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A Fortnightly Newsletter for St. Andrew's Parents (See links to updated St. Andrew’s news stories
below.) December 15, 2005 Dear Parents, By the time you receive this e-mail, your sons and daughters
will be on their way home for vacation.
All of us at St. Andrew’s wish you and your families a peaceful and
joyous holiday season. In this December letter, I wanted to share a few
personal recommendations for your holiday reading list. As a Headmaster and English teacher, I look
for books everywhere: in book stores,
through The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, The New York Times,
Commonweal magazine, The Atlantic, Harpers, through conversations with
teachers, professors, parents and friends.
I hope you will respond to my list with recommendations of your own,
and I hope you will ask your sons and daughters for their own list of great
texts they have read this fall.
Thank you for your work on the parent survey this
fall. As part of the self-study
process, we have developed important and valuable perspectives on the School
from our alumni, parents, faculty, staff and students. We will use our surveys to study the School
and its programs and culture and to develop new initiatives and priorities.
Please click here to read a document detailing the results of the parent survey. Please know how
much I appreciate your input in this process. I hope your
children convey to you a sense of the excitement and joy of the School in the
last weeks as we headed into the winter break. Please be sure to take a look
at the pictures and stories in the news section of our parent Web site,
highlighted in the links below. I look forward to seeing you in the New Year. Sincerely, Tad Roach headmaster@standrews-de.org St. Andrew's News On-Line * * * * * * * *
Time to Register at New Parent Web Site! * * * * * * * * A new Web site with an interactive parent directory,
home pages for each form, message boards, news, events and critical
information for St. Andrew’s parents has been launched! Please register today
to continue receiving Noxontown News updates and to
access all the St. Andrew’s information you need! Each parent and guardian
can sign up for his or her own account. Go to http://parents.standrews-de.org and click on
“Register” in the upper left corner! Questions? E-mail parents@standrews-de.org for answers. * Financial aid materials were mailed on December 5th
to parents currently receiving financial aid. Please note that the deadline
to apply for financial aid and to submit copies of your 1040s is March 15.
Please call the admission office (302/285-4231) if you are missing these
materials or if you would like to apply for financial aid for the first time. * Calendar and travel information The weekly school calendar, travel resource page and
other information for parents is available at the parent Web site. * Kittens thrive at St. Andrew’s
and await adoption * Carol Shout: not really a
“Silent Night” See if you can find your child in the pictures from the
Carol Shout, a St. Andrew’s holiday tradition. * St. Andrew’s “sings” in the season with Lessons and Carols * Longtime staff members retire with student
appreciation * Arch Montgomery P’05 recalls rowing
odyssey with son Tyler ‘05 * * * Every One Counts - 2005-2006 Annual Fund Did you know that the
full St. Andrew's tuition of $33,000 falls more than $17,000 short of the
actual cost of a St. Andrew's education? This year, St. Andrew's will spend
over $50,000 to educate each child on our campus. We hope you will consider a
gift to St. Andrew's Annual Fund to show your support for a great school. ON-LINE RESOURCES FOR PARENTS - St. Andrew’s Magazine on-line. - Winter sports rosters and schedules
now on-line! - Complete listing of campus news - 2005-2006
School year calendar - Past issues of Noxontown
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