I hope you are doing well. There's a lot of "love in the air" at RJ Grey this week. We currently have two displays in our cafeteria areas that feel appropriate for this month, which includes Valentine's Day. Last year, we started a tradition where we display a heart with each student's name on it in our cafeteria. These hearts were created by students in Advisory last week. In my Advisory, for example, I displayed the first and last names of students in our buddy Advisory, and my students created hearts with their names and other decorations. The joy of this week has been watching students and staff search the walls of the cafeteria for their own names among the nearly 900 hearts on display. We find that it's particularly meaningful to know that someone thought of you, wrote your name, and shared it on the wall. Being considered and cared for matters deeply to us at RJ Grey, and this little project is a nice visual display of that effort.

Separately, on display in our Cafe Annex are stanzas that students wrote about love. Mr. Malloy, our English teacher on 7 and 8 Green, asked students to write a brief stanza on what love means. This has been another nice addition to our hallways. Many students and staff have stopped by over the week to take a look at how our students define love.

1. For $40, you will receive a 1/8th-page space in our yearbook, which is room for 1-2 photos and a message of pride and congratulations to your child.
2. You will design, pay, and submit everything online. We have to submit these pages for printing as they are completed, so please be sure to proof your file very carefully. Unfortunately, changes aren't possible after it is submitted. 
3. When you're ready, go to this link.
4. To begin, and scroll down to find the button that says "Start Your Ad":