Doesn’t it feel like we went through the 4 seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) in just the past two weeks?  We went from 80 degrees to 20 degrees in a matter of a couple of days … The other day we even had a hail storm by us!  All these changes …

Speaking of changes, we were just informed by the hosting school that they are hosting the NYSMAA event on 5/5 and need to use the Middle School.  This means that we will need to change our schedule a little bit!  The board members and staff are working on the calendar changes and we will let you know as soon as possible … and yes, 4/7 is still off so don’t change your plans.

Also,I heard from another parent who I run into from time to time on Metro Norththat the Taconic Parkway will be closing one lane … which means those of us whotravel from the North to come to school may need to leave a bit earlier …

Just thought I would share a story with everyone … my cousin went to his fiancé’s house for dinner and his fiancé’s family was all conversing in their native language.  They tried to make conversation with my cousin so they asked him in English, “Dr. Shieh, do you know how to speak Chinese?”  My cousin replied “not really” … then added “I do know how to write my Chinese name…”.  That night, he came home, called my aunt and asked her “Why didn’t you take me to Chinese School when I was younger?”  My aunt said to him “Oh no, don’t you go there … I took you to the Chinese School and I had to fight with you every week about doing your Chinese homework and fight with you every weekend to get youto go to Chinese School. You wanted to quit, so we quit. Don’t you remember?”  My cousin said to her, “But I was only a kid and you were supposed to “force” me! You are the parent!”   Hmmmmmm, so I told the story to my twins …they rolled their eyes and said “Oh, mom, that is just wonderful!”   See, my twins agree!  :-)  Anyway, just thought I would share that story with the parents, so we can see some light (dim as it may be) at the end of the tunnel.  It will all be worth it … oneday!

See you tomorrow!  Classes start at 9am sharp.  Please be on time.