Dear everyone,
Well, here we are at the end of the school year. For most, if not all, of the children in our class this year, it was their first pre-school experience. And what a foundational year this can be for kids. Since August your children have learned how to be away from home without a parent, transferred trust to teachers, developed skills to navigate our classroom and the materials in it, and also become part of our community. We have seen growth in height, language and social abilities. Some families have even grown! Kids have become accustomed to the routines and schedule of school, and next year they will be ready for more days and more hours (although it will be pretty tiring at first!). We feel so lucky to have shared this beginning with them and shared it with you as well. Thank you for all the helping you did in the classroom and the time you have put in on your respective committees. School wouldn’t be school without your children or without you!
We know some of you will be returning to Park West in the fall, and we look forward to seeing you then. Some of you will be moving on to other schools, and we will miss you. To all of you, thank you for sharing your children with us, entrusting us with them on this important journey of learning how to do school. And thank you for the end-of-the-year gifts. We are grateful for your generosity and kindness.
We wish you wonderful summers filled with ice cream, bikes and scooters, water play, picnics and neighborhood walks!
All the best,
Shauna, Katrina and Anna