Dear Soundview Family,

Soundview celebrated National Teacher Appreciation Week with flowers, cards, and even a teacher happy hour! Great thanks to our Soundview Parent/Guardian Association for this successful celebration and (of course) our deep thanks to our faculty. Your make Soundview a great school.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Soundview is very proud to celebrate this important holiday. Cinco de Mayo, held on May 5, is a yearly celebration of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Learn more .

Get ready for the Spring Social Picnic in the park on June 11, 2023. Watch for more details in next Friday’s letter.

An updated calendar for the 2023-2024 school year has been published. There are a few important changes. Please take a look at the new calendar .

Don’t forget about the Community Coffee next Wednesday at 9:10 AM in our Performing Arts Center. We will get a chance to talk about the school’s priorities for the next few years.

I hope you have a great weekend,

Chris

Chris Watson, Soundview Head of School

One more thing…

On May 5, 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. was launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space. Read more about this historic event .