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February 2010
Dear St. Clement’s Family,
Gung Hee Fat Choy! The tiger is said to be a vivid,
engaging, lively, extremely brave and lucky animal.
It’s also said that having a tiger in the house is the
best protection against the evils. Though we may not
have a tiger in our homes, may this be an auspicious
year for all!
Mahalo for taking the time to respond to our Family
Survey. Our return rate was 86%. The questions on the
survey rated the areas of relationships, curriculum,
teaching, assessment of child progress, health,
teachers, families, community relationships, physical
environment, leadership and management. Your responses
showed great satisfaction in nearly all areas, the
highest being in our teaching, good relationships with
teachers and staff, feeling respected and welcomed by
the program staff, satisfaction and trust that your
children are well taken care of at school, and
satisfaction with administration and management of the
program. Particular questions that appear to need
attention are the one on talking with the teacher about
your child at least once a week, and receiving
information about findings after the program
evaluation. We review the findings and do try to
improve each year. Thank you for being a part of this
process.
An assessment of our traffic situation shows that the
double lane entry onto campus has helped tremendously to
alleviate the backup on Makiki Street. Though we cannot
control the jam that occurs periodically on Punahou
Street, it’s still better than in the past. Thank you
for your cooperation and attention that has brought
about this improvement.
We are fast moving into the next season and our children
are continuing to develop at a rapid pace. Separation
anxieties are by and large gone. The occasional tears
usually are explained to when the children say that the
extra hug was not given or received, mom or dad will be
away from home for a while, or some sharing was
forgotten at home. Once on campus, these tears stop.
Our days start beautifully with happy children and
cheery greetings from children and adults.
Weather permitting, we will be having our Chapel
Services in the Cooke Building courtyard while the new
organ is being installed in the church. Please feel
free to join us there.
Please be sure to mark your calendars for School and
Parish Workday on Saturday, March 6th, Spring
Recess Marsh 22nd through 26th,
and our Easter Food Drive on Wednesday, March 31st.
Thank you for your continued support and cooperation
that energize all of us at St. Clement’s School.
Sincerely,
Patsy M. Izumo, Director |
