Upcoming Dates

Nov. 21-25th

Monday - Friday

Thanksgiving Holiday

No School

Dec. 8 & 9th

Thurs & Friday

Winter Boutique

9 AM - 1 PM

Horizon Hills MPR

Friday Dec 9th

Picture Make-up Day

Pictures mailed home by Dec.

20th

Dec. 17—Jan 2nd

Winter Break

No School

Jan 9-13th

Monday - Friday

Farm Animals Show

Tues. Jan 10th

Alfie Kohn Lecture

Time & Place TBA

Save the Date!

Wed. Jan 25th

Kindergarden Info. Night

6:30 PM

Horizon Hills MPR

Parent Service Group Newsletter November 2011

Newsletter For the CVAS Parent Education

Programs on the Horizon Hills Campus

Horizon Hills Winter

Boutique

December 8 & 9th 9 AM - 1 PM

Horizon Hills MPR

Great vendors, Raffle prizes, Bake sale

And Awesome gifts!

Don’t Forget to get a Door Prize Ticket

from your teachers!

Door Prize is a Photo Shoot from Tara Schields & $50 off

Summer school!

Vendors:

Thirty-one gifts Wildtree

Arbonne Gotta have it

Ib baby Tupperware Grandpas toys Children’s rocking chairs Kari’s car seat covers Stampin Up Stella and dot April sweeting Rejuvenate Dustin & Daisy Art by Katie Gold Canyon Corine kids super capes Pampered Chef Tiana holiday statues

Support Locally

Owned Businesses

Serious Gardeners!:Lynn Lohmann Memorial Family Garden

Do you have a green thumb? Do you enjoy winter vegetables?

Are you longing for your own garden?

Do you want to grow bouquets of flowers?

Garden plots are ready for Now!

10ftx20ft plots are $120 for January—December, if you register now,

you get September—December FREE!

*plus a $40 refundable clean up fee*

Don’t forget you can share your plot with another family!

Come to the HH office to register!

Fundraiser Success Update

Photo Fundraiser $9

Mabels Labels $64

Planet Aide $28.80

Chi Chi Boutique $100

Truck Parking $1500

Conejo Deals $50

Scholastic Book Fair $1200

Ralphs $11

Bob Baker Ad $80

Thank you to the following people for Fall PSG Events:

Fall Boutique: Amanda Wessels

PSG Welcome Luncheon: Jen Kennett

Scholastic Book Fair: Cornelia Taylor, Michelle Elliott & Michelle Rivera

Picture Week: Holly Boyer & Karen Kyle

Take-A-Peek Night: Jennifer Jones & Leslie Pruitt

T-Shirts: Danielle Senffner

With these awesome volunteers, we can enjoy

these events!

Parking Lot Safety!

Please drive slowly and carefully in

the parking lot, and do not use your

cell phone unless you are parked!

Please remember: If you have a picnic after school,

there are still no nuts allowed on campus. This in-

cludes peanuts and tree nuts.

Horizon Hills outside walls and fixtures will be painted dur-ing Thanksgiving Break to give a fresh 2011 look to our

school. Thanks to Mike Waters and CVUSD for making this happen.

The Whole-Brain Child (Delacorte Press 2011)

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive

Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives end-lessly challenging? No—it’s just their developing brain calling the shots! In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and

author of the bestselling book Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson demystify the meltdowns and aggravation, explaining the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures. The “upstairs brain,” which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain. No wonder kids can seem—and feel—so out of control. By ap-plying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child’s brain and foster vital growth. Raise calmer, happier children using twelve key strategies, including

Name It to Tame It: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brain’s affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension.

Engage, Don’t Enrage: Keep your child thinking and listening, instead of purely react-ing.

Move It or Lose It: Use physical activities to shift your child’s emotional state.

Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Guide your children when they are stuck on a negative emotion, and help them understand that feelings come and go.

SIFT: Help children pay attention to the Sensations, Images, Feelings, and Thoughts within them so that they can make better decisions and be more flexible.

Connect Through Conflict: Use discord to encourage empathy and greater social success.

Complete with clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles, and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives.

The Parenting Program recommends this book. We find that the brain development information completely supports the 6 steps of resolving conflict we use in our classes.

It is a must read for parents and teachers of all ages.

Yvonne Boeing has joined our Par-

enting staff, she has several years

of experience working with parents

and families. She is teaching the

parents of young infants class in

room 10 on Wednesdays from 10-

12. Yvonne is currently working on

her Masters of Early Childhood at

CSU Northridge.

CONEJO VALLEY CHILDREN ‘S CONCERT SERIES

Billy Jonas Wednesday Feb 1, 2012 9:30am or 11:30am &

Greg & Steve Thursday May 3, 2012 9:30am or 11:30am

Many of our multi-age classes already have field trips planned to

these delightful shows, If you wish to attend a concert in addition to your class

fieldtrips, Please be sure to fill out the order form included in the

brochure.

**Please be sure to see your teacher about field trip information**

For additional concert information,

please call Carol or Kelley at (805) 338-3021

For advertising information contact Dana Joubert at 805-501-8990

Have you noticed how great the trees look on the hill and outside Room 7, 8, 9?

Luis Vasquez Tree Service Complete Tree Care

No Job is too small or too big!

Call 818-992-3221

Be sure to mention to tell Luis that Ho-rizon Hills sent you, because the school will get additional services.

*Thank you Katie Creason for the recommendation

If you can think of a school or organization that would like a Planet Aid

Box, Please let them know that Horizon Hills recommended it, the school

gets $150!