{"id":1489,"date":"2019-09-12T14:13:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T21:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2019-10-22T11:19:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T18:19:24","slug":"principals-corner-august-1-2019-september12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/blog\/archives\/1489","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Corner: September 12, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><strong>Message from the Principal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hello St. Al Families,<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to believe but we are about to finish our second week of school.\u00a0 This was a week full of specialists, routines, and new friendships.\u00a0 We welcomed a visiting priest, had our first curriculum night, and experienced some impressive thunder and lightning. \u00a0It has been a wonderful start to the school year in many ways.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This week I was struck by the idea of finding the unfamiliar in the familiar.\u00a0 Each day I watched our students uncover new joys in a very familiar place and a familiar concept (school).\u00a0 It is amazing that you can see\/experience the same thing for days, weeks, or even years and still continue to find new discoveries with each encounter.\u00a0 This year is full of these discoveries. \u00a0We welcome new staff into a cohesive group of teachers and programs. We welcome new families into a community that is comfortable and familiar, while gladly embracing new members as if they had been with us all along.\u00a0 We hold our morning traditions while embracing a new schedule.\u00a0 We are a community rooted in the familiar embrace of God\u2019s love.\u00a0 We are also a community that strives to grow, to improve, and to stretch ourselves so we can create the best possible opportunities for our students.\u00a0 Familiar with working with unfamiliar.\u00a0 Who we are, supporting where we would like to go.<\/p>\n<p>Every school year holds new possibilities and a fresh start.\u00a0 I am excited about all of the joy awaiting us this year.\u00a0 As we work together through each milestone let us always remember to root ourselves in the familiarity of our mission and vision as we celebrate the unfamiliar and grow as a community.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Daspit<br \/>\nPrincipal<br \/>\nSt. Alphonsus Parish School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Message from the Principal &nbsp; Hello St. Al Families, It is hard to believe but we are about to finish our second week of school.\u00a0 This was a week full of specialists, routines, and new friendships.\u00a0 We welcomed a visiting priest, had our first curriculum night, and experienced some impressive thunder and lightning. \u00a0It<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-principals-corner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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