August 3, 2022

Dear Little School and Early Childhood Faculty,

Campus is bustling,  we have welcomed many new students to campus and have moved all of our internal students into their rising classrooms!  Once construction is complete in Lower School we will open our second section of Beech Tree and move the remaining Beech Tree students over to Lower School. 

I am very hopeful that this year will allow us more opportunities to be together to build deeper relationships within our growing division and with our families. Elyse has an exciting calendar of parent engagement events planned (they will be shared with you this month) and we have an exciting monthly lineup of professional development planned with https://www.teachingbeyondthesquare.org.  The goal of this scope and sequence of PD is to provide us with a collective experience that discusses everything from the image of the child to how to embed academics into play,  evaluating classroom environments and designing thoughtful provocations.  PD will be virtual, one Wednesday a month from 5:45-6:45 (we will meet in the LS STEAM Lab) 

As you think about your classroom environment and ordering of supplies, please let me know if there is anything you need before the start of school.  

Below are some logistical updates.

  • Carolina will continue to offer ten hours a week of Spanish in the Carriage House and classes for Little/BT and EC. 
  • New faculty members: 
    • Fiona Warnick (Piccolo) , Erin Isomura (starting 8/1) and  Blanca E. Beltrán (Nido) 
    • Claire Sherba has decided to take a remote position for the upcoming school year and will not be returning to Lincoln.  We are interviewing teachers for the Oak Room and an additional teacher to join Hillary and Meredith in the Gingko classroom.  (I have great conversations happening and will be able to share an update soon on new hires)
  • Oak and Gingko teachers will mail their new students a fun letter during the week of August 15th with a welcome and additional information. Students on campus with us should receive a similar letter adjusted to note their time with us this summer.  

Below are some important dates for the beginning of the school year:  

  • Rock-a-Baby Concert on the Courtyard: Thursday, August 18, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
  • New Faculty Orientation: Monday, August 29 
  • Faculty Work Week: Tuesday, August 30– September 2
  • New Family Connection Conferences: Ongoing through Faculty Work week August 30–September 2
  • New Student Orientation- Friday September 2 and Tuesday, September 6-   9:00-11:30 AM
  • First Full Day of School- EC/Lower/Middle/Upper: Wednesday, September 7
  • All-School Picture Day: Thursday, September 8
    • Forms will be available from classroom teachers and will be emailed to you.
  • No School/Rosh Hashanah Observed: Monday, September 26 (School is in session for Little School & EC students on our full-year bundle.)
  • No School/Yom Kippur Observed: Wednesday, Oct. 5 (School is  in session for Little School & EC students on our full-year bundle.)
  • Lincoln School Open House: Saturday, October 22 (Required for all faculty)

Enjoy the month of August and please be in touch with any questions you may have.  

Best,

Kim