Snow Day Joy

Did you enjoy having the snow day today?!? It was definitely a nice bonus day following the holiday break and hopefully just having a 4 day week will make the transition back to school a little easier.

Another reminder, as we start this new semester, please take a moment and make sure that you are ready to hit the ground running.  Spend a little bit of time tonight to clean out your bookbag, organize your notes, get new supplies if needed, find your planner and start filling it out, and make the most out of each day in front of you.  I am excited to see what you will accomplish in the classroom and beyond over the next few months.  As always, if you need help in your classes, please reach out to your teachers, utilize the support from the Academic Assistants, and see me for additional resources.

I am excited to see you tomorrow.  For the record, Lexi is even more excited than anyone can imagine as she has desperately missed being around all of you!  I hope you will stop by and see me to check in and let me know how your break went... it feels like it has been so long since I have had the chance to talk with all of you and to hear about your lives.

And, for tonight... get some sleep!  It is going to seem REALLY EARLY tomorrow when the alarms start going off!  (That is the only thing I am not looking forward to about being back at school tomorrow.)

Time for 2nd Semester

How was your winter break?  I hope that you are feeling relaxed, refreshed, and... ready for a snow day?!?  :-)  I know, we just had 2 weeks off, but a snow day is always fun to hope for at any time.  I share that feeling.  I love the added bonus of a day off that is unexpected.  My favorite snow day tradition is drinking hot chocolate with a good book, cuddled under a blanket with the fireplace on.  No matter what happens tomorrow I will take it as a win/ win.  I miss seeing all of you and am excited to hear about your breaks, but I also would love to have the bonus of a snow day.

The start of 2nd semester is a fresh start for you academically.  Everyone is back to a clean slate academically and you can make this semester whatever you want it to be... and hopefully it will be a great one!  Just 90 days of school left until summer break... it will go faster than you think.

One of the questions I always receive as we start the new semester is "can I change my schedule?" and the answer depends.  If you have semester long classes and there is another semester long course that is offered and available that fits in your schedule then sure, I am happy to make that adjustment for you.  But if you want to drop a year long class or change a year long course to a semester long class, then those changes will require your parent's signature as well as the acknowledgement signature of your teacher on the add/ drop forms.  Those forms are located in the counseling center office on the bookshelf.  I will need the form signed and submitted no later than Wednesday to make any other schedule changes for you other than semester long elective class switches.

Looking forward to seeing you soon...