Dear YG staff, We are down to the final week, and so close to the end. This year has been filled with many challenges, pivots, changes, staff shortages, COVID quarantines, and adjusting to colocated life at 850 Howard. Thank you…
Category: Staff Newsletter
YG Staff Newsletter – June 6, 2022
Dear YG staff, We have a lot going on in our 4-day week: the North Region Revisioning meeting, a staff meeting, Bilingual Store, Field Day, Kindergarten interviews, an EA meeting, and Grading Day I want to remind everyone that I…
YG Staff Newsletter – May 30, 2022
Dear YG staff, It’s actually 12.5 days, since the last day is a half-day. Speaking of the last day, Takako asked me if lunch would be served on that final Friday. In the past, we did not serve lunch, but…
YG Staff Newsletter – May 23, 2022
Dear YG staff, I hope you are enjoying the sunny weekend. It feels like we completely skipped over spring this year with so much cloudy and rainy weather. It’s nice to see some sunshine. I spent Saturday with Faith who…
YG Staff Newsletter – May 16, 2022
Dear YG staff, I hope you are having a good weekend. It got a little bit warm on Saturday, and we are expecting temperatures up to 70 degrees on Sunday. I’m hoping we have nice weather this week. We are…
YG Staff Newsletter – May 9, 2022
Dear YG staff, Wednesday is National School Nurse Day. I want to take the opportunity to give a shout out to Nurse Robin and to our health assistant, Monika. I really appreciate it when they are here, as we have…
YG Staff Newsletter – May 2, 2022
Dear YG staff, This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize our dedicated, professional, and just plain awesome teachers. To show their appreciation, our EAs will be providing edibles on Monday. I will…
YG Staff Newsletter – April 25, 2022
Dear YG staff, This Wednesday is Administrative Professional’s Day, what used to be called “Secretary’s Day” back in the day. I want to give a big shout out to Laura for always being so cheerful and making us all smile…
YG Staff Newsletter – April 18, 2022
Dear YG staff, I hope you had a good weekend. If you were one of the families who celebrate Easter, I hope you had a good time with your families. Items of Note Guest Teachers and Substitutes Jemei continues to…
YG Staff Newsletter – April 11, 2022
Dear YG staff, This will be a shorter than usual newsletter. I will be providing updates early in the week. Looking forward to a 4-day week. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Items of Note Guest Teachers and Substitutes Jemei…