The Beehive
Issue 36 | 2019-2020
May 20, 2020
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From the Principal's Desk
Dear Blossom Hill Families:
I hope you and your loved ones are all healthy and well.
As we approach the end of the school year in Phase 3 of Remote Learning, I want to thank you for your continued support. The past nine weeks have been a journey that has offered countless learning opportunities for us all. I am extremely proud of our students and staff as they have pivoted to this new educational environment, embraced a growth mindset, and demonstrated creativity to ensure a strong social/emotional connection and engagement in academics. We have learned a great deal that will assist us as we plan for the next school year.
I would like to offer my most sincere gratitude to you and your beloved children for the lovely birthday cards, letters, drawings, and beautiful video! Your thoughtfulness filled my heart with joy and provided a personal connection I have been pining for! I am truly blessed to be your child’s principal and friend.
With great appreciation,
Lisa Reynolds, Principal
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Important Dates
May
5/18 - 5/22 - Alex's Wish (scroll down for details)
5/21 - The Hive Online Auction Opens at 9am (scroll down for details)
5/25 - Memorial Day - No Remote Learning
5/26 - The Hive Online Auction Closes at 9pm
5/27 - Home & School Club Member Meeting, 8am-9am (scroll down for details)
June
6/4 - Last day of Remote Learning
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The H&SC Calendar is Online!
Did you know that our Home & School Club Calendar is online? Click
here
to see our Google Calendar, which you can subscribe to.
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Reynolds's Round-up
We had a great response to our call to share a new skill or talent learned while we have been sheltering in place.
Episode 1, The Writing on The Wall
We are excited to see any new skills or talents you would like to share with us!
Chose one hobby, talent, or a new skill that is unique to YOU!
● Have you learned a new skateboarding trick?
● Did you teach your dog to juggle?
● Is your knitting groundbreaking?
● Surprise us with your new or hidden talent!
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Important School Contact Information
Office:
408-335-2100
Attendance:
408-335-2145
Office Hours:
7:30 am - 3:30 pm (currently closed)
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Library Time with Mrs. Grespan
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Online Auction to Benefit the Blossom Hill Home & School Club!
Dear Blossom Hill Families,
With the need to shelter in place, Blossom Hill Elementary's annual fundraising event, The Hive, was cancelled this year. Blossom Hill relies on The Hive for a significant amount of funding each year. Therefore, we were pleased to see the responses from the survey that many of you indicated interest in supporting an online auction.
We are also sensitive to the current economic climate and we have gotten permission to use every donation included in this year's online auction. We know these are uncertain times financially for everyone, so do not feel pressure to donate. However, if you would like to make a donation, we would greatly appreciate it!
We are very excited to announce that our online auction will take place
this
week!
Bidding opens
Thursday, May 21
at
9:00 am
Bidding closes
Tuesday, May 26
at
9:00 pm
Please note that there are 2 other ways you can donate:
1. "Fund-a-Need" - which helps pay for many student enrichment programs and community
events. Click on the DONATE MONEY tab in the Online Auction Catalog or
Click Here.
2. "Giving Tree" sponsorship - which helps pay for P.E., Art and Music. Click on the BUY
SPONSORSHIPS tab in the Online Auction Catalog or
Click Here
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Warmly,
Jennifer Shapiro
President - Blossom Hill Home & School Club
Amanda Caruso, Cat Leitch, Tara Moseley
Co-Chairs of The Hive
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Feed Our Heroes is a campaign, led by our Los Gatos Education community, to supply free meals to local healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus.
The campaign has already raised money for over 2,200 meals, but more are needed. All meals are sourced from Los Gatos restaurants, providing local businesses much-needed support during these tough times.
A simple meal at the end of a long shift is well-deserved thanks to our healthcare worker’s dedication and service.
We hope you will join us and contribute to Feed Our Heroes.
Visit:
www.feedourheroes.org
All donations are tax-deductible and 100% of the funds go towards purchasing meals.
Feed Our Heroes fits alongside #FeedTheNeed BayArea, another local initiative led by the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce. #FeedTheNeedBayArea provides meals for the most vulnerable Los Gatos citizens (seniors, displaced workers, low-income families), while Feed Our Heroes supports healthcare workers. Both campaigns are worthy of your support.
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The H&SC Thanks This Week's
Sponsor Spotlight
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It’s not too late to bee-come a Community Sponsor! For more information on this program, click
here
or email
Debbie Bluestone
at
[email protected]
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Blossom Hill Vision Statement – (Abilities and skills we expect our students to acquire and take-out into the world)
All students will have the necessary skills to become enthusiastic, life-long learners and productive, empathetic, respectful members of society.
Blossom Hill Mission Statement – (What we need to do as a school community to ensure this happens)
The Blossom Hill School community takes pride in providing an enriched standards-based curriculum in a safe, nurturing environment. We strive to appreciate an awareness of students’ developmental needs to help them progress towards independence.
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Blossom Hill Elementary School
16400 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Phone: 408-335-2100 | Fax: 408-356-0887 | Attendance Line: 408-335-2145
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Blossom Hill Home & School Club
Contact and make submissions to The Beehive editor, Christi Zenteno, at
[email protected]
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The Beehive is approved by Principal Lisa Reynolds and the H&SC Board to provide pertinent information weekly to the Blossom Hill community.
*The Beehive newsletter is written exclusively to provide the Blossom Hill community with school information. Articles, information, calendars, etc. may not be duplicated or re-printed in any manner without the permission of the Home and School Club or the Blossom Hill school administration.
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