Third Grade enjoying Mrs. Nelson’s service dog presentation. We have been learning about guide and service dogs all week. Thanks Mrs. Nelson and December. You made our day.
Fun filled day, 1st grade celebrating the 100th day!
Congratulations to our 100th & 200th cookie winners for celebrating our 100th day of school! Go Falcons!
Get ready! Kids Heart Challenge coming soon! We’re excited to learn about heart health, have FUN, and SAVE lives! Sign up today so you don’t miss out! Go to www.heart.org/kidsheartchallenge or download the FREE “Kids Heart Challenge” app to get started! #kidsheartchallenge
“Donut” you know third grade had fun creating Valentines for Seniors!
Due to unsafe icy conditions, Soulsbyville School will NOT be in session today, Friday, January 17th.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY
To apply:
Submit a Board Candidate Information Sheet
Be a registered voter in Soulsbyville School District
Apps are due by: Mon, 2/3/2020 at 3:00 p.m.
For Info contact Michele Harper at 532-1419 Ext. 3371
mharper@soulsbyvilleschool.com
Thank you Drivdahl Family for your book donation to our school library! Students and staff appreciate you thinking of us!
Winter dress up days December 16th-20th
Soulsbyville School:
Looking for special gift ideas? Check out the following items that are available in the main office:
Jamba Cards buy one get one free $10
Falcon Socks (limited sizes) $15
Falcon Reusable Grocery bags $10
Proud Falcon Parent/Grandparent Stickers $5 each or visit www.creativeinkthread.com/soulsbyville for spirit gear.
Hello Soulsbyville Family, Mrs Boudreaux here with a friendly reminder. Please send your child back to school with their library books. With a week off we often forget we have library coming up. Students will be ready to check out something new to bring home this coming week to share with their families. Thank you!
Winter Sports Camp
Santa Cares - A Sensory-Friendly Santa Visit For Kids Of All Abilities
Oh my goodness, Soulsbyville Family , our BOGO Book Fair has come to an end. Don’t fret if you missed out. We have another fair coming in May! Thank you to all who volunteered. With out our volunteers we wouldn’t be able to make these fun events possible. Hope to see everyone at the next book fair! Thank you again!
The barometer has been updated!! We are more than halfway to the goal. Keep up the good work Falcon’s!
Book Fair this week! Come shop our BOGO Book Fair Tuesday - Thursday 9:30-4 & Friday 8:30-3. Hope to see you there!
7th Graders share their Spooky Writing with third grade, room 18. They all did an amazing job! So fun!
Out BOGO Book Fair is quickly approaching! We still need volunteers for Tuesday 11/12 , one hour time slots from 11am-2,
Wednesday 11/13 one hour time slots from 930-2, Thursday 9-12 and Friday 11/15 830-12. Our students and staff appreciate any help that can be given for us to have a successful book fair! Please contact Jennifer Boudreaux 532-1419 ex 3323 or email jboudreaux@soulsbyvilleschool.com
Our students earned $41,534.70 towards a new playground in the annual Jog-A-Thon. Go FALCONS!!! During the awards ceremony, students got the chance to "dunk a teacher!"
Book Fair is coming up! This is our BOGO Book Fair. Perfect to get that holiday shopping under way. Our dates are November 12-15th in the boardroom. We still need volunteers. Please contact Mrs. Boudreaux in the library to schedule a time slot. Any and all help is great appreciated. Hope to see you there!
Monday, October 28th Soulsbyville School will not be in session due to the current PG&E power outage.
Happy “Owloween!” I recently received this extremely thoughtful and kind gift from my third grade student Max. He overheard me talking last week about my cold hands during yard duty and made me hand warmers! As in he can sew! May we all be more like Max and spread kindness! Thanks again Max!
An online store has been set up to purchase spirit gear. The web address is www.creativeinkthread.com/soulsbyville. Items that are available include sweatshirts,T-Shirts and more.
Field Day on the Farm
Third grade field trip
Hello Soulsbyville Family! This is Mrs. Boudreaux your school librarian. Our book fair dates have changed. Please make note that our BOGO Book Fair will be held 11/12 - 11/15 in our board room. If you or someone you know , would like to volunteer I’m adding a link to the site to sign up. You can also come and see me or send me an email to sign up. Sorry for any inconvenience. Hope to see you at the Book Fair!
https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/ik5sh2RtR
Safe Halloween fun for ALL
Thank you Mrs. Riley and family for your book donations to our school library!
A benefit concert for local schools is taking place on October 12th from 4-10pm at the Posse Grounds. All proceeds will benefit local school music programs.
Pizza Factory Fundraiser on Thursday, Oct 17th from 11:00AM-9:00PM.
1st Grade had a great time at Pinecrest learning about trees, and the inhabitants of the Stanislaus National Forest!
A wonderful visit from the California Retired Teachers Association today. The ladies brought our school library, book donations ! Our student body and staff will enjoy these. Thank you l!
Play is serious learning.
Today’s readers are tomorrow’s leaders.
Pics from DC/NY June 2019 trip. We had a blast! Not too late to sign up for DC/Philly June 2020.
Contact Mrs. Durling at hdurling@soulsbyvilleschool.com or 532-1419 ext 3319.
Thank you Blott family and Diamond family for your book donations to our school library!
Hope you can come to PTO’s Fall Family Dance!
Free coats & sweatshirts for kids: Saturday, October 5th 10:00-1:00 at Mountain Treasures in Sonora.
The NEW and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our school's earnings online.
Apparently, “Responsibility Owls” fab and floss in third grade. Who knew? :) #charactercounts
Thank you Crook family for your book donation to the Soulsbyville Library!
Please join us for our Back to School event on Thursday, Aug 15th from 5:00-6:30PM. Teacher assignments will be posted outside the main office for TK-5th and 6th-8th will be posted at the Nest. Bussing, PM Club, Cafeteria, and PTO information will be available outside the main office. The first day of school is Tuesday, Aug 20th with 1st-8th grade dismissed at 12:40. Go Falcons!
4th grade annual Egg Drop competition. Cheering can be heard campus wide.Go Falcons!!
Soulsbyville School: REMINDER OF DISMISSAL TIMES NEXT WEEK: •June 3rd, 4th, & 5th students’ 1st-5th grade will be released at 1:15, 6th-8th grade at 2:10 •June 6th & 7th all grade levels will be released at 12:15
The results from the Parent Climate Survey can be found using the following link. Thank you to all who participated and gave us valuable feedback.
http://www.soulsbyvilleschool.com/soulsbyville-school-climate-survey-results-2019
Good evening Soulsbyville Family! Mrs. Boudreaux , your librarian here. Many of you will be doing summer cleaning when school is out, or maybe you have already begun. Our school library accepts gently used books to add to our circulation. Anytime during the school year as well. If you would like to donate your students used books to our school library , I would be more than happy to accept them. You can reach me by email jboudreaux@soulsbyvilleschool.com or my school phone extension 3323. You may also drop by during school hours. Thank you all for taking the time to read this!
Student Council Father/Son event was a success with Basketball, Flag Football, and Glow in the Dark Dodgeball. Thank you all who participated. Go Falcons!
Thank you PTO for an amazing lunch today for Teacher Appreciation. We felt very appreciated and can’t thank you enough for today and everything you do all year long to support us and the school!
Book Fair is happening this week! Stop by the boardroom/room 9 and shop. Families please remember to sign into the office if your planning on shopping during school hours.
Hey Soulsbyville Family! We have Open House coming up next week, Tuesday May 14th 5pm - 6:30pm. I wanted to let you know I will have the library open so that families have an opportunity to come in and take care of their students library business. You can come in to see if your child is missing a book, or pay for lost/damaged books. I hope you all enjoy visiting your students classrooms and our beautiful campus!
PTO Scrip Contest will be held until May 10th
The class that brings in the most orders (# of orders, not value) will win an ice cream party.
A ticket for each order will be entered into a drawing to be held on Monday, May 13th. The more you order, the more chances you have to win!!
1 winner will receive $50 SCRIP
1 winner will receive $25 SCRIP
1 winner will receive $10 SCRIP
“Unlocking the Rainbow” with test prep challenges. Way to go Team Third Grade!
FALCON SPIRIT WEAR – An online store is available to purchase spirit gear. The web address is www.soulsbyvillespiritwear.com. Items that are available include sweatshirts, and T-Shirts and free shipping is available through April 22nd.
PTO Family Fun Night was a success. Thank you to all who came and participated.
2nd Grade meeting with Smokey Bear
Mrs Lewicki Class
Learning about Smoky the Bear
Smokey Bear
Practice calling 911
911 Training
Enjoying a lesson from a local artist.
PTO Super Saturday Sale
Soulsbyville School is on a 2hr delay, Thursday, February 21st due to icy road conditions.
Stuff The Pig Fundraising Effort
Soulsbyville will participate in this effort Feb 11th-25th to support the Paradise School District.
The PTO Father Daughter dance has been postponed until Friday, April 5th due to the incoming weather. There will also be no February PTO meeting.
Soulsbyville School will be on a 2 hour delay today, Thursday, Feb 7th.
Soulsbyville School:
Attention Band Parents:
Tonight's 7th and 8th grade band concert at Sonora High is canceled due to unsafe road conditions and Sonora High being without power.
The Soulsbyville campus is currently still without power. School will be canceled today, Wednesday, Feb 6th.
Wednesday, Feb 6th Soulsbyville will be on a 2hr delay with bus routes, 2 & 3 on a snow transportation schedule. The campus is still without power, but in the event that power is not restored by 8:00AM you will receive another notification.
Tuesday, February 5th Soulsbyville School will be canceled due to the campus being without power.
Congratulations to our cookie winners and all who helped celebrate our 100th day of school.
Going to the grocery store, Walmart, or out to dinner this weekend? Come pick up SCRIP today from 12:45-1:15, across from the office.
Get ready for Valentine's Day with 10% Off Spiritwear! From 01/26/19 through 02/10/19, use coupon code SWEETEST10 at checkout on our spiritwear website to receive 10% off your order. Be sure to personalize the apparel for your Valentine with a name on the back! For a limited time only, shop now at our online spiritwear store!
Thank you to Student Council and all who helped make the 7th & 8th grade Winter Wonderland dance a success.
Mrs. Durling just got back from New York City in preparation for the upcoming DC/NY tour in June. Students in 6-8th grades can enroll now. Contact Mrs. Durling at hdurling@soulsbyvilleschool.com for more details!
We are LOVING our Interactive Screen in first grade! We learned about adjectives by describing our classmates, practiced making a ten, and wrote sight words and sentences using cool glowing colors!
Merry Christmas Falcon Family!
Soulsbyville School:
Extra Candy Cane Reindeer will be sold at lunch time tomorrow for 50 cents each. Thank you to Student Council and all the Elf's who helped with this project.
First graders used their creativity and decorated their Gingerbread Houses, each one of them VERY unique! Happy Holidays to all!
Good morning Soulsbyville Elementary! Today is the last day of our BOGO Book Fair. Come on by and do some holiday shopping!
Be sure to check out The Union Democrat Letters to Santa to read our sweet students Christmas requests. 🎅🏻
Book Fair this week! This book fair is a buy one get one free! Fair hours are 10am - 4pm in the boardroom. Families are welcome to come and shop. Please be sure to sign into the office if you’re planning on doing your shopping during school hours.
This mornings assembly watching the 2nd grade rehearse for their Christmas play. The final performance will take place on Wednesday, December 5th at 6:30 in the Falcon Gym. Kindergarten students will also be signing Christmas songs. Please join us!
Good evening everyone! Your school librarian here to let everyone know the book fair is next week! Book fair begins Monday December 10th and will run through Friday December 14th. It will be in the boardroom/RM 9, 10am - 4pm. Teachers will plan to bring students down to preview/shop the book fair. Families are welcome to come shop with their students as well. Remember if you come during school hours please sign in at the office. This is a great opportunity to add to your family library, shop for gifts for the holidays and even help fulfill teacher wishlist for their classroom libraries. Happy reading!
PTO Fundraising Events
Boys wrestling now! Come support our athletes!
Last chance to get your Offical Soulsbyville Basketball Hoodie as the order deadline is Wednesday, 11/28. Other featured items will be available longer. Visit www.soulsbyvilleathletics.com to get cool new Athletic and Fan Gear! Go Falcons!
Soulsbyville Students participating in the annual Turkey Trot. Go Falcons!!
4th grade POW WOW! Mrs.Lillie's kindergarten class came to join the fun today!
The Athletic Department is having an online sportswear fundraiser. Offical Soulsbyville Basketball Hoodie is available for a limited time with featured items available longer. Visit www.soulsbyvilleathletics.com to get cool new Athletic and Fan Gear! Go Falcons!
Fill The Bus to support Paradise Elementary
Happening now! Soulsbyville wrestling team competes with Columbia and Sonora! Let's go boys!
Family Paint Nights
The library held a pumpkin character contest. K-5th grade was invited to participate in this contest. Each individual class collectively decorated a pumpkin like one of their favorite book characters. The week of Halloween we had staff vote on their favorite pumpkin. This morning I counted the votes and Mr. Baer’s class won! They will receive ice cream cups for their prize. Check out the pictures to see who’s class made your favorite book character.
On the behalf of Soulsbyville Elementary, I would like to thank Chris and Jacqueline Powers , for their wonderful book donations to our school library. The Powers our making their donation on behalf of their sister, Tammy Gillette, who is currently battling stage 4 brain cancer. Tammy is an avid reader. Thank you Powers family!
Engaging Girls in STEM
A staff member asked me the other day if our school library takes book donations. Absolutely! We accept gently used children’s , teen and YA ( young adult) books. Please sign into the main office before coming up to the library to drop off. We would love and appreciate your donations. It keeps a great selection of literature and media circulating through our library for our students to expand their reading.
Cross Country students competing on the beautiful Wildcat Ranch. Go Falcons!!
RED RIBBON/CHARACTER COUNTS WEEK will be observed the week of October 29th. Students in TK-
1st grade are asked to show their school spirit and good character by wearing the color of that day’s trait. Students in the 2nd-8th grade may participate in the dress up theme for the day but all clothing and accessories must conform to our school dress code.
* Monday 10/29=Crazy Everything or wear Red for Caring
* Tuesday 10/30=Tie Dye or wear Blue & Yellow for Trustworthiness & Respect
* Wednesday 10/31=Halloween Costume or wear Orange for Fairness
* Thursday 11/1= Tourist or wear Purple for Citizenship
* Friday 11/2= Meme/Cartoon or wear Green for Spirit & Responsibility
The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department is having a Haunted House Halloween for all ages.
Today 6-8 starts wrestling practice at 3:30-5:00 Monday-Thursday. Matches to begin next week! More information to come.
Morning centers
Soulsbyville School:
Attention 6th, 7th and 8th grade parents: Student Council is in need of donations of Halloween decorations and treats for the Halloween dance on Nov.2nd. Please bring decoration donations to the office by Wed. 10/31. Treats (candy, cookies) can be delivered the day of the dance. Thank you!
Attention Band Parents:
Looking to get Soulsbyville Band spirit wear? Click on the link to see the flyer regarding this! All proceeds go to the Soulsbyville Band.
If you have any questions, please direct them to our Band Booster president, Heather Spangler, at hmspangler@yahoo.com
http://5il.co/2xp5
This week the library held a contest to guess how many seeds a small pumpkin held. The winner gets a free book to take home! I brought home the pumpkin today and my kids and I gutted it and counted the seeds. The pumpkin held 488 seeds! The winner is a 5th grader in Miss. Meeks class! Congratulations!
Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office is providing free coats & sweatshirts for kids this Sunday, October 14th from 10:00AM-3:00PM at Mountain Treasures 13645 Tuolumne Rd. Thank you TCSO!!
Please remember to obey all traffic signs on campus. Students should not be dropped off or picked up in the staff parking area. Thank you for helping make our campus safe for all students and staff.
Fun day for 1st graders at Pinecrest learning about trees and nature. We even got to stop by the Pinecrest Fire Station to learn about fire safety!
Tutoring Enrichment. Big kids make the best teachers!
Sharing was amazing today
Teachers being students...Science Day!
Soulsbyville School:
Please remember that Monday, October 8th is a Non-Student Teacher In-service day. Students will not attend school. Thank you.
Jog-a-thon is tomorrow! Our class was getting posters ready to show our school spirit! 1st grade will run from 8:20-8:50.
7th and 8th grade student art projects. We are learning how to draw words in 3D.
Thank you Captain Encouragement for ensuring our students make it to school safely!
We wrapped up our Ocean Learning this week in 1st. We had fun creating ocean art and writing explanatory pieces on our favorite ocean animal!
Get ready for the Jog-a-Thon next Friday! If you need some inspiration on what, "I mean it green," looks like, here's Mrs.Kathy as an excellent example!
We are having fun using a balance to practice our math facts and make things equal.
Is your child struggling with their multiplication facts? Copy and paste the link to YouTube's School House Rock- Multiplication video!
https://youtu.be/zSRRAHvSQBo
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Happy Friday Falcon Friends!
Historic Downtown Sonora Field trip is scheduled for Tuesday, October 2nd- $2.00 field trip fee and permission must be turned in by Wednesday, September 26th. Thank you!
Enjoying McDonalds to help benefit the 5th grade ship trip.
Middle School Falcons caring for their campus!
MCDONALDS FUNDRAISER – Our 5th grade classes will be hosting a fundraiser on Tuesday, September 18th from 5:00-7:00pm at the McDonald’s by Sanguinetti Rd. The 5th graders will earn a percentage of the evening’s proceeds to help with costs associated with their Ship Trip fieldtrip.
Farm Day- 3rd graders will have their first field trip October 4th. More information to follow.
Our students planted seedlings last spring. Today they enjoyed eating a watermelon they grew. Now to save the seeds for this years planting!
Thank you to all who participated in PTO Skate Night. It was a great night of fun. Thank you to Sue Bondurant for donating the pizza and Black Oak Casino for donating all of the drinks. Go Falcons!
Soulsbyville School: Reminder that PTO Family Skate night is Friday, Sept 7th, from 5:00-7:00PM at High Country Sports Arena. Entrance is $5.00 and food will be available for purchase. Students must be accompanied by an adult and cash or check only will be accepted.
Fourth graders have been working hard to learn their continents and oceans for the upcoming quizzes. Here's a link to a helpful video to study with!
https://youtu.be/gFIS3aLQPfs
The library is officially open this week! I hope everyone has had a nice relaxing Labor Day weekend. I look forward to seeing the students this week!
Soulsbyville School:
Reminder that Wednesday, 8/29 is School Picture Day. Additional picture envelopes are available in the main office or you may pay online at www.lifetouch.com using Picture Day ID EK068072Q0.
Place your Spiritwear gear online at www.soulsbyvillespiritwear.com and receive free shipping until 9/3/18. There are many items and designs to choose from.
PTO Skate Night
Welcome Back Falcon family! Hope your first day back is fabulous!!
DATE CHANGE: the 4th grade field trip to Chaw'se has been moved to Tuesday, October 23. Please mark your calendars!
See you all Tuesday!
It's a great day to be a Falcon!
Excited to start a new school year!
Welcome back! This will be another amazing year here at Soulsbyville!
Go Falcons!
Science!
Welcome back students! We are going to have a great year!
Welcome back!
Training on Thrillshare :)
Welcome back! I’d like to invite everyone to come up and see the new library changes. I look forward to spending the school year with you and your students .
Training on this beautiful Friday morning!
4th grade field trip to Chaw'se State Park will be on October 25th.
I am excited to start a new year at Soulsbyville Elementary School!
Excited to be here!
Back to School! Yee Haaaw!
Welcome back to school! It is going to be a great year! See you on Tuesday! Don't forget we have a 12:40 dismissal time.
It was great to meet you at Open House last night! I'm so excited to start 1st grade.
Getting ready for an awesome 18/19 school year!
I'm thrilled to be on thrillshare.
Got Science?
Welcome back!
Hello Soulsbyville School! I look forward to a wonderful year.
I loved meeting my new students and their families last night at Back to School Night! I'm excited for a brand new year at Soulsbyville!
Welcome back to school! I can't wait for the school year to begin!
Here we go!
Welcome back!
Thanks to all of you who stopped by to see me last night at Back to School night. Looking forward to the first day!
Thrillshare training today.
Almost ready
Please join us for our Back to School event this Thursday 8/16, between the hours of 5:00-6:30pm. Class lists will be posted outside the main office and classrooms will be open for visits.
PTO will be selling ice cream sundaes and water for a dollar each. The first five students to come by will get their ice cream for free. PTO will also have a raffle for backpacks filled with school supplies.
DISMISSAL TIMES –
•June 5th and June 6th students’ 1st-5th grade will be released at 1:15, 6th-8th grade at 2:10
•June 7th & June 8th all grade levels will be released at 12:15
Car Wash
Soulsbyville School:
One of Soulsbyville Schools parents and PTO board member is competing in the 2018 Mountains 2 Beach Half Marathon this weekend. She is running to help raise money towards the replacement of Soulsbyville Schools lower playground structure. If you would like to donate for this great cause please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/runnin4soulsbyvilleschool
Congratulations to our Kindergarten classes who did an outstanding performance of "Hantzel & Gretel Eat Right". GO FALCONS!
Here we go
Band Review Sonora High School
Soulsbyville Marching Band practicing for the upcoming Mother Lode Parade.
Congratulations to 4th grade students Nicolas Williams and Peyton Monsen. Nicolas won a 1st place blue ribbon and Peyton won a 2nd place red ribbon in the Tuolumne County Arts Alliance exhibit. These projects along with various other student's are on display at the Tuolumne County Library until May 13th.
3rd grade students having fun while practicing Equivalent Fractions!
Support our school by visiting www.soulsbyvillespiritwear.com and receive free shipping today through 4/23/18. Many choices and designs to choose from.
Soulsbyville School:
ATTENTION: Due to the recent weather cancellation days, our last day of school will be Friday, June 8th. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 on both Thursday, June 7th and Friday, June 8th. Please update your calendar accordingly.
Smokey the Bear stopped by for bear hugs and an important fire safe message! WE LOVE YOU SMOKEY!
SATURDAY SCHOOL will be held on March 10th from 9:00-1:00 in the Cafeteria for students who have absences. Students who attended a previous Saturday can be seen making slime and having a great time.
Attention 4th grade parents:
The Monterey Fieldtrip scheduled for this Friday, March 2nd will not be canceled for inclement weather. The aquarium does not have any other dates available for postponement. We understand if you need to cancel as a chaperone, but please let your teacher know ASAP. The trip is scheduled to meet in the cafeteria at 6:30AM and depart the campus at 6:45. Please allow extra time for road conditions when bringing your child to the campus. This fieldtrip will proceed even if the decision is made to cancel school for the remainder of students. Students are scheduled to return to campus at 8:30PM.
Tuesday, February 27th school will be on a 2hr delay due to expected icy road conditions.
Friday, February 23rd school is canceled due to weather and unsafe road conditions.
PTO's Father/Daughter Dance was a success! Thank you to all who participated. We hope you had a magical night!
Thank you Sheriff Mele, CHP Officer Pulido and Lt. Ferriera for stopping by and spending quality time with our students. Please come back soon!
Congratulations Arianna Butler for earning the 2018 Every Student Succeeding Award!
Guest speaker Seth Connolly, from Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District presented a STEM/Watershed education program today on campus.
THE 100th DAY OF SCHOOL WAS LOTS OF FUN – The 100th and 200th student in the lunch line received a giant cookie that contained 100 chocolate chips. Congratulations!
Our Kindergarten students performed this morning at our Character Counts assembly and presented a lesson on the trait RESPECT! Thank you Kindergarten! Go Falcons!
Thank you for supporting our Music Program fundraiser!
MUFFINS FOR MUSIC FUNDRAISER:
Stop by the lower parking lot on Friday, Feb 2nd from 7:40-8:05 and purchase muffins and/or coffee. All proceeds will benefit our band program.
Visit our Soulsbyville School Spiritwear site at http://soulsbyvillespiritwear.com/ and use coupon code SWEETEST10 to receive 10% off your purchase.
PTO Skate Night was a success! Thank you to all who participated. A total of $1600.00 was raised. GO FALCONS!
We are happy to announce that you can now find us on social media. Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Soulsbyville/
BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION – A wide variety of General Mills products have a Box Top for Education coupon as part of their packaging. Just cut out the coupon and send it to the school office. PTO is able to redeem each coupon for 10¢. Encourage your family and friends to save them for our school as well.
