Change is Constant

There are always changes - even with the best of intentions or when trying to plan well in advance.  As a school, we try very hard to notify students and parents of as many dates and deadlines at the beginning of the year as possible so that as you are filling in your calendars for the year you will be able to schedule around important dates and deadlines.

Unfortunately, we don't always get it right.

In the newsletter that we sent home with the summer mailing it featured the date for the Open House - when your parents have the chance to come into the school and follow your schedule to meet your teachers.  It is a very valuable evening and an important one for them to have on their calendars.  Sadly, we gave the wrong date!  :-(  Please make sure you adjust your calendars to reflect the fact that the Open House (also known as "Meet the Teacher" night) has been moved to Wednesday, September 11th.

Another change has occurred with the online fee payment.  I had mentioned this great new opportunity for parents to be able to pay your fees online in a recent blog post.  It was supposed to go into effect on August 1st, but there was a glitch in the system and the online fee payment option is not working right now.  Dr. Bowers wrote about this problem on his blog so I am going to point you there for more details.  It sounds like for now, you will have another year of paying fees the "old" way with a check on schedule pick up day... so please, remember to bring the check with you as each year students forget and have to run back home and start in the line all over again.  ;-)

I'd love to think these are the only changes coming my way, but my least favorite part of every school year is the panic that comes with students wanting to make changes to their schedules... we will all take a deep breath, smile, and somehow will make it through.