First week of school

School starts Monday, August 30. Yes, that is before Labour Day and before the end of the State Fair.

The first week is always fun and a little crazy. Without a doubt you son or daughter is going to tell you about a class with 73 students in it. That could almost be true. Until students actually show up to school it is extremely difficult to determine numbers.

Unless there is a huge mistake we do not want to change schedules the first days of school. Obviously if a student is assigned to a French 4 class but should be in Spanish 2 we want to fix that. My friend is in some other class or I dated that guy this summer and now I hate him and we can't be in classes in the same hallway are not valid scull change reasons.

If we need to we will add sections and/or move students around to balance numbers. Thus, changing class too early may result in further changes. I ask that you and you child be patient these first two weeks. We are thrilled that many students and their families want to attend Southwest. However, that does create some number adjustments early in the year.

We are looking forward to an exciting and rewarding school year.