PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE

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PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE

Gooseberry's second annual Parent-Teacher Conference! The teachers' feelings on this event range as wildly as the students', with a handful of them looking like they were possibly up all night drinking like some of their charges. Others look thrilled to meet the parents of their beloved students!

Over breakfast, Ms. Vector explains to the students what to expect. Their parents will be arriving just before dinner, and students are invited to wait for their arrival. Some enthusiastic kids make banners and posters to welcome their loved ones.

One of the first matters of business is that as families are reunited, they're shown to a scenic little overlook by the lodge, which is lit up beautifully and looks truly magical in the show. The angle catches the lake and the distant mountains. Ms. Poe and Prospero collaborate to take a family portrait photograph for each individual student, and then a second one in cases of siblings. It's clear that Ms. Poe and Prospero have a friendly relationship. They even tease one another a little.

On Saturday, visiting families will have the freedom to explore campus, but they're reminded to stay on the paths, and not venture out into the woods. The woods are the pride and joy of Gooseberry, second only to the stellar education offered and the brilliant student body. They're magical, and some visitors might be lucky enough to witness some of these unique idiosyncrasies. However, Mrs. Bloom reminds visitors to be respectful, and not venture out into them. They're welcome to attend Saturday's Outdoor Exploration with their student, where Mr. Thorn will be guiding a nature hike. In the evening, everyone is invited to watch the Talent Show.

THE RULES

• Please keep the incidents that happen during the conference more or less within the limits of what you wrote during sign ups.


• Remember, injuries/illnesses/allergic reactions/animal attacks/major incidents/etc. must all be ran by the mods before you post them. There will be teacher reactions and repercussions for relatives getting hurt or behaving in an unacceptable manner.
  
  This includes being cruel to a student, breaking rules, bringing in contraband, or behaving disrespectfully. Mrs. Bloom won't hesitate to ask them to leave the premises or report them to authorities. The school isn't afraid to lose a student or two no matter how prestigious the family, and they won't grovel to parents, so keep that in mind.


• This IC/OOC takes place over three days: 1/26-28. We combined them to save your friends list. However,
  tomorrow there will be a separate post for the Talent Show.


• Graduate visitors may post to both the IC/OOCs, but not to any journal entries. Their old journals are nonfunctional.


• If you're having an issue with getting your graduate journal access, let us know.


• All PTC plans are approved, we just didn't have time to do that last night. Meggie probably should have timed adopting a kitten slightly better.


• We realize this event will probably involve a lot of logistics questions, so ask if there's anything you need to know. If you're not sure, we'll help you out. ♥

FRIDAY 1/26:

» Arrivals: Families begin arriving around 4:30 PM by bus. House elves take their bags to their rooms as students greet their families. There's a little time to show them around campus, and some eager family members take the opportunity to explore. However, there's not much time before...

» Dinner & Evening: Dinner consists of fresh fish caught from the lake yesterday. There are also vegan and vegetarian options available. Mrs. Bloom delivers a speech about the wonderful benefits of Gooseberry, and all of the gifted students that they have the pleasure of teaching. She calls Reece Downing, Sybilla Borgin, and [Senior Volunteer C] to come up to the front of the cafeteria dais to explain and/or demonstrate their senior projects. (Please imagine that these demonstrations were planned two days in advance. Your character will not be caught off guard, and the demonstration must be appropriate for parents, i.e. no explosions please.)

SATURDAY 1/27:

» Around Campus: On Saturday there's much more time for exploring the school! Feel free to show your family around, let them attend clubs with you, and show them your cabins. All parents or standing guardians have scheduled times where they're supposed to meet with teachers for conferences, but they're otherwise free to enjoy the beauty Gooseberry has to offer.

» The Talent Show: To be posted tomorrow!

SUNDAY 1/28:

» Goodbyes: The time has come for parents and loved ones to go home. Some goodbyes are tearful, others are just a relief.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

Comments

Re: OOC 👪 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[magitechnically]

❤ i'm still pretty rough from traveling (cold or some general blech) and didn't get much chance to think on this but i'll let you know when i figure something out. essie's just super happy to have them on campus even if we don't get a chance to actually scene with them. ❤ buuut she does hockey and is gonna be in the talent show so there's chances to peek heads in!!

Re: OOC 👪 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[wilhelmeana]

ahhh it's ok!!! I figure Mina will definitely want to get Down To Business and grill Essie's teachers about her grades however even more important than all that

would mina and diego know that essie has a boyfriend :|

Re: OOC 👪 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[magitechnically]

lmao uhhhhhhhm essie is the worst and still won't really confirm she's dating jeffy to people at gooseberry but she did visit jeffy (and ira) over winter break and i imagine she was pretty obviously WEIRD about visiting with jeffy (whereas all the ira chatter is similar to the pippa chatter) so there's plenty of room to be suspicious and she definitely had a crush on him at the end of last school year

Re: OOC 👪 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[wilhelmeana]

time for mina to fight a boy a foot taller than her so she figure out What's Going On here

Re: OOC 👪 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[magitechnically]

best big sister ever

Re: OOC 👪 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[riledup]

Jeffy is appropriately scared. Don't break his ankles!!!!! :(((( please?????