Thornhill Elementary PFC Newsletter

It's more than a month away, but it's never too early to start thinking about one of the biggest events of every Thornhill school year… The annual Thornhill Lavinrac.

What's a Lavinrac, you may ask? Well, Lavinrac is Carnival spelled backwards. And no matter how you spell it, the Spring Carnival is one of the most popular events of the year. This year's carnival is set for Saturday, April 27, so mark you calendars now.

Be sure to thank the amazing Marya Edgar for organizing this year's event, and please lend her a hand—information on volunteers needed is below. It’s a ton of fun to take a shift at a booth, help students make posters and more, so please sign up.

This is the kind of event that helps build and connect our community, and reminds us of how strong our community can be.

Mahalo,

Rex Crum

Our annual Spring Carnival will be on Saturday, April 27th from 10am-3pm. This year we’re going back to a TRADITIONAL CARNIVAL!

Thornhill families and friends, as well as future students and Montclair neighbors, are all welcome to attend this fun event featuring classic carnival games, awesome prizes, face painting, spin art, jumpy house, cake walk, dunk tank, lunch BBQ by the Dads Club and snacks including popcorn and cotton candy.

We need parents from every class to step up and take on this fun volunteer role! It’s not a big time commitment—your class’s game is already decided.

Here’s what it takes to be Class Booth Coordinator:

• Find parents to work one-hour shifts at your class booth
• Set up and tear down your class booth
• Help students create a new banner or poster (if needed)
• Arrange for sweets for the cake walk
• Help promote additional carnival staffing as needed (i.e. face painting, food, first aid station, etc.)

If you are interested please email me at carnival@thornhillschool.org or marya.edgar@yahoo.com.

Thank you!

Marya Edgar (mom to a 1st grader)

Spring Carnival Chair

Have some fun and grab a great deal! We have some great parties to join, both just-for-kids and some for adults too. Meet new people, see old friends, and simply have a good time. It’s worth it! Every dime goes to Thornhill. Check everything out here!

A taste of some of the parties…

• Mom’s Night Out Pedi Party on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30pm

• Toyology Enrichment Class on Wednesday, April 3 from 1:25-2:20pm

• Stella & Dot fun on Saturday, April 6 from from 4-6pm

And so much more… The Dailey Method, Ms. Chianai’s beauty salon, Capoeira with Ms. Novak, First Grade “Campout,” Kindergarten Backyard Romp, 1970s Velveeta Party, and May the 4th Be with You!

And some items to grab at a discount… all close on Friday, March 22 at 9PM!

• One full season of East Bay Flag Football

• Two week trial membership at Han Martial Arts

• Four weeks of Bladium for $10!

Already bought stuff you need to pick up? If you received an email to pick up items from the auction please do so by THIS Friday March 15, otherwise a storing fee of $50 will be charged to your credit card.

Bring the family and watch our Oakland Athletics take on the Toronto Blue Jays - first pitch is at 7:07 pm. Ticketing and event details will be announced soon. Save the date!

The Dads Clubs from Montclair Elementary and Thornhill Elementary are co-hosting a special Mother’s Day Weekend Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser on Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 11am – 2pm at Roberts Regional Recreation Area (10570 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94611). Share a meal, meet new families, celebrate Mother’s Day, and experience the best chili offerings provided by select teams from Thornhill and Montclair.

Handcrafted artisan chili will be available for tastings (meat, vegetarian, spicy, non-spicy) along with hot dogs for the non-chili eaters. Tickets are $15 (adult)/$10 (children 12 and under) and include samples of all the chili. Adult drink tickets for craft beer and wine are sold separately for $5/beverage.

The Dads Clubs are seeking teams from each school (5 from Montclair; 3 from Thornhill) to showcase their best chili! If you think you have what it takes to “wow” the big crowds and can provide enough delicious samples, please inquire directly with Mark Lecker at marklecker@sbcglobal.net. “People’s Choice” and “Kid’s Choice” will be awarded onsite at the event. In addition to chili teams, the Dads Clubs are looking for volunteers to collect money, hand out tickets, count ballots, etc. A Signup Genius sheet will be going out soon--stay tuned.

To purchase tickets in advance, please visit Eventbrite. Tickets can also be purchased upon entry to the event.

Make a day out of it! Join (or watch) the Thunder-a-thon Lawn Game Tourney starting at 10am, right there at Roberts Regional Park!

Join the Thornhill Elementary School fundraiser this week to win a free flower bouquet from Good Eggs! To enroll, just visit schools.goodeggs.com, enter our code TBIRD19, and place your first order. Save a trip to the store by having your groceries delivered—delivery is free any time you spend $60—and help our school earn some dough (see what I did there?) THIS WEEK: The first 5 families to join Good Eggs for the first time using our school code will win flowers—what a bright way to spring forward.

Come to our next FUNdraising event at Red Boy Pizza on Leimert! Bring this flyer to dine in or take out between March 19-21 at the Leimert Blvd location, and 15 percent comes back to our school! Here’s the dish…

When: March 19, 20, and 21

Where: Red Boy Pizza, 1500 Leimert Blvd., Oakland, CA 94602 (map)

How: When you arrive (to dine in or take out), please present this flyer and tell your server you are there for Thornhill. At the end of the 3 day fundraising period, the purchases will get logged and 15 percent will go to Thornhill PFC. Eat. Drink. And Raise Money for Thornhill.

The website always has the latest calendar information, and here's what's coming up!

• Friday, March 15: MLK Oratorical Festival and Black History Celebration (8:45 am)
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, March 19-21: Dine Out for Thornhill at Red Boy Pizza (bring this flyer!)
• Monday, March 25 - Friday March 29: Spring Break (no school)
• Monday, April 1: Cesar Chavez holiday (no school)
• Tuesday, April 2 - Friday, April 5: Spring Conference Week (minimum days, no enrichment classes)
• Thursday, April 4: Dine Out for Thornhill at Round Table Pizza
• Monday, April 8: PFC Meeting (6-7pm)
  
• Wednesday, April 10: Volunteer Appreciation Day
  
• Saturday, April 13: Spring Clean! (more info here)
• Friday, April 19: Thornhill Night at the A’s
  

• Saturday, April 27: Thornhill Spring Carnival (10am-3pm)
  

Be sure also to download the OUSD District calendar here and subscribe to our Google calendar here.

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, Evie Nagy, at newsletter@thornhillschool.org by 3 p.m. Thursday for approval—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.

THANK YOU to everyone who submits articles and to PFC Board Members, Teachers, VP of Communications Erin Proudfoot, PFC President Rex Crum, 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