[BHS etree] EVENTS: Back to School, Canned Food Drive & Staff Development Day

[bhs at idiom.com]

Contact:  Kathryn Capps  katecapps at earthlink.net


1.  Berkeley High School Back to School Night  9/29/05
2.  BHS Holiday Meal Canned Food Drive Kick Off 9/29/05
3.  Staff Development Day  10/10/05

Berkeley High School is hosting Back to School Night on Thursday, 
September 29th, beginning at 7:00 pm. The evening will be arranged to 
follow an abbreviated schedule for eight class periods.  Zero and 
seventh and eighth periods will meet at the end of the evening (see 
below).  Each class will meet for ten minutes, with six minutes of 
travel time between classes.  Students should bring home a copy of 
their schedule.  Also, you should have received a blank schedule  for 
your student to complete in a mailing that was sent home about two 
weeks ago.  However, if you do not get a schedule from your student(s), 
copies will be available in the Berkeley High School Food Court.  
During each class, teachers will discuss their courses and answer 
questions about course content and procedures.  Parents and guardians 
will also have a chance to meet administrators and enjoy coffee and 
cookies in the BHS Food Court.

Please note that Back to School Night is not intended to address 
questions about individual students.  You should call or email your 
student's counselor or individual teacher at any time if you have 
questions or concerns about your child.
<http://bhs.berkeleypta.org/Assets/teacherphonelist.htm>


BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE (have your student fill in the room number and 
class name)
Period 1	
7:00-7:10 pm

Period  2	
7:16-7:26 pm

Period 3	
7:32-7:42 pm

Period 4	
7:48-7:58 pm

Period  5	
8:04-8:14 pm

Period 6	
8:20-8:30 pm

Periods  0, 7 8
8:36-8:46 pm

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2. The BHS CANNED FOOD DRIVE is kicking off  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!  Donations will be used for this year's BHS 
Holiday Meal. Parents can bring non-perishable canned foods to BHS and 
drop them off in labeled bins on the first floor of the C-building. 
Students can donate cans by bringing them into their second period 
classroom. The class that donates the most cans will win a pizza party.

Contact Information:
Stephanie Lowe
ASB Vice President
slowe at berkeley.k12.ca.us


Etree Note: For those new to Berkeley High, the canned food drive is in 
support of the BHS Holiday Meal, an event organized each year by
Leadership Class and which brings together all segments of the BHS 
community to prepare and serve a festive and delicious meal to those in 
our community who are in need.

Last year the Berkeley Holiday Meal served 275 members of our Berkeley 
community. There were over 100 student volunteers (representing all 
grades) who arrived as early as 6:30 am to prepare the meal.  There 
were also parent volunteers all day who served, carved turkeys, 
cleaned, greeted, and supervised. There were 12 turkeys and 6 hams 
donated by parents and staff. The students received $800.00 in cash 
donation (almost 400.00 in donations through the BHS Penny Drive). 
There were 996 can collected through the canned food drive, Community 
businesses such as Acme Bread, The Cheeseboard, Safeway on Rose St., 
Trader Joes of Emeryville, and the Monterey Produce Market all made 
significant donations. Please donate generously.

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3.  Please note on your calendar that Oct 10 is a district-wide Staff 
Development Day  as staff will be meeting for various types of 
professional development. There is no school for students on this day.