Happy New Year!! Welcome to 2013

Today will never come again.  Be a blessing.  Be a friend. Encourage someone.  Take time to care.  Let your words heal, and not wound.  - Unknown

Week of Jan. 7 – Jan. 11

Mon – 7     8:30 Staff Leadership Meeting Rm. 8

Tues – 8     8:30 Staff Leadership Meeting Rm. 8

                 12:10 Student Leadership Meeting Rm. 18 – Pizza provided

                 3:45 PTA Meeting Rm. 17

Wed – 9     1:00 Principal Professional Development Library

Thurs – 10 3:30 CSIP Library

Fri – 11     

Week of Jan. 14 – Jan. 18

Mon – 14   Scholastic Book Fair begins

Tues – 15  

Wed – 16   Collaboration and Teaming /Special Services Job-Alike

Thurs – 17 8:15 Safety Meeting

                 DIBELS NEXT Room 13

                 3:30 Staff Meeting Library

Fri – 18      DIBELS NEXT Room 13
                Grandparent’s Day Luncheon

Scholastics Book Fair

Spinning PTA will be hosting a Book Fair beginning on Monday, 1/14.  Watch for more information to come from PTA. 

Coats for kids

We should have a coat delivery coming the week of Jan. 14.  It is recommended that each teacher keep a roster with student names and corresponding coat sizes for easy identification on event day. Please send the “Opt out” forms to the office as soon as you receive as they are due on Tuesday, Jan. 8.  Please look for more information coming soon regarding the actual day of the event. 

Operations Suds will be available starting on Wednesday, 1/9.  Sign—up list is on front counter.

Operation Suds is a self-administered interactive program that was developed to help educators teach children about the need for hand washing. The program is designed for children grades K through 6 and all necessary materials are available for check out to local residents through the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

The program consists of a brief discussion about the importance of hand washing, a short animated video and a special blacklight activity designed to test each student's hand washing ability. Additionally, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department can provide hand washing related materials for educators to help reinforce the message in the classroom.

By participating in Operation Suds students will learn about:

• What germs are
• Where germs hide
• When to wash hands
• How to wash hands

The program takes approximately 45 minutes per class to complete depending on the size of each group.