Hello Earth School Families,

I hope you enjoyed the school vacation despite the extreme weather in these parts. Looks like another interesting week in that department with a good possibility that the kids won't be going outside for recess for much of it. Fortunately, Parkour, our next gym cycle, is starting which will definitely provide some serious exercise! (If you want to try running up the side of a wall, you will see what I mean.) What? Never heard of Parkour, watch this! 

On March 3, we will be visited by an evaluator for our annual Quality Review. Safiyah Satterwhite has been assigned to spend the day visiting classrooms, talking to us, and reviewing evidence of our work with students. We look forward to this opportunity to show off the great stuff that we do and also to get some constructive feedback on our work. After the review, we will be receive an "Area of Celebration" and an "Area of Focus" as well as ratings aligned with the Department of Education's Quality Review rubric. 

Another way that the Department of Education gauges our school quality is through the a parent survey. This survey gathers information about your overall satisfaction with our school and results are published on the DOE's public website. Completion rates are also important as they reflect the level of parent involvement. The SLT (School Leadership Team) also collects an in-house parent survey to get feedback more specific to our school. Please reach out to me, your PA team, or Jocelyn with any questions. To complete the survey, you will need the access code listed on the notice that your child will bring home. Please keep your eye out for it!

A few reminders: 

Please check the Lost and Found bins in the main lobby and in the phone booth bay (6th Street entrance). 

Please return your Narrative Response Forms or complete one online.

All for now!

Abbe

Please spread the word about next week's fabulous, not-to-be-missed, fantastical Magic Show featuring the Amazing Cardone (and the most adorable sidekick)!! Tell neighbors, bring friends-- flyer attached for convenient posting/emailing! (And, if you can, bring something that can be sold at the food table.) Our most spellbinding fundraiser of the year!! Be there or... Adam will turn you into a bunny rabbit!!