After months of preparation with Mr. Mike and Mr. Foote, the students performed wonderfully yesterday at the holiday concert. Thank you to our packed audience of parents, guardians, relatives and community members who came out to support the kids and our arts programs. Please enjoy the gallery of photos from the event.

Newsletter photo credit: 5th-8th grade students enrolled in our digital photography elective led by Mr. David Irwin

Guests to the holiday concert were treated to a trip around the world to share in all the learning that the students have been doing about holidays that are celebrated during December and January in different cultures around the world. The displays will stay up through the holidays and classes will get the chance to take a gallery walk to see all the different traditions and celebrations that other classes learned about.

Congratulations, this week's artists of the week are 7th grader, Camden Wendel and 8th grader, Owen Kittredge for their collaborative winter scene for the winter concert entitled "snowmobiling!", and 2nd grader Sophia Winters for her geometric shape design using abstract art.

The Preschoolers have been spending a lot of time this school year practicing being kind to friends, teachers and the greater world around them. We have talked about helping humans and animals that need it, and how we could help. During election week, preschoolers voted to support the Kingdom Animal Shelter this Holiday season! Students created beautiful handmade cards that were put out during the holiday concert and they were given away with a donation to support Kingdom Animal Shelter. With your generosity, the PreK raised somewhere over $50 to donate! Thank you Ms. Kaylin and Ms. Sam for teaching our students at such an early age how important it is to help those in need in our community.

IF we have a snow day tomorrow, ugly holiday sweater day will be moved to Monday.

December 16th: Ugly holiday sweater day for staff and students. There will be one staff member and one student chosen for the "ugliest holiday sweater"! (Snow day make-up date is 12/19/22)

December 16th: The Polar Express: School-wide movie day @1pm in the multi-purpose room with hot chocolate, cookie decorating and coloring (Snow day make-up date is 12/21/22)

December 19th: 7/8, PreK and K field trip to the Montshire Museum

December 20th: Gifts 101

December 21st: School-wide Celebration in the AM

December 22nd-January 2nd: Christmas break

January 3rd: School resumes

2022-2023 Walden Family Handbook can be located at https://walden.ccsuvt.net/ under the Community Resources tab.

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