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Director’s Report THANKS – For your understanding on December 7 when the water main broke and flooded into our building, causing the water to be off for a day for repair. I guess it’s a dry run for snow days – usually we have at least one between Thanksgiving and winter break, but not this...
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Director’s Report STAFF DEVELOPMENT – The biggest training opportunity our teachers have each year is when half the lead teachers and myself go to the annual NAEYC conference, this year in Los Angeles. It was November 2-5.  Elizabeth Lambert, Sabina Zeffler, Makai Kellogg and myself attended this year.  You will find at the end of...
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Director’s Report STAFF NEWS – Former student Allison Pierce volunteered in the school one afternoon helping to sort the books in the library. TreasureBlakeney is now officially the second assistant teacher in the Red Panda classroom.  She served as substitute for a while, helping during Cyana’s maternity leave, but now that we realize that Cyana...
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Director’s Report FAREWELL & WELCOME – At the end of September/beginning of October we said a fond farewell to Clare Coppel who had been our office administrator for nearly seven years over an eight year period.  She has left to return to her native England to support her extended family.  We are lucky that she...
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Director’s Report Welcome to a new school year!  After years of fundraising, planning, and construction, we are now able to occupy our newly renovated and expanded space!  Not everything is done, as you can see, but enough is done for us to hold classes.  Returning families will find many new features – running water in...
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Director’s Report APPRECIATION – Parents, I’m sure you have felt extra appreciative of our teachers and Clare over the past five weeks!  As they have been working in the midst of construction.  As Jeff, the Pilgrims, minister has pointed out, they have put up with a lot and kept smiles on their faces.  Thanks, Clare...
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Director’s Report WORD OF MOUTH – Just wanted to let you know how important it is for you to share your positive impressions of SfF within the community. THANKS To Sky Sitney for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Picnic. Teachers, and particularly Jackie Whiting & LaJuan Celey really appreciated the acknowledgement, picnic and gifts. To Lauren...
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Director’s Report CONSTRUCTION NEWS – The dividers that will separate our classrooms in Fellowship Hall have arrived and in place.  We have been preparing the space through lead encapsulation and upgrading fire emergency systems.  Children are still excited about the move.  The asbestos abatement will occur in our current wing of the building only after...
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Director’s Report EXPANSION/CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – We received our building permit on April 12 and work is progressing on the new and renovated bathrooms that we will use while relocated in the Fellowship Hall. More information will follow regarding the move date. ***** STAFF NEWS – Cyana Chamberlain, Makai Kellogg, & Sabina Zeffler attended the White Privilege Conference in...
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Director’s Report EXPANSION/CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – See my separate email about construction updates. ***** STAFF NEWS I visited and observed at The Blue School in New York City.  It is a two-year-old through middle school private school in Lower Manhatten near South St Seaport.  As you might guess it was started for the children of the Blue Man...
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