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Director’s Report CHILDREN’S FAIR Despite the fact that our fire engine showed up and hour early then again for only 15 minutes at the end, we had a wonderful fair on May 9. I think we had the best attendance ever for current families – 45 out of 47 families. Plus returning children and incoming...
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Director’s Report STAFF NEWS – In early April, Ebonne Dupree left and Clare Coppel rejoined our office staff. Welcome, Clare! Thanks parents for giving us the day of April 13 for development. After an icebreaker led by our own Makai Kellogg, Jacky Howell, our curriculum consultant led the rest of the training – “Choosing Classroom...
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DIRECTOR’s REPORT Query Re: Personal Life Friends (Quakers) use queries to deepen their practice. Here is a query for April Do you make time for a “moment of silence” in your own life? Do you read inspirational works, seeking new light? Are you open to guidance and support? And do you give thanks for them?...
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DIRECTOR’S REPORT February was a busy month for teachers attending staff development.  You probably don’t know that each teacher (and director!) must attend at least 30 clock hours of training each year! STAFF NEWS – February 2, Staci Bauer attended a fullday workshop on “Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning Birth-Pre-K” February 13, Jackie Whiting...
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DIRECTOR’S REPORT THANKS – to all the parents who have been putting our notice in their listservs. We have seen a surge of interest in January that must be due to your posting. Also, see below that we have finally filled the two spaces in the Green Room! STAFF DEVELOPMENT – On January 15 Staci Bauer...
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DIRECTOR’S REPORT Happy new year. Thanks to all of you for being important parts of our community. SALARIES – At School for Friends, this is the budget season. As you know salaries and benefits make up nearly 75% of our budget! Just so you’ll know what the range is, lead teacher salaries start at $42,000...
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Director’s Message CHILDREN’S GADGETS: SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS – I just read an extensive article on tips for helping children use technology effectively and safely. The article also included a few applications that might work for our children’s age group: PBS Kids by PBS Kids: Provides videos from over a dozen PBS KIDS television programs, including...
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DIRECTOR’S REPORT   STAFF NEWS – I attended a gathering of Heads of Friends Schools at Pendle Hill, PA on October 16-17.  There were over 30 folks present.  The focus this year was Transparency and Healing:  Coping with Difficult issues in a school community. On October 22, Julie Baron, Ebonne Dupree, and I attended a...
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Director’s Report BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT – We were very pleased to see that 75% of our families attended Back to School night. I know that evening meetings when you have to arrange child care can prove to be a challenge. And I hope those of you who were present found the time well spent....
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Director’s Report WELCOME to all returning families and new ones alike. We are looking forward to a joyous 2014-15 school year after a very rich summer. Luckily all our teachers are returning with a couple of exceptions in the parttime teacher category. Jemmy Joseph, our afternoon aide in the BR, is out on maternity leave....
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