Hi everyone, Thanks for the truly great discussion last Thursday. Sara and I spoke for a long time afterwards, and some of the notes that follow were produced as a result of that offline conversation. For the meeting recording, go here: https://youtu.be/l8KOMLAHKOs.
SCRIP: END OF YEAR GIFTS
– Hospitality Chairs, we’re closing in on the end of the year, and this is typically when we thank our faculty and staff one last time, through Scrip, similar to Christmas.
– Everyone on our school’s staff from our maintenance personnel to our PE teachers has worked tirelessly to safely keep our children in school, and this is an invitation for your grade’s PA/Hospitality team to gift those that you can, one last time.
– A link to our Online Scrip Purchasing Tool will be sent in the next week and orders will be due by May 28th.
– Please direct questions to Chris Sourov, Mr_and_Mrs_So@hotmail.com.
INTRODUCING OUR ’21-’22 PA CO-CHAIR: SARA DEAN
– She’s the best.
NO JUNE MEETING
– Enjoy the last week of school and happy Graduation!
– If you have any further feedback regarding PA, please don’t hesitate to email us, and we’ll schedule some time to talk.
GOODBYE TO TRICIA!
– With the cancelation of our June meeting, we unfortunately won’t get a tearful goodbye speech from Tricia. Simply put, though: St. John is better because of her, and she will be sorely missed by anyone who has had the benefit of working with her. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner to teach me the ropes and weather the storm that was 2020.
MEETING TIME/PLACE ’21-’22
– Thank you for your feedback regarding our meeting time for next year. We won’t make a decision soon regarding this, but it’s important to see how people are feeling right now. We’ll ask again closer to September.
– Responses were mixed and participants hope to be as involved as their work and family responsibilities permit.
– We have to stay flexible to the limitations Covid might project on us.
– If we are capable of having in-person meetings, perhaps there can still be a CSPAN-like live Zoom component?
– If we can, a request was made that we continue recording meetings.
SIGN UP FOR NEXT YEAR’S PA
– We’re doing this a little differently this year. For now, we would love to know if you’re interested in signing up for PA for ’21-’22. In the summer, we’ll contact you and your grade’s team, to give you the opportunity to discuss how you’d like to divy up roles.
– This broad initial approach should help new parents feel more welcome to ask questions, contribute, and carve out a role that works best for them.
– We will send a follow-up Sign Up by the end of summer to give you the opportunity to solidify your roles.
SIGN UP TO BE A BUDDY FAMILY
– Helping new families navigate life at St. John is fun and rewarding.
– Sign up here: https://st-johnschool.org/volunteer-as-a-buddy-family/
Thank you for weathering a pandemic with us, everyone. Your hard work helped our teachers get through some really tough times. The work still continues to keep each other safe, and to remind our staff that we are so grateful for them, but for what it’s worth, I think you’re a truly special group of volunteers. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.