

Bear Necessities
Hollow Hills Newsletter Week of May 19th
The Bear Essentials
Coming Up in Golden Bear Country
Monday, May 19th -
- Volunteer Tea 9:45am (MPR)
- PTA Reflections Ice Cream Party - 2:15pm - 2:45pm
Tuesday, May 20th
- Fire Drill
- K-Kids Meeting 2:25pm - 3:00pm
- School Site Council Meeting 2:30pm (AD-10)
- SVUSD School Board Meeting
Wednesday, May 21st
- Cook's Night Out - Chick - Fil - A
- 3rd Grade Science Presentation (A-3 & A-4)
Thursday, May 22nd
Friday, May 23rd - EARLY DISMISSAL (1:05PM)
- Hollow Hills Salutes America 8:30am (Grass Quad)
- Wear Red, White and Blue!
Monday, May 26th - Memorial Day (No School)
Tuesday, May 27th
- Kindergarten Field Day
- V-4 Gold Dust or Bust Play 8:30am (MPR)
Wednesday, May 28th
- 3rd Grade Pioneer Day 8:30am - 11:45am)
- 3rd Grade Pizza Party 11:45am
- V-4 - Gold Dust or Bust Play 8:30am (MPR)
Thursday, May 29th
- A-8 Gold Dust or Bust Play 8:30am (MPR)
Friday, May 30th
- Field Day - 1st - 5th Grades
- Kindergarten Field Trip
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Monday, June 2nd
- 4th Grade Gold Rush Day - 10:30am - 12:30pm
- 4th Grade Pizza Party 12:30pm
- Fire Drill
Tuesday, June 3rd
- Special Recognition and Honor Roll Awards (K-2 at 8:15am; 3-4 at 9:15am)
Wednesday, June 4th
- 2nd Grade Pizza Party 12:08pm
Thursday, June 5th
- 5th Grade Picnic
- Kindergarten Song Fest
- 5th Grade Awards Ceremony 5:30pm (MPR)
Friday, June 6th - MINIMUM DAY 12:10 DISMISSAL
- 5th Grade Culmination (8:30am); Minimum Day (12:10pm Dismissal)
Parking Reminder: Back Parking Lot
When parking in the back parking lot, please take care to not park in spaces marked "STAFF". These spaces are assigned to staff members. Thank you.
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
**Menus are subject to change. Please click on weekly menus below to access Child Nutrition website and most current menus.
School Breakfast and Lunches
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.****
We hope you will join us for Hollow Hills Salutes America FRIDAY, May 23RD at 8:30am.
At this event, our entire school community comes together with our USA pride to honor our American heroes. Each grade level will be performing patriotic songs and we will recognize and honor active military and veterans. This is a truly special event.
Date: Friday, May 23th
Time: 8:30am
Place: Hollow Hills Grass Quad. Enter the front gate and/or lunch table gate. No entry at blacktop gate.
Seating: Spectators are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs to sit in the designated areas on the grass.
Military Seating: There will be a special seating section with chairs provided and reception with coffee and snacks for our military heroes (and plus one). Please help us plan for this special seating section and reception by completing the Google Form below.
Yearbook Waitlist
Yearbooks have been ordered and will arrive at the end of May. If you haven't ordered yours yet and would like to be on the waitlist, we will have a very limited amount of books available for sale in May. Join the waitlist now to secure your book. Email yearbook@hollowhillspta.org to join the waitlist.
NEW BELL SCHEDULE FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR (2025-2026)
A new bell schedule for the 2025-2026 school year was approved at the SVUSD School Board Meeting last week. This new schedule will begin in August of 2025, NOT this school year.
2025-2026 New Bell Schedule:
Start Time: 8:10am
End Time (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday): 2:30pm
End Time (Thursday Only): 1:40pm
5th Grade Awards Night
Date: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Time: 5:30pm
Place: MPR
5th Grade Culmination
Date: Friday, June 6th, 2025
Time: 8:30am
Place: MPR - The only entrance to the MPR for the ceremony will be via the gate by the YMCA building. Families will not be permitted to enter campus prior to 8:10am.
Tickets: Each student will receive 4 wristband/tickets for guest entrance into the MPR to view the ceremony. Wristbands will be sent home with students on Tuesday, June 3, 2024. Wristbands must be worn in order to enter the MPR. Note: Additional wristbands will not be provided.
SPIRIT WEAR STORE OPEN!
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:
Resources for Families
Youth Outreach Line
Serving Ventura County Youth Ages 12 yrs. - 24 yrs. For homeless, facing homelessness, or runaway youth, LINK.
Overnight Shelter (New)
Samaritan Center's PADS program offers overnight shelter each night through March 31. Participation is by invitation only. Families need to apply for this program at the Samaritan Center. Check in and registration is at 7:00 p.m. Proof of a negative TB test and residency in Simi Valley is required.
Breakthrough Parenting(New)
These FREE (SPAN/ENG) parenting classes will help parents:
In-person and Zoom.
Have a better understanding of how school-age children think, grow, and develop.
Discover new ways to discipline and influence so they can develop their natural potential.
Learn effective communication skills to connect with their children ages 6-17 years.
Gain effective interventions for stressful family challenges
Food Pantries
The Samaritan Center has a New Flyer: The pantry has changed its hours and format, Walk Through Only- Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Still Waters Cafe continue to serve as our local food pantries. A food pantry is also held in Moorpark at Moorpark College on Tuesdays from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. More information can be found here. Here is a list of regional food pantries and dinner sites.
Samaritan Center Client Services (Spanish) and Laundry of Love (Spanish)
Digital Mental/Behavioral Health Resources
Children 0-12: BrightLife Kids - A CalHope Program by Brightline
Teens and young adults 13-25: Soluna | California's Mental Health App for 13 - 25-year-olds
Food Share List of Resources - Click on Picture for Full List
In the Community
The Santa Susana Fiber Arts School has the following classes available:
- Please note that May is the last month for the After School Classes. They will resume in September.
- The Beginning Sewing Class continues throughout the year.
- New for the summer is the Weekly Summer Workshop Program that starts on June 17th.
“ALL ABOUT KIDS” AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES
MAY IS THE LAST MONTH, STARTING BACK UP IN SEPTEMBER!
FIBER ARTS & CRAFTS CLASSES AGES 8-12
THURSDAY’S 3:30-5:00PM
PAY BY THE MONTH OR PER CLASS
To register click on this link:
“ALL ABOUT KIDS” BEGINNING SEWING CLASSES
AGES 8-12 WEDNESDAY’S: 3:30-5:30PM
Monthly 4 Week Sessions
Pre-registration Discount: $20.00 Enroll & pay by the 15th of the previous month!
(Discount applied to online invoice)
To register click on this link:
“ALL ABOUT KIDS”/ “ALL ABOUT TEENS” WEEKLY SUMMER WORKSHOPS!
- 8 weeks from June 17th to August 7th
- Each workshop week is 3 days; Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
- Time: 10am-3pm includes 30 minute lunch break
- Discount for enrolling in multiple weeks
- Discount for sibling enrollment per week & multiple weeks
- To register click on this link:
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