The 2023 school year has come to an end! It has been a wonderful year full of opportunities to gather as community and grow as community members. We are now heading into one of my favorite times of the year—prep week. 

This time feels like a major reset ahead of the new school year. It gives each classroom team an opportunity to connect and reflect. During this time we re-up our CPR/first aid and many other trainings, continue our work with Amazeworks anti bias education, and reset the environment. Our work with Amazeworks this week will be focused on micro aggressions and the act of calling others in. I am eager to continue the work of unpacking the micro aggressions I unknowingly perpetuate daily. This topic is one that is crucial when creating an inclusive school community. 

The environment reset is one of my favorite parts of prep week. During the year we try to keep changes in the environment to a minimum to avoid disrupting the children’s sense of order, so during this time we are able to make all of the changes we have been thinking about all year long. I am looking forward to this collaborative process with the whole CH2 team. 

Another exciting new element that we are adding to our prep week is a kindergarten visit! This visit is for our incoming kindergarteners to help with a few tasks around the environment. It will give them an opportunity to explore the changes to the environment while also starting their year off in leadership position. 

I hope that you are able to enjoy this break from school with your family. We will be hard at work to provide the best learning environment for the children.

Molly