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Weekly Blog 01.23.26


HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Mr. Rich 1/28 

VESTS while on duty, BADGES at all times, & Doors ALWAYS Locked!

Last week to Hand out those Bronco Bucks for our January Color Challenge
Let's go BIG!

Progress Reports: Sent home today Friday, January 23rd. 

Love and Logic Parenting Classes: Runs Thursday Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th & March 5th
Time: 6pm-7:30pm. This is FREE to our families thanks to PTC funding. 
Please include these details in your weekly emails to your parents! 

Click here for parent signup.  Free Childcare will be available.

Topics include:  The Two Rules of Love and Logic ® Delayed or Anticipatory Consequences Using empathy and Love and Logic one-liners to neutralize arguing How to get more information about Love and Logic
This parenting program is designed to give you practical skills to implement immediately.

Library: Track A

2026/27 Enrollment Opens: Monday, January 26th. 

Richard & Serena Out: Monday, January 26th at DO. Lindsey Sutter is TIC.

Dairy Assembly: Monday, January 26th. Click here for the schedule

School Site Council meeting: Wednesday, January 28th at 2:30pm on Zoom 

Round Up Rally: Friday, January 30th at 8am - Citizenship

2nd Grade Field trip: Friday, January 30th to RTAA leaving at 9:10am

PTC Family Movie Night: Friday, January 30th at 6pm in Barn

Next Staff Meeting: Thursday, February 5th at 2:20pm in Staff lounge

No School: Monday, February 9th (Lincoln's Bday) or Monday, February 16th (Presidents Day)

Next Safety Drill: Evacuation Drill on Wednesday, February 25th at 8:00am 

Free Yearbook: Click here to signup for a free Yearbook courtesy of PTC

Cash Donations: Please do not collect cash for classroom donations. If at all possible create a shopping list of the needed supplies and have parents buy those directly. Thanks

Blue Pen Challenge: Keep sending those in! Come get a pen if you need another one. Thanks for the new submissions! 

Emergency Contact: If there is ever a reason that you need to get a hold of me please save my number. Feel free to text Richard Prestedge cell# 916-529-3255


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