Happy Friday!
The ghosts,
superheroines, storybook characters, fairies, iPods and Mrs. Linder’s son,
Don, all had a wonderful time at our Halloween Parade. On behalf of the Lower School teachers and
children, our thanks goes out to those of you who were able to be a part of the day. We
hope you had as much fun as we did. Special
thanks go to Suzanne Zelov and Sherri DeRosa, who put together a fabulous
PumpkinFest for all to enjoy!
On to our next
event—the Book Fair begins this Sunday afternoon, and I encourage you to attend
if you are able to do so. Today at our assembly, I introduced the girls to the One Book
One Agnes Irwin initiative that kicks off with the Book Fair. You should have
received information electronically about this exciting program which is being
co-sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Girls and The Agnes Irwin
Diversity Committee.
Next Friday is AIS/EA
Day. You should have received electronic communication from Sheila Pauley
earlier this week describing this wonderful tradition. This year’s event is
being held on Episcopal’s campus and promises to be an exciting afternoon of
cross country, soccer, field hockey and tennis. Friday, November 11 will be Spirit Day
in the Lower School. On that day, children may come to school out of uniform but
wearing blue and yellow to support the athletes. I encourage you to check out
the Athletics page of the website, where you will find all the details of the
day, including how to reserve your space on the Fan Bus to EA. We will be
releasing Lower School girls at 2 p.m. to those parents who want to take their
children to the competitions. Any Lower Schoolers not being picked up early
will stay at school and be dismissed at the regular times.
Finally, a “Save the
Date” request: We will hold our first Parent Wellness Lecture of the year on
January 25, 2012. Members of the non-profit organization A Chance to Heal will
engage us in a dialogue on raising resilient girls in a body-conscious world. The messages that girls receive, even unintentionally, can impact them for a
lifetime. I hope to see many of you there.
Have a glorious
weekend!
- Donna