The Beehive
Issue 33 | 2019-2020
April 29, 2020
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From the Principal's Desk
Dear Blossom Hill Families:
Great news! I am excited to share that Yearbooks will be shipped out next week which affords me the good fortune to announce our 2019-20 Yearbook Cover Contest Winners. These talented artists spent hours creating artistic illustrations of the theme, “
Bee Kind…Bee True…Bee YOU!”
Front Cover ~ Caitlin Zollinger - 5
th
Grade
Additional Winners:
Dante Ielceanu - 4
th
Grade
Teagan Kaefer - 5
th
Grade
Arianna Papageorge - 4
th
Grade
Sophia Li - 5
th
Grade
Congratulations to our winners! Our community is excited to see your masterpieces! I would also like to thank everyone that submitted artwork. The entries for this year were marvelous as witnessed by all who saw them displayed in the library windows.
I would like to offer great gratitude to
Brenda Chiu
for chairing the Yearbook committee and sharing her time, energy, and expertise to provide our Hive with this treasure. Her intention was to spread smiles and I believe she has accomplished her mission in spades. Thank you, Brenda!
I would also like to offer my appreciation to
Jennifer Shapiro
, our Home and School Club President, for her enthusiasm and assistance with ordering and hanging our Bee Banner in front of the school. It is a beautiful reminder of what we value and that we will all be together again.
I miss you!
Lisa Reynolds, Principal
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Attention 5th Grade Parents!
Here is an update on two topics that are on the forefront for many families:
5
th
Grade Promotion Ceremony
Hurray! There will be a virtual promotion ceremony. Site Principals and 5th grade teachers are working on the details. We are excited to make this a special celebration for our students and families.
Fisher Math Placement
The Fisher Team and the District Office are currently finalizing plans for Math Placement for the 2020-21 school year. More information will be coming soon.
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Important Dates
May
5/1 - Blossom Hill Spirit Day
5/3 - School Resumes
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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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Blossom Hill Spirit Day – Friday, May 1
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Let’s show our Blossom Hill spirit on Friday, May 1
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by wearing Blossom Hill gear. If you have Spirit Wear, that’s great, but you can also choose your favorite Swarm, Choir, Play, or Science Fair shirt, or you can just wear black and yellow. Snap a selfie and have your parents post it on
Blossom Hill Home & School Club Facebook page
. We can’t wait to see your smiling faces! We’ve got this Blossom Hill!
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Weekly Wisdom
Reynolds's Roundup
Great job if you painted rocks for our Round-up #3. We look forward to seeing them all when we return to campus!
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Week #4
Bee-ing a Great Reader
Do you think you do the best read-alouds around? Week #4's challenge is to record a reading of one of your favorite books. Even if you don't submit it to the Beehive, it'll be a great memory of the time we were Sheltering in Place.
1. Remember to start with who wrote and illustrated the book.
2. Make sure it's a picture book.
Here's one of our favorites for an example:
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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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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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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
It is time again to recruit volunteers for the 2020-2021 school year. Each position could be filled by one person or by two or three volunteers working as a team. If you are interested in volunteering in any other areas, please contact Jennifer Shapiro at
[email protected]
and we will find the perfect role for you.
Home & School Club Committee Chair Positions
Parent Directory Chair
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FILLED!
The Hive Co-Chairs
– These committee chairs are responsible for planning and executing our spring auction. This fun event is a great team job. Co-chairs oversee the event night planning and run the online auction, as well as coordinating the procurement of auction items. Contact:
[email protected]
Laminating Committee Chair
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FILLED!
No Cost Giving Chair (
Box Tops, eScrip, Nob Hill Liaison) – This chair is responsible for our two Box Top collections and for encouraging participation in No Cost Giving programs. Contact:
[email protected]
Facebook Manager/Web Content Chair
– This chair maintains the Blossom Hill Home & School Club website as well as posting important events and information on our Facebook page. This job is done at home on your own schedule. Contact:
[email protected]
Beehive Editor Chair
– This chair collects articles from our community and publishes our Wednesday weekly newsletter, the Beehive, using Constant Contact. This job is done at home on your own schedule. Contact:
[email protected]
Safe Routes to School Co-Chair
– This committee co-chair is needed to help supervise Honeybee Bar Code scanning on Mondays from 7:45am to 8:10am, assist with Walk, Bike and Roll to School weeks and Third Grade Bike Rodeo, and other special event weeks. Contact:
[email protected]
CASA Liaison Chair
– This committee chair is responsible for organizing Red Ribbon Week at Blossom Hill with the support of CASA. This includes decorating the school with ribbons and hanging banners, as well as distributing wristbands and flyers to teachers. Contact:
[email protected]
Parenting Continuum Chair
– This committee chair is needed to represent Blossom Hill in organizing opportunities for educational enrichment for parents, including movie nights and speakers to address the challenges facing parents today. Contact:
[email protected]
Yearbook Co-Chair -
This committee co-chair is responsible for overall content and development of the yearbook. The tasks include: organize the annual Yearbook Cover Contest, communicate with teachers and parents about the content and photos to be collected, work with printing vendor and meet the deadlines. Most of work can be done at home on your own schedule. Contact:
[email protected]
Community Sponsorship Chair
– This committee chair is needed to solicit community sponsors to support Blossom Hill Elementary and our events. This job is done at home on your own schedule. Contact:
[email protected]
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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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