What does it take to make a great family gathering?
It takes a lot of dedicated and wonderful people. Occasions such as Friday's Academic Fair and Thanksgiving Feastremind me that I am very thankful to be able to share my life with all of you - our Camelot Family.
Huge thanks to Ms. Jill, Ms. Erin and Ms. Michelle who had the daunting task of coaching many students with varying levels of research experience through a myriad of topics - and all while teaching their regular course load. Fantastic job!
Much appreciation to Ms. Stephanie, Ms. Lori and Mr. Tom for giving extra support to our international students in helping them to understand the expectations of this research assignment.
Kudos to Ms. Wendy for coordinating the great meal and the new venue. Both were a hit.
Well done, Mr. Matt, whose "cool energy" was key to onsite management - including the troubleshooting involved when all of the display boards were stuck in traffic on 147!
Thanks to Ms. Judith and Ms. Roni for their help with student presentations and Ms. Judith for working with Lower School art classes in creating the table decorations.
Way to go, Mr. Glenn and Ms. Teresa, for filling the room with the wonderful sounds of music from our young people and to Mr. Dan and Ms. Amanda for their great work in coordinating all that goes into that behind the scenes.
Awesome job, Ms Lynne, on the Scavenger Hunt and thanks to Ms. Denise, Ms. Liz and Ms. Amy for their help in executing this new activity.
Kudos to Mr. Scott for getting the word out to prospective families and to the press about the event and, of course, for working every day to help assemble such an amazing student body.
A thousand thanks to Mr. Mike, Ms. Joyce, Ms. Jenny, Ms. Charlotte and Ms. Krista for the myriad ways they supported our students in preparation for this event.
Special thanks to the tutors for their many hours of help and guidance.
Thank you, parents and families, for your work and encouragement pacing your students through this important work. Also, thank you for arranging your very busy schedules to attend the event - there is nothing that sends a stronger message to our children about what we value than being there- and we fully appreciate the enormous effort made by all to gather together for this occasion.
Finally, a word of thanks to our students, who were exemplary in supporting each other, welcoming our guests and rising to the occasion. I couldn't be more proud of you.
I wish you all a week filled with time to count your many blessings and with much peace. I look forward to seeing you on Monday, December 2 for the last module of 2013!