Principal's Note The Student Council will be collecting food for the Interfaith Outreach food shelf during the week of December 16-20. Our goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of food. Student Dismissal for Grade Level and Classroom Events We ask if you are attending an event or volunteering in a classroom, you will be thoughtful of not taking a sibling out of their classroom until dismissal at the end of the day. If a sibling needs to be picked up, please send a note to the teacher and we encourage you to wait at the bubble until the end of the day for dismissal. January Book Nook Club It's time for our next Breakfast with Books. This month's book club selection will be Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein. We will discuss the novel and then we will see if you have what it takes to escape from the library! Books are limited, so return your permission slip as soon as possible to get a copy of the book. Heading Out of Town for the Holidays? As you plan for the holidays, we want to stress the importance of sending your child to school every day possible. Order on Amazon and Benefit Gleason Lake Every time you order on Amazon through the Gleason Lake link, a percentage of the price can be donated to our school. Dress Your Student Warmly for School Just a reminder that if there is snow on the ground, all students will need to have boots and snow pants on in order to get off of the blacktop and play on the playground and ball field. Remember that they will go outside for recess unless it's 15º below windchill. If you need help with winter clothing for your child, please contact Jessica Bedford at 763-745-5414. Yearbooks are for Sale Yearbooks will be for sale through March 15. The order ID code is 13582020. Subscriptions Available for Book Reading We have a number of online subscription sites that students can log in to read books online for free. Please make use of this wonderful opportunity! Save the Date for Parents Night Out Please save the date for Gleason Lake PTO's Parents' Night Out at Wayzata Country Club on Saturday, February 1. Tickets will be for sale starting next week. Our auction committee is looking for additional donations. Please contact Melina if you have any sport or event tickets, vacation rentals, gift cards or gift items you are able to donate to PNO. Thanks for your consideration and support! PTO Meeting Wednesday December 18 Please join us for our next PTO meeting at 9:00 a.m. at Gleason Lake. Come in to office, sign in, and we will direct you to where the meeting is. December Wayzata Legislative Action Committee Update The Wayzata Legislative Action Committee (LAC) met Wednesday, November 11. Scott Croonquist, executive director of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD), presented the 2020 AMSD Legislative Platform and Position Papers. AMSD, which Wayzata Public Schools is a member of, advocates for metropolitan school districts and works to advance legislation that supports student achievement. The LAC also discussed the draft of the 2020 Wayzata Legislative Platform, which Annie McDaniels, citizen chair of the Wayzata LAC, will present at the Monday, December 16 Wayzata School Board Work Session. In the coming months, members of the Wayzata LAC will be meeting with senators and representatives from the nine senate and house districts that represent Wayzata Public Schools to discuss these legislative positions. The Wayzata LAC is a non-partisan group of citizens that monitors legislative activity as it affects K-12 education and advocates positions on behalf of the district. For more information, please visit the Wayzata Committees webpage or contact Kacie DeWolf, your school’s Wayzata LAC representative. Home Base is Hiring! If you enjoy working with school-age children between PreK to grade 5, you may be qualified to work in our Home Base before- and after-school childcare program! You must be available to work after school during the school year and we have summer hours, too. Typical shifts are three hours, between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. (up to four-hour shifts possible). Starting pay for Program Assistants is $14.78 per hour and $17.09 per hour for Program Instructors. Apply online today! Wayzata Education Fund's Thank a Teacher Program We have a lot of amazing teachers and staff here at Wayzata Public Schools. What better way to show them you appreciate them by giving back to our schools? From November 21 to December 17, any donation through Wayzata Education Fund's Thank A Teacher program will come with a certificate of appreciation to that teacher or staff member from the student named in the donation. As a bonus, any donation of $25 or more also comes with a bundlet from Nothing Bundt Cakes-Minnetonka, our generous partner in this program. Say thank you and support a good cause all in one! We've had so many great Ask Ali questions in our inbox – thanks to all who have submitted! Ali, along with her network of local experts, has been working hard to answer these questions. Responses are posted every Monday on her blog at partnersinpreventionmn.org/askali. Parents, you've got to check out the responses to these questions! There are some interesting ones that have been asked; chances are you might be wondering some of these things. Winter after school class opportunities at Gleason Lake: Etiquette, Manners, Social Skills, Oh My! Art Lab Engineering Club Crazy Chemistry Financial assistance is available, find more information here or call 763-745-5200. Upcoming Events: Young Scientist Roundtable: Man's Best Friend Helping to Treat Brain Cancer -There is groundbreaking work being done at the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Medical Center and Masonic Cancer Center in the treatment of brain tumors in dogs. Dr. Liz Pluhar, Board Certified Veterinary Neurosurgeon and Director of the Canine Brain Tumor Clinical Trials Program, will discuss new immunotherapies that greatly extended survival of canine patients with Glioblastoma (GB) and how these are to be translated into trials in human GB patients. Wednesday, January 15 at 7 p.m., Central Middle School Auditorium Parenting with Vision: Bully Proofing Your Kids - January 13, Central Middle School auditorium Events are free with no registration required. Tuesday, January 7, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Friday, January 17, 2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, January 30, 2020 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Wednesday, February 19, 2020 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM Tuesday, February 25, 2020 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday, February 27, 2020 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM Thursday, March 19, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Friday, March 20, 2020 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Monday, January 13, 2020 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Wednesday, January 15, 2020 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Tuesday, January 21, 2020 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Wednesday, January 22, 2020 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Monday, December 16, 2019 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Monday, January 13, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 310 County Road 101 North, Plymouth, MN 55447 | 763-745-5400 |