“Do everything in the name of Jesus.” Colossians 3:17
Grateful. Thankful. Blessed
Sonshine Christian Academy
December 2022 Newsletter
3601 GARRETT ROAD, Drexel Hilll, PA 610-623-8588 MARGIE.SONSHINE@GMAIL.COM
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
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Mark these dates on your calendar:
December 9th- Nativity @ 4:00PM
December 13, 14, 15- Parent-Teacher (phone) conferences--
info to follow from your child’s classroom
December 21st- Winter begins
December 26, 27, 28, 29, 30- Closed- Christmas break
January 2nd- Closed- Observation of New Year’s Day
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Nature, Nurture and Narration
Making Adjustments by Eve Sullivan of Cambridge, Massachusetts, writes, "This lovely essay confirms a view I have been mulling over recently. There are not just two influences on our upbringing, nature and nurture, but three: nature, nurture and narration. The stories our parents tell us about ourselves and the stories we tell ourselves throughout our lives have an enormous impact on all aspects of our experience. Self-care and decision-making, relationships with family, friends and co-workers, achievement in school and work, our choice of and involvement in leisure activities and our commitment (or lack of it) to service and spiritual life—all are influenced by those stories. The phrase a dear friend told me once comes to mind: 'good to notice'. In this case, it is good to notice what we say to children and what we say to ourselves!”
Sullivan made a connection to a recent New Yorker article, “Becoming You: Are you the same person you were when you were a child?” by Joshua Rothman. Rothman ponders his fragmented memories of his four-year-old self even as he revels in the rich relationship and experiences with his own four-year-old child. Rothman notes, "If we could see our childish selves more clearly, we might have a better sense of the course and the character of our lives. Are we the same people at four that we will be at twenty-four, forty-four, or seventy-four? Or will we change substantially through time? Is the fix already in, or will our stories have surprising twists and turns? ...
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2023 Sonshine CLOSURES:
February 20th- President’s Day (Staff- Professional Development Day)
April 7th- Good Friday {Staff Mental Health Day}
May 29th- Memorial Day
July 4th- Independence Day
July 31- August 4th- Staff Vacations and Building Repairs
August 25th- Classroom set up day for new school year
