June 4, 2019 - Sierra Foothill Charter School held its Open House on Thursday, May 30. Family and friends were welcomed into each classroom and the Learning Garden to see what students have been up to this year. The classrooms also featured science activities for visitors to enjoy. 
William and Shannon Henderson look through William's work together inside Chelsea Stillwell's TK/K classroom.
It was a full house of students and family members enjoying the displays and student work in the fifth and sixth grade classroom.
In addition, the Catheys Valley Girl Scouts organized a Mini Fun Fair and Silent Auction during the Open House to raise money for a sensory pathway.
A sensory path is a colorful, creative, and playful way for kids to build sensory pathways - connections in the brain that are responsible for sight, touch, sound, and so on - which in turn enable kids to complete complex, multi-stage tasks.
Here is an example of a sensory pathway similar to what the Girl Scouts are raising money to install on a sidewalk at SFCS.
Catheys Valley Girl Scouts hosted kids' stations in the courtyard. They sold $1 tickets to used for various games and prizes such as:
- Adopt-a-Puppy where students could adopt an adorable plush puppy that comes with their very own adoption certificates;
- A portrait station where girl scouts sketched ticket holders' portraits;
- Original artwork was for sale;
- DIY butterfly scratch art decor;
- Make-your-own buttons;
- and a "lemon? or orange?" blind taste test!
Parent Carolin Frank helps children make buttons while girl scout Sonja Tryglsland entices people to try the blind taste test.
The Girl Scout's Silent Auction included a handcrafted leather tote bag; local Sticks Coffee 6-month subscription; custom, handmade leather costume mask; Anahata gift basket; Little Oven Pizza gift card; dinner and spa for two at The Yosemite Bug; Do-Terra starter pack including diffuser; and tigers and daggers gift card and swag. Lucky winners went home with great prizes!
Sonora Tacos was on site to provide dinner for all who wished to purchase it.
Principal/Superintendent Mindy Bolar looks on as guests place bids on silent auction items. Others wait in line to buy dinner from Sonora Tacos.
It was a fun and successful evening celebrating the school community. Students very much enjoyed showing family members and the community what they've been working on. Classrooms all looked fantastic. Girl Scouts made progress in raising the necessary funds to install a sensory pathway on campus.
Sierra Foothill Charter School is a free, non-profit, TK-8 public school. For 2019-2020, SFCS currently has seats available in grades TK, 3, 4, and the Home School program. For more information, contact the office at (209) 742-6222 or visit SFCS’s website: SierraFoothillCharterSchool.org. To stay up to date on all the latest happenings, “like” SFCS on Facebook.
Source: Sierra Foothill Charter School
