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Hello families,

Just a quick note to celebrate all that is in our newsletter. There are so many opportunities in our community and I encourage you to reach out and try something new. I would like to highlight our own Celebration of Learning, which is a tradition at our program that is always sure to inspire.

Hope to see you out there, exploring the world, Dr. K

• Thurs. Dec. 16th @1:30pm - Celebration of Learning! (See below)
• Dec. 20th-31st - NO SCHOOL: Winter Break
• Monday, January 3rd: Classes Resume

We’ve all been away from each other for a long time – let's take an opportunity to gather as community on Zoom. This is a chance for students of all ages to share their learning with our BFPP family, and for families to simply delight in the achievements of others.

Think of it as a mixture of Show & Tell, Science Fair, and Talent Show, all rolled into one!

We invite you to celebrate all students’ learning during the first semester of the school year. We hope you join us via Zoom on Thursday, December 16th at 1:30pm to share your own learning and to see what others have been up to.

We will make space for students to show, discuss, and/or perform:

• Written stories
• Art projects
• Academic work
• Songs (singing and/or instrumental), dances, skits
• Blogs, animations, coding, etc.
• And anything else you would like to share with our community

*** Please keep your share time between 1 and 2 minutes ***

If you plan to share, please email carol.makeladerosales@bellinghamschools.org and

join the zoom link fifteen minutes early, at 1:15pm on Dec. 16th.

If you would like to join as an audience member, please join us at 1:30pm.

We look forward to seeing you and celebrating your learning!

Zoom link: https://bellinghamschools.zoom.us/j/5299268572

It's the holidays - what better time to try out this Cookie Invention Lab, made by one of our BFPP parents? This guided project will help you and your kids create your own unique recipe. Susan Park says that "edible cookies are almost guaranteed if you follow the hints. Some of my kids' creations have even become our new favorite cookies! " We'd love this project to be a way to build community too, so there is a way to share your recipes with our BFPP family and see what other families have made. Recipes can be submitted to BFPPcookies@gmail.com and the shared recipes can be viewed on a blog at http://www.dutchmountainpress.com/cookies/

Two editions of the project are available: one for younger kids or kids who prefer to use their senses as their guide, and another aimed at older kids which gives kids more control of the recipe.

Western Washington University is now accepting clients for their counseling training clinic.

Beginning in January, counseling graduate students offer free in person (all ages; covid vax required) and tele-mental health (ages 12 and up) sessions under faculty supervision.

Please visit their website for more information.

Middle School Unified Basketball starts next week!

Unified Sports are dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences. Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

If your middle schooler would like to join the inaugural season of Middle School Unified Basketball, please email Dominique Lantagne.

Local homeschool mom Ronda Webber is opening her family farm with its many animals to visitors this December.

Each weekend in December (Thursday through Saturday evenings) Blossom Farm will open the gates, turn on the lights, and welcome people to come drive through to see the lights, displays, and animals. The drive through experience is free (donations gladly accepted).

For those who want to meet the animals, they will have private tours available. Please message Ronda for details.

The Breazeale Interpretive Center at Padilla Bay is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

They have a new touch tank exhibit and several free classes this winter, both for mini explorers ages 3-5, as well as junior ecologists ages 6-9.

You can download a great estuary curriculum and find other teaching resources on their website.

Bellingham Parks and Rec Department wants you to know about all their upcoming events.

Join the last two community work parties of 2021, sign your kids up for winter mini-camp, find out about Civic Stadium drop-in hours, and sign up for the inaugural Santa 5k at Cordata Park. Or, just choose one of the above and go with that!

BAAY offers performing arts classes to children ages 5-17 at their theater in downtown Bellingham. Their Winter/Spring classes are now open for registration!

In addition, tickets for their fall show, Esme's Adventure in Another World, are on sale now! Performances run Dec. 10th-12th and 17th-19th.

Send your ideas and news items to Heidi Zollner.

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