Welcome to Foothills Adventist Elementary

Since 1902 Foothills Adventist elementary has been providing a quality Christ-centered education in the heart of the Napa Valley. Foothills prides itself in creating an environment in which all children can learn and succeed to become service oriented members of the community. With an emphasis on life skills and building family relationships that will last a lifetime, Foothills has developed a rich program that integrates high academic standards and solid bible based learning into a safe environment kids enjoy. Come see us today!

Foothills Families:

Thank you for such a wonderful year. Have a great summer and see you in August!!!

OK Kids... During the summer it is so easy to say, "I have nothing to do!"

No more excuses-here is a list of 50 things to do the next time you are bored!

1. Read your Bible
2. Go on a walk and take pictures of trees, flowers, dogs, etc.
3. Buy some fashion magazines, pick out a couple of really cute outfits, and try to recreate them for less!
4. Read a good book.
5. Volunteer at the local animal or homeless shelter.
6. Clean your room!
7. Bake some cupcakes and deliver them to friends and family.
8. Play some childhood games like "Sorry", "Candyland", or "Pretty Pretty Princess".
9. Take your dog for a walk.
10. E-mail a friend you haven't spoken to in awhile.
11. Do 25 jumping jacks!
12. Look through old family scrapbooks, photo books, and yearbooks.
13. Make a root beer float.
14. Gather up a few friends and have a picnic in your back yard.
15. Go window-shopping with a friend.
16. Write a poem.
17. Make fresh, homemade fruit juice.
18. Give your dog a bath.
19. Make dinner for your family.
20. Baby-sit for a neighbor.

21. Have a sleepover party and watch funny movies.
22. Plan a vacation you want to take next summer.
23. Plant flowers in your yard.
24. Sign up for a class.
25. Have a bubble bath.
26. Make a mixed CD of your favorite songs and title it "The soundtrack of my life".
27. Order a pizza.
28. Splash around in a plastic kiddy pool.
29. Buy some crayons and a coloring book.
30. Read a book based on a movie you have seen.
31. Make a scrapbook of your baby pictures.
32. Get a job or an internship.
33. Start a diary and write in it everyday.
34. Spend the day at the library.
35. Draw a self-portrait.
36. Make a collage out of old magazines.
37. Run around in the sprinklers.
38. Go to a museum.
39. Go out for lunch with one of your parents.
40. Jump in the pool with your clothes on.
41. Eat last night's leftovers for breakfast.
42. Learn to sew or knit.
43. Invite friends over and have a tea party.
44. Swing on the swings at the park.
45. Tie-Dye a t-shirt or bed sheets with Kool-Aid!
46. Make a smoothie.
47. Learn how to define and spell 5 new words from the dictionary.
48. Make popsicles in your freezer.
49. Put on the radio and dance.
50. Go camping in your backyard!

(list ideas were taken from Families Online Magazine)

HAVE LOTS OF FUN THIS SUMMER!!!!!!!

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Pathfinders -Meet's on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 6:15 - 8 pm.
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As the students learn more about the various skills that will help them travel through life, they will explore the LIFESKILL of . . . .-

There are many well documented stories about people surviving some terrible natural
disaster, wilderness survival or an accident like a plane crash. The Bible has quite a few
also, stories like how Moses' mother hid him in a basket and Paul escaping over the city
walls in a basket to safety. We all experience some everyday obstacles in which we use a
wide variety of skills and techniques to successfully work through these challenges. All
of these examples involved the use of our next Lifeskill.

Resourcefulness

We also have visions for the person we want our children to become. Of course our vision for our children includes helping them them identify their dreams and develop the skills to achieve them. Next week we will be introducing to the children at Foothills one more tool to help them in their quest towards successful completion of their dreams. Resourcefulness is a very important daily tool

Students are showing signs of being resourceful when they
• Think of new plans for old materials
• Brainstorm many ideas before choosing one
• Overcome obstacles that stand in the way of solutions
• Determine the least expensive way to accomplish a goal
• Observe problems in their neighborhoods and search for answers
• Strive to protect the natural environment

Students need more practice when they
• Waste materials and money
• Repeat the same solution even when it hasn't worked the first few times
• Are impulsive
• Give up on a project
• Try the first solution that comes to mind