THIS week at Christensen - Feb. 23-27, 2009

Monday, February 23

• Willow Bend Environmental Education Center presentations in classsrooms, all day

Wednesday, February 25

• Parent-Teacher Conference Scheduling meeting in the Library, 7:45
• ESL class for parents in the Activity Room, 8:30-11:00
• Early release for school improvement and planning, 1:00
• Clicker training for teachers (optional) in Mrs. Lasher's room, 1:30

Thursday, February 26

• Fifth-grade ski trip to Arizona Snowbowl, 8:45-3:00
• Parent-Teacher Involvement Organization meeting in the Library, 6:00

Friday, February 27

• NO SCHOOL -- Teacher Training Day

THIS week at Christensen - Feb. 16-20, 2009

Monday, February 16

• NO SCHOOL - President's Day

Wednesday, February 18

• ESL class for parents in the Activity Room, 8:30-11:00
• Early release for school improvement and planning, 1:00
• PLC Meetings for teachers in the Library, 2:15

Thursday, February 19

• Band, Strings and Choir Family & Community concert in the Gym, 6:00

Friday, February 20

• Jump Rope for Heart in the Gym, all day

What we do when it snows.

The National Weather Service is predicting more snow for us beginning tonight, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, and lasting through Tuesday.

If you wake up to a Winter Wonderland tomorrow morning, or anytime during the year, you can find out if school will begin on a delayed schedule or if we're getting snow-day by checking the FUSD Snowday Information page. Consider setting a bookmark...

Want to know even more about current weather and the upcoming forecast?

We've got links for you!

• Intellicast doppler radar [blue means snow]
• The local National Weather Service 7-day forecast for Flagstaff
  
• The local National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussion for Flagstaff [text]
• Up-to-the-hour snowfall data from the SNOTEL snow and rain gauge data in the Inner Basin of the San Francisco Peaks, elevation 9,730ft.
  
• The Unisys GFSx computer-modeled 10-day forecast [animated] [pictures]

REMINDER: No School Monday, Feb. 16, 2009

There is NO SCHOOL this Monday, February 16, 2009, because it is President's Day.

Actually, technically, it's officially supposed to be called Washington's Birthday. According to Wikipedia, "Washington's Birthday [not President's Day] is the designated holiday in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees." But for some of us the day has become a kind of combined holiday during which we commemorate the birthdays of both Washington (Feb. 22) and Lincoln (Feb. 12).

Because of all the confusion, "Many sources differ on where to put the apostrophe in the holiday." For this post we've gone with President's Day rather than Presidents' Day since the day still officially belongs to just our first president, George Washington.

Try not to be too confused. Just have a nice day!

THIS week at Christensen - Feb. 9-13, 2009

Tuesday, February 10

• Site-based Council meeting in the Library, 4:30

Wednesday, February 4

• Fifth-grades Pencil Sale in the Hall, 8:00-8:30
  
• ESL class for parents in the Activity Room, 8:30-11:00
• Early release for school improvement and planning, 1:00
• CAKEWALK to benefit the Christensen Parent-Teacher Involvement Organization, 6:00-7:30
  

Mark your calendars:

• Feb. 16 -- NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day
• Feb. 19 -- Band & String Concert
• Feb. 20 -- Jump Rope for Heart
• Feb. 27 -- NO SCHOOL - Teacher Collaboration Day

THIS week at Christensen - Feb. 2-6, 2009

4-Sight Benchmark Testing ALL WEEK

Wednesday, February 4

• ESL class for parents in the Activity Room, 8:30-11:00
• Early release for school improvement and planning, 1:00

Thursday, February 5

• Faculty meeting for teachers in the Library, 7:45

Mark your calendars:

• Feb. 11 -- PTIO Cakewalk
• Feb. 13 -- Jump Rope for Heart
• Feb. 16 -- NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day
• Feb. 19 -- Band & String Concert
• Feb. 27 -- NO SCHOOL - Teacher Collaboration Day