Monday, Jan. 6th - NO SCHOOL

• Registration for STEAM Night closes at 11:59pm

Tuesday, Jan. 7th - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, Jan 8th - First Day of School of 2025! Welcome Back!

• Report Cards Viewable on Aeries
• Student Assembly (Thank you PTA) - Paralympian Speaker
• Beginning Band 2:30pm-3:30pm

Thursday, Jan. 9th

• STEAM MUSEUM - On Campus Experience
• Advanced Band 2:30pm - 3:30pm
• Kindergarten Parent Lottery Info and Tour 5:00pm - 6:00pm (MPR)

Friday, Jan. 10th

• STEAM MUSEUM - On Campus Experience
• FAMILY STEAM NIGHT 5:30pm
• Registration closes at 11:59pm on Monday, Jan. 6th

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Monday, Jan. 13th

Tuesday, Jan. 14th

• Honor Club 7:45am-8:05am (MPR)
• See flyer below for more information and to sign-up.
• School Tour 9:00am (MPR)

Wednesday, Jan. 15th

• Beginning Band 2:30pm-3:30pm

Thursday, Jan. 16th

• Saber Showcase 5:00pm @ Sinaloa Middle School
• Advanced Band 2:30pm-3:30pm

Friday, Jan. 17th - End of Kindergarten Lottery (Forms due by 3:30pm)

SAVE THE DATES:

• FAMILY STEAM NIGHT: Friday, January 10, 2025
• Special Recognition Awards: Wednesday, January 22nd (K-3); Thursday, January 23rd (4-5)
• First Grade Parent Seminar: Wednesday, January 29th 1:30-2:45pm
• 100th Day of School: Monday, February 3rd - Dress up as a 100 year old person or a shirt with 100 things.

**Menus are subject to change. Please click on weekly menus below to access Child Nutrition website and most current menus.

All students can receive free breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria. Menus will be posted weekly in this newsletter. However, menus are subject to change so families are encouraged to check the website directly.

Breakfast is served from 7:45am - 8:05am.

****Application for the federal National School Lunch Program for Free or Reduced Price Lunches is not required to qualify for the California Universal Meal Program. If you do not wish to disclose income information or elect not to fill out an application for any reason, your child may still eat free breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria daily.****

Kindergarten Lottery applications will be available beginning at 8:30 AM on January 7 through January 17, 2025.

Applications must be picked up in person and cannot be emailed. Applications are due back to the Hollow Hills office by 3:00 PM on Friday, January 17th. Lottery applications cannot be submitted to both Hollow Hills and Vista. You must choose just one fundamental school to apply to. Children applying for the lottery must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025 and must be a Simi Valley resident.

Tour/Information sessions will be held in the Hollow Hills MPR on the following dates:

• Thursday, January 9th at 5:00 PM
• Tuesday, January 14th at 9:00 AM
• Tuesday, January 21st at 9:00 AM
• Tuesday, January 28th at 9:00 AM

Know someone interested in grades 1st - 5th here in Golden Bear Country?

• Hollow Hills has waitlists of varying lengths for grades 1-5. Some grades have short waitlists while other grades have long waitlists.
• Anyone interested in learning more about a particular grade level waitlist is encouraged to call the Hollow Hills Office for more information.

The Vintage Spirit Wear store is now open and will remain open throughout the school year! The store includes previous year spirit wear items at a discount, last year's 2023-24 yearbooks and a section with a small selection of this year’s 2024-25 remaining spirit wear items.

To purchase, Golden Bears can use this link:

https://vintage-spirit-wear-2024-fall-copy.cheddarup.com/

Interface Breakthrough Parenting Class LINK

• Parent Classes are being offered in Oxnard beginning October 9. The class is offered in both English and Spanish. Students experiencing attendance problems are given first priority. The class is free, but parents must register to participate.

Youth Outreach Line

• Serving Ventura County Youth Ages 12 yrs. - 24 yrs. For homeless, facing homelessness, or runaway youth, LINK.

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