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M s. Br ow n Not es Welcome back, Highlanders! Like many of our incoming 6th grade families, I too am a new face on campus. I am thrilled to be here - to work alongside you - the staff, the students, the families. The Foothills community has opened its arms to me, and I am honored by your welcome. I hope that with a shared sense of commitment, collaboration, and creativity, we can work together to support our students on their learning adventures. We have hit the ground running with a tremendously successful Scottie Days registration. Huge THANK-YOUS go out to our dedicated staff, our valuable parent volunteers, our conscientious student leaders, AND our incomparable office and custodial staff. These registration days work because of YOU! Your generous gifts of time and support are invaluable. Additional thanks to the PTSA for sponsoring our 1st Day Coffee. It was a lovely way to greet and meet our Foothills families. Back to School Night was well attended (even in this heat), and on behalf of the teachers, we thank you for your continued support of our instructional and extracurricular programs. We are all in this together! Feel f r ee t o t o r ef er t o t h e FM S w ebsit e at f h .au sd.n et f or r egu lar u pdat es an d t o r ead ou r w eek ly n ew slet t er .

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Caf et er ia New s Welcome Highlanders to the 2016-2017 school year. We are excited to announce that we will be offering a barbecue lunch day once a month starting in September! Watch for special guests behind the grill!

Sch ool Pr ocedu r es Dr oppin g of f it em s to a student during the school day is n ot

per m it t ed. These items include lunches, homework, PE clothes, flowers, balloons, etc. In the event a students forgets his/her lunch, they may purchase one from the cafeteria with cash or charging it to their student account.

Absen ce Let t er s are required when a student returns to school from an absence.

Letters may

be given to Miss Herrera upon return.

SAFETY: AM Dr op Of f :

Please help keep our students safe as they come and go from school. Students may

only cross at crosswalks, and must obey directions from the crossing guard. For parent drivers, you too, need to pay close attention to the crossing guard directions, and not block students from using the cross walk.

PM Pick Up: It is crucial that students use the cross walk!

The parking lot is closed to parent drivers in the afternoon. Please arrange for a safe place to park and have your child meet you at this location.

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PTSA New s

FM S Fall Book Fair is Tu esday Au gu st , 30 t o Th u r sday Sept em ber 1st from 8:00am to

3:00pm in the Foothills Library. Shopping at the Book Fair is a convenient way to purchase a wide variety of reading materials.

- All profits are used to purchase additional books for the Foothills?Library.

- Spring Book Fair will be held in March 2016.

- Please mark the ?Book Fair ? box on the PTSA volunteer form if you?d like to help out. "If you would like to volunteer to work a shift during the Book Fair, please contact our Book Fair Co-Chairs: Pamela Wang at [email protected] or Kerri Kiyomura at Text [email protected] Text

Fir st PTSA M eet in g of t h e year - Sept em ber 8, 2016 8:45am in the FMS Day Care Room

Come hear all about what is happening at FMS and experience some of the exciting things our students are doing. We ar e st ill in n eed of " Ch air s" f or t h e f ollow in g PTSA posit ion s? Text Text

8th grade Promo Party Chair Promo Decorations Chair

8th Grade Promo Games Chair

AEF Liaison Service Chair

Can You Help Drive Chair

Honorary

Talent Show Chair

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Hospitality Chair

School Dance Chaperone Coordinator

8th Grade

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REFLECTIONS 2016-2017

Text 2016-17 theme is ?What is Your Story?? We invite you to view the award-winning works of art 2015-16 and to be inspired to help let your imagination fly for children and families. http://capta.org/programs-events/reflections/award-of-excellence-recipients/ Here are the RULES of engagement http://capta.org/programs-events/reflections/general-rules/ Time to get started on your entry for this coming year. It is possible to win monetary scholarships. More information for who to contact with questions will be available soon.

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Ch in ese Par en t Clu b

Chinese Parent Club is a volunteer nature, non-profit organization. We are an important bridge between parents, our school, PTSA and other school clubs. We communicate in Chinese and provide information and communication channels to enable parents to better understand and participate in various school activities. We have a members only Wechat group which serves as an interactive platform for our members to communicate in school related issues. Each year, we organize events and seminars on parenting and education related topics to help parents in understanding some of the challenges that our children are facing while they are growing and learning. Besides, we also organize Spring Teacher Appreciation Banquet, the Chinese Culture Day and other volunteer works for our school.

We encourage all parents who understand Chinese to join our volunteer team and to participate in our school activities. Through our club activities, you can also meet other parents of our schools. The main source of our funding is comingText from annual membership fee. We appreciate your support and join us as members. Please feel free to contact us at Text [email protected] Text

AEF

Throughout the years, Arcadia Education Foundation has provided students with innovative technology, classroom fundamentals, district communications, scrip benefits, teacher mini-grants, annual summer school, and most recently, additional counseling services for transitioning students. It is with GREAT pride that AEF announces its 2nd annual BRIGHT NIGHT fundraiser on Saturday, September 24. (Location TBA). Bright Night highlights the accomplishments and excellence of Arcadia's students. AEF will host prestigious members and parents of the community at an elegant dinner and live auction event. Please consider Text supporting Foothills Middle School and all of Arcadia Unified School District by joining us at this community fund-raising dinner. For more information and tickets, please visit: www.ArcadiaEdFoundation.org/BrightNight Text

Upcom in g M eet in gs an d Dat es PTSA Book Fair - Tuesday August, 30 to Thursday September 1st Labor Day, Sch ool Holiday - Monday, September 5 Ch in ese Par en t Clu b M t g - Wednesday, 8/31, 6:30-9:30,MPR PTSA M eet in g - Thursday, 9/8, 8:45 a.m., FMS Day Care