Mentors Needed
If you have some time and would like to make a difference in a child's life, please contact Debbie Sifuentez at Northern Hills Elementary School for more information. 650-1475 or dsifue1@neisd.net
Northern Hills Natadores Swim Team
Division Champions 2007 Natadores are planning another great year in 2008. We are not only a cpmpetitive swim team but a learn to swim club.
Ages: 6 to 15 years old (Actual age as of June 1, 2008)
Season: Mid May thru June, Practice begins the week of May 19 after school. Meets held on Saturday mornings or Monday evenings during June.
Registration: Northern Hills Swiming Pool, 13140 Scarsdale, May 3, 4, and May 10, 11. 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Costs: $65 for first child, $55 for second child, $20 for each additional child in the same family. $35 Pool Use Fee per family if not pool members. (This fee can be applied to pool membership if you decide to join at a later date.)
Contact Deb Dickson at 653-0999 with any questions. Visit http://www.northernhillspool.org/
Northern Hills Elementary School Pre-registration
We're having kindergarten pre-registration for the 2008-2009 school year the last week in March & 1st week in April. For more information Click Here
KIDS OF THE HILLS
Looking for hardworking and energetic 6th thru 12th graders
Come and be a part of "Kids of the Hills" (KOTH)
This is a great way to earn those service hours for school groups and college applications & scholarships and to become involved in your neighborhood.
Call Stephanie Eli 637-0713
TOY DRIVE 1st Annual Toys for Tots Toy Drive was held on December 1st from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Those that brought a toy got a taco courtesy of NHHA! The Waterford had gift cards and gift bags for sale at the event. Thanks goes to all but especially Stephanie Eli.
We were able to drop off 100 toys at the drop box at the Thousand Oaks Library. Thanks to all! The early morning walkers helped by taking care of the tent. The Waterford stopped by with donations. We'll do this again next year.
FOOD DRIVE Members of KOTH were busy last Oct 13, 2007 for CLEAN UP DAY. In addition to trash pickup and work around the pool, they were collecting 145 lbs of food for the 1st Food Drive.
It was distributed by the Northern Hills Methodist Church to needy families on the northeast side of town.
The next food drive will be in May. Food Drives will occur twice each year along with the trash days.
KOTH POOL PARTY was last held on Sunday Aug 19, 6:30 PM. It will likely happen again in warm weather. You are invited to attend the next meeting.
Madison tops Smithson Valley - Way to go Mavs!
Madison kicker John Vivian (88) celebrates his game-winning overtime kick with teammate Taylor Gesel. Bryan Ehrlich helped Madison overcome a 21-point deficit as the Mavericks rallied for an improbable 38-35 come-from-behind, overtime victory
over Smithson Valley Dec 7, 2007.
Great season Mavs! With a record of 13 and 2 - You should all be proud! Plan to go all the way next year!
Amazing fourth grader creates Mneumonic for our 11 planets
Maryn Smith, a 10-year-old fourth-grader at Riverview Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont., knows that there are 11 planets in the solar system. In order of increasing distance from the sun, they are, of course, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris.
The trouble is, you and millions of Americans just like you don't know any of this.
You vaguely remember Venus because that's where ladies come from, and Mars because of the rock that looks like a face. And you've got no idea -- none, nada -- about Ceres and Eris, two of the solar system's dwarf planets, along with Pluto, which word conjures in your mind a picture of Mickey's dog.
So how to school you on space? This was Maryn's quest.
Inspired by a contest put on by the National Geographic Society, her class set about coming up with a mnemonic for the solar system's 11 planets. You know, like "Roy G. Biv" for the colors of the rainbow -- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet -- or, for the Great Lakes, "Homes" (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior).
Maryn won the contest with her thoroughly excellent phrase:
My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants.
Mnemonics work when they're memorable. And Maryn's, which she says was inspired by "Aladdin," sure is. The magic carpet! Those palace elephants! How can you forget?
If you have any questions, please call Sally Rice at 650-0303.
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