It has been a very busy week behind the scenes. We are meeting later on this afternoon with our complete team to discuss the upcoming construction schedule. We are meeting our grading contractor for the first time. It still surprises us to see so many faces sitting around the table at these meetings. We truly feel like the owners of a little school but our team implies that we have become much bigger. We have received many re-enrollment forms from our current families. It is amazing to us to look around and see all of the siblings coming into the school. We have seen the birth of fifteen future Little Schoolers this year ,and it is going to be so much fun to watch them grow with us.
Just as a reminder... The current families have until March 13th to return their re-enrollment forms. We will then send out the invitation to enroll to our Duke waiting list on March 16th. If you are a Duke family waiting, and you do not receive an email from us on that day please call the school in the afternoon and speak to Mary. Alternately,you can also send an email to: christaniven@thelittleschool.net and we will be sure to get you your invitation. We will begin our general enrollment on April 6th.
This was a very busy week for outside enrollment also. We gave several tours and took many phone calls from families hoping to enroll for the fall. It is so nice for us to be able to tell families that we can enroll them. It was always our goal to serve the unmet childcare need in our corner of Orange County. The truth is that we had no idea how great that need truly is. It is so hard to have to tell families who have been waiting to enter the school that we STILL don't have a spot. Please know that we are loving every minute of this time of saying "Yes, please join us!"
As we look to next week we will be waiting for our final approvals from the town. Once those have been received we will begin the site work. Our plan is to have a ground breaking party just after the grading is completed but before the foundation work begins. Please continue to read for updates on that.We want to start something new this week. We are going to call it a "Glimpse" and we will add one every week.
This week's Glimpse is: At the new school we will host community events one Friday per month from May-October. We are calling these get togethers "Family Fridays." We will hold these events on the courtyard of the Waterstone Campus. Current families from both campuses as well as prospective families and friends will be invited to join us. Our first Family Friday will be scheduled as soon as it is safe for us to be at the Waterstone campus this summer. We are planning to have live music and dancing at this first event. Chef Nate will prepare basket dinners in advance for families to pick up when they arrive.We see these events as opportunities for our families to get to know each other, and to continue our small school atmosphere even though our community is growing.
We get so excited even thinking about these events! Please send us any suggestions that you have for other Family Friday's. Some of our other ideas include: movies on the lawn, stories and shadow play, and our ever popular and favorite event of the year: the Fall Bonfire!
Thanks so much for all of your support and encouragement. We truly are the greatest school community ever. We can't wait until we are all together in the fall.
Christa & Jennifer
Just as a reminder... The current families have until March 13th to return their re-enrollment forms. We will then send out the invitation to enroll to our Duke waiting list on March 16th. If you are a Duke family waiting, and you do not receive an email from us on that day please call the school in the afternoon and speak to Mary. Alternately,you can also send an email to: christaniven@thelittleschool.net and we will be sure to get you your invitation. We will begin our general enrollment on April 6th.
This was a very busy week for outside enrollment also. We gave several tours and took many phone calls from families hoping to enroll for the fall. It is so nice for us to be able to tell families that we can enroll them. It was always our goal to serve the unmet childcare need in our corner of Orange County. The truth is that we had no idea how great that need truly is. It is so hard to have to tell families who have been waiting to enter the school that we STILL don't have a spot. Please know that we are loving every minute of this time of saying "Yes, please join us!"
As we look to next week we will be waiting for our final approvals from the town. Once those have been received we will begin the site work. Our plan is to have a ground breaking party just after the grading is completed but before the foundation work begins. Please continue to read for updates on that.We want to start something new this week. We are going to call it a "Glimpse" and we will add one every week.
This week's Glimpse is: At the new school we will host community events one Friday per month from May-October. We are calling these get togethers "Family Fridays." We will hold these events on the courtyard of the Waterstone Campus. Current families from both campuses as well as prospective families and friends will be invited to join us. Our first Family Friday will be scheduled as soon as it is safe for us to be at the Waterstone campus this summer. We are planning to have live music and dancing at this first event. Chef Nate will prepare basket dinners in advance for families to pick up when they arrive.We see these events as opportunities for our families to get to know each other, and to continue our small school atmosphere even though our community is growing.
We get so excited even thinking about these events! Please send us any suggestions that you have for other Family Friday's. Some of our other ideas include: movies on the lawn, stories and shadow play, and our ever popular and favorite event of the year: the Fall Bonfire!
Thanks so much for all of your support and encouragement. We truly are the greatest school community ever. We can't wait until we are all together in the fall.
Christa & Jennifer
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Thanks for keeping us updated like this! It seems I'm in and out so fast during drop-off and pick-up times that I don't have time to get much info then...so this is a very helpful way to stay connected!
Thank you!
Joan Thomas
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