I hope everyone had a restful Spring Break!
As we enter the last couple of months of the school year, there are a few things we need to keep in mind, and some things to look forward to.
STAAR testing and the related schedule interruptions are already upon us and will continue pretty much right through the end of school. I do my best to keep track of the testing schedule, but as this last week's STAAR test showed, even the best plans can suffer unexpected difficulties. I will do my best to try and work in as many of your child's lessons around their testing schedule, but it would be especially helpful if you could also give me a heads up when you know their test will interfere with their lesson, just to make sure I didn't miss it.
In May, I am planning on keeping my full schedule through the first two weeks, and then backing off the last two weeks as my youngest is graduating and I will be spending time preparing for those activities. If you do want your child to have a lesson or two those weeks, just let me know. I will work that out with you individually as we set up our schedules.
Now is also the time to think about lessons for the summer. As I have done for the past few years, I will be available at least a few days a week for lessons throughout June and July. The scheduling is very flexible as everyone takes vacations and the such, so they can be scheduled whenever it works out for both of us. Of course, that flexibility in scheduling causes some difficulties when we do the billing, so we are working on a different billing plan for the summer to make that a little simpler than what we tried to do last summer. Once we figure that out, we'll post it here.
And as we look towards those nice, hot, summer days, I can't help but to reflect on the year that has past. Yes, there have been some tremendous challenges for all of us, but I am always amazed at the resilience of all my students, and how much progress each of them has made despite the less-than-ideal circumstances.
So, as always, thanks you parents for letting me share my love of flute and music with your child. I look forward to seeing them soon!
