Parent Meeting, Open House, and Some Observation

We had the Parent Meeting and Open House this evening at Foussat.

I personally felt that we had a great turn out for the parent meeting. The principal and his assistant began the meeting and our PTA president introduced the 2nd-year board members to the crowd.

Some of the recurring subjects were the cooperation and teamwork between the school and the home, respecting oneself and others, and high expectation for disciplined behavior.

I enjoyed the visit to my son's class and listening to Mr. Montgomery's highly positive presentation of the 5th-grade curriculum. What stands out in my mind is one of his words: "it is not about focusing on one's weakness but finding and expanding one's strength." I may have used different vocabularies as my old brain is shrinking and no longer retain the details of what I hear or observe. Anyways, I observed that Mr. Montgomery loves teaching and loves children. And with some mixed feeling, I realized and accepted that he will be further encouraging my son's autonomy and argumentative personality which already has been encouraged by my husband who is also a teacher (only at a high school in different county).

This reminds me about the first or second day into this academic year. My son came back from the school and passed on the story Mr. Montgomery told the class. It's about a babble which all the adults considered and treated as though it were a trouble. Consequently, the babble became their trouble. Then there was a girl who saw it as what it was, a babble. Then it acted as it should be, a babble.

I thought it was a great tale for all the parents to contemplate. Do we treat our children as children or as troubles?

Midori
PTA Officer

Spellman Magic Spectacular Night

The first event at the Foussat is the Spellman Magic show on September 26th.

We expect a great number of guests this year again. 5th graders and their parents host this family event to begin raising funds for camp in May. Steve Spellman amazes the crowd while we serve dinner and snacks. PTA needs lots of volunteers to help organize this event. Detailed information is to be distributed soon