Happy holidays Wolfpack!!!

Holiday Teacher Greetings

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Editor Greetings

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The Reason for the Season

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S.M.A.R.T Goals

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Community Events Calendar for December Polar Express tour Enjoy a 1 hour tour filled with caroling, Christmas lights, and your favorites from the north pool! Don’t forget to wear your jammies! ★ Dates: December 17 - 23 ★ Times and days can be booked at NewBernTours.com ★ Location: Downtown New Bern, New Bern, NC 28560

Christmas light tour by Carriage Enjoy the Christmas lights in DownTown New Bern ○ Private rides - $60 (per group of 4-6 people) ○ Trolley: $12 per adult; $6 for children ★ Dates: December 17th and 18th ★ Times: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm ★ Pick up/ drop off is at corner S Front St, New Bern, NC (across from Nautical Wheelers)

15th Annual Santa Paws parade Join the annual celebration of our fluffy, four-legged friends in the spirit of Christmas! ★ Date: December 18 ★ Times: ○ 8:30 am: Sniff and Greet ○ 8:45 am: Photo ○ 9:00 am: Parade ★ Location: DownTown New Bern, New Bern, NC 28560

Canterbury Christmas lights hayride Take a Christmas trip down Canterbury. It's like a special effects trip through space, where there are hundreds of colorful, hanging bulbs suspended in high trees like planets, everywhere. ○ For cooler nights, you may want to consider bringing a blanket ★ Dates: December 17th and 18th ★ Location: Albert H Bangert Elementary School; 3712 Canterbury Rd., New Bern, NC 28562 ○ To ride, park at Bangert Elementary and enter the hayride in front of the school, on Canterbury road.

NEW YEARS EVE BLOCK PARTY! Join us in DownTown New Bern at the end of the year for the 4th Annual New Year’s Eve Block Party. Admission is free. ★ Activities began at 5:30pm. They include a Kids Fun Zone, Food Trucks, and Family Friendly activities. Live entertainment begins at 6pm. At the stroke of midnight, the lighted bear will drop to ring in the New Year. ★ Date: December 31 ★ Time: 5:30 pm - 11:59 pm ★ Location: New Bern City Hall; 300 Pollock St, New Bern, NC

School event Calendar December 16 NCVPS Exams Be sure that you‘ve sign up for a time and day!

December 17 NCVPS Exams Be sure that you signed up for a time and day!

December 20 NCVPS Exams Be sure that you signed up for a time and day!

December 21 NCVPS Exams Be sure that you signed up for a time and day!

December 17 Holiday Party Morgan’s Tavern - 6:30 - 8:30

December 22 -January 10 Holiday break Have a Great Holiday break!!!

Keep it moving How can you be active during Winter break? I could give you so many answers to this question, but let me give you just a few. Some might be obvious and some not so much. While you are out shopping get your parents to park as far out as possible so you get more walking in (please be safe). Make everything a game, when you are at home can you hop on one foot all the way to the bathroom, who can stand on one foot the longest, who can do the longest plank, the most sit ups, push ups? Can you do stretches through a whole tv show, can you keep a balloon from touching the ground? Play Simon with your family with exercise or stretches. Also, there are so many exercise videos on YouTube or other streaming platforms that you can follow along with. Can you go a whole day without electronics? You’d be amazed what fun things you come up with when you aren’t entertained by electronics.Maybe make a friendly wager with a friend or family member to see who can get the most steps in or who can jump rope the longest? When you make moving fun or competitive it’s so much easier to stay motivated. What kind of fun ways can you come up with to not only keep yourself motivated but maybe even friends and family too. I hope you have a healthy, happy, safe holiday! Stay active! By: Brandi Wilson

Joke of the Month

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