The Fall Fair, a hallmark of the fall season, is two weeks away. The Fair raises money for Burgundy's generous financial aid program and supports socioeconomic diversity, which has always been a hallmark of Burgundy. The Fair is both an incredibly fun festival, with great music, food, crafts, and games and also an opportunity for alumni to reconnect! All parents, along with faculty, staff, and middle school students give of their time to make the fair happen, and what an occasion it is. This signature Burgundy event, like many of our most memorable Burgundy events, happens because we come together as a community to make it happen. Please plan to be with us, and thank you in advance for your support, as volunteers and as patrons of the event!

Meantime, a few more important reminders:

• Campus Renewal: The construction zone is beginning to evidence the beginnings of more and more major elements of the Discovery Playground, including the Early Childhood deck and the aforementioned Worm. We expect quite a lot of work to take place in the coming weeks! We expect the bulk of it to be done before the Fair, but enough, certainly, will be done, so that we will be able to use the Blacktop as usual.


• First admission open house: Hard to believe, but it's time to begin meeting new prospective families. Two of our open houses this year occur while school is in session, including next Friday's. Word of mouth always is the best way for us to attract new Burgundy families. Many of you have brought families our way, and we thank you and encourage you to spread the word and invite friends and acquaintances to RSVP to Lori (703.329.6968 or loria@burgundyfarm.org) for one of our open houses.


• Carpool: Now that we are one month into the year, as is often the case, we are having some 'growing pains' with respect to carpool. It is so critical that we maintain excellent safety when it comes to the intersection of cars and kids. Please read the piece below on carpool carefully. Thanks for your help!


• All Parent Meeting: Finally, on Tuesday night we have our All Parent Meeting. This is an opportunity for us to update you on various matters and to talk about what's on your mind. When you register to attend, you may indicate a topic of interest. We will try to incorporate into our general remarks topics of wide interest, and we will field questions about those and other topics. One topic that I intend to talk about Tuesday is our school community and our care for our core value of diversity. I am sure we also will have Campus Renewal updates and other information to share. We hope to see you there! (Note: If you have a question or an issue that is particular to your child or class, please start by speaking with the teacher or staff person most directly involved. Kari Cafeo is available as a next level of assistance.) 

Sincerely,