Dear PAML Families, I’d like to start by wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving as this will be my last communication before we all head off for a restful Holiday break. Thank you so much for supporting our two professional days on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Having these days added on to the Thanksgiving break is a new calendar feature and we hope …
Dear PAML Families, We are off to a great start! Actually, I think it’s fair to say that we’re off to the best start in years. Our students are in the building getting used to new routines, and they’re doing great! This week was our first few meetings of an adjusted daily advisory structure with all students meeting in smaller groups with their advisors …
Dear PAML Families, As I write this final newsletter of the year, our students are finishing up some final tasks and getting ready to head out for the summer. I am so thrilled that we have been able to bring back so many of our typical end of year events this year. We hosted two overnight trips, re-envisioned our community work experience called Maple …
Dear PAML Families, As we enter the month of June today we find ourselves simultaneously winding things both “down” and “up” while we inch closer to the end of the school year. Our Middle School Athletics program finishes up this week. We continue to prepare for exciting end of year events like our 5-6 production of Finding Nemo and the High Notes Music Festival. …
Dear PAML Families, I’d like to start off this week by sharing a hearty congratulations to all of the PAML chorus and band members for their performance in the concert this week. It was a truly wonderful event and I particularly enjoyed the opportunity to have our 4th grade band members participate alongside our 5th-8th grade students. One highlight of the event for me …
Dear PAML Families, Yesterday we waved good-bye as our 7th graders departed for their overnight field trip. We are so excited that our students are once again able to take part in these experiences. The 7th grader’s departure this morning feels like the unofficial kick-off to “field trip” season. Each grade level has at least one significant experience off campus between now and the …
Dear PAML Families, I would like to extend the warmest possible expression of gratitude to our students and school adults for all of their efforts during our state testing window this week. We chose to condense our testing efforts to a single week so that we can now focus on finishing the year in a joyful and meaningful way. It was a lot of …
Dear PAML Families, As we head off to Spring Break I just wanted to say thank you for all of your support and engagement. There are many events to look forward to as we now enter the final portion of the school year. Please keep an eye out for communication from your student’s grade level team. We have some very exciting stuff coming up …
Dear PAML Families, I sincerely hope that everyone is enjoying the fabulous weather this week! It has been a great week to kick-off our spring athletic season and spend plenty of extra time outdoors! We’ll be finishing off this week with a school-wide “extra-recess” celebration. Our students and adults have been doing such a great job filling our cube tube with cubes. These cubes …
Dear PAML Families, I’d like to congratulate our students for their polite and respectful behavior this afternoon during our presentation from John Halligan. Our students were engaged in both the presentation and the associated TA activities. John’s message was important for us to hear and we sincerely hope his impact on our building will be long-lasting. John will also be delivering a presentation for …
