SERENDIPITY CENTER - 503-761-7139 Volume 4, Issue 4 - December 2017

Serendipity Comes Together for a Thanksgiving Meal Important Dates:

To add to the Serendipity tradition of having a December 4: Leading up to the lunch, students thanksgiving meal for lunch on the last day before and staff filled out leaves with what Thanksgiving break, upper school decided to have NO LOWER they are thankful for. The leaves a gathering where they were all served and ate SCHOOL—Staff made up a tree that adorned room 108’s door. On Tuesday, it was moved together in the dining hall. It was fun to come Development to the dining hall as a decoration for together as a community and enjoy each other’s the upper school meal. company with some delicious food!

December 15: Winter Ball Dance

December 15: Last Day Before Winter Break

December 16- January 1: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break Congratulations to January 2 & 3: Daniel for creating the NO LOWER winning name and SCHOOL—Staff Development label for the Serendipity hot sauce!!! January 4: Introducing, First Day of School for Screaming Eagle Lower School Hot Sauce!

Taylor and Louis sharing Caught some laughs! in the Nick enjoying his Moment Thanksgiving The moments that meal make Serendipity Room 8 working Shine Devynn passing Rojo a snack together in the garden

Newsletter Created by Staff and Students of Serendipity Center, Inc. SERENDIPITY CENTER - THE EAGLE’S SCREAM December 2017

FROM ARTIST’S CORNER PRINCIPAL MEGAN

Dear Students,

I am so proud of all the students hard work this autumn in working on learning new skills. As the winter months approach please work together to find school appropriate coping strategies that work for you if it is too cold to go outside. Please reach out to staff to get the support you need to continue to make growth in being safe, in class, and on task. Have a great winter break and I am excited to continue to help you learn Artist: Casey Artist: Dani new skills in the new year! Title: “Self-Portrait” Title: “Squad Goals” - Thanks, Megan Medium: Pencil on Medium: Marker on Paper

Pokemon By Julian What will “I’m planning “Walking my dogs , the fire starter you be to go and playing in the of Kanto, , the doing if it snow with them.” grass type of Kanto, and snowshoeing then last, the water snows over with friends!” type of Kanto, these are the Winter three starter types of Kanto Break? that you can begin with. There are evolutions also: “Playing with “If it snows Charmander Charmeleon my new batman over winter drone that break I will Squirtle Wartortle Scotty got me be so elated! for Xmas!” Love, love, “Sledding at the Bulbasaur Ivysaur love it when park near my it snows and house and making They are good starters. My favorite starter Pokemon I’m home.” lattes at home!” is Charizard, aka Charmander.

“Being very careful Penny and the Seal By Nicholas (Rm. 108) not to fall and re- “I would be SO injure my ankle - HAPPY!!!! If it and watching my were to snow, I would go kids go skiing!” sledding & cross country “Dressing up my skiing & run in Boxer Puppy in her the snow.” Adidas Jogging suit and going for walks in the snow!”

“Hitting up the mountains!” “Snowshoeing!”

“I will build a snowman with my grandchildren and through snowballs for my dogs!”