Friday Communication from The Winston School, 1/23/2026

Winston Students and Families,

I hope this message finds you well and off to a great start this semester. I want to take a moment to emphasize how important regular school attendance is to your child’s success. Each day in class provides valuable learning, discussion, and collaboration that simply can’t be replaced. When students are present and engaged, they build confidence, strengthen relationships, and keep pace with the learning that happens every day.

Lately, we’ve noticed more absences before and after weekends or school breaks. While we understand that family time and rest are essential, we encourage everyone to plan trips and appointments around our scheduled days off whenever possible. Making these plans in alignment with the school calendar helps ensure that students don’t miss important lessons or fall behind.

Every day matters—especially for growing learners who depend on classroom routines, teacher guidance, and peer interaction. Thank you for partnering with us to help every student be here, prepared, and ready to learn. Together, we can support consistency, responsibility, and success for all our students.

With appreciation,

Kelsey Garrison

Principal

Winston Families,

We are excited to announce that we have hired Gianina Hatton, Ms. Nina, to be our College and Career Coordinator. She began working here in the Fall finishing her Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program and will be staying on with us supporting classes and the College and Career Program. She brings passion and commitment to our program and is excited to meet and work with all of our families to support students with their post secondary goals.

If you would like to schedule a meeting with her, please use this link.

Sign-up Deadline: Today!

Please make sure you have completed this link to express your interest in this exciting opportunity. We must have at least 20 students to run the camp.

Juniors and seniors enjoyed a trip to California State University San Marcos this week with a tour of the campus and an introduction to their program

Saturday, January 24

~ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday School

Tuesday, January 27

~ 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Parent Association Meeting in person or Zoom

Friday, January 30

~ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Winston vs. Merit Basketball Game @ Carmel Valley Rec Center

Saturday, January 31

~ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday School

~ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Community Resource Fair & Open House

Monday, February 2 - Friday, February 6

~ Student Council Valentine’s Grams on sale ❤️

Thursday, February 5

~ 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM - 12th Grade Field Trip to iFly Indoor Skydiving

~ 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM - San Diego Gulls Street Hockey Clinic

Friday, February 6

~ Honor Ernie Hartt Day! (Wear Green/Converse sneakers)

Saturday, February 7

~ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday School

Thursday, February 12

~ STAR Growth Celebration

~ Student Council Sponsored Pizza Lunch Fundraiser 🍕

~ NASA/JPL Guest Speaker Assembly

Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16

~ No School: Presidents' Day Weekend (No Saturday School)

Tuesday, February 17 - Friday, February 20

~ Student Council Bake Sale

Friday, February 20

~ End of Marking Period 4

~ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Winston vs. Sierra Basketball Game @ Carmel Valley Rec Center

Saturday, February 21

~ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday School

Monday, February 23

~ 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Parent Association Meeting in person or Zoom

Saturday, February 28

~ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday School

Save the date for the Resource Fair & Open House!

We’re excited to welcome families and community members to our upcoming Community Resource Fair & Open House on Saturday, January 31st. This afternoon is an opportunity to connect with a variety of educational, therapeutic, and support resources and spend time together in a welcoming setting. We hope you can stop by at any point during the day and help share this invitation with friends and families throughout the greater San Diego community.

Reach out to Lisa Kondrat at lisa.kondrat@thewinstonschool.org with questions.

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Please join us next weekend, on January 31st, for a parent meet and greet that will take place during our resource fair. Bring your own lunch and mingle with other parents in the auditorium. We hope to see you there! All families and students are welcome to attend.

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