LOVE and SERVICE and HW

A Message from our amazing principal Amy...

Hi All,

I wanted to send a quick note to all of you regarding today's election results. Regardless of your personal choice and regardless of the results of this Presidential election (this is a non-partisan, non-political email), this is what I know:

1. We are a school community that believes climate change is real and is an urgent, ominous threat to the international community. 

2. We are a school community that believes in the ever-present role and presence of whiteness and racism, in schools, in the United States and in the world at large. 

3. We are a school community who believes that, to paraphrase Glenn Singleton, "everyone is better when everyone is better."

4. We are a school community who believes that true equity is achieved when every single human-- regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, personal beliefs or religion--has exactly what they, individually and collectively, need and deserve in this life. 

5. We are a school community that knows that the work of deconstructing both overt and institutionalized racism and injustice is both sacred and never-ending. 

6. We are a school community who believe in truth, love, and reconciliation, regardless of context or circumstance. 

Lastly, as a woman and the mother of a daughter, I want to remind you all of an important quote from Hillary Clinton, one she made today during her concession speech. For me, as a woman and the mother of son also, while she directs this message to girls I do believe it is essential for all of our students, for our girls, for our boys, for our gender-fluid and gender-neutral students :

"To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams."

In solidarity, with love and gratitude always,

Amy

HW due Monday:

1. Coming of Age Short Story Novel Assignment 2

...Read a short story, complete the corresponding assignment, focusing on pulling out specific details in the text to support your character description 

Coming of Age Shorty Story - Assignment 2

If you need a short story, here is a link to Bruce Colville's What's the Worst that Could Happen: http://emsyear8english.weebly.com/uploads/4/5/7/4/45749033/worstthatcouldhappen.pdf

2. Writing Paragraph

...Using a hook, write a minimum of 1 paragraph (though you could choose to write waaay more) telling a story from your weekend (it can be real or made up)

SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE

Middle school students have gardening and school service opportunities available. Sign ups with specific projects and times are below:

Gardening: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4ea4a822a2f58-garden 

Projects with Gillian, Mia and Dian: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4ea4a822a2f58-service

While you are here for conferences, please check the lost and found.  It is filled with clothes, water bottles, and shoes. We will be donating all of the lost and found items on Monday. Let us know if you are willing to take a bag of clothes home to wash.

Looking forward to seeing you over these next couple days,

Alexa and Amy