Greetings Parents!!<\/p>\n
We have just one day left before a well-deserved holiday. \u00a0The beauty of winter vacation the Moscow way is that extra bit of time that we have in January before we need to return. \u00a0You’re welcome! \u00a0But, let’s make sure to be back in seats on Monday the 11th to bask in the renewed energy after\u00a0our sojourn to all points of the compass.<\/p>\n
But, before you leave, allow me a bit of time to thank someone and then lightly scold the rest of you. \u00a0My thanks to Mr. Baillieu for his response to\u00a0my request from last week<\/a>\u00a0regarding sending messages of hope and possibility to our students:<\/p>\n James Thurber is better known for his humourous writings such as \u2018The Secret Life of Walter Mitty\u2019 but he was something of a philosopher as well. He said, \u201cLook not back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.<\/strong>\u201d Appropriate words for these times. Never lose hope! — James Baillieu, parent<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Wonderful response and perfect to the assigned task. \u00a0Thank you! Powerful words of encouragement that I can enthusiastically share with students.<\/p>\n Now, here comes the slight scolding part. \u00a0One response?!?!? \u00a0Really?!?!? \u00a0I know it is a busy time of year, so I hear the concern that emerged through your lack of participation. \u00a0Therefore, like any good teacher, I’m hereby extending your deadline to January 10. \u00a0That should give you plenty of time for contemplation and thoughtful consideration of your messages of encouragement for our youth. \u00a0When you are ready to respond, the place remains the same –\u00a0please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Remember, you are not limited by language. \u00a0Feel free to respond in your language of choice and greatest familiarity.<\/p>\n Beyond this, let me simply wish everyone well for the upcoming vacation!! \u00a0Wherever the break takes you, stay safe and know that we will be counting the days until your return. \u00a0I hope, at least in part, that the season brings time with family, nurtured by the hopes and dreams of the holiday spirit!!<\/p>\n For those few families that are saying farewell at this juncture, and there are always a few, our regular message to you and yours: \u00a0Once a Penguin, Always a Penguin!! \u00a0Your legacy of contribution will live on in our hearts and memories!<\/p>\n Ho Ho Ho & Happy Holidays!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Greetings Parents!! We have just one day left before a well-deserved holiday. \u00a0The beauty of winter vacation the Moscow way is that extra bit of time that we have in January before we need to return. \u00a0You’re welcome! \u00a0But, let’s make sure to be back in seats on Monday the 11th to bask in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}