🌱 Patch AM: How one Bradoaks teacher turned a childhood fear into classroom superpower

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Bradoaks teacher turned a childhood fear into classroom superpower

Also on today's calendar: Jouyssance presents "Joyeux Noel" and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
• Thursday: Heavy rain in the morning, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Her dwarfism once scared her away from teaching — now it's her strength (pressdemocrat.com) — A longtime Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy teacher in Monrovia is being celebrated as one of California’s Teachers of the Year for turning her dwarfism into a classroom strength. She’s built a nurturing, inclusive environment that supports general education students and those with autism, using her own life experiences to teach empathy, equity, and resilience to Monrovia kids every day.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monrovia

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve (Monrovia)
  Library Park, 321 S Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Computer Classes
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  3:00 pm
• Treehouse NYE 2025 Party
  Chapter Hollywood , 6358 Hollywood Blvd , Los Angeles
  9:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  1:00 pm
• Swim Crew: January - Monrovia, CA 2026
  Santa Anita Family YMCA , 501 Mountain Ave , Monrovia
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  12:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Walk-In Tutoring With Cheri
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Jouyssance presents "Joyeux Noel"
  St Luke's Episcopal Church , 122 California Ave , Monrovia
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Planetarium: Solar Quest
  Live Oak Library , 22 W Live Oak Ave , Arcadia
  4:00 pm
• Nobel Knights at Azusa Pacific Cougars Basketball
  Felix Event Center , 701 E Foothill Blvd , Azusa
  4:30 pm
• Book Club: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
  El Monte Library , 3224 Tyler Ave , El Monte
  5:00 pm
• Faint, Chatteron, Kan Kan, Ardmore
  Oblivion , 6118 N Figueroa St , Los Angeles
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Duarte

• Basketball Recap: Jaron Phan and Rhys Anderson Secure Win for Rosemead (maxpreps.com)

Sierra Madre

• 'Little House on the Prairie' star Rachel Greenbush reflects on leaving show (nypost.com)
• In Sierra Madre's Float Barn, A Mashup of Fire Hoses, Pancakes and Civic Pride (pasadenanow.com)
• DIAVOLO Will Make Sierra Madre Playhouse Debut With T.R.U.S.T. (broadwayworld.com)

Arcadia

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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