We started off with a first day that felt more like October than the day after Labor Day. Apparently, just as early Spring lasted through the last day of school, Autumn began last weekend. In the end, it is just as well, as it allows us to focus on the learning and growing we get to do with your children.
We are busily calibrating, and re-calibrating, to to the new building. Children have a wonderful way of letting us see the hidden uses, nooks, and to-do list items in a new setting. As I write we are already miles ahead of where we were on Tuesday morning in terms of logistical concerns. And, by the close of next week, we will be much further yet. In fact, as our families are users of the building as well, I plan on sharing a long string of practices, rules, and standards we are developing and refining in next week's edition of this newsletter. We spent a great deal of time in the Spring and this summer, refining our rules and expectations. I hesitated to share these prior to wading into the year, lest we share something that changes as a result of a new-found circumstance. In most cases, what we have done is to simplify written rules, and to make them more consistent with our practice. Aligning practice to published expectation is a big part of our faculty-led movement toward polishing our school culture this year. We want it to match the magnificent new facility we have been given! So, you can look out for a rather dry -- but important -- post next week.
If you brought a can to the Sneak Peek, thank you. Better yet, thank 6th grader Derek Song! He organized and facilitated the food drive, which generated enough food to feed 25 families for a month. Derek's thoughtfulness and ingenuity is a great example of the kind of intentionality we want to foster.
How about our new lunch program?
I snapped this picture the other day as I salivated over the grilled chicken and veggies. Many thanks to Allison and Mary -- and the dozens of parent volunteers -- for making this a reality. Of course, there are tweaks we need to make as each day unfolds, but this is true each year. Many of you have inquired if we are exhausted this week. In a sense, the obvious answer is clearly yes. But, the energy the children brought to school this year is both thrilling and contagious. We are thrilled to be teaching and learning alongside your children. And I, selfishly, am humbled and proud to be associated with this outstanding faculty. Now, we have a building to match their talents. Time to go to work...
Coming Soon:
Monday:
- Kinder first day!
- School Board Meeting
- First home volleyball game.
- First DII boys soccer game (away)
- Newcomer's Coffee
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