Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year. May peace, love, and prosperity follow you always. Whatever is beautiful, whatever is meaningful, whatever brings you happiness. May it be yours this holiday season and throughout the coming year.

At Amerman, we are excited to begin a new year. This year our goal is to continue helping our students learn all of the important things they will need to be successful learners! We are passionate about learning and everyone at Amerman; classroom teachers, specials teachers, building aides, custodians, and office staff, want you to know that we are committed to providing your child/children a positive and fun place to learn.

As a reminder we want you to Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate this holiday break! We believe school breaks should be just that - a brief reprieve from school responsibilities like homework, special projects, planning, and grading. It is a time to reconnect with loved ones without the stress of school work creeping in. I will be leading by example and there will be no Bobcat Broadcast the next two weeks due to Winter Break. Please look for a new Broadcast on Friday, January 8. I hope each of you have a relaxing break full of family, fun and togetherness.

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Warm Wishes,

Devon Caudill

We need your help to recognize and celebrate Amerman's diversity of cultures by sending in pictures and videos for Amerman’s announcements. Please send pictures or videos of the ways your family celebrates the holiday season whether it be traditions that celebrate Hanukkah, Eid-Al-Fitr, Christmas, or any family tradition like making cookies.

Please send videos and pictures to Mrs. Vertrees at vertreesbl@northvilleschools.org

Science Olympiad 20-21 enrollment is about to start, please look for more announcements the first week of January and mark your calendars for the Science Olympiad OPEN HOUSE on Tuesday, January 12 @ 7:30 PM.

If your child would like to make a deposit into their Community Financial Student Run Credit Union account they may do so on the following dates:

• January 14
• February 18
• March 18
• April 15
• May 13
• June 10

Deposits can be made in the Amerman Office.

Every month Amerman Focuses on a new theme and Leader in Me Habit of the Month. The focus for the month of January is Fairness and our Habit of the Month is Habit 4: Think Win-Win

This month’s Habit: Habit #4 - Think Win-Win- Everyone can Win!

What this means: Think about others as well as yourself. Long-term relationships require mutual respect and mutual benefit.

“I make deposits into others’ Emotional Bank Accounts.”

“When conflict arises, I look for third alternatives.”

“I balance courage for getting what I want, with

consideration for what others want.”

How can I do this in my life?

1. Live by the Golden Rule- Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

Great Books for Habit #4- Think Win Win

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Lilly’s Big Day by Kevin Henkes

Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni

Let’s Be Enemies by Janice May Udry

I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff

If you would like to recognize your child for being proactive or using Habit 4: Think Win-Win at home, please fill out the following Bobcat Boost and return it to your child's teacher.