Friday 9/24

Hi all,

In case you did not hear, today was our first "Fun Friday",
our new Friday routine.
Students were put into three groups and each group
rotated to three activities throughout the day.
It seemed to go well, but please ask your child/ren for feedback.

Next Monday, 9/27, is out first Steering Committee meeting at 6:00.
We still have openings on the committee and are looking for interested parents.
A sign-up will be posted next week, but if you are considering
being on the committee, please try to attend this meeting
to get a sense of what we do.

And just so know,
parents are always welcome to these meetings if they have any
ideas, questions or concerns they would like to bring to the board.


Next Monday we will also be welcoming the Arcata Fire Department
to our school in the morning.
They will be bringing a fire truck and the students will
have a truck tour that includes trying out some of the equipment.

We also have our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch
scheduled for Wednesday October 6th.
Look for permission slips in your mailboxes next week
nd driver sign-ups in the kitchen.

Happy Fall and have a great weekend.

Wednesday September, 8

Hi everyone.

Here are a few reminders about Trillium-related happenings in September:

1) This Friday, 9/10, the 3-5 graders are going
to Trinidad to visit the marine lab.

They are planning lunch at the beach,
then on to the marine lab to explore the touch-tanks and complete
a microscope project.

They need parent drivers.
Please sign up in the kitchen.

2) Next Tuesday, 9/14, there is a K-2 parent meeting at 5:30.
There are notices in your parent box with the details.


3) It is time to start Learn-to-Earn again this year.
For those of you who may not know,
Learn-to-Earn is a banking program through Umpqua Bank.
Students can open a bank account with $1.00,
then make weekly deposits- all at school.

We are looking for a parent volunteer to run this program.
If you are interested, please talk to Marianne.


4)Our school's Steering Committee has 2 openings for parent representatives.

Sign-up sheets for interested parents will be in the kitchen.
Depending on the interest, the final decision will be put to a parent vote
as outlined in our charter.

The Steering Committee is our school board,
and it handles policies, practices,
budgeting, the charter and the overall running of the school.

It is a once-a-month commitment, with some additional needs
depending on what may arise.
If this sounds like something you may be interested in,
please sign up for a possible seat on the committee.


5) It is also time to think about fundraising.
Our fundraising committee has made some
amazing contributions to the school over the past few years-
including the new floors, music classes, supplementing fieldtrip funds
and making classroom contributions for special events.

There are a few recurring fundraisers that are ready to go-
they just need a few motivated people.
New ideas are always welcome too.
Please let us know if this is your forte.


6) Next Monday, 9/13, there is no school for students-
it is a teacher duty day. Please make a note of it.


7) We still need current emergency contact information from many families.
Please be sure that we have your current phone numbers
and at least one local emergency contact.

Hopefully we will never need to use them, but unexpected
things do sometimes make it essential that we can reach you.
Thanks.

8) There seems to be no lice at Trillium. Yeah!

9) Last- but very important- if your child gets snack or lunch
at school please fill out your free/reduced lunch application,
(or if you are low-income-even if you never eat the school food).

Student's free/reduced status from last year will expire soon.
Don't get stuck with an unnecessary bill!
There are applications in the library.