Dear Wines Families,
After yesterday’s election, it is understandable that many in our community are looking to me for help working with our children moving forward now that the votes are cast and the election is over. I must admit that I am searching for the right answers and also paying close attention to our kids today (and over the days to come) to read their needs, answer their questions, and—if necessary—ease their fears.
While the analogy is not perfect, in some ways we will react as a school similarly to when traumatic events happen in our world. While I am not trying to paint the election as a traumatic event, our response at school when such events happen can guide us at times like these when kids are uncertain, have misunderstandings, or even are scared. Our goal is simple: to keep school as normal as possible for our kids. We certainly do not want to discourage conversations and questions. However, we also seek to keep the day to day as normal as possible. As it relates to the election, normal at school is that students always know that they are safe and their families are safe. Normal at school is that we are respectful of all people. Normal is that we always use kind words when we speak to others or speak about others. This is the message I gave to our staff as they are on the “front lines” with our kids.
Speaking of normal, on to the news of the week here at school:
Wines Times
Our PTO newsletter is hot off the presses. Below is a link to the Wines Times for November. Please have a look!
Science and Builders Fair
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night for our annual Science and Builders Fair at 7:00 PM. Even if your child is not participating, this is a great family event for all!
That’s all for this week.
David
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