Monday Memo 5/7/18

Good morning!

Field Trip

The permission slip will be sent home this week.  Please be on the lookout for it!  I've heard from many people who would like to be chaperones.  You are ALL invited, so please try to clear your schedule for Friday, May 25.

Mystery Reader

Mr. Conroy and proud granddaughter Maddie

Thank you to Maddie's grandfather Mr. Conroy for being our Mystery Reader.  He was awesome and reminded me of my first principal, the legendary John Talbot.  Mr. Conroy is a former teacher and school administrator himself, and he generously gave us a copy of his read aloud:  Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship.  This is a great memoir by Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jessica Kensky, who persevered through incredible adversity with the help of her rescue dog--who is named Rescue! 

Nature Scavenger Hunt with Buddies

Interview

Thank you for helping your child facilitate the interview process.  We are excited to hear of the many different jobs in our community and beyond.
 

Grace Lin

It was so exciting to have Grace Lin at Happy Hollow on Friday!  She spoke a lot about Year of the Dog, her autobiographical novel which we are about half-way through.  It was touching to hear about Grace's experience being the only Asian student in her school, and how she longed to see herself reflected in the books she loved to read.  It is our hope that the Happy Hollow Community Bookstop becomes a place where children can find themselves reflected in excellent literature.   

Math

We calculated our proceeds from the yard sale, and we decided to donate the money to Buddy Dog.

Have a great week!

Miriam