Dear Families: Yesterday, we welcomed back our third graders! It is so nice to have them back in the building. The excitement will be growing each week as we are able to bring back more classes. By the end of January, our PreK – 5th will all be in the building. Then it is on […]
Principal Post January 5th
Dear Families: Welcome back and here’s to 2021! Let’s hope it lives up to its anticipated promise of being closer to a regular year. We long for a typical time with calmness and no curve balls like 2020 had in store for us! January is a very busy time around school as we complete the […]
Principal Post December 8th
Dear Families: Welcome to week 2 of Advent! It is the traditional season of preparation, watching and waiting for what is to come. We all know a lot about waiting and watching these past nine months! The good news is that it all comes to an end at some point. And that point – whether […]
Principal Post December 1st
Dear Families: I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. It is hard to believe that today we turn our calendars to December. The hustle and bustle of the holiday season will look so different this year. Covid does bring some opportunities to step back from the frenetic pace that has become routine […]
Principal Post Nov. 23rd
Yesterday morning, the 8th graders, led by “baking whiz”, Mrs. Austin, along with “assistants” Mr. Talevich and Miss Grelle, continued a long-standing tradition of baking pies to be donated for Thanksgiving dinner at the Compass Cascade House for Women and the St. Martin De Porres Shelter. Joining together via Zoom, students peeled and prepared apples, […]
Principal Post November 17th
Dear Families: Each week as I begin to write this, I try to find something positive to say about this entire COVID situation. It is getting more and more difficult as we move from week to week, month to month, especially when we are seeing the numbers soar. Today’s numbers are over 260 cases per […]
Principal Post November 10th
Dear Families: Just when I think there are no silver linings to the Covid pandemic and remote learning, I get a ray of sunshine and hope. Last week, I completed the annual exit interviews with our 8th graders. Each year, I get the chance to sit down with them one-on-one and talk about their years […]
Principal Post November 2nd
Dear Families: Last Friday we had the chance to celebrate Halloween, Covid style. I continue to be amazed at the creativity and flexibility of our students, staff and parents to honor our typical traditions while dealing with such unusual circumstances. Things almost felt a bit normal as students in PreK-2 rounded the block in a […]
Principal Post October 27th
Dear Families: Last Wednesday we donned our orange clothes and celebrated Unity Day, a national school-day recognition to celebrate diversity, kindness, friendship and inclusion. The 8th graders who led activities in each classroom did an amazing job. Unable to participate in-person, they “zoomed” into each grade-level pod or remote classroom and read stories, answered questions […]
Principal Post October 20th
Dear Families: I am longing for the day that I don’t have to start my weekly posts talking about the number of positive covid cases! King County Health Department is now updating the Key Indicators on a daily basis, Monday through Friday, so we have a clearer picture of the 14 day trends. Right now, […]