Stewart Parent Star Report

Dear Stewart Elementary Community,

Welcome to the last week of school in 2025. We appreciate the kindness and generosity of our community members. Thank you for all you do to support our teachers and your student's classrooms.

Here are the 3 things you need to know:

1. In the spirit of the holidays, we invite any student who would like to join us in dressing up this upcoming week. See the calendar below.

2. Davis Behavioral Health is going to be sponsoring a Strengthening Families Program starting at our school in January. We invite all families to participate.

3. Any Lost and Found items that are left will be donated next Friday. Please come and see if anything belongs to your family.

Sincerely,

Michelle Yoho and Laura Campbell

Principal and Administrative Intern, Stewart Elementary

• Friday, December 19 - Last day of 2nd term and 1st Semester
• Monday, January 5 - Teachers Return to School
• Tuesday, January 6 - Students Return to School
• Monday, January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
• Monday, January 26 - Chocolate Fundraiser Kick Off
• Thursday, January 29 - Chinese New Year 5-7 pm

Stewart will be hosting an evening program for families through Davis Behavioral Health starting Monday, January 26th at 6:00 pm and ending on March 16th.

Strengthening Families Program is a 7-week program for families who have youth 10 - 14 years old. They meet once a week for 2.5 hours and we provide free dinner and childcare. How the curriculum is structured allows for parents and youth to meet separately for the first hour and then come together for the second hour to do an activity. Each week is a different topic and ranges from establishing rules and following through with consequences to encouraging family meetings and communication, as well as how to navigate peer pressure.

PARENTS WILL LEARN TO

• Communicate well

• Understand teens

• Connect as a family

• Set boundaries

• Create family rules

• Handle family conflict

• Handle peer pressure

YOUTH WILL LEARN TO

• Understand parent perspective

• Refuse peer pressure

• Listen and play

• Cope during stressful situations

We need volunteers to help set up the Chinese Lanterns each student will make for our annual Chinese New Year celebration. If you are able to come to the school that Thursday, January 29th when school starts to help string and hang up the lanterns, please reach out to Leslie Chan (801-927-7970)

The more help, the better. Thanks!

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Next PTA meeting: Tuesday, January 6th 10:30am at the school or online at

https://tinyurl.com/StewartPTAMeeting

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN

Agendas listed here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SiUstDvWQHo5SudgOeABHIvaSxsNlm6d

Mrs. Hooper has started a book club to discuss the Book Battle Books. You don't need to participate in Book Battles to join the book club. Come eat snacks and discuss great books with other 5th and 6th graders.

Each month students have a chance to earn 4 brag tags. One for the monthly mission, monthly reading, math and monthly attendance.

December – Operation: Community Care

Mission: Help someone in your school or community feel supported this month.
Bonus Challenge: Give back through a class or school service project.

New School Year=You must REAPPLY for Free/Reduced School Meals. Please apply through myDSD.

You can see what's for lunch at the following website: https://davis.nutrislice.com/menu/stewart.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HELP IN THE CLASSROOM OR ON FIELD TRIPS. All adults planning to attend field trips or volunteer in the classroom are required to sign the Volunteer Agreement (electronic document on myDSD) and to complete a background check with Davis School District. Please refer to this document for instructions on how to schedule an appointment. Who Needs A Background Check? CLICK HERE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. Calendly - Davis School District

Email: mdaly@dsdmail.net

Website: https://stewart.davis.k12.ut.us/
Location: 1155 N Main Street, Centerville, UT 84014, USA
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