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Principal's
Message
Dear Students and Parents:
How quickly school opening
has come and gone. We value opportunities for parents
and community members to join us in our school
improvement efforts. We now have a parent/community
resource room, a place where we can meet and address
your children’s needs monthly. Parent Liaison, Danita
Reed, will coordinate parent activities and community
support. Copies of our school improvement plan, parent
involvement plan, and parent compact are available for
your review and your input in our resource room.
We are excited about our
community support! We have been awarded a neighborhood
grant through the Full Service Program, funded by United
Way (more than $4,000). The funds will be used to pay
tutors to work with our students in math in an after
school program that will begin October. Ask our parent
liaison about family support services through the Full
Services Program, especially Blast, an 8 week family
program that awards a $100.00 gift card upon completion
of the program.
Student engagement in
leadership and character building activities are
important parts of the educational experience. Students
in grades 2-5 will participate in our new student
council. The election process will mock the national
election process and give us an opportunity to teach the
democratic process. The election and the installation
will be held in October.
Other exciting student
activities include Writer’s Tea hosted by retired
principal, Karen Backilman; the principal’s monthly
citizenship honor ceremony for a boy and a girl in each
class; and, student patrols. What a great job they are
doing supporting our safety efforts.
Our staff is exceptional, and
we will honor them monthly. We congratulate Ms. Tripp,
Media Specialist, Teacher of the Month, and our Pre
kindergarten staff; Ms. Vereen, Ms. Bouie, Ms. Bevel,
and Ms. Jones. They have been chosen by the principal
for
their exceptional work in supporting student
achievement.
Come visit and work with us in the classroom, at lunch,
during special activities, or in our resource room. We
are partners in education!
LaVerne S.
Hamilton, Principal
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