Dear Families,

It’s beginning to feel like fall! We encourage you to dress your child in layers and to write their name in all of their jackets/sweaters/hats so that they can be more easily returned if forgotten. As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, October 14.

This morning the PreK students did a great job singing Five Little Pumpkins with the school at community meeting! The first and second graders embarked on a neighborhood tour of the East Village. And Tilapia joined our school family in the hydroponics lab!

I hope you’ll join us for the PTA’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 26 at the school. It will be a fun day of activities and community building! More details to follow.

Lots of upcoming important dates, including days off and half days. Please mark the dates below on your calendars at home.

Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, October 14: No School (Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Italian Heritage Day)
• Saturday, October 26: Harvest Festival
• Thursday, October 31: Costume Day (No face masks, scary costumes, fake weapons, blood/gore)
• Friday, November 1: No School (Diwali)
• Tuesday, November 5: No School (Election Day)
• Thursday, November 7: Half-Day 11:30am pickup for all students (Afternoon Family Conferences)
• Monday, November 11: No School (Veterans Day)
• Friday, November 15: Half-Day 11:30 am pickup all students (PROSE professional development)
• Thursday, November 28-Friday, November 29: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

Have a great three-day weekend, and we will see you on Tuesday!

Warmly,
Maria