Thank you to all the parents who came out to our 2nd Home and School Meeting! Your input is so valuable and appreciated. May God continue to bless our school and move it forward according to His will.
For those who could not make it, I want to give you a brief update. The school board has created a steering committee to cast a vision for the school and hopefully increase enrollment.
This week we also started a tutoring program at the school. We have wonderful volunteers who are working with our children Monday-Thursday at the teachers' discretion. One of our tutors is studying to be a rocket scientist! They are truly a blessing and the kids seem to really like working with them so far.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns, comments, ideas.
God bless,
Kathy Grasso
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Thank you again to all the parents who came to our first Home and School Meeting of the year! I hope we will have an even better turnout for our next meeting on November 17th. I want to thank my husband, Angelo Grasso, for cooking a delicious meal and setting up this blog. Thank you to all those who help set up and clean up, may God richly bless you. We also want to thank Pr. Graham for sharing the devotional thought with us admonishing us to walk humbly with God as we seek wisdom in the education of our children. Ms. Young, we are grateful that you so willingly provided afteschool care as well as supervision during the meeting.
And, of course, thank you Mr. Forsey for helping with all the preparations and walking us through Step up and RenWeb. Please be sure to set up a time to meet with Mr. Forsey if you are having difficulty accessing RenWeb. If you're tired of looking for pizza change or lunch money, then RenWeb will be a relief because you can order your student's lunch and have it charged to your account!
Make sure, if you haven't already, and are interested, to visit the Step Up website and apply for the income-based scholarships ASAP. Link provided on right hand side.
Additional issues discussed were before/after-school care and vegetarian lunches.
1. Unfortunately, the budget does not allow the school to hire someone to provide before or after school care, especially if only 1-2 families will use it. We discussed a few ideas with parents present. One idea involves families helping one another with pick up/child care. Another parent also suggested using YMCA to pick up for after-school program at their facility. We welcome more ideas!
2. A few parents are finding it difficult to provide vegetarian lunches. Next week we will meet with
the school board to propose allowing students to bring "clean meats" only and no sharing to accommodate these families. We will update you!
Have a wonderful week! Let us continue to lift up our school in prayer.
Feel free to contact me with any comments, concerns, questions, etc.
In His Service,
Kathy
Make sure, if you haven't already, and are interested, to visit the Step Up website and apply for the income-based scholarships ASAP. Link provided on right hand side.
Additional issues discussed were before/after-school care and vegetarian lunches.
1. Unfortunately, the budget does not allow the school to hire someone to provide before or after school care, especially if only 1-2 families will use it. We discussed a few ideas with parents present. One idea involves families helping one another with pick up/child care. Another parent also suggested using YMCA to pick up for after-school program at their facility. We welcome more ideas!
2. A few parents are finding it difficult to provide vegetarian lunches. Next week we will meet with
the school board to propose allowing students to bring "clean meats" only and no sharing to accommodate these families. We will update you!
Have a wonderful week! Let us continue to lift up our school in prayer.
Feel free to contact me with any comments, concerns, questions, etc.
In His Service,
Kathy
Monday, October 6, 2014
Welcome
Greetings!
Thank you for visiting the SAA Home and School Association blog. It is our hope that this will be a forum for the parents of SAA to collaborate with each other to, by God's grace, make our school the best place it can be.
In the coming weeks you will find links to relevant articles on parenting and education along with opportunities to provide input on how to improve your child's educational experience at SAA. You will also be able to find opportunities to get involved hands on. On that note, please take a moment to visit the "Volunteer" tab above (Click on the blue downward pointing arrow on Mobile devices) and indicate which areas you would like to help out with. If you have a passion or burden in an area that isn't listed, please feel free to contact us with your suggestions.
Finally, we know that we all have options when it comes to educating our children. Yet we chose SAA for a reason. We chose SAA because we believe in the promise of Christian Education. But that promise can only come to fruition if we work together, both at Home and School, for the sake of our children's ultimate success, both here on earth and also for eternity.
God Bless!
Katherine Grasso, PAC, MPH
Home and School Coordinator
Thank you for visiting the SAA Home and School Association blog. It is our hope that this will be a forum for the parents of SAA to collaborate with each other to, by God's grace, make our school the best place it can be.
In the coming weeks you will find links to relevant articles on parenting and education along with opportunities to provide input on how to improve your child's educational experience at SAA. You will also be able to find opportunities to get involved hands on. On that note, please take a moment to visit the "Volunteer" tab above (Click on the blue downward pointing arrow on Mobile devices) and indicate which areas you would like to help out with. If you have a passion or burden in an area that isn't listed, please feel free to contact us with your suggestions.
Finally, we know that we all have options when it comes to educating our children. Yet we chose SAA for a reason. We chose SAA because we believe in the promise of Christian Education. But that promise can only come to fruition if we work together, both at Home and School, for the sake of our children's ultimate success, both here on earth and also for eternity.
God Bless!
Katherine Grasso, PAC, MPH
Home and School Coordinator
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