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Reminders Re. Valentine's Day

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and we look forward to celebrating with our students a spirit of kindness and compassion for all of our fellow learners.  Please wear red, pink or white to help us get in the spirit!
As we celebrate kindness, we respectfully remind families choosing to share a kind word to be inclusive of all students in a class.  We look forward to sharing kindness tomorrow!
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