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Brittan Acres Elementary is a California Distinguished school with approximately 450 students enrolled in grades K - 4.  Our school has a long tradition of providing rich learning experiences for children in a warm and caring environment.  Brittan Acres' excellent teachers and dedicated staff encourage students to be creative, caring, productive and responsible citizens of the world.

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Are You Hungry For Some Good Books?
The Brittan Acres Book Fair Diner is now open!  Come chow down on some tasty reads at our All-you-can-Read Book Buffet!

Book Fair Hours:
Tuesday, February 9th 8:30am-3:00pm
Wednesday, February 10th 8:30am-1:00pm
Thursday, February 11th 8:30am-3:00pm and 5:30pm-8:00pm*

Parents, grandparents, neighbors and friends are invited to shop at the Book Fair; proceeds benefit our Brittan Acres PTA and Library.

*Family Night on Thursday-5:30pm-8:30pm!*
Enjoy dinner and treats, and shop for "tasty" books for the whole family! The Student Council will be selling Meal Deals for Family Night: one slice of pizza, one water, one ice cream for $5. You can add a second slice of pizza and the meal is $7.

Ready, Set, Read!  The Read-A-Thon Begins Wednesday, February 10th.
The Sixth Annual Read-A-Thon begins on Wednesday, February 10th and runs for through Wednesday, February 24th.
Please encourage your child to have fun reading and to help support B.A. at the same time!
Check the Read-a-Thon Pledge Packet that was sent home in the Monday Messenger for more details.

Shop on Amazon.com & Support the Library
Don't forget to use Brittan Acres' SchoolRewards link.  The Brittan Acres School Library has joined the Amazon SchoolRewards Associates program, an effortless way for you to help us continue growing and improving our library, simply by shopping at Amazon.com

Bugbucks for the Schools
Great news for Brittan Acres book lovers! The Reading Bug bookstore on Laurel St. has created Bugbucks for the Schools! Anyone who makes a purchase at The Bug can designate his/her purchase to the Bugbucks program for B.A. The Reading Bug will then provide our school library with $10 towards the purchase of books for each $200 spent by the participating parents at The Bug! Enjoy a great new bookstore here in San Carlos and help our school library get great new books!

Autism: A Journey of Understanding
At the November 6 Principal's Coffee, Brittan Acres parent Kathleen Rubens shared about the informational DVD  "Autism: A Journey of Understanding" produced by Peninsula TV, and featuring her family. Click here to view the DVD.

Resources for Talking to Children About Differences

Life Skill Lesson of the Month
This month's Life Skill Lesson is Responsibility

Looking Ahead