La Salle Parent Newsletter For Parents and Friends of La Salle College Preparatory • Pasadena • California May 2020
Principal Ideas Hello. We have somehow reached the end of the 20192020 school year, and what a year to remember.
Courtney R. Kassakhian Principal
Reflection Prayer St. John Baptist de La Salle
"Never speak to anyone except with kindness"
(Med. 65.2)
We know that this move to distance learning for students, remote working for many parents, and the complete change to habits for everyone that this pandemic has necessitated have been difficult. Some of our students took to distance learning easily; others struggled. We all had to adjust to our new situations and an increase in anxieties and unknowns in our daily lives. For myself, these last two months have been a constant roller coaster of emotions struggling to keep up with a job that changed overnight while also trying not to drop the ball on my work at home as a mother of a five year old. I know so many of you face the same struggle, you need only adjust the age of the child. I also know that despite these struggles, people all over the world have stepped up to the challenge of these times and our La Salle community is no exception. Although we have not been perfect, I know we have been constantly reflecting and working on our distance learning program to not only give students a quality education, but also keep them connected to the community. So, I’d like to highlight just a few of the things that have happened in our community since having to stay “safer at home”: • Student Life created weekly activities to keep our students engaged with each other virtually including a spirit week, contests via Instagram, a virtual talent show, and a beautiful virtual prayer service for our annual Founder’s Day celebration • Our arts departments have found ways for our students to keep creating and sharing their work through an on-line AP Art show, virtual
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