March Newsletter
It is now nearly two years since COVID-19 began to rain havoc upon the world, including New Hope School. With vaccines having been rolled out and milder variants emerging, we do hope we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. You may have heard that Gov. Murphy has issued a new executive order permitting mask-wearing to be optional in schools starting next Monday, March 7. Parents may decide whether they want their children to continue to wear masks inside the school building or not.
Our Virtue-of-the-Month for March is Compassion. Compassion is sensing the distress and need of others and acting on their behalf. It is one of the important virtues necessary for the building of a healthy and caring community. It moves us in the difficult direction of otherness—of getting beyond ourselves. Now more than ever our nation needs the development of such a heart beyond race, ethnicity, or religious belief.
This month we kick off our fourteenth Race for Education, our spring fundraiser. The actual Race Day will be held on Friday, April 29. Look for the notice about this later this month. We appreciate your support of past events and look forward to a great success in this year’s effort as well. This year the results for this activity will be used to continue to purchase interactive whiteboards and new computer equipment for the school.
We wish to invite you to re-register your child(ren) for the next school year starting the month of March. A folder will be sent out this week. Those who do so by April 15 will receive a 50% discount off the $100 registration fee.
After a postponement in January due to some COVID cases at the school, we plan to celebrate New Hope School’s 25th anniversary on Thursday, March 31, at 7:00 pm at the school. Clifton Mayor James Anzaldi is expected to attend and the city will be issuing a proclamation in honor of our anniversary. School founder Jeanne Carroll will also attend and speak about the history of the school. The event will also serve as our monthly Open House—a good chance to invite parents of prospective new students. Please come!
Finally, April 1 will be Career Day. We do this to encourage our students to think about their future as they continue their education process. The day will kickoff with an assembly to which we invite a few of our students’ parents to share about their work. If you are interested to speak, please let us know!
God bless you all!
New Hope School Staff
"The purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion and the will to help others."
Albert Schweitzer