Week of 6.21.22
Dear Families,
Budget update: I was bracing for the possibility that we would need to excess a teacher, but that does not appear to be the case. We will not have funding for an AP. Programming, including dance, music, and art, may be at risk. We have put in an appeal to adjust our registration numbers and should hear back by the end of July. I will be in touch over the summer with updates.
June is a month in which our moods vary from joyful to sad; while we anticipate the start of summer, we realize that we may not see each other until September.
I want to take a moment to thank the incredible unifying work of our outgoing PTA Executive Board. Their efforts have been tireless this year.
No words can adequately thank our staff, whose dedication to our children and families is unwavering. I continue to be inspired by their work and the complex and profound ways they think about children, teaching, and learning.
It is also time to say goodbye to three beloved members of our teaching community, our secretary, Carmen Myman, 4th/5th-grade teacher Sofia Perera, and Cesar Hernandez, K/1 teaching assistant. Carmen and Sofia have worked at TNS for a combined total of almost 60 years! Both are looking forward to spending more time with their families. After six years at TNS, Cesar is moving to Texas for love. We will miss them all, but we wish them the best.
Just a reminder that this year we are waiting to send home class lists and placements until after the last day of school. We will still send them early in the summer so you can arrange playdates and gatherings with current and future classmates, but we want to ease the mixed emotions that this tradition always brought up for our children. So instead, we will focus on saying “goodbye” or “see you soon” to each other on the last day.
Please remember that next Monday, June 27, is a full day of school. If I don’t see you next Monday (attendance will not be taken), I hope you have a wonderful summer with your children, full of adventure and play and have lots of stories to share when we see each other again in September. I will miss you!
With Love,
Dyanthe