Upcoming Events 2007 If you have an Event you would like listed. please email or drop off at School office, label "Attn: WEB" August 28 • Tuesday • First Day of School, Minimum day October 12th • Friday • Classified Training Day* (School holiday) October 19, 2007 • Friday • The 11th Annual Art Night, 6:30-8:30 in the MultiPurpose Room. This is not the exhibition, but a chance to come and create all kinds of arts and crafts. If you would like to help, we need you! Please call or email. Sign up sheets will also be posted at classrooms. This is a fun, easy, one time shot at volunteering, and you don’t have to be an artist! Plan to attend with your family, even if you can’t help out this year. Thank you! Camille Mulligan 524-7638. camille_mulligan@ sbcglobal.net MOVIE Night and Haunted Walkway  FREE!!!  Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007 6:30 pm   Flushed Away   pizza, popcorn, drinks available for purchase October 31st • Minimum Day, elementary and middle schools Please join the PTA for a presentation and Q&A with Dr. Harter, Superintendent WCCUSD  Thursday, November 1, 2007 7:00 p.m. • Childcare provided   Agenda:  7:00-Dr. Harter 7:45-Kensington Site Council 7:55- Judy Sanders, Principal 8:05- Committee Updates 8:15- Minutes 8:20- Treasurer 8:25- Membership 8:30-Good of the Order 8:35- Adjournment   In an effort to get all questions answered in a timely fashion, please pre-submit questions to Dr. Harter to Katherine Meurer at jkmeurer@ aol.com School Hours Office Hours: 7:35am to 3:35pm Minimum Day Schedule: Every Wednesday is a minimum day. Grades 1st to 3rd 1:45 pm Dismissal Grades 4th to 6th 2:05 pm Dismissal Regular Schedule: Grades 1st to 3rd 8:30am -2:20 pm Dismissal Grades 4th to 6th 8:30am -2:40 pm Dismissal AM Kindergarten Class Time: 8:15am - 11:35am NO MINIMUM DAYS PM Kindergarten Class Time: 11:45am - 3:05pm. Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Avenue, Kensington, CA 94107. 510-524-3043. The Kensington Library Hours: Monday and Tuesday: 12-8 p.m. Closed Wednesdays Thursday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last Sunday every Month • Kids Day at Kensington Farmers' Market. Kids can rent a space for $5 (normal rate is $22-34) and sell something they've made, created, or grown. Also looking for Music by kids, musicians pay nothing to play the market, and get to keep all of the tips they earn. The market is located at 303 Arlington Ave behind ACE Hardware and RabbitEARS every Sunday from 10am to 2pm. To reserve a space contact: Judy Hardin, kensingtonfm@ yahoo.com or (510) 525-6155 (RAbbitEARS) or 510-684-6502 cell CERT training, At the Arlington Clubhouse, 1120 Arlington Blvd. Given by the Kensington/El Cerrito Fire Departments. Call (510) 215-4450 or email Dave Gibson at fire@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us • www.el-cerrito.org/fire/neat.html Albany Karate for Kids • www.albanykarateforkids.com	. . .	Ongoing Events Coming Soon Kensington Education Foundation Telethon The Telethon is the first fundraising effort by the Kensington Education Foundation (KEF) to help provide the students at our school with a well rounded school program.  Unfortunately, the school district is unable to provide all the programs and support that should encompass a great elementary education.  KEF makes a significant contribution to filling in these gaps, and that is why it is important that the families at Kensington Hilltop Elementary School contribute to the KEF telethon.   What are the programs supported by KEF? • Science Laboratory           • Art Program • Computer Laboratory         • School Library support • Vocal Music         • Classroom materials & supplies • Royal Reader Program         • Math Assistance Program (new this year) • Ocean Week (returning this year)   • Help with teacher supplies This year KEF expects to spend over $210,000 on these programs, with your support. How the Telethon Works. Shortly, pledge cards will be sent home with every student asking for a tax-deductible contribution of $250 or more for each child attending the school (about $1.38 per school day or 69 cents/day). Installment payment options are available, as well as credit card payments.  If you can afford to contribute more, please do.  If your budget is tight, and we do understand it is for many families, please contribute what you can. Last year we had contributions from $5 to $2,500. We feel it is important that everyone try to contribute something, anything, so that we all can help make our school great.   Also, please check with your Human Resources Department as many employers offer matching gift programs for which KEF qualifies.   We are fortunate to have many caring people who are working hard to make this year a good one.  Keep an eye out for further information in the Thursday packets.  We look forward to your help!     On behalf of the kids, KEF thanks you in advance for your generosity! The donor form will be coming home in the Thursday packet the week of September 10th. If you didn't get it or may have lost it, you may download it here: Telethon2007.pdf Painless Ways to Raise Money for Our School Here are great ways to help raise money for the Kensington Education Foundation that are simple: • Register your credit cards with E-Scrip and School Pop. Go to www.escrip.com and www.schoolpop.com and register your credit cards designating the Kensington Education Foundation as beneficiary. Then when you use these credit cards at the participating merchants, (including Target, Andronico’s, Safeway, Macy’s, and Land’s End) the merchant will contribute a percentage of your purchase to KEF. If you have children attending different schools, you can designate each and the merchant contribution will be divided among the schools. • Save your General Mills cereal box tops and Campbell’s soup labels and deposit them in designated canisters in the school office and library. • Buy Peet’s Cards from our school if you are a Peet’s customer.  Contact amy.kurzer@ prurealty.com for details. These are all small things but when we all do them, we can raise a significant amount of money to help fund all of the KEF’s incredible enrichment programs which include art, science lab, and computer lab to name just a few. Thank you Rubicon! The Cake Walk, a Kensington Carnival tradition, one of the students most popular booths, wouldn't have been possible this year without the donation of cakes from Rubicon Bakery. County health regulations prohibited home-baked items and Rubicon saved the tradition by donating 4 dozen cakes to the event. Rubicon is a non-profit bakery in Richmond, transforming the lives of the people it employs, enhancing the lives of its customers with premium handcrafted desserts. www.rubiconbakery.com/ To buy products directly from Rubicon, click here: www.therubiconbakerystore.com/ • • • • REMINDERS • • • • Lost & Found will be removed at the end of each month. 2006-2007 KensingtonSchool Yearbook. Visit yearbook.html Traffic Safety Tips Link Be a Library Volunteer! Please email Donna Ramsey, donnaramsey_94530@ yahoo.com or call 510-558-0242. Thanks! Ongoing Meetings Dads' Club (It's All About the Kids!) ••• Meetings: second Tuesday of the month. 7pm in the Multipurpose Room. Meeting are no longer than an hour. Dads' Club Link PTA ••• Meetings first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. PTA Link KEF ••• Meetings second Tuesday every month at 8 p.m. For more info email: Nora Hirose, President. KEF Link • Link to 2006 Garden Party Information School Site Council, link CONFLICT RESOLUTION Committee info School Board Meeting Agendas West Contra Costa Unified School District http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/board/agendas/index.htm School Board meeting packets wccusd.k12.ca.us/sb/packets/index.htm K-8 Study Committee Agenda for Change • www.k8schools.net • www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/committees/k-8/index.shtml WCCUSD Community Engagement Coordinator, Marin Trujillo (510-620-2269 • marin.trujillo@gw.wccusd.k12.ca.us) West County Parents Chat Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wccusdtalk West County Blog http://wccusd.blogspot.com/ Fairmont Elementary Blog www.nomiddleschoolatfairmont.blogspot.com Ongoing: March 4 Education meetings New location: Opportunity West • 598 Nevin Street, Richmond, CA www.march4education.org • www.r-f-t.org. Web links to STAR reports: http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2005/index.asp • http://star.cde.ca.gov/ Information on Uniform Policy can be found at: • UniformNotes.html Links to School Uniform Info: • School Uniform Selections • Uniform, Frequently Asked Questions, WCCUSD • Kensington Hilltop Uniform Dress Code Policy wccusd.k12.ca.us/committees/uniform/PDF/waiver/form.pdf wccusd.k12.ca.us/about/uniform_policy/waiver_process.pdf wccusd.k12.ca.us/committees/uniform/PDF/waiver/coverletter.pdf • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Please support the Garden Party food donors! Check our link for reminders on where to get some of the goodies served thankful.html

Last Updated September 11th 2007