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Golden Hills School News GHS NEWSLETTER FOR THE WEEK OF April 28, 2008 Mulan Congratulations to the cast and crew of Mulan for their exemplary performance last weekend. The audience was thoroughly enchanted and entertained throughout the show. Kudos to Brooke and Rob Ringger for bringing this wonderful production to our school. Many thanks to the parent and student volunteers for handling props, beautiful costumes, lighting, soundboard, backstage chaperone & dressing, set up, and clean up and more. If you would like to order the DVD of the show order forms are available in the front office. Volunteers for Field Day If you are still in need of Parent Participation hours, you are in luck! You can sign up to work at Field Day, the last day of school. Please email Ramona Marshall at ramona.marshall@sbcglobal.net to see where you are in needed. Rattlesnake Season It is that time of year when the baby rattlesnakes are hatching. Please remind your children to stay away from the field and play on the black top and playground area only. What’s Happening at GHS This Summer? Plan your summer now! This summer we have a variety of camps coming to GHS. Please check with the individual teachers for summer camp information & registration forms. American Girl Book Club with Mrs. Parvin All sessions will run from 9am until 1pm. If you need more information please contact Mrs. Parvin at lisa_parvin@ghs.edu. June 9 – 13 Meet Josefina June 16 – 20 Meet Addy June 23 – 27 Meet Molly Multi Media Summer Art Classes Summer art classes are available this summer at GHS! Classes are for incoming 1st grade students through junior high. Classes will focus on painting, drawing, cartooning, modern art, wearable art, and much more. Classes will be Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Each session is one week long; you may sign up for just one session or all six! Classes run from June 9th through July 18th. Registration forms are now available in the front office! Early registration before May 1st: $195.00 Registration after May 1st $225.00 For questions or registration, please contact one of the following teachers: Sandy Acosta – sandy_acosta@ghs.edu Christine King – Christine_king@ghs.edu Janelle Brewer – Janelle_brewer@ghs.edu Science Adventure Science Adventure is coming back to GHS this summer. Our own Mr. Shaffer will be the camp coordinator! For dates and themes, please check out scienceadventures.com or stop by the front office for a flyer. Summer Science Superstars with Mrs. Hess June 3rd to 27th Three weeks of exciting science labs, kit building, car racing and great activities related to Energy. We will study electrical, mechanical and chemical energy and build models to demonstrate important concepts. We will investigate solar and alternative energy concepts and construct devices to understand the world around us. You may sign up for one, two or three weeks. This year 1st to 3rd graders 8:00 am to 11:30 am $155 per week This year 3rd to 6th graders 12:00pm to 3:30 pm $155 per week If you are interested email me at judithhess@hotmail.com CSI Nights CSI Nights will be held on Monday, May 5th or Tuesday, May 6th, from 3:15 to 7:30. If your student is already enrolled, have them sign in for either Monday or Tuesday at the office starting Monday April 21st. If your student in not yet enrolled and you want to pay the $75.00 fee, email me at jdh_hess@ghs.edu. Middle School students, who have expressed interest, will receive a form on Friday the 18th. I have space for 11 more 3-5th graders. It includes pizza, salad and soda, a CSI bound book and lots of labs. 8th Grade Pictures 8th grade parents: Please pick up your child’s baby pictures at the front desk. Save the Date GHS will have our annual Volunteer Tea on May 6th at 3:00 p.m. Child care will be provided! No Parking Areas No parking in the pull out, on the other side of the flag pole next to the pull out, in the fire lanes and next to or in front of gates. Parking in these areas creates an unsafe environment for our students. Thank you for your cooperation! Our Gold Star Students for Wednesday, April 30, 2008 are: Lizzie Allison, Chase Franklin, Trevor Fritz, Keona Moya, Leland Munn, Derek Pak and Garrett Sullivan Athletics Schedule Upcoming Sports Track Meet – Wednesday, April 30th at Pleasant Valley Middle School Little Dribblers continues Monday, April 28th and Thursday, May 1st. Note: Mrs. McFadden will be conducting the Little Dribblers program along with a few middle school students experienced in basketball. Golf continues Monday, April 28th (K-2) and Thursday, May 1st (3-8) at Empire Ranch Golf Course in Folsom.* *Golf is now full. We have had an unprecedented turn out this year and the golf course can only accommodate so golfers. Playground Rules (Please review the following rules with your children)
Lunch & Afternoon Recess Help We would love some extra help during our lunch time 11:45 am until 12:45 pm and our afternoon recess 1:25 until 2:10 pm. We welcome any time that you can spare! Please call the front office if you would like to volunteer. Before & After School Supervision Students who are dropped off after 7:45 am and before 8:00 am need to sit in the front office with Mrs. Peters. After 8:00 am students should be waiting in front of their classroom until their teacher arrives and opens the classroom for them. Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten parents should wait outside; weather permitting, for their children to be let out of their classroom after school. All other children should head to the front of the school and wait for parent pick up. Box Tops Earn cash for our school every time you shop for groceries. Clip Box Tops coupons from hundreds of your favorite products found at your local grocery store. Each coupon is worth 10 cents when our school redeems them from General Mills. Please turn your box tops into the front office. A big hand to Ms. Singer who has generously volunteered her time to running the GHS’s Box Tops program! |
