Good Evening!The days are getting longer and a bit warmer. It looks like a wedding on my block with the trees covered with tiny white flowers. Seems like Spring is almost here!
April is Poetry Month! A good time to get out your favorite verses and nursery rhymes to read them to each other. Send me your favorite poem and I will share it with everyone. We especially welcome your own verse and those of your kids……yet another way to connect at a distance! As an aside, rhyming (although poems do not always rhyme!) with kids enhances their reading readiness skills. Hmmm!
We have a busy month ahead. Please mark your calendars!
- Tomorrow, April 7th is PHOTO DAY. Check emails from Shazia for details.
- Friday, April 15th: School is closed for Passover and Good Friday.
- Monday, April 18th: School is closed for Easter Monday.
- Wednesday, April 27th: Parent/Teacher Conferences held on Zoom. School is closed for children. Sign-up schedules will be sent out by the teachers on Thursday, April 14th
- Friday, April 29th: 40th Anniversary Live Auction, 7pm at Serra (rooftop at Eataly. I cannot wait to see you all! Covid protocol to follow.
- Monday, May 10th: What’s Next? Meeting, 7pm on Zoom for families applying to ongoing schools in September 2022 for the 2023-2024 school year.
The What’s Next? Meeting is the first of several meetings for those planning to apply to ongoing independent and/or public Kindergarten in the Fall of 2022. All families are welcome. Please RSVP and I will send a Zoom. It will be a discussion about the process of finding a school that’s the right fit for your child. Bring all your questions.
This is an anxious time fraught with too many opinions and ideas on the subject from too many people, known and unknown! I will do my best to support you and keep your feet on the ground. We will send out an overview before the meeting to get you started.In June and July, I will meet with your family individually to come up with your list of schools to explore. You will need to apply to them in September before school opens.
Our NYSAIS Review is wrapping up as we speak. It has been a busy few days of meetings about Board work, finances, classroom programs, plans for our future. Many of our Board members were here for the first time in years to meet with the Committee. I think it went very well. Everyone seems pleased! I will let you know when the report arrives! It feels good to step out of the everyday routine, look closely at the school from every aspect of its operation and feel enormous pride and gratitude. Thank you!
Especially for families applying to ongoing schools, please refer to the link on the website (and HERE) for ongoing information about Open Houses information sessions. reminders for both public and independent schools. Check in the Parent Portal. Have a lovely day!
We wish you holidays full of family, food, friendships and fun. To those observing traditions this month, we wish you joy and hope for a more peaceful world.
Let the sun shine!
xoxo ,
Jean