THE PANDA NEWS

A Note from the Counselor’s Corner

Can’t believe we’re almost to Winter Break. Time sure does fly here at Pasadena. Guess we’re having fun! Panda Pride lessons are going well. We learned about the character trait of Citizenship in November and then Caring in December. For Citizenship, we talked about what it means to be a good citizen of this country and ways to be a positive member of the classroom community. For Caring, we talked about ways to show kindness and com-passion to others. Students in grades K through 2 are being “bucket fillers” by learning how to give compliments to show kindness and caring, and 2nd graders made “caring cou-pons” to take home for family members. On November 25th, the 5th grade Leadership Group held a fundraiser to benefit the Red Cross. They sold donuts and hot chocolate before school. It was so popular that—by the end—we completely sold out of every donut and cup of hot chocolate! As you probably know, the Red Cross helped wildfire victims right here in Washington state. The wildfires this summer were the largest in state history and forced many, many people from their homes. The Red Cross also helped out during the recent windstorm. Pennies for Patients will be our next Fundraiser. It will begin on January 18th and go for three weeks. Pennies for Patients supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The mission of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their fami-lies. It continues to be a privilege to work at such a wonderful school. We appreciate all the parent support! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. Happy Holi-days and have a great Winter Break! Jody Shapiro and Sue Shipton

In This Issue

A Note From the Counselor’s Corner - Upcoming Events - Students of the Week

Students of the Month - Cold Weather Attire - Joel Brantley - Library Helpers - Veterans Day - PBIS

December 2015

Important Dates and Events

December 21 - Jan 1 - Holiday Break - No School

December 30 - Papa Murphy’s Fundraiser (All Day)

January 4 - Welcome Back….and Happy New Year!

January 7 - Mrs. Spilker’s class Field Trip to the OLC

January 11 - PTO Meeting - 6:30 pm in the Library - Pennies for Patients

Fundraiser Kick-off (Lukemia Fundraiser runs through January 29)

January 13 - Late Start Day - School starts at 10:30 am

January 18 - Martin Luther King Day - No School

January 20 - Mrs. Lieb’s Class Field Trip to the OLC

January 21 - Mrs. Sobosky’s Class Field Trip to the OLC

January 27 - Late Start Day - Student of the Month Assembly -

Jump For Heart Fundraiser Kick-Off

Have a safe and wonderful Holiday Break!

November 6, 2015

Itzayana Grageda Sophie Page Hayden Holdway Kylyn Fluno Kainen Jaklitsch Anna Shcherbinin Ben Sartell Dakota Buege Hailey Colyar Angelina Voropay Conner Kunz Jacob Wilson Derek Esvelt Chloe Matteson Aidan Abghari Thomas Price Allyson Standiford Lucian Thompson *Roxy Fredericksen Spirit Award: Mrs. Fennen’s Class

November 13, 2015

Emmit Prentice Lauren McCrea Ellie Weiland Andrew Huber Hunter McFrederick Madison Russell Krystal Clary Hayden Carr Nevaeh Alaniz River Sulzle Kendall Focht Aaron Muglia Aidan Abghari Jackson Crocker Rilee Smith Lucian Thompson *Alden Bell Spirit Award: Mrs. Wall’s Class

December 4, 2015

Jayda Davis Levi Lopachuk Jackson Christiansen Erik Romanyuk Livyann Warren Reese Ballinger Madison Holzer Grace Kubas Kenedi Magana Nathan Soss Evan Nuxoll Levi Barham Kaylee Jolly Ashlyn Woodbridge Brittnee Crosby Kalvin Carver Brayden Hooper *Rilee Smith

December 11, 2015

Hunter Jones Sedona Krohn Clayton Johnson Carson Charbonneau Mollie Mourin Eli Cavanaugh Sabryna Pasamonte Krysta Adavi Brooklynn Winkey Jeremy Yeremkin Lily Crosby Aiden Harris Tyler Stavenjord Titus Logan Ava Weishaar Roxanne Fredericksen Andre Adavi Cole Timmons *Hannah Holdway Spirit Award:

Mr. McMillan’s Class *Denotes Pledge Leader

Micah Wu Cade Allen Sedona Krohn Ashlan Burnham

Eli Cavanaugh Jayd Blize Khiryn Collison Maycee Kelly Leighton Smith

Tyler O’Rourke

Adele Blumenauer Claire Busse Shawn McManigal Aaron Frederick

Rory Stocking Chance Deharo Preston Le Alex Buck

Ethan Holden

Riley Hayes Conner Kunz Ava Peterson Yassin Kusaibati Keason Silva

Kaylee Jolly Chloe Deharo Tyler Stavenjord Henry Lohstroh Parker Munns

Gavin Simmons Jesse Weiland Caidan Pryor Ryan Slovarp Rilee Smith

Lynette Lopachuk Michael Liberg Milo Gagnebin

Cold Weather Attire:

Please remember that students will play outside at recess throughout the winter. It is important, therefore, that stu-dents dress warmly. Clothing appropriate for the weather will ensure that your child is comfortable during the winter months. Students not appropriately dressed for the weather (i.e., in shorts, t-shirts, etc.) will be asked to stay indoors dur-

ing recess for their safety and wellbeing. Students who are feeling uncomfortably cold should talk to one of the playground supervisors about staying inside or coming inside to warm up.

Joel Brantley visited Pasadena on December

11th for the “Bullying if not OK, Take a stand

against bullying” assembly. Joel spoke about

the 3 R’s - Respect, Responsibility, and Rock n’

Roll. His engaging message covered the im-

portance of being a good role model and the

character trait, caring, for the month of

December.

A few of our 5th graders offered to help in the

library instead of going to recess. Mrs. Greule

happily accepted the help and enjoyed listen-

ing to them read new library books to Mrs.

Rothstrom’s Kindergarten Class.

Thank you to all who

joined us for our assem-

bly in honor of the Veter-

ans in our community.

A special thanks to

Mr. McMannis and his

class for putting together

a wonderful presentation

filled with photographs

of the Veterans close to

the hearts of many of our

students and families.

News from the PBIS Team

Here we are almost to winter break…where has the year gone? We are continuing with our building- wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Sup-ports (PBIS) system as a means to reward expected behaviors and prevent and manage unwanted behaviors both in classes and in the hallways, cafe-teria, playground, bathrooms, and buses. Kelso’s Wheel carries on as our go-to resource for students to learn to problem solve independently. We had a walking assembly, a refresher of the basic rules, several weeks ago when we saw a need. We will be conducting another soon after school gets back up to speed in January.

Wishing you a warm and peaceful winter break! GO SEAHAWKS!!!

Jill Kennedy, PBIS Co-Chair Jill.kennedy@wvsd.org

West Valley is now hiring: School Food Service Workers $11.84 / hour

Substitute position to start with the possibility of turning into a permanent position.

Apply at:

West Valley School District Administration Office 2805 E Argonne Spokane, WA 99212

For more info call 509-232-6092