March 25, 2020

Dear Northwood Families:
I hope this letter finds you and your family healthy and safe.  First, let me thank you for all you are doing to care for your family and provide guidance in your child(ren)’s learning. I hope that whatever you are doing and however you are doing it, you are being kind to yourself, allowing yourself to improvise, and receiving the joy that one gets from sparking a child’s curiosity about wonders of the world. Remember, you are sending the important message that parents are teachers too; you are the first and most important teacher a child comes in contact with each day. 
I know that these words can provide only so much solace as you adjust to the role of teacher. Please know that you are not on your own.  We are working hard to provide you with resources to assist your children in learning.  I hope you have discovered the district online learning resource page at https://www. mercerislandschools.org/Page/ 16096.   It provides a large menu of activities as well as tech support. 

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