Greetings families,
I hope this email finds you and your family well. I hope the holiday season finds you rested and rejuvenated!
We are greatly looking forward to next week’s Project Night! It is a wonderful tradition that we as a community have kept over the years, one that allows our students and families to celebrate their hard work diving into a specific subject and presenting their findings to others. Much like the function of the human body itself, it is magnificent to see our students from Kinder through 5th grade coordinate to put on the great display of diverse talents and insights.
We also acknowledge the context of our situation going into next week, and have derived out some additional practices that can help provide some greater safety to our community, while upholding the tradition we find so important to our students growth.
First, for any parent who has reached out and asked if their child can be exempted from the in-person event due to concerns of health, we are happy to accommodate this request. Teachers have already agreed to accommodate any family who does not feel comfortable attending in-person. Grade levels will work together to determine if there will be any supplementary presentation to replace the evening’s presentation, and we will be in contact with you for any make-up of this kind. We do not want any child to have their grades affected due to non-attendance of the event. We simply ask that you notify your child’s teacher in writing before 5pm on Tuesday, January 11.
Second, we have decided to stagger family’s attendance to minimize the flow of traffic in our classrooms and inside the building. We ask that all families adhere to the following schedule:
6:00 – 6:30pm : All families with last names A-L to attend.
6:30 – 7:00pm : All families with last names M-Z to attend.
This spread allows families who have students in multiple grades to attend at the same time. Additionally, it will cut the number of families present in each classroom in half.
Because of this please feel free to bring your child with you upon arrival, rather than all students coming at 5:45pm. All the more, this makes it necessary to have your children bring their project ahead of time, at the time teachers have requested.
We hope that these clarifications and revisions allow our students to continue this beloved tradition in a way that best serves our entire community.
Thank you, and as always, please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
With Devotion,
Stephen Philabaum | Headmaster
Archway Trivium East
