Howdy!

Okay - we've been busy with lots going on here, short weeks, Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day, and all sorts of stuff.  This will be a quick update without lots of detail.

Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day was amazing.  It was so wonderful to meet all of the children's relatives and special friends!  Everyone seemed to just love being here at USM and with their favorite children.  Our kids were able to take their buddies to both art and library.  I can't say enough how much everyone seemed to enjoy their time - there was lots of positive energy in our classroom and the building that day.  I do have pictures I still need to post - working on that.

The book orders are still open until this Friday.  Please feel free to order from catalogue on the site until this Friday.  I will close the order out over the weekend, and the books will be here either late next week or early the following week. If you'd like some books to be for a holiday gift, just let me know in an email, and I will save them on the side to hand to you.  I won't send them home with your child.

Special request from Laura Fuller regarding this weekend's strategic planning meeting:

Dear Parents,

You will have recently received an email reminder for the school-wide Strategic Planning Retreat to be held this Saturday.  I am sending you this quick note to encourage you to participate.  This is a  great opportunity to  help shape the strategic direction of the School. To register, click here.

Thank you

It is a great opportunity to be part of our strategic planning for the next several years.  If any of you could make it, that would be great.

Going to be done for now.  Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!  As always, call or e-mail with any questions.

Take care,

Patti