The Chair for the New Family Committee for the 2025-26 school year is collecting names for new families to LH (either entering with a first grader or new to town in upper grades) and will look to set them up with a veteran family at LH who can be their mentor family.
As a mentor family, you will self-select from the list of new families looking for this. It could be a family who either lives near you, or has a similar age child or children as you, and you would be their "go to" all on things LH. You will be there to help answer questions or make connections within the community. Some of the questions they may have are questions about the building, about teachers, how to access Genesis, even as wide as about Summit. It's always nice to have a familiar name and/or face for these new families to connect with. Do not feel obligated to meet up with them, but of course, please do so if you so choose. It may be helpful to connect them with a student or two who may overlap in neighborhoods, sport/activity or even just grade, as right now, we don’t yet know class assignments. Of course, use the group if you can’t answer the question yourself!
Anyone who is interested in being a mentor family should reach out to Laura Buccola who will be putting together a working spreadsheet of new families following First Grade Orientation on May 21.
Thanks again! Please reach out with any questions.
Laura Buccola, New Family Committee Chair
laura.buccola@gmail.com
