Spring Break and Mrs. Oligny News
Dear Lower School Families,
We are excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today and get ready for Spring Break fun! As a reminder, students are permitted to wear shorts and no leg coverage is required after Spring Break, beginning on March 27.
We are excited to share that Mrs. Oligny is expecting her first child in early May. Mrs. Oligny will work until April 13, and she has decided that she will stay home with her baby and not return to CA. Mrs. Oligny has been an amazing member of our Lower School community and keeps us all organized! We have hired Elena Tafel as her replacement. Ms. Tafel has spent the past 10 years working with Apple. She will begin on Monday, March 27 and have a three-week training with Mrs. Oligny. We will share more as Ms. Tafel begins in her new role.
I will again share the information presented on March 3 relating to parent input for the upcoming school year. All information must be outlined using the outlined format and received no later than April 10 to be considered in the placement process.
Kind regards and happy weekend to everyone!
Angie Crabtree
LS Principal
2023-2024 Learning Environment Information
Every year at this time, the Lower School turns its attention to the process of placing its students in their respective classes for the next year. This process begins now and is finished in August when we publish the class rosters and teacher assignments. We will create rosters with balanced classes in as many ways as is possible. In this process, there is a role for parents who wish to participate as well. You may write me an email sharing any observations that you have about the learning environment in which you think your child would most flourish. We are interested in any thoughts that you might have on that topic.
This is not an invitation for you to have input into the specific teacher match with your child; it is simply an opportunity to participate in the process of sharing your observations about your child’s optimal learning environment. I strongly encourage you NOT to request a particular teacher, as those requests will not be acknowledged. If you wish to share any information, all letters relating to your child’s personality, any friendship concerns, and learning environment will remain confidential and must be submitted to me no later than April 10.
In the subject line of your email to me relating to the upcoming year, please use:
2023-2024 Learning Environment: Child’s Name (first/last).
Thank you for your participation in the process or for trusting and accepting that the process will work without your input.
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