September 2, 2014
Dear Parents,
As the days begin to get shorter, football is on the TV all weekend, and the stores are
full of Halloween decorations, I realize that fall has arrived. It seems the summer
months seem to go by so quickly, but I hope your family took time to make happy
memories together this summer.
One of my fondest memories from my childhood is of traveling to Ohio to spend
time with my grandparents during the summer. I would sit outside under their
apple tree for hours, mesmerized by my grandmother’s stories of when she was my
age or tales about my mother as a young girl. It was in my grandmother’s kitchen
that I first learned that not all vegetables were bought in tin cans at the grocery
store but that you could actually take the vegetables from your garden and can
them yourself. During our visits, my grandmother would cook some of my favorite
foods such as stuffed cabbage, perogies, and oatmeal raisin cookies. It was from my
grandparents that I learned of the hardships of life during the Great Depression and
the importance of not wasting anything. Who knows, my love of baseball may have
really begun watching my grandfather cheer on the Cleveland Indians. I will always
be thankful for the wonderful memories I have of time spent with my grandparents.
Last spring, retired Lovett Middle School teacher, Joni Janis, came and presented
an idea of utilizing grandparents in the teaching of our Lower School children.
Grandparents are a valuable resource for teaching children history, a new skill set,
or just words of wisdom. The teachers are talking about ways to incorporate this
wonderful resource in their curriculum through interviewing, writing, and using
technology. One goal is to develop a database where teachers would be able to find
grandparents who are willing to share first hand accounts of events in history or
expertise in a specific subject or field. We will be sending a questionnaire home
shortly to collect information for this database. While we understand that not all
grandparents will be able to volunteer for a variety of reasons, we believe that
all the children will benefit from this initiative. Thank you for your support and
returning the form to school if your family is able to participate.
There are a few items I would like to make you aware of:
Thank you for helping the Lower School have a great beginning to the year.
Dear Parents,
As the days begin to get shorter, football is on the TV all weekend, and the stores are
full of Halloween decorations, I realize that fall has arrived. It seems the summer
months seem to go by so quickly, but I hope your family took time to make happy
memories together this summer.
One of my fondest memories from my childhood is of traveling to Ohio to spend
time with my grandparents during the summer. I would sit outside under their
apple tree for hours, mesmerized by my grandmother’s stories of when she was my
age or tales about my mother as a young girl. It was in my grandmother’s kitchen
that I first learned that not all vegetables were bought in tin cans at the grocery
store but that you could actually take the vegetables from your garden and can
them yourself. During our visits, my grandmother would cook some of my favorite
foods such as stuffed cabbage, perogies, and oatmeal raisin cookies. It was from my
grandparents that I learned of the hardships of life during the Great Depression and
the importance of not wasting anything. Who knows, my love of baseball may have
really begun watching my grandfather cheer on the Cleveland Indians. I will always
be thankful for the wonderful memories I have of time spent with my grandparents.
Last spring, retired Lovett Middle School teacher, Joni Janis, came and presented
an idea of utilizing grandparents in the teaching of our Lower School children.
Grandparents are a valuable resource for teaching children history, a new skill set,
or just words of wisdom. The teachers are talking about ways to incorporate this
wonderful resource in their curriculum through interviewing, writing, and using
technology. One goal is to develop a database where teachers would be able to find
grandparents who are willing to share first hand accounts of events in history or
expertise in a specific subject or field. We will be sending a questionnaire home
shortly to collect information for this database. While we understand that not all
grandparents will be able to volunteer for a variety of reasons, we believe that
all the children will benefit from this initiative. Thank you for your support and
returning the form to school if your family is able to participate.
There are a few items I would like to make you aware of:
- This Sunday, September 7, 2014, is National Grandparent Day.
- Lower School Spirit Night will be held on September 12 at the Lovett football
- The Lower School will have a Blue/White NUD on Friday, September 12, in honor
Thank you for helping the Lower School have a great beginning to the year.