1. Shaffer LEADER December 2010 Congratulations to all the students who performed in Shaffer IDOL 3. Your talent was truly awe- inspiring! Bravo to the students honored at Shaffer’s first Honors Assembly for their academic achievements, citizenship and attendance records. Keep up the great work! Thank you to all the parents who turned out for these two great events, as well as to those who made our Fall Fundraiser and Staff Appreciation Luncheon successful. We couldn’t do it without you! December may be a short month on the school calendar, but it will be long on events! Don’t miss the Band & Orchestra Concerts, the Holiday Sing a-Long or the PTO Meeting! May all faculty, students and their families have a blessed holiday season. See you at Shaffer where there’s always something happening! Email tarareis@verizon.net for newstarareis@verizon.net and updates! Inside this issue: Holiday Shoppe 5 th -6 th Grade Social Student Birthdays Teacher Tidbits 25-Book Standard Holiday Concerts Sing-a-Long!! Calendar of Events Visit www.whsd.net

2. Teacher Tidbits/Box Tops & Labels In Kindergarten, we are learning letter sounds and rhyming words from our Storytown series. We are reading Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm and learning all about farm animals! Parents, remember to read to your child each day and ask them to count to you daily by 1s, 5s, and 10s. Second Grade would like to thank all of those who helped and participated in the Veteran’s Day Program. We are proud of how respectful our students were during the program, and are especially proud of those students who helped with the program. GREAT JOB Shaffer students! Second grade is working hard on writing letters, paragraphs and narratives. Cold weather is on it’s way, so don’t forget to dress your child with coats, hats and gloves as we will still be going outside. And from Fifth Grade’s Ms. White: students must complete 7 book reports in the current grading period to meet their 25-book standard goal. Please encourage students to read over the winter holiday break. Make it a goal to do at least two book reports! Leading with Labels! Thanks to everyone who sent in Box Tops, Labels for Education (Campbell’s, etc.) and Tyson’s A+ labels this fall. Mrs. White’s class was the winner of our fall contest with 211 labels turned in. Keep clipping during the holidays! We will have our winter contest in January. Labels may be sent in at any time – just include student name and teacher on envelope/baggie so the class will get credit for the next contest. Thank you!

3. Birthdays A Book & A Big Night!!! December Student Birthdays Ronald R. (107) December 26 th Sierra C. (203) December 21 st Jaymera E. (211) December 31 st Kaytlin V. (211) December 21 st Rontyon M. (103) December 19 th A.J. Davis (102) December 4 th Jasiya V. (102) December 25 th Daira E. (104) December 24 th Dennis K. (104) December 16 th Shannyn R. (104) December 18 th Aiden W. (104) December 9 th Jazmine H. (108) December 24 th Daela C. (109) December 4 th Deon D. (112) December 6 th Antonlena P. (112) December 5 th Malea T. (112) December 21 st Sierra P. (113) December 2 nd Steve S. (116) December 21 st Trevor B. (117) December 4 th A Book of Shaffer Memories Parents, please watch backpacks for a letter of interest regarding a 2010-11 Shaffer Yearbook! Please fill out the brief form and return to school ASAP. Thanks in advance! Put On Your Dancing Shoes! Fifth and sixth grade students will have the opportunity to attend our first Fifth & Sixth Grade Social of this school year. Wednesday, December 15 th 6:00pm-8:00pm Shaffer All-Purpose Room Tickets will be on sale for $5 per person and pizza and drinks will be included. Guidelines for completion of work and behavior must be adhered to and students must be in school all day on the day of the event to be admitted to the social. Put on your holiday best and come on out for a great night with friends!

4. Nurse’s Notes & Savvy Shopping From the Desk of Mrs. Walter...... ‘Tis the season for... head lice!’ With the holiday season comes many gatherings of family and friends. Because lice transmissions occur through head to head contact and families and friends will be in close quarters over the holidays, I would like to pass along some reminders to keep lice away. Educate your children: 1) remind them not to share brushes, combs, hats, towels or hair accessories. 2) check your child’s hair on a regular basis for evidence of head lice. Holidays are a time when families travel to the home of relatives and spend the night. 1) be sure to bring your own pillows and bed linens. For more information regarding head lice, go to: www.headlice.org.www.headlice.org Reminder: Parents of K, 6 th or new enterers to school, if you have not turned in your child’s physical examination paperwork from the doctor to Nurse Walter, please do so ASAP. Parents of K, 3 rd and new enterers, please give Nurse Walter your completed dental forms ASAP. Have a safe and healthy holiday season! Shop ‘Til You Drop! The Shaffer Library will be transformed to the Shaffer Holiday Shoppe this week! Classes will shop at assigned times Tuesday through Thursday and on Friday morning, make-up day. Please send cash and a list of persons to shop for in an envelope marked with your child’s name and teacher. All items are only $1 including tax! We need lots of heroes to help students with shopping and wrapping - - send a note to school or email 4pikes@comcast.net4pikes@comcast.net if you can help.

5. Coming Soon in January: Dancing with the Teachers January 8th - WHHS December Events: PUT ON FRIDGE!! 1 st Lunch with the Principal – 5th Grade Students Honored Holiday Shoppe from 9:00am-2:10pm 2 nd Holiday Shoppe from 9:00am-12:10pm 3 rd Last Day for Holiday Shoppe – 8:45am-10:45am 7 th Care Mobile at Dickson Elementary in Swissvale 8 th Lunch with the Principal – 6 th Grade Students Honored Tambellini’s Fundraiser Pickup at 3:00pm 14 th Care Mobile at Ben Fairless Elementary in North Braddock PTO Meeting at 6:30pm – Children welcome! 15 th Lunch with the Principal – Kindergarten Students Honored 5 th -6 th Grade Social from 6:00pm-8:00pm 16 th Band & Orchestra Concerts at the Academy 17 th Holiday Sing-a-Long @ 1:30pm – ALL WELCOME!!! Spirit Day – Wear Your Holiday Best! 18 th First Day of Winter Break January 3 rd Return to school!!!! Did You Know? Dancing with the Teachers is now organized in several area school districts, but the first - - and the best!! – was right here in Woodland Hills! Please come out and support this amazing night of performances that directly benefits the PTO’s of the District.