Silvana's Suite

Welcome Back!  Never before have these words felt so good.  It is difficult to capture in a letter the positive vibe present in our School.   It gives me terrific pleasure to roam our classrooms and across our campus, both indoors and outdoors, observing our learning community at work and play! PJS is humming with school life.

I am looking forward to the start of an exciting and productive 2021-2022 school year, where we are all together once again on campus. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you a few important updates that are pertinent to our community’s return next week.

Princeton Junior School will open on September 8th, on campus and in person! We are fortunate that our small class size, spacious campus and access to the outdoors allow us to come together safely.The attached Opening Plan for 2021-2022 addresses frequently asked questions. 

We are all tapping into our reserves of energy and resilience after a year of repeated challenges. We endured an unsettling week, with a turn in the pandemic, we also witnessed the disturbing and unprecedented scenes of violence that played out in our nation's capital, leaving us all shaken and disheartened. We must keep hope strong, even in the face of adversity, no matter how devastating, together we can get through it. 

Halloween at Princeton Junior School looked a little different this year, but fun was certainly had by all at our parade and class parties! Thank you to our class parents and PJSPA for organizing fun activities and crafts for our children to enjoy. 
 

Please click the link below to enjoy a video of our Halloween parade and class festivities!

Halloween 2020

By Anya Kamenetz, Cory Turner & Sylvie Douglis, NPR

By Anya Kamenetz & Cory Turner, NPR

National Association of School Psychologists

By Adrienne Farr, www.parents.com

Wednesday, June 3 at 4:30 PM

Join Silvana and Bev Gallagher to discuss "A parent's role in a child's reading and writing life." We are looking forward to an exciting conversation. A list of read aloud books will be available. There will be a chance to ask questions and gather ideas.

RSVP needed by Monday, June 1st to bgallagher@princetonjuniorschool.org

Book Club: Wisdom at Play by Juliana McIntyre Fenn

Wednesdays at 4:30pm, May 6, 13, 29
Open to PJS parents, faculty, and adults outside our community.  RSVP required so that we can provide the Zoom Conference information.

Kari Pashman, LCSW, joined us to address parenting concerns during Covid-19 crisis.