Compass 1-21-22

Calendar:

Jan 25: Junior High Open House for all 5th and 6th year students and parents, details here
Jan 26: Montessori Up Close: The Kindergarten Year, details here
Jan 27: Montessori Up Close: The Elementary Years, details here
Feb 1: FAST Opens, details here
Feb 2: CHiPA at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom
Feb 5: Sledding party, see below
Feb 6 - 11: Junior High Civil War History Trip to Atlanta, GA
Feb 9 - Mar 1: Re-enrollment period for 2022-23 school year opens
Feb 9 - Mar 1: Summer program registration for current families opens
Feb 18: No School, Records Day
Feb 21: No School, Presidents Day

Looking Ahead:

Feb 23: Parent Visiting Day for Primary only, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Mar 1: Re-enrollment deadline for 2022-23 school year
Mar 2: CHiPA at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom
Mar 2: Summer program registration opens for alumni
Mar 10 & 11: Parent-Teacher Conferences, sign up coming soon
Mar 11: No School, conferences
Mar 15 - 19: 6th Year Montessori Model United Nations trip to New York City

In The Know:

Time to Order Lunch
February Lunch Menu is now available, view menu here.

Thank you for Helping to End Homelessness
Thank you so much for the donations and for volunteering. We are very thankful. We made 18 welcome home baskets! We are so appreciative of your hard work and support. We will be delivering the baskets to Goodwill next week. - Gwennie & Ava

Sledding Party
February 5 at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Join us on February 5 for a fun morning of sledding at Twin Lakes Park. Because the sledding hill is small, we are inviting our youngest children (Nido, YCC, and Primary) to arrive at 10 a.m. Families with Elementary and Junior High students are invited to arrive at 11 a.m. to provide some overlap with our entire school community while allowing our youngest children a safe time to sled first. Warm up by the fire and enjoy hot chocolate. (As part of our Green School initiative, please bring your own mug!)

Please click here to sign up! What to bring: a sled, a mug, and a mask to use the indoor bathrooms.

Extracurriculars
For the most up-to-date information on spring sports and clubs, visit our extracurriculars page here.

Spirit Wear Swap
Because everyone loves Spirit Fridays and children grow fast, a group of parents have set up a Spirit Wear Swap in the coat room adjacent to the front desk. Leave an item your child has outgrown and take something that fits! Stop by anytime. (And while you’re here, be sure to check the Lost and Found for items your child could be missing.)

COVID-19 status at The Children's House as of 1/21/2022:

3 Students COVID positive

1 Staff COVID positive

12 Students or staff quarantined due to exposure

Here is the link to order tests for your household: https://special.usps.com/testkits

TCH COVID-19 webpage with link to the TCH protocol was last updated on January 12.

Points of Interest:

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