Upper School Newsletter - November 4, 2020

Quote of the Week

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor E. Frankl

 

Interesting Article

Developing Resilience

 

Academic Planning Day for Faculty on December 9 — No Classes

On Wednesday, December 9, faculty will participate in an academic planning day. School will be closed to students that day, and no classes will be held.

 

Senior Portrait Update

Senior portraits that were taken on September 30 and October 21 are now available for purchase online. Seniors who were photographed on these dates should have received an email from Freed Photography with your private gallery information. If you have not received this email (check your spam too), please contact FREED at support@freedphoto.com or call 301.652.5452.

Due to the current schedule change for the Upper School, the senior portrait days that were scheduled for November 4 and November 11 will be rescheduled. Senior families will receive an email announcement with the new dates this week and reminders will be included in future issues of the Weekly Newsletter.

All-Husky Spirit Day on November 10

 

UPDATES AND REMINDERS FROM LAST WEEK

 

Upcoming Virtual Parent Conferences — Friday, November 6, and Wednesday, November 11

As previously noted, there will be no classes on these two days, in order to maximize parent conference slots. If you haven’t already, please review the email you received for details on how to sign up.

 

Exam Period

There will be no exams in the Upper School in December. We will only have exams at the end of the school year. Classes in the Middle and Upper School will go on as regularly scheduled through December 18.

 

Driving Spirit Award Nominations Due December 11

Send your nominations to Ana Yarbrough.

The Driving Spirit Award recognizes current Flint Hill teachers and staff who have demonstrated ethical leadership, diligent intellectual scholarship and a commitment to teaching, coaching and mentoring students. Recipients are recognized for their contributions to the “Driving Spirit,” which makes our School the special and unique place we all value — a place that honors excellence while emphasizing the importance of our core values: respect and value all equally, lead and support with compassion, act with integrity, imagine what’s possible and blaze the trail. These teachers and staff members lead by example through their dedication and ability to energize and inspire Flint Hill’s community to new heights of learning and leadership, both inside and outside the classroom.

Please think about the great current teachers and staff members in the Flint Hill community whom you believe fit this description. Emails and letters should be sent to Ana Yarbrough by Friday, December 11.