Wildcat Wrap 4.8.2016

Dear White Hill Community,

Spring break is upon us! Have a great week away from school and we'll look forward to seeing your kids back at White Hill on April 18th. This is always my favorite time of the year as we really begin to see the outcome of our work with the kids and everyone seems a little lighter on their feet in May. It's a busy month for sure but who doesn't get excited about what the pending summer vacation has in store for them - it's most every kid's most exciting time of the year.

Have a safe break and here is some other important news:

8^th Grade Selma Trip

Congrats to our 8^th grade students and thanks to our 8^th grade staff, office staff, and parents for helping our trip to the FFax Theater today to see Selma go off without a hitch! This movie is so powerful and what a fantastic tie in to our 8^th grade Civil Rights unit. The kids walked to and from the theater and the day couldn’t have gone more smoothly.

7^th Grade Community Service Day

Big props to our 7^th grade students, staff, and parents for helping make our community service day, today, go so well. We had students spread out all over Marin and San Francisco serving others in one capacity or another. Different projects included work at the Milo Foundation, Marin Humane Society, Glide Memorial Church, Stinson Beach, Samuel P. Taylor Park, Windchime of Marin, and our local RVSD elementary schools, among others. Such an important day for our kids!

Year End Parent Club Meeting

Come one, come all!

White Hill Library

May 23rd

3:45-4:45 PM

White Hill Band News!

Congratulations to White Hill's Intermediate and Advanced Orchestras and Symphonic Band, who performed at the California Music Educators Association band and orchestra festival in El Cerrito on Saturday, April 2. The 6th Grade Orchestra played well despite the pressure of their first competitive festival, and received positive feedback from the adjudicators. The 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra also performed strongly and were rated "Excellent" overall. The Symphonic Band earned their first "Superior" rating for sight reading - excellent achievement! Congratulations to all students who took part, and thank you for being wonderful ambassadors for the White Hill music program!

Room 501 Food Drive

Advisory 501 is running a Food Drive as part of their Community Service Project to fill the shelves of the Food Pantry at St. Rita's Church. We will be collecting food (suggested foods listed below) from Wed. 3/23-Wed. 4/6 and there will be collection boxes in the Office and in Room 501. Please be as generous as possible. Thank you!

Ready-to-eat cereals

Hot cereals (e.g., oatmeal)

Pasta

Rice

Mac and Cheese

Canned vegetables

Canned tomatoes

Canned fruit

Apple sauce

Canned beans

Chili

Refried bean