Partner Books - Final Touches!

Partner books are in the final stages! The students have bound the beautiful covers that they made with paper from their trip to the Center for the Book and are now adding the pages of their stories. The students will present their respective partners with this heart-felt gift on Tuesday at our final G.D. before break.

This year, students will be asked to leave their partner books at school for a period of time so that we can put these works of art on display for other families to enjoy before going to their permanent homes. We'd also like to ask you to join us on Friday, January 6th at 2:30pm for a special reading of partner stories. This will give you an opportunity to not only see your child's hard work, but also hear them read it to their partners. Hope you can join us! Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks,

Shanti

Empty bins! Please help!

Wolf families,

Our book drive and River Church bins are very empty! Please remember to try to make a donation next week. Your donations will go far in helping families in need. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!
Shanti

Finishing Touches

The Wolves have been in overdrive this week to make sure their maps are just right for tomorrow's presentations. They've been sanding, painting, and hot glueing all the pieces together. They've also been locating individual watersheds and marking these out on their finished maps. Hope you can join us tomorrow at 2pm to see all of their hard work come together!

Shanti

Book Drive and River Church!

Pages for Patients
The Willowwind community is working with Willowwind alumnus, Meg Richardson, and the City High Ambassadors to collect as many pages as possible by donating new and very gently used books for all ages, 0-99. These books will be donated to the UIHC library and in-patient book cart. As we can all only imagine, time spent in the hospital can be full of anxiousness and worry. The Pages for Patients Book Drive provides patients with books to keep them entertained while visiting UIHC. City High Ambassadors' goal is to collect 20,000 pages. If you are interested in participating there is a drop off bin by the Front Desk and outside our classroom door. Willowwind will collect books until Tuesday, December 21st. Please help bring a smile to the patients staying at UIHC.

Willowwind Food Drive
Please take a moment to donate a non-perishable food item, or two, or more. Students often enjoy raiding their own cupboards for non-perishable items they can bring in to donate. Food donation bins are located upstairs near the Front Desk, by our classroom door, and downstairs near the Preschool Lost & Found. Willowwind will collect nonperishable items until December 16th. Please help stock the River Church Food Drive shelves. Your participation will help many families throughout the Winter months.

Newsletter Updated and Presentations this Friday!

Wolf families,

Our newsletter has been updated with curricular information about this month. Also, I wanted to remind all families about this Friday's watershed presentations. The start time has been moved up a little to 2:00pm because the Burrowing Owls will also be making a short presentation about their mapping project. If you can not make it until 2:15, please just be sure to walk in quietly as presentations will already be underway. Hope to see you Friday!

Shanti

Center for the Book

Wolf families,

On Monday, November 21st, the Wolves will be headed to the Center for the Book with Buffy and the Burrowing Owls. On this trip, the students will get the chance to begin making paper for their upcoming partner book illustrations! What a cool way to start this project! We will leave right after lunch and will be taking the bus. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Shanti

Thanksgiving Feast

Wolf families,

Next Tuesday, November 22nd, Willowwind students will be putting on their annual Thanksgiving Feast! This is a wonderful time for the school to come together and enjoy a home cooked meal together. Each class will be in charge of different aspects of the meal. This year, the Wolves have decided to cook mashed potatoes with gravy on the side and macaroni and cheese. The Wolves have put together a shopping list and have split up the duties of bringing in the items. Please have all items to school no later than this Friday. We also need parent volunteers to help with set-up, serving, and clean up. Please visit the Thanksgiving Feast spreadsheet to see what your child needs to bring and to sign up for a volunteer position. Feel free to sign up for more than one spot if you have the time. Thanks so much and please let me know if you have questions.

Thanks,
Shanti