Dear
SHES families,
We’re in
the business of making opportunities for children to shine. Tonight’s Variety Show is a prime example of
personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom. Mrs. Chipman is leading a team of teachers
who are orchestrating this age-appropriate, child-centered event. Talents
will be showcased, but more importantly, a variety
of children will get up on stage in front of an audience and shine in a variety of ways. Hence variety
show, not talent show. If you and your family are able, I hope you
will come out and support our kids. There
is certain to be a great deal of personal growth tonight!
Variety
Show Tonight!
Participants
should be here at 6:30 p.m. Audience
members are asked to wait at reception until 6:45 p.m. During the show, we ask that all audience
members remain seated and that young children remain seated with a parent or
guardian at all times.
Preschool
and Primary Orientation Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow
is a special orientation day for preschool and primary students. Our current junior primary students will be
visiting with Mr. Kane and Mrs. Lord in the senior primary classrooms in the
morning while next year’s incoming preschoolers visit with Mrs. Bennet, Mrs.
Inkpen, and Ms. Stang in the junior primary.
Meanwhile, a special day with Ms. Gray and Ms. Smith is planned for our
current primary students. This is
certain to be a very fun experience for all!
Grandparents
Day
Thank you
all for helping to make our first grandparents day such a lively experience. It
was pretty amazing to see our whole school community come together, from age 4
to 99! We have received a great deal of
feedback, but if you have further thoughts to share, we’re all ears.
Gardening
Club Plant Sale
On
Monday, May 13th our Gardening Club will sell their wares at the
College Street entrance from 3:15 until 4:30 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to Mrs.
Harper-Given’s Imagina Mission and
will support 16-year-old Pheter Paul Malit.
Pheter Paul is a first year biology student, and future physician,
studying at the University of Southeastern Phillipines in Davao City. We have already supported this young man
through our book sale earlier this year.
This is a concrete example of goal
five, educating to a sense of social justice that compels to action action.
Reading a
few words from Pheter Paul himself will help to put this initiative in
perspective. “The main reason why I
wanted to be a doctor is because I have seen a lot of poor Filipino families
who can’t afford to bring their children in the clinic or hospital because they
have no money. These families are mostly
malnourished because of lack of food and no proper sanitation. I wanted to serve my own countrymen by
visiting them in their own community, checking their health, giving them good
advice, and if possible giving them free vitamins, free medicine, and free
surgery.” If you are curious to learn
more, you can read his complete letter on our community news bulletin board.
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts…
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts…
(William Shakespeare)
Looking
forward,
Mr. Tugwell
