Greetings, GreenMount Community,
Can you believe that there are only 14
days of school remaining? This year has
just (what’s a better word than “flown”?) soared? Sailed? Winged? Raced? I guess it’s all of the above. We certainly spread our wings this year as we
soared high above expectations. We
negotiated the changing currents of student interest as we sailed our way
through three exceptional themes. And
while we were not racing anyone or anything, we find ourselves crossing the
finish line in fine style. It’s been a
great year, and for some of us it is ending all too soon.
At today’s Monday Morning Meeting,
we again discussed the need for everyone to exercise patience with one another
as we are left with these last few days.
The students are very excited about the theme event on Thursday, the
beginning of summer vacation, summer camps, trips, sleeping late, eating
whenever, couch potatoing, and running with scissors. This excitement often ends up with short tempers
among the students and/or separation anxiety.
Teachers too, in their final push to get everything done, don’t want
anyone to keep them from their mission.
As the old military proverb says, “Lead, follow or get out of the
way!” Also appropriate is the Chinese
proverb which states, “The person who says it cannot be done (in the time left)
should get out of the way of the person doing it.” These are good thoughts, but we all need to
take a breath now and then to stop and appreciate where we are and what we have
been able to do in just 170 days.
I want to remind you that the theme
event is on THURSDAY and begins at 12:30 p.m.
The plan is for the event to be finished by 3:00. Basically, you will move from the gym after
the introduction to several rooms around the building where you will be greeted
by “docents” who will describe the period in art history you are visiting and
the paintings you will see there. It
will be important that you follow the suggestions of the staff members who will
be placed strategically around the building.
They will be advising you if a wing of our museum is overcrowded and
direct you to another area.
You will be visiting the GreenMount
Museum of Art or GMA and must conduct yourself as you would in any other
museum. I tell you this because the
“guards” (kindergarten) will be on duty and making sure that you do not touch
the art or get too close to it. Ms.
Laura has trained these guards well and they are very protective of their museum,
so you have been warned! They are short
and can sneak up on you without you knowing it to enforce the rules of the
GMA. Do you think they are loving this
role?
See you there!
Cheers,
Steve
