Archive for February 2019
Everything With Love
In 4th grade Richie Waldron wrote me love letters on big long yellow legal pieces of paper. Each one had pictures of hearts, the i’s were topped with hearts, the periods were hearts. They went on and on and on. I was flattered and put them in a jar, nicely folded, labeled “love notes from…
Read MoreConcord Gym: Closed Until April 1, 2019
February 15, 2019 Dear Concord faculty, staff, parents, guardians and community members, The purpose of this letter is to update you on the Concord Gym. As you know there was an engineering report and a recommendation from our insurance company concerning the gym. The gym will not be open if there is snow on the…
Read MoreConcord School and Gym
Dear Members of the Concord Community, On Thursday during my learning walk at Concord I visited the first grade classroom. Students were doing Star Wars Yoga. Up and down they went, stretching, moving, thinking of Han Solo and Chewbacca, then they focused immediately on their learning after the physical activity! Next door in Ms. Elliott’s…
Read MoreDrip.
Drip. Drip. Tony from Burke talks about how if we do not have facilities. Drip. Drip. That are free of leaky roofs or malfunctioning spaces. Drip. Our children get distracted. Drip. Drip. And can not learn Early this week at Concord, in the cafeteria, I sat round a table and asked students about the gym.…
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