Happy New Year!I hope your holidays were warm, cozy and satisfying, regardless of the unwelcome visit by Omicron! I trust anyone affected is on the way to recovery and being able to join us again on 32nd Street!
Thank you for joining the Community Meeting last week. The last thing I wanted to have happen was a delay in opening school on the 4th. But as a result of the collaborative work done to assess and tweak our protocol, I feel that we’re as ready as we can be to continue together safely. Thanks for your support, ideas, and patience as we did our due diligence!
In the school world of NYC, January seems to be wrap-up time for school enrollment in both preschools and ongoing schools.
- Downtown preschools will be sending out letters at the end of January with responses due a month later. This is new and it is unknown how helpful this new plan will be. Seems like a lot of time for decision-making!
- Kindergarten letters will be sent out from Independent Schools on February 3rd with responses due on February 10th.
- Please check the DOE website if you will be attending one of the amazing Public schools in District 2.
- Those of you who will be returning in the fall, a Re-enrollment Form along with the Tuition Schedule will be sent out later this week once the Board of Trustees approves the work of the Finance Committee. See Debbie for information about Tuition Assistance.
- I will be sending more guidance as time draws near these dates.
Calendar Notes:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated on Monday, January 17th. School will be closed.
- Chats With Jean are back! Please join me on Zoom at 10am on Friday, January 21st and/or on Wednesday, January 26th. Please RSVP and I will send a Zoom.
I trust you and your bundles enjoyed the first snow! It is one of the magical touches of Nature. A walk, hot chocolate and 2 of my favorite books round out the picture: A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and Katie and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton, and a snowball in the freezer!
Please take good care, stay in touch and we’ll see you very soon!
Affectionately,
Jean