Time for the 10 Days Before Winter Break!

Principal Ponderings...

Wow, that was a lot of snow!  Hopefully everyone enjoyed the extra long Thanksgiving Break.  Can't believe we only have 13 days until winter break.  But that's 13 days to do amazing things with kids!  Since we only have a short time, let's make every moment count.

And while you are taking care of our kids, I have come up with some special days to hopefully help take care of all of you!  Here's our 10 Days Before Winter Break.  I was inspired by some winter movies: https://www.smore.com/yward

I included many favorites from our house.  What are your favorite winter movies?

Currently reading:
I am enjoying listening to the book My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry.  It's told through the eyes of a 7 year old girl.  I liked the review that said it's about life and death and the right to be different. 

I also started reading a new book written in verse called Other Words for Home.  It's the story of a young girl who has to leave her home in Syria to move to the United States.

Events this week:
Monday - Snow Day!  Look, our 5 day weekend turned into a 6 day weekend!
Tuesday - Snow Day!  Round 2.  How about a 7 day weekend?!
Wednesday - Motoko - Writer in Residence spending the day with 5th grade (Scholastic Warehouse Sale is happening starting today in Clinton!)
Thursday - Liz @ MSAA Board Meeting, Gr 1 & 2 Fit Club @ 8:00am, SLPs, OTs and Psychologists out of the building from 11-3
Friday - Staff meeting @ 8:00am, SPED team meeting @ 2:00

Great things I noticed last week:

• I popped into art with 3rd graders and watched them use a black wash over their colorful pumpkin drawings. 
  
• KL was the highest earning K class for the spell-a-thon so we had a fun game party! 
  
• 1B was the highest earning 1st grade class so we had a rainbow loom party! 
  
• 5O was the highest earning 5th grade class so we had a gimp weaving party! Many of them had to help me learn how to do it.  
  
  
  
  
• It was fun to see staff finding tricky turkeys around the school...some lucky winners even got to spin the prize wheel! 
  

Check it out:
Are you aware of the site DonorsChoose?  This is a great way for teachers to get resources for their classrooms.  You can create a post for a special project or supplies that you want for your class and then people donate to your project.  Check out the site and let me know if you want help trying to set something up: https://www.donorschoose.org/
Another popular way for teachers to get things for their classroom is to create an Amazon wish list and post on Twitter using the hashtag #clearthelist.
During this time of year, people are always looking for ways to give back and often companies will match donations.