We've all seen the commercials, memes and social media posts. Yes, 2020 has been one of the most challenging years yet for most of us. As we approach Thanksgiving, however, we are encouraged to remember the many gifts in our lives for which we can be grateful. As it has been for the past eight years, the opportunity to be a member of this exceptional community of teachers and learners is an incredible blessing for which I will always be grateful.

I hope you enjoy a peaceful and fulfilling Thanksgiving holiday and break with your family. Please stay safe. I appreciate the sacrifices we make now to be certain we all come back to campus healthy and safe early in the new year.

Head of School

NOTE: There will be no Friday Newsletter next week. The next edition will be distributed on December 4!

To obtain an influenza vaccine, please contact your child’s medical provider, local urgent care clinic, or local area pharmacy. Please submit documentation of your child's flu vaccination once it has been administered.

Mrs. Earls is thrilled to share Thursday evening bedtime stories through December 17 (there will be no story time on Thanksgiving). Please look for a Zoom link in your parent email. If you did not receive a link but would like to join, please send a note to Mrs. Earls. Each week, Mrs. Earls or a special guest will read a new bedtime story. We will begin the new series of stories with books that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Please join us each Thursday at 7:00p. (Note: The December 10 story will begin at 7:15p.) Children of all ages are welcome!

Next Selection (Thursday, December 3 at 7:00p): Dr. Suess's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (original edition)

Attention Middle School Scholars: Join Mrs. Earls on Friday, December 11 at 2:00p for a special "Holiday Edition" of our Zoom Game Afternoon series! The link is in the Middle School Google Hangout chat.

Earlier this week, Mr. Brody successfully defended his dissertation, "Peculiar Capitalism: Fast-Food Franchising and Entrepreneurship in Postwar America" to earn a Ph.D. in American History from George Mason University. He is now DR. Brody! (Although he still prefers to be addressed as Mr. Brody!) Congratulations! We are enormously proud of you!

Please see the most recent version of our Re-Entry Plan for immediate access to the Remote Learning Schedules. We will use these published versions of class schedules from Monday, November 30 through Friday, January 8 (with the exception of the midwinter break from noon on December 18 through January 3).

For technology issues, please reach out to Alan Brody.

For password assistance only, please reach out to Mrs. Earls.

Bedtime Stories with Mrs. Earls and Friends at 7:00p

Begin Remote Instruction

Middle School Game Afternoon (Zoom) with Mrs. Earls

Holiday Edition

Holiday Zoom Webinar - Midwinter Vacation Begins

Remote Instruction Resumes

All Students Return to Campus for In-Person Classes

We wish you good luck as you prepare to apply to your post-secondary schools of choice, or as you contemplate gap years. Please know we remain here to support you! We look forward to receiving news of your acceptances as you make your final decisions. We'd love to feature your class plans in our Summer 2021 edition of the Alumni Newsletter, as we've done for your fellow alumni in recent years.

Please send updates to academy@academyhill.org.

All parents are encouraged to join us! To to get involved with Parent Association activities, please send a note to PA President, E'beth Wells today!

As you begin your holiday shopping, please remember to sign up for AmazonSmile and to choose Academy Hill as your partner organization. See the link below!