Welcome back! I hope you all had some much-needed and deserved downtime with your loved ones. We only have three weeks before the next break so let's make our time with these wildcats count! Growth happens in the consistency of day-to-day routines. During this time we know holiday activities are important and bring so much joy to students, please remember to balance the literacy and math components you are skipping so one component is not completely removed during the last three weeks of the semester. Let's finish strong so our students can too!    

It is time to start thinking about the 2025-2026 school year. Please complete the Employee Intent Form by Wednesday, December 18. Reach out to Alli or me if you have any questions. 

PBIS: Our next PBIS Celebration is next Friday, December 13. We will have our next celebration in the lunchroom. We will celebrate with a winter-themed movie, hot chocolate, and cookies. Homeroom teachers, place the names of students attending the PBIS Winter Celebration here AND classroom Dojo Winner here by Wednesday, December 11. 

RTI/MTSS: We just wrapped up our second round of Tier 3 meetings and they went so well because of each of you involved. Thanks to everyone who helped make this process smooth and impactful. Our next round will be January 8 & 9, stay tuned for that schedule. 

💡Bright Spots💡Congratulations to December's TOTM Chelsea Beard and SMOM Faith Boatwright! Thank you both for your dedication and all you do for your wildcats. We appreciate you! Please vote for the January TOTM and SMOM here by Wednesday, December 18.

Please send up those PAWS'itive Office Referrals! Seeing the bright spots in our students helps make a positive impact on student behaviors and truly brightens their day and ours! 

Christmas Giving: 

If you or your family are interested in sponsoring a family for Christmas, please reach out to Taylor Kizziah at  hallcountychristmas@gmail.com.You can pick which kids you donate to, however, she does ask that siblings are grouped together to ensure everyone in the house has a gift. I should be getting a list of kids and who they are paired with, then I'll be able to see if any of our students don't have a donor. 

Classroom Guidance: 

Please continue to sign up for the Safer, Smarter Kids lesson! My goal is to finish all classes before Christmas Break. Sign up HERE. 

If you are curious in what lessons your class has had/still needs, you can look at the second tab at the bottom on here where I have all the lessons given by the class. 

Winter Cold:

If you notice a child in your class doesn't have a coat or mentions being cold at their house without the proper necessities, please let me know! That is the easiest donation I can get and I want to make sure we don't have any cold students! 

Sneaky Santa: 

Sneaky Santa will begin December 16! If you would like to participate, please join at this link! You will be paired with someone on December 9th and have a week to shop for them! Each day of the last week before break will have a theme: 

Monday- Munchy Monday (favorite snack/drink)

Tuesday- Sweet Tooth Tuesday (favorite sweet treat)

Wednesday- Wonderland Wednesday (bundle up with cozy new gift)

Thursday- Thoughtful Thursday (school supply swap)

Friday- Final Friday (reveal yourself with a final Christmas gift) 

The staff favorites list is linked HERE to help you shop.