Welcome Back!
We welcome you all back from Spring Break. It was wonderful to have the students back on campus and to look forward to all the exciting events coming up. We are preparing for class plays, class and field trips, the Pentathlon, the Medieval Games, the Wholesome Hoedown, the Hike-a-thon, Eighth Grade Graduation and more!
Here are the blocks for all the classes:
Morning Glory: Story of The Spring Seed and Spring songs and crafts
Lavender Rose: Spring songs and activities, collecting ladybugs.
White Rose: Story of Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle and Golden Knight Tasks
Grade 1: Language Arts
Grade 2: Mathematics - Multiplication
Grade 3: Reading and Writing - Play Preparation
Grade 4/5: Botany
Grade 6: Geology and Preparation for the Medieval Games
Grade 7/8: Anatomy and Preparation for Mentorship Presentations
Important Dates
Saturday, April 25: Spring Soiree 5 - 10 p.m.
Thursday, May 7: May Faire and Grandparents/Special Friends Celebration (more information forthcoming)
Monday, May 11: Strings Assembly at Drop Off
Friday, May 15: Hike-a-thon from 9 a.m. to noon (more information forthcoming)
Thursday, May 21: Faculty Led Parent Meeting at 2 p.m.
Monday, May 25: Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
Friday, May 29: End of Year Potluck 5 - 6:30 p.m. (more information forthcoming)
Wednesday, June 3: Flower Ceremony and Grade 8 Graduation
Thursday, June 4: Last Day of School - no after school care
Micro-Abandonment: How Your Phone Distractions Impact Your Child’s Sense of Safety
The video—part of the Simplicity Parenting Podcast with Kim John Payne—explores how small, everyday moments of parental distraction (especially from smartphones) can create a sense of micro‑abandonment in children. Payne explains that when a child seeks connection—through a glance, a question, or a bid for attention—and the parent is absorbed in their device, the child may experience a subtle but real rupture in their sense of safety and belonging.
Key ideas:
Children rely on micro‑moments of connection (eye contact, tone, presence) to feel secure.
Phone interruptions break these micro‑connections, even if the parent is physically present.
Repeated micro‑abandonments accumulate, shaping a child’s emotional regulation, trust, and behavior.
Parents don’t need perfection—just awareness and intentional “repair” when connection is disrupted.
Small shifts (pausing before checking the phone, narrating what you’re doing, reconnecting after a distraction) can significantly strengthen a child’s sense of safety.
Overall takeaway
The message isn’t about guilt—it’s about noticing how tiny moments of presence (or absence) shape a child’s inner world. By reducing device-driven interruptions and reconnecting intentionally, parents can foster deeper security and resilience in their children.
Grade 8 Handwork
The 8th graders completed these beautiful small quilts in their Handwork class with Ballard Sensei. They have been working on the sewing machines this year as they have been learning about the Industrial Revolution. These blankets will be donated to the Linus Project, a non-profit organization that collects and distributes blankets to children in hospitals, social service agencies, or anywhere a child might be in need of comfort.
Welcome Spring!
All Nature seems at work. Slugs leave their lair—The bees are stirring—birds are on the wing—And Winter slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge
