Principal's Message

February 22, 2009

We received some very exciting news in a personal call from California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell: Pine Hill School has been identified as a 2010 Title I Academic Achievement Award recipient. We are receiving this prestigious recognition from California Department of Education because we met our 2008 and 2009 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) criteria and Academic Performance Index (API) targets for our school, and for all numerically significant subgroups. In fact, we doubled our school wide numbers and those for several subgroups in the same two years. Way to go everyone!

The first week of March is going to roar in like a lion at Pine Hill. We are busy with special events for our students and want to be sure all of you know about them ahead of time:

1. Monday, March 1 (10 a.m. – noon): science fair projects will be judged all morning in the library.
2. Tuesday, March 2 (5:30 - 6:30 p.m.): Science and History Project Night in the Court. All 4th - 6th grade science and history projects will be on display. Science Fair projects going on to the county competition will also be on display.
3. Thursday, March 4 (9:00 a.m.): Spelling Bee in the Court. The top two finishers will compete in the District Spelling Bee the following week. (The County Spelling Bee is Saturday, March 27, at Humboldt County Office of Education.)
4. Friday, March 5 (1:30 - 2:15 p.m.): School-wide assembly in the Court. Science awards will be handed out and the top two finishers of the Spelling Bee will be announced.

Other events in March include:

1. Saturday, March 13 (8 - 11 a.m.): PTO Pancake Breakfast at South Bay. We hope you can join us.
2. Monday – Friday, March 15 – 19, and Wednesday, March 24: Parent Conferences. All students will be released at 1:30 p.m. on parent conference days.

Keep your eyes on the marquee out in front of the school – we’re sure there will be more events added as the month progresses. Hope we see you soon!

Pam Olson

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Hemos recibido una noticia muy emocionante en una llamada personal de California, Superintendente de Instrucción Pública, Jack O'Connell: Pine Hill School ha sido identificado como un receptor 2010 del Título I Premio al Desempeño Académico. Hemos recibido este prestigioso reconocimiento de California Departamento de Educación porque nos reunimos con nuestros 2008 y 2009 el progreso anual adecuado (AYP) y el Índice de Desempeño Académico (API) de los objetivos de nuestra escuela, y para todos los subgrupos numéricamente significativos. De hecho, hemos duplicado nuestro número de toda la escuela y los de varios subgrupos en los mismos dos años. Camino por recorrer todo el mundo!

La primera semana de Marzo se va a rugir como un león en el Pine Hill. Estamos muy ocupados con los eventos especiales para nuestros estudiantes y quiere estar seguro de que todos ustedes saben acerca de ellos antes de tiempo:

1. Lunes, 1 de Marzo (10 am - mediodía): proyectos de ciencia feria será juzgado durante toda la mañana en la biblioteca.
2. Martes, 2 de Marzo (5:30 - 6:30 pm): Ciencia e Historia de proyecto de la noche en la Corte. Todos los 4 a 6 grado de la ciencia y la historia de los proyectos estarán en exhibición. Ciencia proyectos de la Feria de pasar a la competencia del condado también estará en la exhibición.
3. Jueves, 4 de Marzo (9:00 am): concurso de ortografía en la Corte. Los dos primeros clasificados competirán en el Concurso de Ortografía del Distrito de la semana siguiente. (El concurso de ortografía del Condado es el sábado, 27 de Marzo, en el condado de Humboldt Oficina de Educación.)
4. Viernes, 5 de Marzo (1:30-2:15): Escuela asamblea general en la Corte. Ciencia premios serán entregados a cabo y los dos finalistas del Concurso de Ortografía se dará a conocer.

Otros eventos Marzo incluyen:

1. Sábado 13 de Marzo (8 am - 11 am): PTO Pancake Breakfast en South Bay. Esperamos que pueda unirse a nosotros.
2. Lunes - Viernes, 15 de Marzo - 19, y Miércoles, 24 de Marzo: Conferencias de Padres. Todos los estudiantes se dará a conocer a las 1:30 pm en los días de conferencia con los padres.

Mantenga sus ojos en la carpa en frente de la escuela - que estamos seguros de que habrá más eventos agregó que el mes avanza. Esperamos verte pronto!

Pam Olson

Kindergarten News #213

Mrs. Blanchard and Mr. Lentz will be sending a note home with his kindergarten students every Friday during the school year. If your child did not bring the note home or if you would like to view it now, you can click on the link on the left side of the page to download it in .pdf format.

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 page.

March 12 2010

Read Kindergarten note here

We have finished the first week of our thematic unit, On Our Way: Land, Air and Water Transportation. We studied about trucks and trains. Our Read Aloud book was Wheels All Around and our Kinder Friends Book was Around The Town. The Big and Little book was I Can Read Signs. The Shared Story was The Wheels On The Bus. The Science Link book was Cool Wheels! The Alphafriend this week is Dudley Duck who is teaching the children all about the letter "Dd".

We will conclude our Transportation Unit with an event called “Truck Day.” On the morning of Friday, March 26, we hope to have several trucks visit Pine Hill School (If it is not raining). The students will go to the parking lot and listen to the truck drivers talk: how they work and what they are used for. If you know of someone who might be able to bring a truck to school on Fri., March 26 from 8:45 until about 9:45, please have them contact me as soon as possible.

In math we have been working on addition, subtraction, measurement, reading number words, and money. The children have been working to learn that pennies are worth one cent and nickels are worth five cents. You can support your child’s learning by giving them opportunities to play with coins at home. A fun family activity would be setting up a little “store” where your child can purchase items with coins.

Conferences are scheduled for next week. A note came home this week with a scheduled time. Please sign to confirm the time and return the note to school as soon as possible. If you are unable to attend at the scheduled time, please call the school office to schedule a new time.

Make reading a part of every day:

1. Share conversations with your child over meal times and other times you are together. Children learn words more easily when they hear them spoken often. Introduce new and interesting words at every opportunity.
2. Read together every day. Spend time talking about stories, pictures, & words.
3. Point out the letter-sound relationships your child is learning on labels, boxes, newspapers, magazines and signs.
4. Be your child’s best advocate. Keep informed about your child’s progress in reading and ask the teacher about ways you can help.
5. Be a reader and a writer. Children learn habits from the people around them.
6. Visit the library often. Story times, computers, homework help, and other exciting activities await the entire family.

Principal's Message

August 30, 2008

Welcome back to Pine Hill! We are looking forward to an exciting and energizing school year. We are pleased to welcome two teachers new to our staff: Mrs. Betsy Rains, who is teaching our 4/5 combination class; and Mrs. Shawna Roberts, who is teaching our 3/4 combination class. Both are veteran teachers with a dozen years collective experience; and we feel fortunate to have them on-board.

We’ll kick off this year with our Back-to-School Night on Wednesday evening, September 10th. This event is designed for the adults in our students’ lives to meet with our teachers, staff, and EXPLORE personnel. More information will be coming home soon, but please reserve that evening!

The Scholastic Book Fair will open that same evening (September 10th), so be sure to set aside some money to purchase books for home libraries!

We are currently printing our Pine Hill Handbook and will send it home to you as soon as it arrives. The handbook will be posted to our website so you can view it online.

And those of you with Internet access should check out our website. Our web master, Mr. Lentz, posts updated information on a regular basis. Look for newsletters, special events, reference materials, and slide presentations. I am sure you will enjoy exploring this valuable resource.

We encourage your active participation in your child’s education and in our school events where and when you are able. Please remember to sign in at the office when you come on campus during the school day.

Once again, welcome back!
Pam Olson, Principal

South Bay/Pine Hill PTO Newsletter

Welcome to another wonderful year at South Bay and Pine Hill Schools.  I would like to take this time to invite everyone who has not had the chance or opportunity to come to a PTO meeting.  This is a great opportunity to really get involved in what takes place within our school district but most importantly what can take place in your children’s lives.

Through the year PTO has the opportunity to put on special events for the children at both schools. We use these events as fund raisers to help provide school materials, school equipment or money towards a special event.   We also try to encourage these events as “special time” with friends or families. Some of the events that have taken place in the past are Winter Festival, Family Dinner and Dance Night, Pancake Breakfast, and Carnival. All of these events take time, planning and money.  Our goal for PTO this year is to try to continue all of these events and maybe add some more along the way. Without the help of all of you we can not guarantee all of these events can take place.

I know as a working parent with two kids it’s really hard to keep up with so many things. One of my great joys has been seeing my kids at one of these events having the time of their lives and to me it has made it all worth the time and energy I have put in.

I would like to encourage all parents to get involved whether it is just a one time event or on our PTO committee. We would love to have new faces and fresh ideas.

Next meeting will be held on October 15th (Thursday) at Pine Hill School Library at 6pm. We hope to see you there!!

Thank you,

Lisa Hall
Pine Hill School PTO President                                         sbphpto@yahoo.com