August 12, 2016
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year!! We hope the summer break was refreshing and fulfilling for all of you and that your travels are bringing you safely to our midst for school opening.
As per the cover letter from, Rob Batchelder, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, it’s my pleasure to be joining the Warriors as your new Director for the exciting year ahead!! I’m looking forward to meeting all of you and personally welcoming you to this vibrant and inviting school. More about me and other information worth reading throughout the year will be captured on my Director’s blog – Zimplicity! Please join the conversation here: https://zimplicity.org/
We have a wonderful team of educators and leaders ready to greet your children on the first day, assuring consistency of practice and stability of program in the early days of the school year. We open with an enrollment of 950 and are finishing our welcome of 39 new faculty, who will be joining returning faculty next week for important preparation activities.
As usual, all of our summer teams have worked hard to assure that the facility has been prepared for your arrival and you will see a number of changes in rooms and common spaces as you explore the building. There are too many changes to list entirely here, but all of them constitute important updates to facilitate the continued growth and development of the programs we offer.
Please plan to join us for the various initial events on the calendar. Be sure to become an active PTO member and look for welcome meetings to attend and committees where you can make a contribution of your time and talent toward enhancing our sense of community. This is an important time of year to build new relationships, renew collaborations, and enhance what we do to make ASW such a special community for all of us.
Here’s a summary of some key events in the first week:
- New Family & Student Orientation, Monday, August 22, 9:00a, Cafeteria
- Director’s Coffee morning, Tuesday, August 23, 8:45a, Cafeteria
- PTO Newcomer Coffee, Thursday, August 25, 8:45a, Cafeteria
Best wishes to all for a wonderful first week and a successful new year!
Sincerely,
Jon P. Zurfluh
Director
jzurfluh@aswarsaw.org