Thornhill Elementary PFC Newsletter

Our Benefit Auction is on March 20, and planning can’t start until we have a team. We need several key roles filled now so we can kick off ASAP.

No experience needed. Auction Chair Bronwen Sterling, past committee tips, and plenty of resources will guide you, and it’s a fun way to meet other families while raising money for our school.

Most needed:

• Auction Co-Chair: partner with Bronwen to lead the committee

• Silent & Live Auction Items Coordinators (multiple people): solicit and track donations and organize items

• Database Coordinators (multiple people): enter auction items and manage tickets and email communications

Also needed: Event Planner & Night of Coordinator and Run of Show + A/V Coordinator. Smaller roles like sponsorships, games, hosted parties, and decor setup are open too.

Teaming up with a friend is welcome, and many roles suit busy schedules. Please sign up this week at benefit@thornhillschool.org, and we’ll help find the right fit.

Please help us to celebrate Ruby’s message of Courage, Kindness and Inclusion! Sign up to help out on Friday, November 13 for an extended morning drop-off and make our Ruby Bridges celebration a morning of fun, celebration and community for all our students and families.

This is a much-loved Thornhill tradition and we need YOU to join us if you can!

Sign up here to volunteer for planning roles and to help out on the day.

Thank you!

Thornhill Fall Sweep and Planting Day

📆 Saturday, November 14

⏰ 10 am-2 pm

SIGN UP on this spreadsheet

Come help us:

🌿 Weed: get rid of em before the rains help them multiply

🪴 Plant: tuck in new plants and protect them from little feet while still fragile

👨🏻‍🌾 Fall Sweep: rake, sweep, and clean up our campus with the kiddos

Many hands make light work (and happy plants)! Sign up here or contact deepa.lounsbury@gmail.com with questions or if you want to get involved on other days or other ways. We are also looking for regular watering support (sign up on the second tab of the spreadsheet).

See you on November 14th!

Please join Principal Scott for Coffee with the Principal this Wednesday, November 4th, 8:30-9:15am in the school lobby!

Everyone is welcome to attend and catch up on the latest Thornhill news. This is also a chance to ask Principal Scott any questions and hear updates on the School Site Council.

Coffee with the Principal is held every first Wednesday of the month at 8:30am. Coffee and donuts will be served.

The BIPOC Advisory Council (BAC) is hosting its next general meeting on Monday, November 9th at 6pm in the library.

We’ll gather for a potluck and an evening of community connection. All families are welcome! Childcare will be provided, click here to sign up.

If you know a family considering Thornhill for the 2027–28 school year, please help us spread the word and share the dates below.

What to Expect:

Prospective families will have a chance to meet our principal, hear from our TK and Kindergarten teachers at designated sessions, connect with current parents, and learn more about what makes Thornhill special.

TK/K Information Night on Zoom

• Tuesday, November 3 @ 6:00 PM

Can’t make it? A recorded session will be available.

Sign up for the Zoom via Google Forms

In-Person Tours & Presentation

• Tuesday, November 17 @ 9:00–10:00 AM
  School tour — does not include teacher presentations

• Monday, December 14 @ 9:00–10:00 AM
  School tour — does not include teacher presentations

• Thursday, January 14 @ 6:30–7:30 PM
  Evening presentation and school walk-through — includes teacher presentations

Click here for more information or to sign up for one of our tours.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our prospective family liaisons, Katie Clark and Tamara Chao, at prospectivefamilies@thornhillschool.org.