Upcoming Days in Rotation
Monday, January 11th – Day 1
Tuesday, January 12th – Day 2
Wednesday, January 13th – Day 3
Thursday, January 14th – Day 4
Friday, January 15th – Day 5
Happy New Year! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday and that 2016 is a happy year. We are excited to have all of our children back on campus. The week has been full of exciting experiences and adventures as we all have participated in Beyond The Books. The laughter and learning has been music to my ears.
As we continue to look for ways to maximize our time with students, we are adding five minutes to the end of our school day beginning on Monday, January 11. Afternoon carpool will begin at 2:55 p.m., rather than 2:50 p.m. While we have to be cognizant of dismissal times for Middle and Upper Schools and the impact we may have on carpool logistics, we feel that delaying our dismissal time by five minutes will not have an adverse effect on traffic. (If we are wrong, we can always revert back to our original dismissal time.) Because every minute is precious to us, I am hoping these five minutes allow us to offer students a moment to reflect upon their day and our teachers to send their students off with a smile. If you need to pick up your child prior to carpool, please park in the Lower School parking lot and come into the office to sign him/her out by 2:50. p.m. If you arrive after this, we are unable to call for your child to come to the office to meet you until the carpool process has finished.
Along these same lines, we encourage every student to arrive by 7:45 a.m. each morning. All teachers officially begin the day promptly at 7:50 a.m. If students are in the classroom by 7:45 a.m., they have a few moments to unpack and prepare for their day in a positive way. Beginning one’s day on a happy note often makes for a happy day.
We are excited about the upcoming months. The learning continues to be exciting and the children continue to inspire us!
Beyond the Books
Beyond the Books is a program that allows students to experience learning outside the regular curriculum. Teachers teach what they love, and students are encouraged to choose courses that both interest and challenge them. A goal of the program is to allow students to learn new things about themselves as learners as well as learn things that can’t come from books. We have loved all that has happened this week. We encourage you to talk with your children to hear all about their learning adventures.
Click below to see the highlights of our week!