Coming Up

Monday, August 31
First Day of School for Students

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Welcome to Thornhill Elementary School. Thornhill is a K-5 Elementary School located in Oakland, California. Please browse our site for more information about the school. OUSD 2008-2009 Calendar

RA-RA-RAFFLE BRINGS IN $7500!
Many thanks to all of you who helped to raise money for your school, and of course…….

CONGRATULATIONS to all the WINNERS!

Please visit the link below to the Raffle page for the list of all the winners as well as to see which class raised the most money and the top seller in each class.

http://www.thornhillschool.org/?id=involved/raffle

The Thornhill Newsletter is going GREEN!
Starting later this month, the Thornhill Newsletter will be only sent electronically. We will no longer send a paper copy home in your children’s backpacks.

Click on this link today to sign up for electronic delivery and don’t miss a single issue of the Thornhill Newsletter.

We will not send you any spam! We will only send you the Weekly Thornhill Newsletter, but to get it you must sign up!

If you have any questions please email to newsletter@thornhillschool.org.

Taking Action on Budget Cuts
The Thornhill PFC encourages parents to contact state officials regarding proposed cuts to education funding. As many of you know, the California State Legislature and the Governor's office are weighing many options to deal with the state's economic crisis, including cutting funding for public education. Parents at Chabot Elementary have drafted ready-to-use letters of protest and have made them available to anyone who is concerned about the proposals. We need your help to stop these cuts. Write or call your elected officials. Use the link below to download a sample letter along with mailing addresses for the Governor and other state officials.
Download the letter (53K PDF)

50th Anniversary Commemorative Engraved Bricks
Thornhill Elementary is offering a special way to show support for the school, commemorate the last 50 years and leave a lasting memory. Commemorative engraved bricks, which will be laid in the outdoor classroom and are available for individuals, groups or graduating classes to purchase. more information

All Kindergarten families are encouraged to join the kindergarten yahoo group for kindergarten families for fall 2009-2010. This site will be used to notify families via email of upcoming kindergarten events and news. We also encourage you to join the thornhill school yahoo group.

Join the Thornhill Yahoo Group! Communication is key for creating community.  Join Thornhill's Yahoo Group so you too can share, inquire, comment or simply get updates on matters pertaining to Thornhill Elementary. To learn more, visit the Yahoo Group page.

Next Round of Enrichment Classes! Click on the links below to download information and sign-up forms for the next round of before/after-school Enrichment classes offered at Thornhill:

For more information, please contact our VP's of Enrichment at vpenrichment@thornhillschool.org.

School Wear Available Online To purchase Logo-wear click on the link below. At the site you can order baseball shirts, T-shirts, hats, bags and many more items and have them sent directly to your home. Go there.

Thornhill is an Amazon.com Associate Thornhill Elementary is now a member of the Amazon.com Associates program. That means if you shop at Amazon.com—and get there from one of the links on our site—Thornhill receives approximately 5% of the purchase price. This can be a great thing for our school, but it only works in our favor if you go to Amazon.com from a link such as the one in the right margin. For more info, visit our Amazon Associate page. Thank you for supporting Thornhill!

Important Info About Head Lice! Cases of head lice have been detected at Thornhill. Please review the Parent's Guide to Head Lice from the State of Californica for importants facts and treatment methods:

- Parent's Guide to Head Lice - English, Spanish