It looks
like all of the digging out we have done from our recent snow event may get
covered by even
more snow. We will do our best to let
you know as soon as possible about any decision regarding school closing. According to the weather report I heard this
morning, we should make it through the day without an early closing.
Head of School Search Committee
The search for our next Head of
School is underway. One of the first steps in this process is forming the
Head of School Search Committee that will play an important role in assisting
the Board of Trustees in this decision for the future of our school. Amy
Holewinski and Laurie Robinson, co-chairs for the Search Committee, are
pleased to announce their committee members:
o Dave Hall (Board
President/parent)
o Stan Runnels
(Rector)
o Amy Holewinksi
(Trustee/parent)
o Laurie Robinson
(Trustee/parent)
o Gordon Gee
(church member/former parent/current grandparent/former Board president)
o Dr. Ann Kennedy
(former Intermediate Division Head)
o Vernie
Nerstheimer (faculty)
o Weston Heide
(alumnus/parent)
o Ashley Pindell
(alumna/parent)
o Britton Norden
(former PG President/alumna/parent)
o Sarah Telford
(Finance Committee/parent)
Please
look for more information on the work of the Search Committee in the near
future including focus groups that will be scheduled in April with all constituents
of our community (trustees, administrators, faculty, staff, parents, students,
church members and alumni). Please try to attend one of these focus
groups, as participation from all of our community will be very important. Laurie
Robinson and Amy Holewinski
Parent
Teacher Conferences will take place on Mar. 7 and 8.
The scheduled times will be from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday,
Mar. 7, and from 7:30 – 12:00 noon on Friday, Mar. 8. Extended day will be available from 7:15 –
6:00 on both days for those who need child care. Please contact Karen McDonald at kmcdonald@speds.org to arrange for this care. Also, drop-in care at no charge for the
duration of your conference is also available.
Science
Olympiad was postponed from this weekend to March 9, due to the snow.
We know this was a disappointment to our students, who were ready to
demonstrate their talents, but they’ll now have a little more time to prepare.
Due
to other conflicts in the school calendar, the Fifth Grade Showcase has had to
be postponed until Mar. 28. We have Spring Break with which to contend,
the Middle School Musical competing for space and rehearsal time, and other
conflicts on the calendar that make it necessary to push it out to this later
date. Please mark your calendars now,
because you won’t want to miss it!
The
sixth grade students will share their African presentation this Thursday, Feb.
28 at 9:00 a.m.
in the third floor commons. Parents and guests are welcome to come enjoy
this integrated thematic presentation which ties together the strands students
have learned about Africa.
Wine
in the Vine, the 2012 auction item hosted by the Lower School Faculty, will be
held in the Rain Forest
and surrounding commons area on the second floor this Thursday evening from 6:00
– 7:30 p.m. With snow all around us, the
warmth of the Rain Forest should provide a welcome contrast!
Our
kindergarten dads or special friends will be the featured guests at 12:15 on
Friday, Mar. 1, for the Dads’/Special Friends’ Luncheon.
Students eagerly await the arrival of their special guests in order to
share a meal, show off their classrooms, and play games with them.
One
parent just noticed that we do not have Monday, Mar. 25 as a Professional
Development day this year
– classes will resume that day after the Spring Break holiday. This is because the Friday of that first week
back is Good Friday, and we will not be in session on that day. In case you, too, missed that, we wanted to
point it out again. This has been on the
calendar since last January when contracts were issued, so I promise we’re not
springing it on you!
Read any
good books lately?
Please take a moment to collect any great books you may have on hand and donate
them to the Annual Teachers' Book Drive. Books may be placed in boxes by
the ECC entrance and near Mr. Darnell's desk between Mon. 2/25-Fri 3/8.
The books will then be available to the teachers for their reading pleasure
over spring break. If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Gordon at trcgordon@gmail.com
