Principal s Corner. Calendar. January. Fisher Flyer Submissions. Attendance Line. Issue No. 19 January 18, Dear Fisher Parents,

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1 Issue No. 19 January 18, 2017 January Calendar Dear Fisher Parents, Principal s Corner 1/18 8th Grade LGHS Music Info Night ***Note date change*** 6:00 pm, Fisher Library 1/19 Spelling Bee Finals 3:00 pm, Fisher Library 1/20 End of First Semester 1/23 Late Start Monday, 9:10 am - 3:03 pm, no zero period 1/23 LGUSD Board Meeting 6:30-10:30 pm, District Office 1/26 Community Partnership on Student and Traffic Safety Presentation 8:30-10:00 am, Blossom Hill MPR 1/27 Winter Glow Dance 2:45-5:00 pm, Fisher Gym (see article on page 4) 1/30 Late Start Monday, 9:10 am - 3:03 pm, no zero period Please be aware that for all school events before, during, or after school, students with severe food allergies (including nuts, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, etc.) will be in attendance. Please consider providing alternative snacking options. Fisher Flyer Submissions Please your school related article, event or volunteer requests to newsletter@fisherhsc.com by Mondays at noon. Attendance Line rjfattendance@lgusd.org Call if your student is absent from school, leaving early or arriving late. I hope you enjoyed your extended weekend without the wet and wild weather of late. It was nice to see some blue skies. Safe to say, there is no shortage of talented youth within our Los Gatos community, but every now and then, there are super stars within our midst. Such is the case with Colin Peattie, an eighth grader at Fisher Middle School who recently ran to a national title in the boys age group at the national cross country championships. Peattie, representing the Los Gatos Athletic Association Track Club, covered the 4,000-meter course in 12:19 to win the national crown. When he sets his mind to a goal, his confidence and determination really shows, said Willie Harmatz of Peattie, who the coach calls the best distance runner in Fisher Middle School history. Congratulations, Colin! The good news is that Colin will compete for the Fisher track team this spring. Look out WVAL. In other breaking news, the Fisher Choir will be performing the national anthem at a Stanford women's basketball game on Friday, January 20. Stanford, ranked 10th in the nation, will be hosting Arizona in this PAC 12 match-up. The game begins at 7:00 pm, but come early and be seated by 6:30 to watch our amazing gifted choir sing. We began this tradition at Stanford several years ago, and we are the very first middle or high school group to perform the anthem at any Stanford sporting event. You might also consider coming to cheer on our spelling finalists in our Spelling Bee to be held this Thursday, January 19 at 3:00 pm in our Fisher library. Congratulations to our finalists: Ester Sun Maxim Tarasevich Lexi Kupor Maddie Ho Natalie Nguyen Lastly, don t forget to ask your child about our upcoming Winter Glow Dance and party slated for Friday, January 27 from 3:00 5:00 pm in our new gym. This event promises to be a blast for all participants. I plan to wear neon for sure. Sincerely, Lisa Fraser, Principal Shaunak Warty Dhruv Dalmia Aidan Blagtas Parker English Ryan Gabel Ajay Natarajan Emily Gouldrup Micah Hoang Gabriel Schwartz

2 Page 2 8th Grade Music Students LGHS Music Info Night at Fisher Wednesday, January 18, 6:00 pm, Fisher Library **Note date change. This meeting was postponed from last week due to the heavy traffic congestion in Loss Gatos last week.** It s almost time to sign up for classes at Los Gatos High. Please come to tonight s meeting with your 8th graders and your questions. LGHS music teachers, music and color guard students and music parents will be on hand to fill you in about what a great experience music can continue to be at the high school. Pizza will be served to 8th grade students, and you ll have a chance to get all of your questions answered. A Community Partnership on Student and Traffic Safety January 26 8:30-10:00 am Blossom Hill Multipurpose Room Safe Routes to School is a collaborative effort in Los Gatos. Join Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Safe Routes to School to hear how the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department, the Town of Los Gatos, the Los Gatos Union School District, Santa Clara County Public Health and Santa Clara County Fire Department work together to address student and traffic safety in Los Gatos. A collaborative community event sponsored by the Los Gatos Union School District This Week 1/20 ASB Sticker Holders - Cotton Candy Day at lunch in the Quad. Come collect your special treat! End of Q2 Coming Soon 1/27 Snow Day Rally during flex in Gymnasium. Basketball games, bike races, dance teams and Hungry Hippos. 1/27 Winter Glow Dance! 2:45 5:00 pm in Gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased in advance starting next week (online and in Quad at lunch). $8.00 per student, $5.00 with ASB sticker. Winter Glow Dance Activities: Inflatable Slide, Carnival Games, Dodgeball, Glow Dancing, Photo Booth, Cake Walk. Food: Pizza, Hot Cocoa, Lemonade, Cotton Candy, Popcorn. Something for EVERYONE! Click here for Permission Slip and to purchase tickets PARENTS: Volunteers are needed! Please click here to sign up. Help is needed for activities, set up (contact Amy Cato for set up 12:45-2:45), games, food, etc. There is also a signup for store-baked goods to be dropped off at school the morning of the event for the Cake Walk. SHOUT OUT to those who have already signed up! Donate your athletic shoes! This is the last week of the Shoes2Reuse donation drive. Please donate your gently-used athletic shoes to give to local families in need. Shoes2Reuse is an organization devoted to giving athletic shoes to those who cannot afford them. It is founded by our very own eighth grader, Kevin Miller, along with his sister, Lauren, at LGHS. They will be collecting shoes to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of Silicon Valley, who will distribute them to local families in need. The collection will take place until Sunday, January 22. There are collection boxes located in our Fisher Middle School office (as well as House of Hope, Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos High School, and across from the old Monte Sereno Post Office at Rose Avenue, Monte Sereno 95030). It is never too late to start donating, so if you have any questions, please shoes2reuse@millerz.com.

3 Page 3 WINTER GLOW DANCE! Friday, January 27, :00-5:00 pm Snack Bar, DJ, Polaroid Photo Booth, 2 Story Tall Jumbo Slide, Face painting, Dancing, Dodgeball, Cake Walk Admission $8 *unless you have a red activity sticker: $5 Tickets and Permissions Slips Available Here

4 Page WOMEN S BASKETBALL FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, PM MAPLES PAVILION Join us at Maples Pavilion to watch the Fisher Middle School Choir perform the National Anthem before the Stanford Cardinal takes on the Arizona Wildcats! Ticket Options $10 General Admission $15 Reserved Sideline $25 Lower Chairback Visit GOSTANFORD.COM/PROMO-CODE and enter: FISHER Contact Mike Stryker at or mstryker@stanford.edu

5 Page 5 Educating the Whole Child Our children deserve a high-quality education. A high quality education goes beyond standard academics. But Los Gatos schools lack required funding when compared to similar districts. LGEF helps fill the gap with programs for art, music, counseling and science that educate the whole child. LGEF Mission Los Gatos Education Foundation raises essential funds that ensure our children receive high quality programs and resources vital to their education. Please Support LGEF There is NO REASON Los Gatos should lag behind. Donate to LGEF today and your children will benefit all year long. DONATE at