November 2001

Changes

After the girls return from Thanksgiving Break, they will have new teachers for reading and math. This rotation allows the girls to be taught by each teacher during the course of the school year.

Calling All Elves!

Catch the spirit of the season by supporting the annual RPCS Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 1. This year’s theme is “Around the World.” Parent Volunteers are needed to help work the Second Grade booth. One hour shifts begin at 11:00 a.m. and the last shift ends at 4:00 p.m. Clean-up volunteers are also welcome.

Our class booth is “Lucite frame painting”. To sign-up, return the form sent home ASAP or call our Chairperson, Lucy Wilder (410.833.3263). Yule be glad you did.

Bear Hugs

Each year the girls take part in a community service project that is age appropriate. This year the Second and Third grades will be interacting with residents of Roland Park Place. A resident who is also a graduate of RPCS, will be coming to the school to speak to the girls on what it’s like to be elderly. The girls will be making holiday cards and ornaments for the residents during the course of the year. They will also take their Holiday and Spring Concert music on the road to entertain the residents. The relationship between RPCS and RPP is a special one. RPP was built on the site of our old campus. Both the girls and the residents look forward to the interaction this project brings.

Halloween Party

Thanks to all of the Parent volunteers! The girls had a great time. Who knew bobbing for apples was going to be such a hit?

Uniforms

If you are one of the remaining souls who is still waiting for uniform parts, the end is in sight…. Jean Brune has renegotiated the contract with EAssociates. They will only hold exclusivity on the jumper, skirt and shorts from now on. The school is working on finding shirts of good quality that are also of equal or better price (EAssociates actually have the lowest price when one factors in the logo). Bear Essentials has school shirts for sale if you need them and haven’t received your order yet (be sure to cancel your order with EAssociates first).

Crisis Management

Keep a look-out for a letter from Jean Brune detailing the new policies and procedures of the school in the event of tornado, air raid and other emergencies. She will explain the protocol for parents removing their children from the school. There will also be a new bell sound for the girls to respond to in emergency situations. Teachers and staff will be using electronic badges to gain access to the school, thus maintaining tighter security.

The Bridge Construction

Completion date for the Roland Avenue Bridge has been pushed forward to the spring (of course). The traffic inconvenience will just be something we deal with this year, just as the new building construction was what we dealt with last year. The end product will be worth the wait!

And Now For Some Unpleasant Business….

New parents in the Kindergarten and Pre-First have made some serious observations. Apparently, our carpool manners aren’t what they should be. Keep in mind these people are usually the first in line and have been sitting in line from 2:30 or so. Their observations of the rest of us include:

1. our driving up around 3:15, double parking in front of pull-in spaces or non-spaces and walking our child/children out. This is not only discouraged by the school it is upsetting to those people playing by the rules.

2. our driving past the carpool lane, pulling in front of the lead car and waiting for our child.

3. our poor example to our children of patience and acceptable behavior while waiting in line.

A number of these parents have been writing down the make and tag number of vehicles as well as descriptions of the offending drivers. They are very serious about their grievances.

If something in the above paragraph describes your behavior, please adjust your carpool style. There are usually parking spaces on Deepdene and Roland (below the bridge) at carpool time if you must walk into school.

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