OUT AND ABOUT ON CAMPUS IN THE SPRING!
Hooker Oak volunteers needed at the Endangered Species Faire May 4th from 10-4
Volunteers needed to fill 2 hour time slots representing Hooker Oak Elementary School at the 33rd Annual Endangered Species Faire, Saturday May 4th from 10-4 at Cedar Grove in Bidwell Park.
Time slots are from 10-12, 12-2, and 2-4.
This is a great opportunity to fulfill your volunteer hours while attending a fun family event! Please contact Jennifer Feller at 343-2625 or jenfeller@sbcglobal.net to sign up for a time slot or if you can help in any other way.
Thank you!
from Jennifer Feller
Blood Drive Update from Beth Geise
This coming Monday, April 22. Out front of Hooker Oak School in the BUS!
Begins at 1:15pm. I am all full through 3:45pm. Then, I have:
· 3:45
· 4:00
· 4:30
· 4:30
· 4:45
· 4:45
· 5:00
Thanks to the 24 parents, family members and teachers who have signed up! If you want to sign up, please provide me your name and your cell. They will call to remind. And thanks again—you really are helping to save a life.
Need Volunteer Hours? Come Help Rebuild the Garden
Workday: Saturday 4/20 - come when you can between 9am-4pm
To do: shed building, cardboard laying, bark laying, gravel paths, drain conclusion
need: wheelbarrows, shovels, power tools and extension cords
Questions?
contact Kristen Del Real or Laurie Niles
Measure E Participation for Hooker Oak
With the passage of Measure E in November 2012, the Chico Unified School District now has the opportunity to complete necessary improvements on our school campuses. Please join us for a community meeting at Chico Jr. High School’s Theater, room 505, on Thursday, May 2nd from 5:30-7:30. This meeting will address the needs and opportunities for improvements at Chapman, Citrus, Hooker Oak, Emma Wilson, Rosedale and Chico Jr. High. We look forward to hearing your comments and recommendations. Thank you.
GIRLS ON THE RUN
The Hooker Oak Girls on the Run are over half-way through their 12 week Girls on the Run curriculum. This Thursday, 4/18, we will be having our “practice 5K” run on the Hooker Oak track at 2:50pm. Please join us to cheer on our 12 member team as they prepare for the Diva Dash (the 5K run they will be completing in Bidwell Park on 5/11).
from Danielle Anderson
Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, character development program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade. Their mission is: We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. The Girls on the Run Vision is: We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
Congratulations Jada!
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Jada Parsons from Room 8 has won Butte Literacy Council’s Short Story Contest for category 2nd/3rd grade. Her story is titled Life in the Sky about the adventures of flying cats. She will receive her prize on Friday, April 19, at 6:30 at Barnes and Noble. Jada will have the opportunity to read her story there, too. 22 kids from Room 8 submitted stories and also 2nd and 3rd graders from all over the county submitted as well. Congratulations, Jada! |
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
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April 22– May 2: STAR Testing Window May 3: Jog-A-Thon May 17: Hooker Oak Carnival 4-7:30 pm May 23: Hooker Oak Open House June 6: 6th Grade Promotion 1-1:30 pm
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Hooker Oak Cookbooks
Hooker Oak Cookbooks
available to support the Hooker
Oak OSC Relay for Life team, a
service learning project of Beth’s
class. $10.00 Sold in hallway after
school or in office.
Buy-It-Now Parties have a few spaces left!
Parties for adults and kids designed with you and your family in mind…
1. DECORATE YOUR KLEAN KANTEEN
Monday, April 15th from 2:25 - 3:30 pm at Hooker Oak Library. Sparkles, feathers, glitter - the sky’s the limit! Please bring one or two canteens to decorate.$15.00/child
2. E-I-E-I-O PARTY
Sunday, April 28th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. INCLUDES: Feed the animals, walk the pigs, brush the goats and milk the mama, pet the chicks and enjoy a hay-rack ride through the orchard and more. $15.00/child
3. CINCO DE MAYO PARTY
Saturday, May 4th from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. Adults only. INCLUDES: enchiladas, drinks and fun. $20.00/adult
4. SWIM PARTY
Saturday, May 25th at In Motion Fitness from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. INCLUDES: swimming, life guards, pizza and drinks. $15.00/child
5. HOOKER OAK RIDE
Saturday, June 1st from noon to 8 pm. Adults only. INCLUDES: an all woman’s bike ride that gets more and more popular every year - includes gift bag, dinner, and a day of fun! $50.00/adult
SIGN UP AT: www.ChicoSpringFling.com today! All money goes back into the classrooms. Limited space available.
