Our theme this year is inspired by the book *We're All Wonders* by R.J. Palacio, which focuses on acceptance, kindness, and celebrating differences. The story encourages readers to look beyond appearances and appreciate the unique beauty within everyone. It fosters empathy and teaches the importance of treating others with kindness and respect, regardless of physical differences.

To uplift our staff, we're inviting everyone to submit a message on our Kindness Wonder Wall. These messages, whether about specific individuals or the school as a whole, will be displayed for all to see.

If you have a child with a disability or a child with sensory issues and feel that it might be better to take pictures in a smaller group, we will be having a sensory friendly session at 9:00am in the quad. Parents would be allowed to accompany their student during this time.

Thank you to all of the D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students and M.O.M.S. (Moms of Marvelous Students) that showed up to our kickoff event last week. We would love to have every parent/ guardian volunteer one day during the school year for the entire day to support our school. Please look at the Watch D.O.G. Schedule and then contact Irene Zaraco in the office to sign up. Her number is 775-677-5444. You will need to have a Volunteer Form filled out and approved prior to volunteering.

This IEP Tool Kit provides you with some basic tools to help you better advocate for your child. One page explains possible steps to take as you plan for an IEP meeting. Another page provides tips on organizing your child’s school-related papers. Two forms are provided: one to organize data about your child’s needs and strengths so you can sort what might be needed in the IEP document, and the other to take to the IEP meeting to keep track of the needs and questions you want to discuss at the meeting.

😅Every Friday is Dad Joke Friday.. On the announcements, I share some of my favorite appropriate dad jokes.

Here are the ones from Mr. Frydman on Friday, 9/6/24:

• From Jorge in 5th grade – What do you call a happy cowboy? A Jolly Rancher

• What is a tree’s least favourite month? Sep-timmmmmber

• What did the leaves say at the end of August? Rake me up when September ends.

The DAILY LEARNING PLANNER- Calendars provide practical ideas for parents to help their children in school at all levels. We subscribe to both English and Spanish versions of the Elementary level. Click below to access these newsletters.

David Frydman, Principal

Chrystal Spraggins, Assistant Principal

Juana Maya, Admin. Secretary

13948 Mount Bismark Street, Reno, NV, USA

Phone: (775) 677-5444