Sunday, December 17

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Happy Sunday!! Thank you to everyone who was able to make the staff party. It was so fun and wonderful to have so many of your there. We blew it and did not get a group picture. Bummer! I only got a few pictures during the most fun White Elephant exchange I have ever been a part of~~ Culminating in spectacular fashion!! 

A HUGE thank you to our Sunshine Crew. They did EVERYTHING! I literally provided a roof and some chairs. Thank you for all of your hard work. It was a wonderful party. Also, if you need rice or beans, I have some to share!!

I am going to keep this blog short and sweet. There is not a lot I can say that will make these next three days any easier😂 And then, add rain. It doesn't get much better than that!! 

I did want to share information about the PD days when we come back. 
Thursday, 1/4, is a district choice day. See the information in the Educator Blog. 
Friday, 1/5, will be at Westbrook. I will share an exact schedule as soon as I get confirmation, but it will look something like this:

8-8:30 Whole group in the lab.
8:30-9:30 Choice sessions: 1) RazPlus Training 2) Focus for Reading practice and exploration
9:30-11:30 Whole Group in the lab: 
Working with Jennifer Sarravallo Reading Strategies book. 
PBIS 
EL
Yearbook
11:30-12:30 Lunch provided by Heritage Solaire
12:30-2:30 PLC time


Monday, December 18: Sunshine is planning Pebble Creek Holiday "Cheers and Lights" on Monday, Dec. 18th at 5:30. We had a lot of interest and would love for you all to join us with your families! Please meet in the Raley's parking lot off of Sunset and Stanford Ranch by Round Table at 5:30 pm and we will walk over together. Sunshine will be providing some hot drinks to all who come, but if you'd prefer to BYOB you are more than welcome to! 

Visit from the Gingerbread Man!
Rori's son, Ian, is going to make a special visit to Westbrook on December 19 as the Gingerbread Man! 
Sign up on this document for this special visit. It should only last about 10-15 minutes...enough for a quick greeting, photo op and then on the run so the little old lady doesn't catch him. If your students have seen Shrek, he's pretty spot on with that act. 😆

All School Sing-A-Long: On December 20:  We are going to do a school sing a long on December 20. It will be in two groups like our previous assemblies. The assembly times will be 8:00am and 8:30am. On this day, we will have a whole school pajama day and the kids will come to the multi where Marc will lead the students through the songs they have learned in music. We got a preview at the choir assembly and it will be so fun!  Sign up  here:  Sing-A-Long Sign Up

December Dress Up Days: So, you can plan your wardrobe accordingly, these will be our December dress up days. 
Upcoming Dates: 
December 18: Pebble Creek Holiday Lights @ 5:30pm
December 19: The Gingerbread Man visit
December 20: School Sing A Long
December 21-January 5th: Winter Break
January 15: No School

Parent Blog: Here is the link to the Parent Blog

Coming Up This Week:
Monday, 12/18:  
Tuesday, 12/19:  Gingerbread Visit
Wednesday, 12/20: School Sing A Long




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