I am wishing you all a peaceful and restful break, and a happy, healthy new year!!  I will see you, and your awesome kiddos, in 2018 🙂   Thank you so much for your cards, gifts, and well-wishes, I truly appreciate it!!

• Wednesday:  late start

• Thursday:  PAJAMA DAY and student book exchange.  Students who would like to participate in the book exchange should bring in a new, wrapped book.  If you are unable to get a book but would still like to participate, please let me know.  I asked the kids today for some ideas, just in case you need an idea of a book they would like.  Some of their favorites were:  Roscoe Riley, Turkey books by Wendi Silvano, books by Mo Willems, Magic Tree House, and Good Crooks.  Also, joke books are super popular!!!

Also on Thursday, STAND students will be selling Santa hats for               $2 each.  They plan to take orders at lunch, then put names on                 them, and pass them out at the end of the day once they have                   dried.

• Friday:  Our holiday party is in the afternoon from about 12:45-2:00.  We will then attend the school sing-a-long at 2:30.

• It is very possible that it took us longer to put on all of our stuff than we actually stayed outside, but I think most of them would agree that it was totally worth it 😉

Just a reminder that we are shopping on Tuesday.  Please make sure you fill out the envelope and include the money if your child plans to shop.  If you don’t have the form/envelope, you can just make a list of people your child is shopping for and include that with the money in a baggie.  We are still in need of wrapping paper, tape, gift tags, and parents 🙂

I know this is longer than normal, please don’t give

up half way through 😉

• Holiday boutique is coming up next week.  If you are not familiar with it, this is a chance for your child to purchase gifts for family members. Every item is $2.  An envelope and note came home today! Please mark the envelope with the people (or pets) your child is shopping for and include the correct amount of money. We are shopping on Tuesday morning.

• I would like to give the kids a chance to wrap their gifts before they come home. We will wrap gifts Tuesday afternoon.  If anyone is willing to come in around 1:30 to help the students wrap their gifts, that would be amazing!!!!!!  Shoot me an email if you can help.  We also need donations of tape, wrapping paper, and gift tags if anyone can help with that..

• Please make sure your child is fully prepared for the cold.  A winter coat, gloves, and a hat are a must.  A scarf, boots, and snowpants are also good. We go outside as long as it is above 15 degrees with the wind chill.  When the snow is sticking, only students with snowpants and boots will be allowed to go in the grass. (all other students will be required to stay on the blacktop).  Along with boots for outside, please remember to send shoes for inside the classroom.

• Late start:  December 20th

• Book exchange:  Ms. Philips and I are planning a book exchange with the students on the Friday before break.  Students who would like to participate should bring in a new, wrapped book that they think their classmates would enjoy.  Chapter books are very popular, but it could be a picture book also.

• Our holiday party will be on Friday, December 22nd from 12:45-2:00.  Following the party at 2:30 will be our whole school sing-a-long and annual Children with Hair Loss event. We have 2 students from our class (and my daughter, Avery) who are donating their hair for this great cause 🙂

• Congratulations to our November Students of the Month:  Takwa Munasser and Zora Gabrish