Greetings, GreenMount Community,
Happy
October! Fall is upon us, and with the crisp air has come an increase in
sweatshirts and jackets at the morning gathering in the gated area along with a
decrease in the elevation of the sun above the homes on Miles Avenue. These days are something of a problem. While the weather is delightful, the incidence
of discarded outerwear around the building has increased. Who looks for the sweatshirt that was needed
in the morning when the temperature is 75 degrees in the afternoon? So please be sure to check the lost and found
- now located on the picnic bench in the gated area - every day.
Speaking
of weather changes, it won’t be long until we must think about snow and
possible school closings. On those days
when we close school because of the weather, I will be up early monitoring the
conditions via TV reports and decisions made by the city schools. Because the city has many more resources to
determine if school should be closed, I generally rely on their decisions. However, there may be a time when the city
schools are closed for planned study day or something of that nature when the
snow comes. This is why you must check
WBAL-TV for the GreenMount School closing or delay notification. You can also set up your smartphone to
receive information about GreenMount directly from WBAL. Please check the Family Handbook for details.
On
Thursday, we held our annual Back to School Night, and I want to thank those of
you who were able to attend. I know how
difficult it can be, especially for parents of younger children, to get out at
night, and I understand that some of you were unable to commit to this
meeting. However, for those of you who
were there, the feedback you gave me was very positive. The parents I talked with were pleased with
the presentations they heard and share our excitement for a very productive
school year. Our next round of
parent/teacher conferences will take place this month, October 24, 25, 26. Prior to that, our teachers will have had our
first Student Support Meeting on October 12, at which we, as a staff, discuss
every student. These meetings are
important as, along with the parent conferences, they help us keep a close watch
on every student’s progress and needs.
This
month is Free Fall Baltimore month and opportunities abound for families to
enjoy museums and other Baltimore attractions for FREE! Visit http://freefallbaltimore.com/
to discover the opportunities available to your family..
In the meantime, here are a
couple of quotes about museums by one of my favorite intellectuals, Steven Wright:
I went to a museum where they had all the heads and arms from the
statues that are in all the other museums.
One time I went to a museum where all the work in the museum had been
done by children. They had all the
paintings displayed on refrigerators.
Cheers,
Steve
