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Memorial Day Weekend...Summer in the Air!

An abridged newsletter this week as we complete projects here at school. We wish you a relaxing long weekend with family and friends. 

 We also wanted to give a quick shout out to all of the families who joined us for Friday's potluck. It was a great opportunity for us to connect over good food and with good company. In the coming week, look for the updated school calendar/holiday closures schedule, as well as the "wish list" that Sarah mentioned. 

 We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming in next week's newsletter. Enjoy a few photos below, and fire up the grill! -Sam

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