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IN THIS ISSUE:
gardner gratitude / parent survey results / sign up for soccer / first friday presentation / snow ball rescheduled / tumtum field trip / volunteer need / cultural connections / snapshots / events
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As we head into Thanksgiving, we want to share our appreciation for all of you- our current familes, alumni families, and community supporters- who make Gardner School a vibrant and safe space for children. We're grateful you all are here at Gardner!
We're also very grateful for the thoughtful work our teachers do every day, and on these inservice days we're diving deeply into conversations around student support, assessment, and more.
Here are some of the ways families shared they practice gratitude at home, too:
"We have a grateful candle on our dinner table. Each night we light the candle and say one thing we are thankful for from our day!"
"We started a little journal, where she and I talk about the good things that happened that day and I write them down."
"We have a thankful tree in our family eating area. We write down what we are thankful for everyday on a paper leaf and place it on the tree, we say these out loud to everyone at the table."
"At dinner time we like to go around and say what we are thankful for."
Practices of gratitude benefit children year round, and our classroom social emotional curriculum includes many opportunities for this work, too. If you'd like to learn more about the value of a gratitude practice, you can find out more here from PBS Kids.
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Unfortunately, we did not have enough interest to run a Gardner School Winter Break camp this year, but will consider it again for Spring Break. We appreciate the time you take to respond, and we're happy to be responsive to community needs.
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We are happy to announce that we are adding soccer clinics to our after-school enrichment program, starting after the New Year! Each series is 10 sessions for $175, paid directly to West Coast Soccer Academy. We have them split by grades, with K-2nd students on Tuesdays and 3rd-6th students on Thursdays. Within each grouping, students may further be grouped by skill level or age, depending on enrollment.
Enroll your student here --> West Coast Soccer Academy Gardner Clinic Enrollment Form
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Tuesdays (K-2nd/Kalama-Pahto-Loowit)
This after-school program is for grade K-2nd. This clinic is after-school from 3:45pm-4:45pm for 10 after-school sessions.
Tuesdays: January 9th, January 16th, January 23rd, January 30th, February 6th, February 13th, February 27th, March 5th, March 12th, March 19th
Thursdays (3rd - 6th/Wy'East and Klickitat)
This after-school program is for grades 3-6. This clinic is after-school from 3:45pm-4:45pm for 10 after-school sessions.
Thursdays: January 4th, January 11th, January 18th, January 25th, February 8th, February 22nd, February 29th, March 7th, March 14th, March 21st
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Parent Education Opportunity
December 1st, First Friday in the Farmhouse 8:30 am
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Families have shared their interests in learning about support resources in Clark County for children, and we're excited to host Grace Christensen, MS, CCC-SLP, from Columbia Pediatric Therapy on Friday, December 1st at 8:30 am in the Farmhouse. Columbia Pediatric Therapy offers speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy to children in person and remotely.
Please RSVP below to let us know if you can make it, or if you would like us to send home some materials from the talk or share resources from Columbia Pediatric Therapy with your family.
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Snow Ball Date Rescheduled!
Please note the date change- Snow Ball is now on Friday, January 19th!
More details to come soon!
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Preschool Field Trip
Thank you, Glavin Homes!
Thank you to Gardner parents Niall and Amanda Glavin and Glavin Homes for hosting our preschool students for an amazing field trip to the job site!
Field trips are a great way to reinforce the information students have been learning about in the classroom. Reading and hearing about concepts is one thing, but having the opportunity to experience them firsthand is another entirely. This helps preschool children solidify their understanding and provides a real-world example to reference. In turn, children can bring these examples into their play as they dig deeper and gain understanding. It was wonderful to visit the construction site this week and see ‘concrete’ examples of how buildings are built.They had a great time seeing what goes into building a home, and left with blueprints, measuring tapes, and a great experiential learning experience.
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Volunteers Needed!
Pancake Breakfast
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Gardner students were wowed by Anavai O Te Ora, formerly known as Ora Nui Tahitian Dance Troupe, at our community meeting last Friday. We are grateful to them for supporting the learning our Wy'East students are doing with their Polynesian Island thematic, and sharing their culture with all our students.
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Campus snapshots
What a wonderful week!
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday- Friday 11/22-24
Thanksgiving Break, No School
Tuesday, 11/29
Giving Tuesday 2023
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. As a small nonprofit, we invite our community to choose the Gardner School to donate to on this important day. You can donate online HERE.
Friday, 12/1
Pahto Celebration of Learning, 3:00 pm
Join your Pahto student for their Fall Celebration of Learning event! Check classroom newsletters for more details.
Wednesday, 12/13
Mazama Celebration of Learning, 12:00 pm
Mazama students will have a presentation to share with families at the end of the school day on Wednesday, December 13th at 12:00. Stay tuned for upcoming classroom newsletters with more information!
Thursday, 12/14
Kalama, Loowit, Wy'East, and Klickitat Celebration of Learning 3:00 pm
Meet in the Great Room for schoolwide presentations before touring your students' classrooms for more examples of their work from the year so far.
Friday, 12/15
Pajamas, Pancakes, and Pizza!
This fun tradition continues, with the Triple P- It's Pajama Day, where we'll start the morning with a schoolwide pancake breakfast, followed by Pizza Friday as usual for lunch. Each classroom teacher will share plans for classroom activities or parties, and volunteers are welcome! Contact Office Manager, Lisa Linderman, for more info.
Friday, 12/15
No Aftercare Available
Our staff will have their annual holiday party on this day, and no aftercare is available. *If you have a child in Tumtum or Mazama with an older sibling, they can stay up to the K-6 pickup time at 3:30.
Monday, 12/18 through Tuesday, 1/2/24
Winter Break, No School
We will see you back on campus in the New Year! Classes resume on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024. Wednesday is an early release schedule.
To see and subscribe to our calendar of events, click below!
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