Staff Update
Monday, December 14th - Friday, December 18th
- Last Studio in a School Session before exhibition
Tuesday, December 15th
- Maples go to the Whitney Museum
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: School Tour for Prospective families
Wednesday, December 16th
1:15 - 5:15: Wednesday Planning and Professional Development
Thursday, December 17th
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM: Kindergarten CST
Friday, December 18th
- Michelle Leaves at 3:00 PM
This Week's Events
First School Tour on Tuesday, December 15th
Thursday Meetings with the Learning Supports Team
Announcements
Holiday Party Tuesday, December 22nd
We will be having our winter party on Tuesday, December 22. You and a guest (and your children) are invited to come relax, imbibe, eat some good Italian food, and celebrate our success this fall. Maple parent, Tom, is again hooking us up with access to the back space of his Clinton Hill spot, Emerson Bar.
Pizzas from Graziella's will be served and their will be drink specials at the bar on us. Also, Emerson has a DJ booth (iPod and turntables <bring your own needles>) that Tom has given us access too. More details below and please RSVP by Tuesday, 12/15, so that we know how much food to order. You will need to type in yourself and your guest separately (you can make up an email address for these purposes).
Email Todd with questions.
FSA/HRA Account Reminder from Little Bird
If you currently have a health Flexible Spending Account (FSA), you are allowed to carryover up to $500 from that account into 2016. Please remember to submit any receipts for reimbursement by December 31st via the Ameriflex website (myameriflex.com).
You can find out if an item or service qualifies as an eligible FSA or HRA expense by clicking the link below:Check out the website, fsastore.com where you can purchase various items using your FSA or HRA account.
Please feel free to reach out to the Little Bird Benefits Concierge if you have any questions about your account or for any other benefits-related inquiries. Thye can be reached at 877-227-9994 or via e-mail mybenefits@littlebird.hr
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When Rich and Poor Learn Together, Kids Win
by Rebecca Klein
- A North Carolina study proves again that economic diversity across students in a school is a really good idea.
Dear Justice Scalia: Here's What I Learned as a Black Student Struggling at an Elite College
by Afi Odelia-Scruggs