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Weekly Update | November 20, 2020

November 20, 2020 Hello UA Parents, Welcome to Groundhog Day – the real-life version. I am not sure about you but I have certainly found that my day-to-day routines are looking similar in the last few weeks. I am grateful to have the opportunity to come to work everyday, as…

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Weekly Update | November 13, 2020

November 13, 2020 Hello UA Parents, This week was a bit different with a holiday right in the middle of the week. It kind of felt like we had two Mondays and two Fridays this week, plus Wednesday felt like Saturday in the morning and Sunday in the evening!! That…

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Weekly Update | November 6, 2020

November 6, 2020 Hello UA Parents, It has certainly been another exciting week at UA and globally. The US election has been front of mind for many over the last few days. As I write this we still do not have a winner declared. The decision in the US election…

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Weekly Update | October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020 Hello UA Parents, The celebrations around Halloween have morphed overtime for me. Growing up I loved the ritual of dressing up and heading out trick-or-treating, and as a young adult, it was another reason on the calendar to have fun. As the years sped by the focus…

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Weekly Update | October 22, 2020

October 22, 2020 Hello UA Parents, Happy Thursday, everyone. It appears that sweater season has arrived. The cool temperatures outside are a reminder to make sure that students are dressing in layers so that they can be comfortable inside the school and outside when they are playing on the decks.…

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Weekly Update | October 16, 2020

October 16, 2020 Hello UA Parents, Having the holiday on Monday this week allowed me a chance to relax with my family, and it also meant I had some time to watch Netflix. I recommend Netflix subscribers to check out the documentary titled “My Octopus Teacher”. It is a fabulous…

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Weekly Update | October 9, 2020

October 9, 2020 Hello UA Parents, Our first full week of October is now in the books. It started with World Teacher Day on Monday, definitely the highlight of my week as Ms. MacLeod and I went around the school to recognize each of our wonderful UA teachers in front…

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Weekly Update | October 2, 2020

October 2, 2020 Hello UA Parents, It is hard to believe we are already in October. We had an incredible first month of school which is more meaningful than usual given the circumstances in which UA started the school year. The end of September also marks when we provide the…

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Weekly Update | September 25, 2020

September 24, 2020 Hello UA Parents, We have had another excellent week at UA, albeit shorter than usual with tomorrow’s Pro-D Day. I hope our students have an enjoyable long weekend with the extra day off. I do wish the weather was going to be better, but the rain has…

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