Dear Stork Families,

           There is no better time than the holiday season to celebrate the efforts and successes of our students, staff members, and community. Our students’ efforts certainly helped them to shine during our Parent/Teacher Conferences. We were truly grateful to have had the opportunity to meet with you during those conferences to share student successes, set future goals, and to strengthen the home/school connection.

            In November, our Student Senate sponsored a “Holiday Canned Food Drive” to help families in need over the holidays. All of the donated canned and boxed items were donated to a local food bank. We would like to thank you for your generous donations that helped to support such a worthy cause. Our PFSA is sponsoring the “Holiday Giving Tree” for Stork families in the month of December. If you would like to donate a gift for one of our very own Stork family members in need, please stop by the office between now and December 14th, take a tag off of the tree, and sign your name in the register. Please return your gifts by Friday, December 14th.

          The tallies from the Jog-A-Thon are being finalized.  This fundraiser was a huge success thanks to our PFSA and supportive families. We met our goal of $20,000, which will continue to support upgrading our technology as well as support many of our vital programs that benefit our students. We so appreciate the endless hours of work our PFSA dedicates in an effort to provide our Superstars with the best educational and enrichment opportunities possible.  The PFSA supports academic and enrichment programs thanks to your generous donations.  

         We appreciate those of you who attended our Dine-out Nights in November.  Our next Dine-out is on December 6th at the Del Taco on Carnelian and the Carl's at the Colonies.  Thank you for always coming out and supporting the PFSA and in turn the classroom programs. 

            Our last day of school prior to winter break is December 20. All kindergarten students will attend the early session from 8:00 am – 12:05 am and all students in grades 1 – 6 will attend school from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm that day. School will resume on January 7th. There is no school on January 21 due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. There will also be a no student day on January 28th for a professional development day for staff. 

          We hope you enjoy some quality time with your families over the winter break. We look forward to the return of our students on January 7, as they will be refreshed and ready for new important learning. As always, let’s continue to celebrate successes together! As I always remind students, excellence is never an accident, and there is nothing accidental about how excellent Stork is. I am so grateful to work with such amazing teachers, staff, students, and families.  Happy holidays and a prosperous New Year to all!

Michele Rachielles

Principal