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Book Swap and Read In
Over Fall Break, clean out your home libraries! Bring any books you wish to donate to school November 30-December 4th and place in the book collection boxes out front. We will quarantine the books, sort them and have them ready for distribution the second and third week of December. Snuggle in December 6th for a school wide read in with special guest readers.
STOP FOR A MOMENT AND NOTICE
Over the next few weeks we will share tips from our school psychologist, Linda Beth Ginsberg's presentation on taking care of ourselves and our students through distance learning.
This week try some quick grounding breaks. Take time away from schoolwork, chores or electronics and ask your children what they notice. You can do this anywhere, at any time, no special materials or skills required. Use the 5-4-3-2-1 strategy:
- What are 5 things you can see? (desk, chair, pencil, ceiling, dog)
- What are 4 things you can hear? (car outside, water running, sister talking, bird)
- What are 3 things you can touch/feel? (scratchy sweater, dry mouth, smooth table)
- What are two things you smell? (orange slices, fresh washed towel)
- What is 1 thing you can taste? (sour orange) Or 1 thing you are grateful for?
WISH BENEFIT VOLUNTEERS
The annual WISH Benefit is coming up this spring. The PTA is looking to build our WISH Committee for the end of the year and we are looking at you! If you haven’t volunteered yet, now is the time. Check out the available roles and see where you can help out.
Secret Snowflake Winter Giving
PETALUMA'S CHRISTMAS CHEER
PPSC is excited to partner with Petaluma’s Christmas Cheer to give gift cards for food and toys to Petaluma and Penngrove Families. To participate in this amazing program, please fill out this form for English and this form for Spanish. Applications are due by December 4th and distribution will be on December 11th and 12th. For more information please call (707) 763-9824.
Not Too Late to Walk and Roll
COMPLETE AND SUBMIT OUR NOVEMBER CHALLENGE ACTIVITY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PUMPKIN PIE!
NOVEMBER WALK/ROLL GRATITUDE TRACKER INSTRUCTIONS:
- Download the Walk/Roll Gratitude Tracking Sheet: English PDF Spanish PDF English JPEG Spanish JPEG
- Walk, bike, scoot or skate on as many days as you are able to during the month of November, circling your chosen mode(s) on each day.
- Submit to Safe Routes to School (may be submitted via email or the mail), postmarked by Friday 12/4/20. Can't print or mark up the tracking sheet? Send us an email describing which dates you walked or rolled, what you did, and what you're grateful for.
- ALL November Challenge submissions will be entered into a drawing for a pumpkin pie.
- Winners will be announced in December, and pumpkin pies will be delivered directly to winners.
Questions? Email Safe Routes to School
UPCOMING DATES
Fall Break
Monday, November 23rd - Friday, November 27th
PTA Meeting
Monday, December 7th
McNear Read In
December 9
Wacky Winter Wear School Competition
December 16
Ways to Stay Connected
Email: Leichert@petk12.org
Website: https://www.petalumacityschools.org/mcnear
Location: 605 Sunnyslope Avenue, Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: 707-778-4752
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