Foothill Middle School PFA April Newsletter
31. That’s the number of days left in this school year, if you can believe it! The PFA is finishing out the school year strong and has a few more events to wrap things up! Please read on for helpful reminders of upcoming dates.
EVENTS
April 21st through April 25th: NATIONAL PLASTIC FREE LUNCH WEEK
Single-use plastic is a huge problem in American food service and schools are no exception. Nationwide, schools serve 7.1 billion meals annually, often with 5 or more single-use plastics in a single meal! Unfortunately, because there is no effective waste management strategy for plastics, they are with us forever.
Eliminating (or even minimizing) the use of single use plastics is a powerful way each of us can help sustain our planet for generations to come. Over 3,000 schools across the country participated in this event just 6 months ago and the movement is growing!
National Plastic Free Lunch Week is an event held in celebration of Earth Week and Foothill is happy to join the coalition. We encourage all parents to be creative when packing lunches this week and try to eliminate single use plastics. We CAN make a difference!
Thursday, April 24th: DINE & DONATE at STARBIRD CHICKEN
This month’s PFA Dine & Donate event will be at Starbird Chicken, located in the Encina Grande (Whole Foods) Shopping Center at Ygnacio Valley Blvd and Oak Grove Road. Starbird is donating 15% of all purchases made between 10:30am and 10pm that day. If ordering online, please use the code FMSA25.
If ordering at the store, please show them the below – and attached- flyer (does not have to be printed out; just show the image!)
As a reminder, Thursday is also a minimum day so if your child plans on going out to lunch that day with friends, remind them to support Starbird and help fundraise for their school!
Saturday, April 26th: 6th GRADE DANCE
Tickets have been selling fast to the 6th Grade Dance. If you still haven’t purchased a ticket for your child, you must do so this week. TICKETS ARE NOT SOLD AT THE DOOR, so be sure to check in with your 6th grader before it is too late!
Dance specific information will be sent out to all parents who purchased tickets tomorrow - on Monday, April 21st - and if you have volunteered for the dance, information about your job assignment will be sent out this Wednesday, April 23rd.
Monday, April 28thth: PFA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Join your PFA Board, Principal Stull and fellow parents at the PFA’s second-to-last monthly meeting. Please log on, listen in, and learn about all the great stuff going on at our school!
Foothill PFA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83774063922
Meeting ID: 837 7406 3922
No Passcode
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
PFA BOARD SPRING RECRUITMENT
The PFA is still looking to fill a few positions on the Board for the coming year! Please remember that this organization is fueled by and operates on the commitment and energy of the Foothill parent community and doesn’t exist without it! We currently have openings for the following positions:
- VP of Fundraising: The duties of the Vice President of Fundraising include overseeing all fundraising efforts on behalf of the PFA and be the Chair of the Fundraising Committee. The Vice President of Fundraising shall also oversee all committees which conduct specific fundraising projects, such as Dine and Donate, Spiritwear, Fund-a-Need, etc. In addition, the Vice President of Fundraising is responsible for communicating with the Executive Committee regarding all fundraising activities and shall report on the status of all fundraising efforts at the monthly Membership Meetings.
- Parliamentarian: The duties of the Parliamentarian include seeing that the PFA meetings are conducted in accordance with the Bylaws as well as being responsible for the maintenance of and compliance with the Bylaws. The Parliamentarian shall be responsible for organizing a Nominating Committee.
- Parent Advisory Council Representative: This person serves as a Foothill parent representative at a monthly PAC meeting with MDUSD’s superintendent. The PAC rep presents site-related questions/issues on behalf of Foothill Middle School parents to the Superintendent and at PAC meetings to increase awareness of site-related issues and response at the district level. The PAC rep also reports PAC meeting highlights to the school community at monthly PFA meetings.
- Campus Beautification Chair: This person coordinates campus beautification project(s) during the Walnut Creek Community Service Day in April 2026 and oversees project volunteers during the event.
If you are interested in any of these roles, please email parliamentarian.foothillpfa@gmail.com for more details and to join our efforts! The PFA membership will vote on the slate at the May 27th meeting.
FMS SPIRITWEAR
If you purchased FMS Spiritwear through our online store, we will be distributing the items in the coming weeks. Please be on the lookout for more information so you can arrange to collect the items at school.
EDUCATION FUND STILL ACCEPTING DONATIONS
The PFA Ed Fund is running significantly behind and we need our parent community to come together and donate. Your donations made now will help fund the activities and school needs for the remainder of this year and next year, so please consider the importance of your child’s education and dig deep! The suggested annual donation per child is $500, so if you can afford it, please consider donating the full amount. Otherwise, please give any amount you can afford. Every dollar you donate makes a difference!
Oh, and did I mention the PFA is a non-profit corporation so your donation is 100% tax deductible? Contributing to your child’s educational experience and lowering your tax liability? Yes, please! Donations can be made via Venmo or Konstella:
Venmo: @Foothill-PFA (last four digits of phone number attached to account: 0146)
Konstella: https://www.konstella.com/open/donations/66aa5f061b5c66110aa3adc6
As always, thanks for your anticipated support, involvement, and commitment to our students and school community. Go Griffins!
~Zer Iyer
PFA President