We have had a very busy couple of weeks. Last week Clairbourn participated in the Great California Shake Out. We did a complete earthquake drill including having our sweep teams find students and faculty with "injuries" and treating them at our health area. We also opened our earthquake container to show the students our supplies that are available in case of an emergency. We have water, food bars, shade, blankets, and pop up toilets. It was a great practice for us and we have added a few more things to our supply container as a result of feedback from participants. We added a solar panel for charging phones or other power needs, glow sticks for night time illumination of the toilet areas, and a few more items that may be helpful.  

 

The Book Fair was also a great source of reading and joy this week. We loved the author visit and look forward to the next one! We are so grateful for the many parent volunteers, led by Fiona Zhang and our librarian Ann Mize for their hard work and successful promotion of our love of reading. Way to go team!  

 

Halloween is coming and I reminded the students to avoid bloody, gory, or scary costumes and to leave the weapons at home. We are excited to celebrate creativity and joy in our costumes here at school since we have a wide age range and want to be sure everyone is having fun!

 

I would also like to encourage everyone to arrive on time. The morning transportation has been getting busy later and later each day. Let's set the alarms for 5 minutes earlier and prevent the morning rush.  

 

Lastly, a big thanks to all the dads, grandparents, and special guests who came to school today. I loved watching the pride in student faces when they showed their guest their work. It is a special thing to see grandparents holding hands with their grandchildren as they walk down the sidewalks or to witness the special looks of love when dads see their children demonstrate a new skill.  Thanks to everyone who turned out.