<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9b493392-75e9-83ff-042a-343425a77d61"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Neighborhood School Families,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">School will be open tomorrow.  Please don't worry about being late--we</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> anticipate there will be travel delays as the city returns to normal operations.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If the yard is (mostly) cleared of snow, children </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> be going outside to play tomorrow.  Please make sure your child has all the necessary accessories (hat, scarf, mittens, snow pants, etc.) to stay warm and active!  Remember, our Pre-K - 2nd graders play outside for 50 minutes and our 3rd - 5th graders are outside for 25 minutes.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mark your calendars:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The</span><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> SLT (School Leadership Team) meets tomorrow from 5:30 - 7pm</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in Danette’s room.  All are welcome.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SING is Wednesday, January 27 at 8:45am</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in the auditorium.  We will have a bake sale in the lobby beforehand.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please join teachers for a discussion about </span><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">assessment at TNS:  On Thursday, January 28th at 8:40am</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, teachers (Pre-K through 5th grade) will share ways they “measure” student growth and learning, make decisions about class instruction, and the place state testing plays in instruction and curriculum.  </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please join us for our </span><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">family support group on Friday at 8:30am </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">in the PTA Room.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday, January 29 is a half-day.</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  Dismissal is at 11:35am.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Warmly,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dyanthe</span></p><br><br><br></span></div>