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Greetings Highlanders,
First of all, I’d like to acknowledge and thank our faculty and staff. These folks made it through a rigorous application process, went through a month of Great Hearts teacher training, and have been working tirelessly to launch this campus. Special thanks to the ones who are out every morning, and every afternoon, loading students, come rain or shine. We truly have an incredible staff!
Curriculum Nights
*Both of these events are for parents/guardians only, and will not include child care/supervision for students.
Upper School (6-7) Curriculum Night
Monday 9/19 – 6:00-7:45p
This will be an opportunity to hear presentations from each teacher that your scholar has throughout the day. Come hear more about what your students are learning and meet the great people who are teaching them.
You’ll begin in your scholar’s first period class at 6:00p and every 12 minutes, have time to rotate to the next classroom/teacher, literally walking through your student’s day.
Lower School (K-5) Curriculum Night
Tuesday 9/20 – 5:30-7:30
Come join us for an evening of learning. On Lower School curriculum night, you’ll have a chance to hear a presentation from your scholar’s teacher, learn about Spalding and Singapore, and how you can help support from home.
5:30-6:00: K-2 Singapore, 3-5 Spalding
6:00-6:15: Transition
6:15-6:45: K-2 Spalding, 3-5 Singapore
6:45-7:00: Transition
7:00-7:30: Teachers present in classrooms
Communicating your concerns...
Curriculum night events are formatted as presentations, and there will be little/no time to discuss any academic concerns you may have. Please reach out to your teachers via email to set up a time to meet about your concerns. Click here for list of faculty and staff.
This reminds me of a story from college (safe to read at work)…
During my senior year of college, I lived with an old high school buddy. Things we great, and we were good friends. We cooked and cleaned, paid bills on time, and renovated the back patio of our duplex until it was the perfect spot for grilling and listening to music. Things were great until one day in November...
I came home from class and knew right away that something was bothering him. When I asked him about it, he exploded. I had not been refilling the ice cube trays.
This was perplexing to me… I love ice as much as the next guy, but I couldn’t figure out why he was so upset about the ice cubes. Then I realized it had been bothering him for a long time, and he was just now coming to me.
For months, I was oblivious to his complaint, while at the same time, for months, he was upset that I continued to neglect the refilling. I had no idea there was a problem, and this poor guy kept replaying hypothetical conversations where he’d ask me to stop leaving them on the counter, and he had been simmering for several months that I still kept forgetting. So that day, it was conversation #1 for me, but conversation #30 for him.
This can happen anywhere and anytime… in business, with a spouse, and even at a school.
If you have any concerns as parents, please contact your student’s teacher and respectfully voice them. The alternative is a scenario where your resentment builds and frustration grows, all the while, the teacher is unaware, and the whole time, your student isn’t getting help.
We all want what’s best for your student; for them to be safe, be learning, and be happy. If you have concerns, please bring them up to your teacher so we can be on the same page, working together to give our students the best we can.
Take good care,
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