Jennifer Holderness
PA President
Welcome Back. When I was growing up, these words filled me with dread when associated with ‘school’ or ‘September.’ Welcome back to a classroom? Welcome back to new teachers? To new kids? No thank you. I remember well the first-week-of-school stomachache that only gradually lessened as September ran into October. Not even the annual back to school shopping trip could forestall the impending sense of doom. And then came the Day School.
Every summer I’ll hear someone (it could be a grandparent, an uncle, a cousin) ask my sons if they’re looking forward to school starting. And I wait with bated breath thinking that this will be the year I hear one or both say, “Not really” or “No way.” And every year I’m a little surprised, and very pleased, when I hear both say, “Yes, I can’t wait to see who my teacher will be, ” or “I can’t wait to see who’s in my class,” or “Can I be a Dolphin Singer?” No stomachaches, no back to school shopping bribes needed. Magic — Day School Magic. And I have to confess that I too now look forward to school starting. To seeing all of you. To getting back into the classrooms to see all the amazing things the teachers have planned. To working on fun events and attending soccer games. September has been transformed!
I hope you feel it too, as part of the Parents Association. And I’m here, along with the other officers (our contact information is below) to see that you do. So please feel free to let me know if the magic is slipping, or better yet, when you feel it most. Our goal is to have parents feel supported and to be supportive of our kids, our faculty and the community. There are many ways to be involved, both in and outside of the classroom. I hope you’ll take advantage of all September has to offer – Welcome Back!
2010-2011 Parents Association
President: Jennifer Holderness
President-Elect: Nicole Krassner
Treasurer: Mardi Dier
Secretary: Kay Parekh
Volunteer Chair: Courtney Norris
Diversity Chair: Bert Galleno
