Greetings, All!
Each year, I say the same thing: How did this year pass so quickly?? I try to savor each child’s growth over the months that we’re together. Then I turn around and the Fours are like teenagers, the Threes are full of expectation and wonder, and the Two/Threes look toward the next year with skills only imagined. What powerful things have happened to these children!! It all goes so fast!! And it’s all good!
Last Friday evening, we celebrated our community together for the first time in several years! The Auction was a perfect evening, thanks to the planning, creativity, time and care put into this benefit for Tuition Assistance by a committee of parents on a mission! Everything was perfect: the venue, the food, the items up for bid, the music, not to mention the fascinators…… and, of course, the quilts! Thank you, one and all, for creating such a perfect evening!
We will soon have a tally for the Tuition Assistance Fund. I will let you know!
This month of May has it’s many calendar dates to note:
- Monday, May 9th, What’s Next? Meeting, 7pm on Zoom. Please RSVP (if you haven’t already done so) and I will send out a Zoom. This meeting is for families with children in their last year at our school. We will discuss the process of finding the next school for your child. The attached pamphlet offers background information to set the stage. In June or July, you and I will meet individually to talk about your family’s thoughts, your child, and possible matches with the schools. You will need to apply to independent schools before we open in the fall, so we need to do some work before the summer.
- Wednesday, May 11th: Chat with Jean, 10am. Please RSVP and I will send a Zoom.
- Friday, May 13th: Staff Development Day. School is closed to kids.
- Monday, May 30th: Memorial Day. School is closed to kids.
- Skipping ahead to June, we will close the school year with our Watermelon Party on Friday, June 10th in the morning. Our goal is to have each age-level sing together with Richard in the Big Room and have Watermelon together. (Graduation is just too grown-up for us!!) Stay tuned for details and any necessary adjustments.
On June 20th, Diana and Rebecca will open our Summer Program with 4 weeks of fun in the sun, sprinklers and the garden! This is always sheer delight mostly on the roof!!
Now that the days are longer and warmer, chances are you and your kids will be spending more time outside.
Life in the city challenges us to find interesting, open-ended places for exploration and creativity. Life in the country obviously offers more accessible ones.
Attached please find 2 articles about Outdoor Play. I hope they inspire you to make the best out of that window sill, terrace, backyard, trip to the park, walk in the woods. Nature is all around us. It feeds us all in very basic ways! If you come up with some magic, please share it with us!
Have fun!
Warmly,
Jean