Welcome to Week 22,  February 13th - February 17th
Thanks to all for helping out with Friday’s Admission Day.  It seemed to go off without a hitch, thanks to Sarah’s meticulous planning and preparation.
Now on to a short week and winter conferences.


COMMUNITY

Pajama Day on Valentine’s Day
Per students’ request, David declared Tuesday, Feb. 14th, Valentine’s Day, a Beginning and Lower School Pajama Day. Students may wear pajamas, robes or sweats, and slippers, but must bring the appropriate footwear and jackets to wear outdoors and at PE. Teachers, have fun too... wear your best snuggly sleep wear.

Birthday Celebration Tuesday Morning
Lyn and Jenny, our Sunshine Committee, invite you all to the Faculty Lounge at 7:20 on Tuesday, to celebrate colleague’s December, January and February birthdays.  Come sing Happy Birthday and enjoy breakfast treats.

Tonya Griffin’s Return
Tonya Griffin will be easing back into work this week.  She will attend her students’ conferences with Claire Kucera on 2/16 and 2/17. Then she will work half days 2/22 to 3/1.  Her first solo day will be 3/2.  Welcome back Tonya and thank you Claire for your wonderful work during Tonya’s leave.


PROGRAM

Self Study
Thanks to all for getting a jump on our self study work.  If you have any questions see David or Chris.  Our next scheduled meeting is on Thursday, 2/23 at 7:30am where we will get oriented to the questions we need to answer and begin discussions and reflections. I have created a Google Doc containing the questions for each subject.  They can be found in the Self Study collection.  The questions fro each discipline are the same.

Hiring
Chris and David have begun the hiring process for four Lower School positions.  The faculty and staff listed below are being invited to serve on the search committee for each position.  Please let me know if you do not want to serve on the designated search committee.

Beginning School Atilierista (Integrated Arts Specialist)
Lauren Erickson, Deborah Bridgnell, Dori King, Art Department Chair, Margaret Synan-Russell
Math Specialist
Math Department Chair, Sandi Lillevik, Kirstin McAuley, Jackie Blake, Asha Sathyaraj, Ari Sternberg
1st Grade Teacher
Marty Eastman-Brown, Doug Whitmore, Ari Sternberg, Patti Beyer, Jenny Cleveland
3rd Grade Teacher
Paula Hunger, Kiah Mounsey, Ari Sternberg, Patti Beyer, Jenny Cleveland


OPERATIONS

No Faculty Meeting Monday
You can use the time to prep for conferences.

Conferences Thursday and Friday
If you would like either David or Chris to attend a conference, please let Lyn know.  If possible we will rearrange our schedules to accommodate your requests.  Be sure to communicate with parents that one of us will be attending.

Specialist Conferences
Specialists will be in the Lower School Library from 7:30 - 3:30 on both Thursday and Friday. Please remind parents.

Student Supervision
Assistant Teahers will supervise all students in the gym and Rainbow Room on Thursday from 7am-5pm and Friday, 7am-3pm. From 3pm-5pm, students will be in the Lower School library.

Conference Notes
As discussed, you will use the progress report for talking points at this conference.  If, however, a student is experiencing challenges and specific plans need to be addressed, please document this discussion. Take notes during the conference and send a follow up email summary to the parents.  Please cc Chris and David on the communication.

Auction Volunteers
The OES Auction is Saturday, March 10. They need volunteers.  Contact Jenny Shotts or Michele Ackerman.