December Advocacy Update 

• December 6^th: Marine Biologist Guest Speaker
• December 19^th: End of Cans and Coats Drive
• December 20^th: Holiday Party (9:30-11) and ½ Day ends at 11:30, Parent Teacher Conferences 12:30-8:00
• December 21^st: No School for Students, Parent teacher conferences 8:00-8:00
• December 24^th-January 14^th: Winter Break
• Advocacy Content
• During our time in Advocacy classes this month, we will focus on Optimism and Gratitude. The students will also create S.M.A.R.T goals with their MAP scores.

• We will be writing letters to K-8 school in Paradise, California that lost ½ their school in the wildfires in California. If you have any books that you are willing to donate to help them rebuild their school library, we would greatly appreciate it. Please bring them into your Advocacy teacher before break.
• Bio of Dr. Mikki Mccomb-Kobza who will be a guest speaker to our Science classes on Thursday, December 6^th. Mikki is passionate about sharing her love of the ocean. Mikki is one of the top shark experts in the world. Her work focuses on the sensory biology and ecological physiology of sharks, skates and rays. Mikki is a tireless advocate for sharks and shark habitat. She seeks to highlight their global population decline and to frame new directions for their conservation. Mikki holds a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from Florida Atlantic University and is the author of numerous scientific publications.