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My late father-in-law was an officer for the South Vietnamese military. He trained with American soldiers and fought alongside them. He met my mother-in-law as he was standing guard at a refugee camp she moved into. She had watched her home burn to the ground.
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As the war ended, my FIL was given a choice, leave his home country, or stay and be “re-educated.” In case it’s not clear, “re-educated,” as he explained it, was to be sent into the jungle until your death.
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He, his wife, and their two young children -my husband and his sister- left everything and came to live in a refugee camp in the US before moving to Virginia. I remember well a story my FIL told me shortly before he passed away:
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Dear Virtual Friends, This is a special message for you. I want you to know how very important you are. Somebody once told me you are superheroes, and they’re right! You are! Superheroes have special powers, and so do you.
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Do you know you are the very first in the whole entire world to ever learn the way you’re learning?? And because you’re staying virtual, you get to keep blazing the trail of how to get smarter even without the school building! Know who else does that? Spider-Man!
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Spider-Man still goes to school, except for when he can’t because he’s saving the world. Just like you, he has to figure out how to get smarter without being in a school building. And just like you, he’s doing it!
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Conversation between @FairfaxNAACP, @FCPSSupt, & FCPS Leadership Team was essential this evening. It was a brave convo. We must have brave convos to move forward. And moving our children forward is what we’re here for. #RaiseEveryVoice #Connected #OneSchool #OneCommunity #OneGoal
Some take-aways to remain vigilant- ensure ALL Cardinals FEEL welcome, seen, honored, and supported; encourage open communication (including brave conversations); continue to seek out and find students in need during this ongoing crisis
Hold onto them, ALL the children, hold them tight to the CPES ship amidst this never-ending storm we’re navigating. We will. Our staff is ready. Our pyramid is ready. We are in this #together.
Dear Friends, As I watch tonight’s School Board meeting still in progress, a few thoughts come to mind: we are #OneSchool always, whether we are on-campus or virtual on Sept 8th, we are #Connected 1/
This fall is not a matter of school being “open” or “closed,” no matter how this meeting ends, schools *open* in the fall, and we can’t wait! 2/
As soon as we receive final direction from @FCPSSupt, we are ready to hit the ground running and get concrete plans in place that we will share with you asap 3/
Dear Friends, I wish I had hard and fast answers and advice for you on making your decisions for return to school. By now, you have hopefully seen the letter emailed to you yesterday from the Superintendent describing the choices in front of all us parents (and teachers too). 1/
My advice at this moment is to maybe speak to your health care professionals, meet as families, make charts to list and compare pros and cons (leave them up to add to for a few days because you won’t think of everything in one sitting) 2/
And listen to your heart and gut and do what’s best for your child. If there’s one thing I can say of Cunningham Park families, it’s this -you have gotten your children through this so far, you will get them through the next part too. We will do it together. 3/
Next week, there is no school Wed, Nov 21-Fri, Nov 23.
School holidays are perfect times to shift our focus away from class expectations & onto that which is important to each of us as individuals & families. Students in all Madison Pyramid schools are free from homework (1/3)
School holidays are perfect times to shift our focus away from class expectations & onto that which is important to each of us as individuals & families. Students in all Madison Pyramid schools are free from homework (1/3)
& assignments throughout Thanksgiving, winter, & spring breaks. You are encouraged to be yourselves & do what feeds your spirits. Whether you travel with family, play with friends, enjoy coveted alone time, or a little of everything, what you end up with is awesome. (2/3)
We look forward to coming back together as a Cardinal Family after the break & continuing our PBLs, concept-based learning, growing, & laughing together as #OneSchool! ♥️ (3/3)
