Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, families! As we kick off the second half of the school year, we’re excited to continue fostering a strong sense of collaboration in our classrooms. Collaboration is one of our core values, and we believe that working together—whether in small groups, across grade levels, or between students and teachers—helps build a supportive and dynamic learning community. This month, students will engage in projects that encourage teamwork, communication, and problem-solving, all while learning to appreciate diverse perspectives. We encourage you to talk with your children about how they are collaborating with others, both in and out of the classroom, and reflect on the power of working together to achieve common goals. Let’s continue to build a spirit of cooperation and connection throughout the year!

We will be outside as long as the wind chill and/or temperature are 10 degrees or above. Please have children dress appropriately.

Students should be reminded that snowball fighting is not allowed before or after school or during recess.

Also, poor weather conditions mean that streets and sidewalks will be slippery and proper care needs to be taken whenever walking to and from school, especially with traffic congestion before and after school. For those of you who are going to start picking up your child as the weather gets worse, please follow the rules to keep all children safe. This means dropping children off on the east side of the street to cut down on students in the street and no cell phones in a school zone. Please do not pick up or drop off behind the school or in the Sandwich Middle School bus lane. The parking lot can be a very unsafe place with it being difficult to see students and teachers between cars, and traffic gets in the way of the buses trying to drop off our students. When the weather turns colder there tends to be more traffic due to student drop off, so please plan accordingly.

Thank you!

Always Looking for Great Ideas & Help

If you or someone has a great idea for our school, such as something you would love to partner with us on, teach, showcase, or whatever it may be, we would love to hear it! Also, there are many opportunities to come and help in our school. We would love to see parents, community members, and families be a part of our every day process. You are all a part of our team and we would LOVE to have you! No teaching experience needed, we promise. :) Please see the link below:

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1/6-Teacher Institute Day

1/7-School Resumes

1/10-Progress reports

1/10-Behavior Incentive

1/20-NO School

1/23-4-3(Hartke) & 4-4(Lee) going to Hoover

1/27-Art Club

1/29-Art Club