P+February+2009

__ School Life Committee – minutes of meeting 2-3-09 __ attending: Mary, Martha, Lisa, Kathryn, Dawn, Barbara, Mary Deborah, Leon, Charlie, Kathy regrets: Dick, Cheryl, Linda, Clara We hold Linda in the light as she prepares for surgery. __ Parenting Class __ E-mails have gone to head teachers for distribution Included in this week’s issue of //Update// Will be in this week’s PSA newsletter ?Add to //What’s New// section on web? Funding – perhaps some from PSA – rest from school ? Is US Meeting Hall available for the meetings? Lisa will be liaison with Mike & Marsha about notices, readings, reminders, hospitality Lisa will make up cards to hand out at conferences __ PSA __ Jan. 30 dance – a good time; smaller crowd than last year hope it’s not a trend __ Meeting for Worship __ Next one – February 25 Marybeth Dugan will coordinate refreshments & a short discussion of the community read Kathy will get a banner to hang at entrance the week of MFW __ Query re: war games – where are we? __ concern turned over to Friday meeting discussion in progress; Charlie will remind __ Upcoming SLC meetings: __ Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 – 8:30 no April meeting Tuesday, May 5, 6:30 – 8:30 (pot luck supper in LS) SLC 2/3/09 cont’d. __ Sharings __ __ Marin Luther King Day __ was wonderful. Hope we can continue to involve Chuck Davis. The community involvement in choir, drums, dance was fabulous. // MS // students did a community art piece portrait of Obama that morning – Jim Rose video-taped the event. Recent adolescent issues forum included visitors from Trosa, who say they love coming to a place where kids want to be. __ Staff “seniors” __ who’ve been at the school 20 or more years were honored at a luncheon Monday, February 2. We had a chauffeured bus ride (with snacks!) to the Durham Early School, shared a lovely meal, and gathered in the Meeting Hall to hear messages of love and support from our colleagues. It was wonderful to be appreciated. We’ve had all these years of doing a job we love with great support. Still – the public recognition means a lot. __ US __ end of trimester coming soon. Spring symposia in 2 weeks; MS 4th years will be invited. Many sessions student-led, work on community building. US discussing issue of respect for others as it relates to use of cell phones. __ PSA __ plans to coordinate with EcoChicos, MS, US to feature recycling and other green projects on Earth Day. The recycling inventory is slated to be done by then. Lisa wants to record “green” projects going on in various units. She will contact the Stewardship Committee. Lisa is getting information on a sustainability project with Duke Chapel to plant fruit trees. A visitor to the MS remarked..”you’re not just in the woods, you’re actually eco-friendly – you recycle, compost, turn out the lights….” .