* Monday will be a cycle day 4.

* This week we returned to in-person success board. There are a couple things to tweak but it's been a minute (Fall 2019) since any of us have done this so we'll get back on track! Thank you to all the parents and guardians and grandparents that came out to support their student! It was great to see all the faces beaming with pride!

* We also had a very successful 2 days of parent-teacher conferences. There is still a lot left on the lost and found table so if your child is missing something, we most likely have it so please email or call the office.

* I am attaching the December calendar because like it or not, it's creeping in and we have a lot of really fun things going on this week that I don't want anyone to miss out on!!

National Native American Heritage Day is observed on November 24, a day after Thanksgiving. American Indians are accorded special honor on this day, and their rich cultures, accomplishments, contributions, and heritage are celebrated.

Congratulations again to all our Success Board award recipients for quarter 1.

Thank you to all who participated this year's nerf wars! It was a huge success!

The current Mystery Science question the students are finding out - Could a plant live without light?

Tuesday, Nov 28th Cookie Decorating with SANTA! Join the pto from 6:30-7:30 pm in the cafeteria and enjoy the hot cocoa bar, decorate a cookie, take pictures with Santa, and see Mrs. Claus!

The Polar Pals Holiday Shop will be open during this event starting at 6pm.

Dear Families,

This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Kindness. Kindness means you are generous to others and you are never too busy to help out. You enjoy doing good deeds for other people.

Kindness is grounded in the belief of a common humanity in which others are worthy of care, attention, affection, and compassion. Kind people think about the needs and feelings of other people, and then act to help those people. Kind people are selfless. That is why a true act of kindness is distinct from helping another person in order to simply gain something for yourself. An individual with the strength of kindness helps others because it's’ the right thing to do, not because they expect any reciprocal treatment or gain in reputation.

In addition to empathy and sympathy, the character strength of kindness is indicative of an individual’s moral reasoning capacity and level of social responsibility. That means people who develop kindness possess a strong personal ethical responsibility to care for other people. And, their acts of kindness towards others lead to additional acts of kindness by those who have been helped.

To practice and encourage the character strength of kindness with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2) where together you will watch a video, read a quote and talk about the answers to three questions.

Have a wonderful week!