I have so enjoyed our week this week and I have heard so many wonderful compliments from the children that we have had a great week. I appreciate being in a school that respects the whole child and remembers that life requires more than academics. I felt so proud of our class for being so friendly and wanting to have a very large table to sit together and eat at lunch time. Many times through the year so far, I have witnessed how the students have created larger and larger circles to include each other. Granted, there will be times when friends need time apart and we honor that too. Yet, I loved the feeling in our classroom this week with the children coming together as a community and truly using those social skills well.

I want to wish everyone a very happy holiday season and hope that each of you can enjoy it to its fullest. We will be very busy as soon as we return from break, so it is good to get a rest first! See the notes below for some reminders for the immediate weeks we return.

Jan 3        Return to School!

Jan 10       Parent Education Night-Details to come

Jan 11        NO SCHOOL – Professional Development Day for Teachers

Jan 14-18        STEM Week – (See below for schedule) BE SURE TO BE WORKING ON SCIENCE FAIR (6th) INVENTION CONVENTION (5th) and READ SCIENCE MATERIAL BEING SENT NEXT WEEK (4th)

Jan 18        JA Biztown Field Trip – 5th Years

Jan 21        NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day