Communications Keeping Us Informed – When there’s been a change or important event in your family (illness, parent out of town, trouble sleeping, relative visiting, new baby, move, etc.) please let your child’s teacher or advisor know. We can help your child through a rough patch (or happy tumult) if the lines of communication are open. If you have a concern about your child, talk to his/her teacher. For miscellaneous changes in schedule—appointments, changes in pick-up or drop-off schedule—please email attendance@sffriendsschool.org as well as your child’s teacher or send in a handwritten note. Your child’s teacher will call you or send an email if there is a question about your child’s work or play at school. There is always a lot of information about school activities on the Parent Wiki. We deeply value effective and child-supportive communication, honor the importance of confidentiality, and promise to do our best to work together with parents in a positive, productive way. Blog – Our school website, www.sffriendsschool.org, contains a school blog that features stories and news about our community. We will announce new stories posted to our blog via the weekly Circle Back newsletter (see below). Our school blog is a key place to find in-depth articles on special programs and events, and to find personal reflections from our students, parents, faculty and professional community, as well as from our Head of School. Circle Back – Our newsletter, Circle Back, is emailed every Sunday. We hope that you will make an effort to read this important all-school newsletter, as it is a vital source of information about school events, policies, and other timely matters. An archive of Circle Back newsletters can be accessed at any time on the Parent Wiki. Website – Our school website is www.sffriendsschool.org. The website is a comprehensive source of all things SFFS, including curriculum outlines, staff contact information, and explanations of our philosophy and educational approach. We encourage you to read through it. We’ve created a password-protected area labeled “parents” that links through to our Parent Wiki (private, for school community members only), a detailed calendar of school events, photos, and both current and archived Circle Back newsletters. Wiki – The SFFS Parent Wiki is an online community resource that shares valuable information about our school. The SFFS Wiki includes a school directory, calendar of events, the weekly dismissal form, the school newsletter, information about the Parents Association, enrichment and athletic program details, and much more. This is the most comprehensive source of information on many school-related topics, and we encourage all
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