SIS December News

How on earth have we already made it to December! It's always so crazy to me how quickly time flies once the school year starts to roll. To celebrate, we'll be having some school wide fun as we count down the days to winter break! Check it out below!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Holtz

This month students at SIS will be learning about generosity and how to be generous with their time, talents and gifts. Generosity is the act of giving without expecting anything in return. Student’s have been learning about empathy in their guidance units and will continue to understand that empathy in action is compassion. Students will be brainstorming in their classrooms ideas of how to be generous in their homes, schools and communities. Our Spartan of the Month will be chosen by recognizing those students who have continuously demonstrated acts of generosity through the school. Mrs. Holtz will award the Spartan of the Month prior to our winter break and they will be acknowledged at a school wide assembly.

In addition to demonstrating generosity within our school, we will also be extending that into our community by having a penny wars competition between our 4th and 5th graders. We will begin collecting change in a container in the lunch room for each grade. This money will then be donated to help support our Solon Senior Support provide their Christmas Joy Delivery and Bouquet a Day for the Holidays. This is a senior National Honor Society project being led by Annika Kruse and Alex Locke. We look forward to supporting our seniors in the Solon community, while being a generous bunch at SIS. If you have any questions, please contact hpentico@solon.k12.ia.us or mholtz@solon.k12.ia.us

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our PTO for the delicious meals provided to us during parent/teacher conferences. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and kindness! It means so much to us all!

Sincerely--

SIS Teachers and Office Staff

Dec. 7: Decorate the Tree (Bring an Ornament)

Dec. 16-17: SIS Shops the Lil Christmas Shoppe

Dec. 17: Wear Your Ugly Christmas Sweater

Dec. 22: PJ Party & Early Release

Dec. 23 - Winter Break Begins

Jan. 3: Classes Resume

The Solon Lil Christmas Shoppe is back! It will be held at the Community Center this year. SIS students will have the opportunity to shop for families at the Lil' Christmas Shoppe on either Thursday, Dec. 16 or Friday, Dec. 17. Please help your child remember his/her coat on this day as they will be walking to the community center to shop.

If you would like your child to shop during this time, please plan to send money for them to do so. The suggested price for each item is $1.

Please see the flyer below for more information.

School lunch will be free again this year for ALL students. You can access the menus on our school website HERE.

As the weather continues to drop and we prepare for the potential of snow, please keep the following in mind:

• Recess is held outdoors as long as the real feel is 10° or higher.
• Students can ALWAYS use encouragement to wear their coats, gloves, and hats outside.
• It's a good idea to write your child's name in his/her personal belongings.
• When snow begins to fall, students will need boots and snow pants to go off of the concrete during recess.

Email: mholtz@solon.k12.ia.us
Website: www.solon.k12.ia.us
Location: 200 West 5th Street, Solon, IA, USA
Phone: (319) 624 - 3401
Twitter: @theholtzfamily4