Tuesday, 9am: dress rehearsal for the school concert
Wednesday, 7pm: Christmas Concert (students need to be in their classrooms by 6:45pm.)
Thursday, 9am: parents are invited to attend a Christmas carol session in the gym.
Friday: no school, winter break begins
Tuesday, January 8th: classes start up
It is certainly a stressful time of year for parents. I found an article from Parent Magazine that offers steps to help avoid the holiday stresses. Naomi Rand offers ten tips to simplify things so you can get back to the spiritual heart of the season.
Read helpful tips for a less stressful holiday here.
With sincere and heartfelt thoughts for the community at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, here are a few comforting quotes I found:
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
Aristotle Onassis
"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."
Joseph Campbell
"If it were not for hopes, the heart would break."
Thomas Fuller
"Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."
Bern Williams
Have a peaceful, safe and happy holiday with your children.
This is just a note of appreciation to all the children, teachers and parents who contributed to the Christmas Concert - which was brilliant! Congratulations to everyone, on and off the stage.
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