Dear Parents and Guardians,
Bring on summer! Is anything better than summer in Colorado? One thing for sure this year is that we all earned a little SUMMER TIME! Before we jump into lakes, pools, camping trips and sun burns, let's keep a few things in mind. Keep encouraging your students to build upon their academic gains. Students are in school only 165 out of 365 days. That is approximately 45%.
The students that take advantage of the other 200 days to explore, create, and think have a huge advantage. Study after study demonstrates that the average student loses approximately 30% of their academic gain over the summer, (some studies say it is as high as 50%). Think of the cumulative effect on your student’s academic career.
Fun can and should be a priority in learning. Concentrate on your students interests or relevance with your current situation. For example, if you are going camping, spend a moment learning about flora, fauna and the geography of where you are going. Help your student create opportunities and habits to read, practice math and think everyday. Turn the summer drain into summer gain. Turn off the gaming systems, put down the technology and open a book or practice math. Summer packets are being sent home.
Tomorrow we celebrate that we have made it to our last day of in-person learning for the school year. When school started in August, the last day of school wasn’t even a thought in anyone’s mind. Please join us for Mass, outside, on the grass (west side) at 8am. Please bring a chair to sit on. Students can leave after Mass is over. Please check them out with their teacher.
Report cards will go home with students tomorrow. Please make arrangements for your student(s) to be picked up at 12 noon. Falcon’s Nest will not be open.
Have a wonderful, restful and peaceful summer break. Our next correspondence with all of you will be in July when we send out the 2021-22 calendar.
God bless,
Mr. Aubert
