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Hill PFC General Meeting___________________________January 6, 2012 Meeting began @ 8:08 AM: Flag salute. Welcome & Presidents Report: Kim reviewed the following: *December was a busy time for the Lupin community. Thank you to room parents for all the extra duties and for continuing to motivate all parents to volunteer as they are able. *Matt Heller of the City of Calabasas Parks, Recreation and Education Commission has announced that they have funds to donate to Calabasas schools for individual classroom needs. Kim is compiling a list to submit for funds and requested input from classroom teachers. Ms. Mizrahi volunteered to help coordinate. Kim also warned that the school district will most likely cut school funds yet again and the PFC may be asked to provide more funding. The PFC currently funds approximately $15,000 towards supplies budget. Parents noted that other schools request more money per student during their donation drives. Kim noted that she has this data. *Thank you to David Agresti for developing the PFC website. Look for this at www.lupinhillpfc.org. The website will included specific e-mails for PFC Committee chairs. David can be reached at davidagresti@davidagresti.com. If you have any questions. Committee Reports: Family Science Night is scheduled for Thursday, January 19 from 6:30-8:30 in Hees Hall. Some of last years favorite activities will be available together with several new exhibits. Flyers will be coming home and students will RSVP through their classrooms. Camp Calabasas will offer science based activities for siblings 3-5 years old as children under 5 are not permitted to attend the actual event. Kim will check to see if this is a drop off service or not. Kim reported that the Bear-A-Thon was a big success. 285 bears will be made as the result of Lupin donations once the stuffing machine is repaired. Older Lupin students will help with this process and 250 of the bears will travel around the world with the Smile Train. Great job, Lupin! February Family Dances will be chaired by Jacque Graham and held on February 10th & 11th. The theme for the dances will be sports. Volunteers are needed and can contact Jacque at JACQUEGRAHAM@SBCGLOBAL.NET. Thank you for keeping this event going, Jacque! Matt Freeman reported that Lupins Family Restaurant Nights have been very successful this year. Having choices in restaurants on the same night has been a plus. JVs netted over $300 recently while Islands netted over $200. Parents reported that the socializing is lots of fun, too. Thanks, Matt!

Box Tops collection continues to break records. Steve Rifkin reported that there is a classroom contest currently running for the most box tops collected/earned. Steve encouraged all to sign up for the Growing Local Learning (link is in Tiger Tidbits) and to make any online purchases (including Valentine flowers) through the Box Top Marketplace to earn extra points/dollars. Thank you, Steve, for your passionate effort! Westfield receipts should also be turned in to the box in the front office. Lupin receives double points for January receipts. Lisa Heller reported that the 5th Grade Committee is going strong. There was a good turnout for the Hugo movie outing with 100 tickets being sold. A pajama/bagel/hot cocoa breakfast is being planned for Friday, January 27th from 7:30.-8:00am. Other planned events include a girls night out, a boys night out and an end of year celebration. For more info or to volunteer contact Lisa at Hellerbears@yahoo.com. Carnival Committee has met once. The carnival is scheduled for Sunday, March 25. Kim will check with Angelique to determine the next meeting date. Raffle donations are needed from families. Stay tuned for more info. Student Green Team continues to meet on Wednesday mornings and is focusing on air pollution this month. Leila and Bonnie reported that they met with city officials and are working on a plan to make comprehensive recycling a school district policy as Lupin trained Middle School students report wanting to continue the Waste Free lunch policy. Thanks, Green Team! The Jog-A-Thon will be held Friday, January 25th. A t-shirt design contest is underway and sponsors are needed for the t-shirts. More info will be coming home in Friday folders. Teachers Report: Ms. Mizrahi reported that students have been very well behaved with the exception of a few minor mishaps and that the anti-bullying program seems to have increased awareness of responsible behavior in students. She reported that Lupins low-key approach to classroom celebrations seems to be working nicely. Students have also been involved with several service projects including collecting Nickels for Nails (Habitat for Humanity) in the 3rd grade and sewing scarves for people in a homeless shelter. Other service projects are being researched and considered. Classrooms continue to take advantage of the free bus provided by Durham Bus Company for field trips each month. Thank you, Durham Bus Company! Ms. Mizrahi also reported that Ms. Sank is requesting funding for 4th grade student science programs while the 5th graders are at outdoor education week. The science kits requested are from the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy and include a series of hands on activities (models of the water shed, playing a food web game,

using microscopes to see plankton, testing the PH of common products) that engage 4 learning modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile). Minute and Budget Approval: Last months minutes and budget were unanimously approved for posting. New Business: Raz Bolourian reported that student Art Cards will be made this year; the project will be coordinated with Michelle Young. More info will follow. Thanks for coordinating this, Raz! Having a raffling of a car or other large item was discussed briefly but no decisions were made regarding this. Lesli Kraut won the raffle drawing of an I-Tunes gift card. Congratulations, Lesli! Next PFC General Meeting: Friday, February 3, 2012 @ 8:05 AM in Camp Calabasas. Meeting Adjourned at 9:30 AM Minutes respectfully submitted by Bonnie Latham Lyon, PFC Secretary