Silent settling out at Hyco Lake with the entire Upper School community. Fabulous US teachers, Susan, Frances, and Guillermo who are in the swing of things at our all-school retreat.
The kids had a great time playing silly games and meeting new friends. We enjoyed a hot dog, veggie burger cookout by the seniors. Mother nature graced us with a perfectly beautiful day!
The outstanding class of 2010 planned and ran all of the activities.
Willy Rotella tells her story about coming to America at the age of 10.
The kids had a great time playing silly games and meeting new friends. We enjoyed a hot dog, veggie burger cookout by the seniors. Mother nature graced us with a perfectly beautiful day!
The outstanding class of 2010 planned and ran all of the activities.
Willy Rotella tells her story about coming to America at the age of 10.
I've been a little busy since the start of school. I had hoped to get a blog out sooner and am happy to be doing so today. We have had a great start to the year, with many high points already. In response to our summer reading of A Home on the Field, we offered a staff panel on Immigration to our freshmen, sophomores, and juniors during our first half-day of school. In this photo, you can see Willy talking about immigrating from Holland when she was 10. Also on the panel were Frances from Ireland, Tim from Canada, Julian from Spain, and Annie talked about CFS grad Didier Senga from Rwanda. On Friday, we welcomed author Paul Cuadros who met with the freshman class and then with Jonathan McGovern's Sports & Politics class.
PARENTS: HOW CAN YOU HELP? One main focus for the staff this year is getting students to school and to class ON TIME. Please help us out by getting your child to school in time for homeroom at 8:30. Homeroom is an important time for checking in with your advisor and fellow advisees. We also share morning announcements at that time, which pertain to the life of the Upper School. Once we have them here, we will be responsible for helping students to get to class on time. As you know, we are also dealing with concerns about the H1N1 virus. If your child has a sore throat or a fever, please keep them home. We ask that you keep them home until the fever has broken (on its own) for 24 hours. We have installed hand sanitizer dispensers in each classroom and are reminding students to wash their hands. If a student becomes ill in school, we will keep them isolated until someone can pick them up.
BAGEL TUESDAYS: Approximately 100 of our students have signed up for Bagel Tuesdays! This is wonderful...and students are very happy when Tuesday rolls around. Bagel Tuesdays offer a perfect opportunity for parents to be on campus to help out. As our parent liaisons say, it's lots of fun, you get to see your child (in a way that is not embarrassing to them!) and to meet many Upper School students. If you can help, even if it is just once/month, please contact Becky Kennedy at rsk-jrk@juno.com.
PIZZA WEDNESDAYS WILL START NEXT WEDNESDAY. NO NEED TO ORDER AHEAD. PIZZAS ARE SOLD AT $1.50/slice.
The volleyball and soccer teams both won games this week. Today, we will host a cross country meet. Next week, Amelia and Rob will take their classes to the Nasher for the Picasso exhibit. We feel like we are off to a great start in the Upper School. More to come...
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