Well, can you believe we are here in June with only a few days left in the school year? Remember back to a year ago when we were all saying, “Now what is this thing called Zoom?” and “How on earth are we going to teach our students if they are fully remote?” And, while I know there have been many twists and turns, bumps and restarts, I think we all did a pretty amazing job! Our staff, our families and our students put our heads and our hearts together and did our best to support each other and provide engaging instruction for our students.

I want to deeply thank our families for giving us grace, and for helping our students at home this year. I want to thank our teachers and staff for their optimism, flexibility and strong drive to do everything needed to teach our students. And, I want to thank our students for digging in, trying hard, and being so independent as they learned, studied and grew this year!

We look forward to seeing our students and families next week during our drive through events. Please see the details included in this newsletter regarding times to pick up and drop off books, and for our kindergarten and 5th grade drive through celebrations.

We also hope you will come out and wave at us as we drive through our Star Lake neighborhood on Thursday, June 17 from 12:30-1:30. We have truly missed seeing our remote students face to face, and this is a fun time for our staff to smile and wave and wish you a happy summer! We all deserve some time to rest and rejuvenate in preparation for the great learning that will start again in the fall.

Please stay tuned over the summer for messages regarding our schedule and procedures for face to face school in the fall. As soon as these details are finalized they will be shared with you.

I wish your family a summer filled with adventure, rest, joy, reading and sunshine! Take care and we will see you soon!

Kris Rennie

Principal