Dear Parents,

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you’ve successfully navigated to our new location for any and all school information.  I encourage you to get in the habit of checking the “news” and “today at school” sections of the website for the latest updates. 

Monday is a Labor Day holiday and we do not have school.  I hope you enjoy your long weekend.  Sarah, Ira, and I will be heading to our homeland of Kansas for the first time since Memorial Day. We cherish this annual time for family reconnection.

Mark your calendars!  Saturday, Sept. 17^th at 3:00pm is the City Garden Family Picnic at Tower Grove Park.  We will gather at the Gus Fogt Site (just north across the street from where we gathered last year).  We are looking for a group of parent volunteers to help with this event.  Please contact Kristina Mavers-Vogel, family support coordinator, at Kristina@citygardenschool.org or 314-664-7646 if you would like to volunteer.  More details are on the way about this fun event! 

If you have a second or third grade boy interested in playing soccer, please e-mail Bridget Rush bannerush@yahoo.com for details.

I have attached two abstracts of articles relating to some current research in Science magazine about executive functioning in the brain.  These articles tie in nicely with what we are doing at City Garden with Montessori education, and stimulate thoughtful insights into what types of extracurricular activities are most beneficial for youth. 

Regards,

Jami Sweeney

Head of School