HUSKY HAPPENINGS
DECEMBER 2022
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and found time to spend with family and friends. It is hard to believe that December is here, and Winter Break is around the corner.
Now that December is here, cooler weather is as well. Please be sure that your children come to school prepared to go outside for recess by ensuring they are dressed appropriately for the weather. Our lost and found is growing, please ensure your child's first and last names are written inside their coats/jackets to ensure lost items can be returned to the owner.
With all of December’s anticipation, it is more important than ever to keep your child focused on school. I encourage you to continue speaking with your child about what they are learning in school, review your child’s assignments, and remind children to always follow our Effective Learner Traits.
We are very excited about all of our upcoming events and amazing memories our campus will be creating over the next couple of weeks.
Below is a list of each event we will have leading up to winter break. Please note that some are moments we will be creating just for our students. There is also information about our winter dress up days which begin on December 12th.
I would like to wish everyone a joyous holiday season. Enjoy your time together as a family, reflect on the triumphs of the past year, and set goals for 2023.
Respectfully,
Danis Boone, Principal
Metzler Elementary
SCHOOL ENTRY
To enter the building, please have your ID ready, as you will be asked to show it and state the nature of your visit. Once entry is granted, you will be able to proceed to the front office. I know it is awkward, but please do not allow other visitors to follow you into the building, as we will need to validate each entry request. Thank you for your support with keeping our students and staff safe!
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 2nd- Donuts With My Dude 7:15am-8:00am
December 6th- Spirit Night at Marco's Pizza 11:00am-11:00pm
December 8th- Metzler Choir & Orff Holiday Concert 6:00 pm
December 12th-16th- Winter Dress Up Week (flyer attached below)
December 12th- Hero Program (student event)
December 15th- Literacy Day/Hot Cocoa Day (student event)
December 15th- Campus Sing Along (student event)
December 16th- Holiday Parties (see schedule below)
December 16th- Last day of 1st semester
December 19-January 3rd- Winter Break
January 4th- School resumes/1st day of 2nd Semester
DONUTS WITH MY DUDE FLYER
MARCO'S PIZZA SPIRIT NIGHT FLYER
WINTER DRESS UP DAYS FLYER
Holiday Party Information
We are excited about our holiday parties which are scheduled for December 16th in the cafeteria. PTO will have game/activity stations set up in the cafeteria for students to rotate through during their grade level scheduled party time. We are just under 900 students, which means we have anywhere from 125-155 students per grade level. The cafeteria can get crowded and hot with this number of students and parents in there at one time. The holiday party is a time for students to come together with their friends and have some fun before they leave for winter break. If the cafeteria becomes too crowded it can take away from the students enjoying this fun time with friends. If you would like to attend the holiday party, please consider volunteering to help run a station. PTO will be sending out a sign-up genius so parents can volunteer to help. (All volunteers must have a completed and approved background check). Only parents/guardians will be allowed to attend due to space. Please complete the attached RSVP and return it to the school no later than, Monday, December 12th.
Thank you for understanding.
Holiday Party Schedule/RSVP
METZLER HUSKIES EFFECTIVE LEARNER TRAITS
Metzler Elementary provides an atmosphere where teachers are facilitators, providing learning intentions and success criteria that allow students to set goals and take ownership of their learning. We are committed to evaluating our impact, creating a sustainable solution for professional learning, and improving the learning of our students as evidenced in our earning a Visible Learning+ School award from Corwin. Our Effective Learner Traits below set the foundation for the work we do every day and are embedded in our everyday interactions.
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