Thornhill Elementary PFC Newsletter
Volume 28, Issue 18, December 15, 2020
In This Issue
- Assemblies! Wednesday (TK-2nd) & Friday (3rd-5th) - log on between 9:15-9:25am
- Note from our PFC Co-Presidents
- Give the Gift of Roots this Holiday!
Thornhill Annual Fund Update
Virtual Thornhill Tours
OUSD announcements
Oakland Schools Virtual Tours
Individual Class Packets
Calendar of Important Dates
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Winter Assemblies!
Please note for both assemblies:
- Students and families are welcome either together on the same Zoom or separately.
- We will have the waiting room enabled. Please make sure you are using your real name so we can let you in!
- Log on between 9:15-9:25am so we can get everyone in and start promptly at 9:30am.
Dates/Times:
- Wednesday (tomorrow!), December 16: TK-2nd grades (Zoom info on Konstella)
- Friday, December 18: 3rd-5th grades (Zoom info will be shared here on Thursday on Konstella)
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Note from our PFC Co-Presidents
Aloha...
Well, by the time you read this, we will be at the symbolic halfway point of the school year. And you don’t need us to remind you about what a different school year it has been.
What we would like to do right now is just say thank you. You are all playing a role in keeping the Thornhill community together. Not to sound corny, but it really is true that the majority of success comes from just showing up. Keeping everyone on the WiFi and focused during class takes a bit of work (to put it mildly), but we know you're making things work, and we want to thank you for all that you do.
There is one person that we would like to give a shout out to in particular, and that is our wonderful newsletter editor, Jill Evans. Jill took on the newsletter duties during a year when communication among our community has been more important than ever. Every week Jill puts in the time to make sure the Thornhill newsletter is something where you can easily get the most up-to-date information about what’s going on with our school, and she does this while also dealing with submissions that come in later than they should. (We promise, Jill, our 2021 resolution is to get you these items before the deadline!) There will be a two-week break for the newsletter and Jill deserves it. Please thank her for all she does.
Happy holidays to all.
Mahalo,
Rex Crum and Alicia Streight
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Soccer Fan? Give the Gift of Roots this Holiday!
Are you looking for the perfect present for the sports fans in your life? Give your friends and family the gift of Roots this Holiday Season and 15% will come back to Thornhill!
Oakland Roots 2021 Memberships are now available for all fans. Starting at $310, Roots Membership includes tickets, savings and more! Or, get a Town 10 Pack for $180!
Remember to use code THORNHILL21 and 15% of your purchase will be donated to Thornhill Elementary PFC. For details of the package and more info on how your purchases can help Thornhill, check out our Shop & Earn Page.
Christina Gibbons, Merchant Partnerships Chair
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Thornhill Annual Fund Update
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Thornhill Virtual Tours
Do you have friends or neighbors interested in Thornhill for TK, kindergarten, or even a later grade? We’re offering virtual tours! During this tour, they’ll meet our principal, the TK and Kinder teachers, and a few current Thornhill families. We have 1 more tour date:
Thursday, January 14, 2021 from 6-7pm
Please share this registration link and point people to this page for more information.
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Oakland Virtual Schools Tours
If you have an older Thunderbird and are looking to take a virtual tour of an Oakland middle or high school, OUSD is tracking virtual tours here. If you are a parent of a 5th grader, we have posted Oakland middle school virtual tours in the 5th Grade Families Konstella group.
Additionally, explore OUSD schools through their SchoolFinder. The application window for the 2021-22 school year opened on November 16, 2020 and will close on February 5, 2021. Note this window is only if you are applying to a new school at any grade. Info will come in late spring about staying at Thornhill.
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OUSD Announcements
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Individual Class Printed Packets
If your teacher tells you that printed materials need to be picked up, they will continue to be in the same spot — on the fence near the TK trailer and the Alhambra entrance.
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Calendar
- Wednesday, December 16: Winter Assembly for TK-2nd (9:30-10am) (info here)
- Friday, December 18: Winter Assembly for 3rd-5th (9:30-10am) (info here)
Monday, December 21 - Friday, January 1: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
Tuesday, January 12: PFC Meeting (5:30-6:30pm)
Monday, January 18: NO SCHOOL for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday
Monday, February 15: NO SCHOOL for Presidents Day
Friday, February 19: NO SCHOOL for Professional Development for Teachers
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About the Thornhill Newsletter
The Thornhill Parent-Faculty Club (PFC) eNews team publishes this weekly newsletter each Tuesday in the school year to communicate school, PFC and OUSD news, events and information.
Email submissions to our Newsletter Chair, Jill Evans, at newsletter@thornhillschool.org by 8 p.m. Thursday for approval—nothing sent after this will be included in the following week’s newsletter unless there are extremely compelling extenuating circumstances. It’s fine to include text in the body of the email with links and no formatting, and attach photos preferably as 150 x 150, 72 dpi JPG or GIFs only (not embedded in email or Word file). Submissions may be edited for spelling, grammar, brevity and clarity. Advertising and items not related to Thornhill are not accepted, as we need to keep the newsletter focused on need-to-know info for the community.
THANK YOU to everyone who submits articles and to PFC Board Members, Teachers, VPs of Communications Erin Proudfoot & Evie Nagy, PFC Presidents Rex Crum & Alicia Streight, and Principal Steve Daubenspeck. Member of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD).
Email: webmaster@thornhillschool.org
Website: thornhillschool.org
Location: 5880 Thornhill Drive, Oakland, CA, USA
Phone: 510-339-6800