Dear Upper School Families, On Wednesday, April 25th, the Middle and Upper School will be recognizing National Denim Day by supporting the Coachella Valley Sexual Assault Services Center. For a $1 donation, Middle and Upper School students can wear jeans with their uniform shirt on that day. All donations go directly to the CVSAS Center.…
Weekly Notes from Head of Upper School April 18, 2018Courtney FisherPermalinkDear Middle School Families, Our students are taught to be assertive and resilient in the face of social and academic adversity by retaliating with kindness. Kindness to oneself and kindness to others. Our advisory program and the way we help students resolve conflict through the use of empathy helps to promote that message.…
Weekly Notes from the Head of Middle School April 18, 2018Courtney FisherPermalink"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." -Michael Althsuler Dear Families, As I was greeting students at the gate this morning, one of the Second Grade boys informed me that I had told him something wrong the day before. When I asked what, he said we had…
Weekly Notes from the Head of Lower School April 18, 2018Courtney FisherPermalinkDear Preschool Families, Last week was a great first week back from Spring Break! Our students were excited to come back and start our new monthly theme. April is Artist month! All of our classrooms are able to explore different ways of expressing themselves through the art of all kinds. So far, Jackson…
Weekly Notes from Preschool Director April 18, 2018Courtney FisherPermalinkDear Upper School Families, While many top colleges are considering abandoning the use of standardized test scores in their admission criteria, SAT and ACT scores are still in the top criteria for how schools assess students. In the Upper School, we strive to provide the support students need to be successful on standardized…
Weekly Notes from Head of Upper School April 11, 2018Courtney FisherPermalinkDear Middle School Families, Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed the Spring Break. This time of year, our advisory program will begin to shift its attention to the Health and Wellness Unit. I am pleased to announce that we will have visitors from Eisenhower Medical Center presenting to us again about puberty…
Weekly Notes from the Head of Middle School April 11, 2018Courtney FisherPermalink
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