Pendle Court Residents Share Holiday Cheer

We have invited the residents of Pendle Court into our lower school for about thirty years, and it was great to have them back. Our first graders gave a delightful performance and our fourth grade students did a wonderful job hosting.

This year some of our students joined our guests at the table. We have received two handwritten thank you notes from our guests:

To all at ACS School,

I am writing to say a big thank you to all who took part in what you did for us from Pendle Court on Friday. It was my first visit and I was enchanted by the lovely children. They were so polite and showed us such respect. The singing was great and when we sat down to eat it was all so good. I especially would like to thank Izzy and Lila who were with me on my table. They were wonderful and their parents should be proud of them (I'm sure they are). I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year and thank you so much for a lovely afternoon.

and

Thank you so much for the lovely afternoon you gave us on Friday. I enjoyed the time I spent with you all and a special thank you to the charming little girl who sat next to me, who also played the piano. Many thanks to you all and a Happy Christmas.

This letter refers to Aoi.

Thank you to everyone at school for the incredible teamwork in the organisation and hosting of our visitors: all students in grades 4 and 1; all students who designed and made cards; all students who presented cards; Debbie Murphy; Lois Mattson; Helen Street; Helen McCurry; Jenny Budke, Sue Wakefield; all classroom teachers for their help with cards; assistant teachers Sharon Gentry and Chris Petanjek; maintenance, Angela Tunstall, and Hillingdon Security.

In addition, thank you to the many parents who generously contributed gifts and food. Finally, a huge thank you to lead parent Jessica Bellone, her assistants Krishna Banthia, and Becki Seddon, and all the mothers who helped on the day (Roni Milich, Sabrina Dolan, Diane Havlinek, Jessica Pappas, and Jennifer Hill). This is really a team effort and we could not do this without wonderful parental support!