San Bernardino County Scoop
Week of December 9, 2019
Hi Families!
We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Not sure about you, but the countdown is officially on for Winter Break! Just a few updates this week, so be sure to check out the newsletter in its entirety and make sure you are informed.
- LP 4 starts TODAY!
- Be sure to save some funds so you can spend them at one of our Winter Vendor Fairs (December 12 & 13)!
*Enrichment will be on site to process product orders so you can enjoy same day!*
- Finish up your holiday shopping while supporting our students at one of the Entrepreneur Fairs (December 16 & 17)!
*Please note, funds cannot be used for entrepreneur fair purchases*
Now, go make it a great day!
-April & Christina
What's Coming up...
December 9 - 12/06/2019
December 12 - Hesperia Winter Vendor Fair (see flyer in Events section)
December 13 - Rancho Cucamonga Winter Vendor Fair (see flyer in Events section)
December 15 - Bill of Rights Day
Winter Break - December 16, 2019 - January 3, 2020
2019-2020 Granite Mountain School Calendar
Updates
Inspiring Parents
Parents and teachers are invited to join Inspiring Parents for tips and tricks to help you expand your teaching toolkit from writing, computer literacy, study skills to math fluency. The Wednesday after Thanksgiving Break we focus on Surviving Homeschooling Through the Holidays and will follow up the first Wednesday of the month through the end of the year with different topics.
Wednesday, December 4 at 1-2 pm
http://bit.ly/InspiringParentsWebcasts
If you missed the November 7 Writing Across the Curriculum, then click this link http://bit.ly/BraveLearnerFreeResources to add your email address and receive Writing Across the Curriculum, Writer's Jungle and High School Writing Help, as well as the Brave Learner Companion Guide.
Lending Library - 11/12/19
Hello San Bernardino County families,
We wanted to take a moment to wish you a Happy Fall and share some information and updates with all of you.
We always value feedback that we receive and we are making a few positive changes based on concerns families have shared in our county. As the largest county in California geographically, we want to ensure that we are bringing these resources to everyone! We have seen many requests from local families for us to serve a larger area and bring resources to our families county-wide. Several other Inspire schools have started a new program with their lending libraries. They no longer have a building for the lending library, but they now have mobile lending libraries. These schools have had immediate success after implementing this new program and families have shared positive feedback.
Starting this January, we will be taking our lending library on the road! You will still have access to the online lending library system. However, after we return from winter break in January, we will be closing the physical lending library location in order to offer this amazing program to our families. Instead of going into the lending library yourself, we will be sending it to you! You will be able to order items online and pick them up at a location nearby.
We have sixteen Community Coordinators and they plan events, field trips and park days throughout our county. Our mobile lending library will team up with our Community Coordinator events to bring an even better experience to our families. This will be especially helpful to the families that did not live near the original lending library location. Now that we are not limited to four walls, we will be able to serve the families in an even greater capacity.
Our goal is to make this process more efficient for you by having your orders ready and delivered to a location near you. We will walk you through the ordering process if you need assistance and always give superior customer service. Families will be able to drop off curriculum and items purchased with funds that they are no longer using.
This new program will be different. But different doesn’t need to be less, it can be way more! Our fun and helpful librarians can’t wait to see you! We will advertise when and where you will be able to meet the mobile lending library team and we will be sending you more information soon. Thank you for your continued partnership, flexibility and dedication to your students and our school community.
Community Connections
Community Connections Alert! Please check out our monthly newsletter for November in the links below. We have so many exciting things coming up and can't wait to see you there. Look for a Google Calendar link in each of the newsletters for your area or age group and subscribe! We also post weekly on Facebook with RSVP links and flyers for upcoming events. We're making Community Connections for our beloved San Bernardino County!
Inspiring Talks
Julie Bogart, creator of BraveWriter shared techniques for how to incorporate writing across the curriculum and ways to make it fun.
If you missed the live webcast, click on this link http://bit.ly/BraveLearnerFreeResources to add your email address and receive Writing Across the Curriculum, Writer's Jungle and High School Writing Help, as well as the Brave Learner Companion Guide.
General Resource Links
INLAND EMPIRE
Inland Pacific Ballet Presents - The Nutcracker
Click on the dates below for more information and to sign up on Inspiration Station!
12/21/2019 7:30PM - Bridges Auditorium
HIGH DESERT & MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
Click here to sign up on Inspiration Station.
Need a different view?
Click here to view the events on the Monthly Events Family Calendar.
Connect With Us
April Tilden: aprilT@inspireschools.org or (909)470-5649
Christina McGuigan: christinaM@inspireschools.org or (951)622-6841
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