ÞWednesday, June 10: Dismissal at 1:30 pm
Þ Tuesday, June 16: District Field Day at Pine Hill
Þ Wednesday, June 17: Talent Show – begins 8:45 am in cafeteria ***
Þ Thursday, June 18: LAST DAY of school:
9 am: 6th grade promotion ceremony
1:30 pm: School’s out for summer!
We wish you a safe and healthy summer vacation, and look forward to seeing you Monday, August 31st when we begin our next school year!
** En Espanol (with apologies para translacion!):
Muchas gracias a todos los que ayudaron en la toma de fuerza el viernes de Carnaval - que fue un gran Èxito de muchas familias y muchos miembros de la comunidad.
Es dificil de creer (cuantas veces usamos esa frase?) que estamos al final de nuestro ano escolar 2008-2009, y quiero aprovechar este momento para agradecer a todos ustedes que han ayudado/ofrecido en la escuela y en nuestros eventos.
Ademas, se que el trafico de frente puede ser una fuente de frustracion para muchos antes y despues de la escuela. Quiero dar las gracias a todos ustedes por cortesia para con el respaldo de las plazas de estacionamiento, y que dejar y recoger a nuestros hijos con seguridad. Como debemos recordar, el medio no es un carril, o una autopista.
Fechas y horarios son importantes estas dos ultimas semanas de la escuela, y queremos estar seguros de que estas bien informada - tambien estar en nuestra carpa:
Þ Miercoles, 10 de junio: Rechazar a la 1:30 pm
Þ Martes, 16 de junio: Dia de Campo en el distrito de Pine Hill
Þ Miercoles, 17 de junio: Talent Show - comienza 8:45 am en la cafeterÌa ***
Þ Jueves, 18 de junio: Utimo dia de clases:
9 am: ceremonia de promocion de 6th grado
1:30 pm: Escuela se fuera para el verano!
Le deseamos un sano y seguro vacaciones de verano, y esperamos verlo el 31 de agosto de nuestro nuevo ano escolar!
Pam Olson
Click here to download the Talent Show schedule.
Kindergarten Registration Now In Progress
South Bay Union School District is currently accepting registrations for the kindergarten class of 2009 - 10. Registration packets are available at the school office.
Bring your child to school to see the kindergarten room and meet the teacher during our Visitation Day on Saturday, May 16 from 10:00-11:00 am.
You might want to check out Mr. Lentz's kindergarten class's web site. They podcast each week.
Click here to go to see the ABC's of Kindergarten Registration
June Menus Available Online
The menus for school breakfast and lunches is now available online. They are in the pdf format so that anyone with a connection to the Internet can download them onto their computer can use the free program Adobe Reader® to view and/or print them.
Download the Menus: Breakfast or Lunch
If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you can download it for free by clicking on the link. Download Adobe Reader
Due to the increase in cost to produce our lunches we have increased the cost of student lunches to $1.75 per day. The cost for one week is $8.75. Breakfast cost will remain the same. Adult lunches are $3.50.
Staff Lists, School Calendar, & Handbook
Click here to see the list of staff for 2008-2009.
Click here to see the 2008-2009 school calendar.
Click here to see the 2008-2009 Parent/Student Handbook
Click here to download the 2008-2009 Parent/Student Handbook.
36th (& Last) Edition of Kindergarten News
Friday, June 12, 2009
Mrs. Blanchard and Mr. Lentz send a note home with their kindergarten students every Friday during the school year. If your kindergartener did not bring the note home or if you would like to view it now, you can click on the newsletter link on the left side of the page.
All newsletters are saved in .pdf format. You can read them using the free program Adobe Reader. If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you can download it for free by clicking on the link on the right side of the newsletter page.
Each week the kindergarten students are introduced to a new Alphafriend who will teach them about a new letter of the alphabet. The students will learn the name of the letter, the shape of the letter and the sound of the letter. Use the links below to find the Alphafriend song you want to practice. Go to the Alphafriends page.
Library Catalog Available Online
This fall South Bay Union School District acquired new library management software called Alexandria. One of the exciting new features is Alexandria WEB. Alexandria WEB opens the Pine Hill library to the Internet, where our community can search our collection and online databases from home (no installation required). Students, parents, teachers, and administrators at home, school, or at the office can easily access all library resources using any Web browser on any computer.
There are many benefits:
- Provides easy access to our library collection through the Web
- No installation required
- No software update hassles
- Find out if the book has a PERK (Accelerated Reader) test at school. To do this: 1.) type title of book and press the TITLE button, 2.) Pick your title from the list of books that appears, 3.) Scroll down on the screen to "Accelerated Reader" to see the book's reading level and point value, 4.) If your book does not show up on the list, we do not thave that book in the library, 5.) If you scroll down the page and do not see "Accelerated Reader" we do not have a test for that book.
- Patrons can check the status of their account, see what items they have checked out. To use this feature you must know your password. See Mrs. Weiderman or Mrs. Wilson to get your password.
Internet Explorer or Netscape 5 or later recommended with Java enabled. Firefox and Safari browsers also supported. Click on the graphic below to access the Pine Hill School library computer.
American Academy of Pediatrics & T.V.
We want to share a very disturbing statistic this week about the number of children who have television sets in their bedrooms. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that no child under the age of 16 have a television set in their bedroom. They also recommend that no child under the age of 2 watch television at all!
Healthy Choices
New Wellness Policy Goes Into Effect
Last year South Bay Union School District adopted a Wellness Policy that is in line with state mandates. The following are the goals of this policy:
- Child Nutrition Programs, comply with federal, state and local requirements and are accessible to all children
- All foods and beverages sold on campus during the school day are consistent with current federal, state and local requirements
- The school environment is safe, comfortable and pleasing with ample time and space allocated for eating meals
- Sequential and interdisciplinary nutrition education and physical education are provided to promote student wellness
- All students are provided the opportunity to be physically active on a regular basis through physical education and physical activity programs designed to meet or exceed the California Department of Education regulations
- All school based activities are consistent with SBUSD Wellness Policy goals
Celebrations, Rewards, Marketing
The school district will encourage the use of healthly foods and/or activities for school celebrations.
- School staff and Parents will be notified of the school’s preference for healthy food or activity based celebrations
- School will inform parents of health alternatives whenever possible
Celebrations should occur after the class’s lunch period - School personnel will take opportunities to model healthy food choices while engaged in school and/or district activities
- The school district will discourage the use of food or beverages as a reward for student accomplishments nor will they withhold food or beverages as punishment
- The school will limit the marketing and advertising of unhealthy food and beverages
- Food or beverages that do not meet the nutrition guidelines stated above will not be heavily promoted.
With Halloween on the horizon please check with your child’s teacher regarding any questions you might have. Thanks for supporting this change.
Standards & Frameworks
Information regarding standards and frameworks designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
Frameworks are blueprints for implementing the content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education and are developed by the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission
