Summer Update #3 August 10, 2012

Our STEM Magnet continues to GROW!  Damita gave me some numbers yesterday and we have enrolled over 580 students.  This includes 4 sections of both Kindergarten and first grade!  We have also grown in our 3rd grade HAG enrollment and will have four sections there also.  Of course the e-mail from Julie concerning her new position at Ward will impact our school as we all will miss her competent presence.

Let's Continue to meet new Brunson Family members;

Angela Hunt will be our new 2nd grade TBE teacher.  Most of you remember her excellent work in our ESL program before she moved to Texas.  We are glad she has returned to W-S and reunited with her Brunson home in room 15.

Brenda Coles will be a new 3rd grade HAG teacher.  She has spent the 14 years at Ashley in a myriad teacher roles.  She is nationally Board Certified and in the WSFCS AIG cohort at Duke University.  Her new home will be Room 27.

Have you thought about your Goals for the year.  The IGP/PDP process will be meaningful if you begin to reflect....  Ask yourself some probing questions.  Imagine the process to ensure success.  Plan it with a graphic organizer.  Be.present at our professional development to Create the next steps.  Throughout the year we always will need to reflect and Improve to give the students the experience they deserve.

Andy and Kathy return on Monday for a week of planning before your return.  All three of us will be involved in PD from our Central Office on Monday-Wednesday and are looking forward to seeing some faces in the building on Thursday. 

Mr. Guerra is out next week to vacation and move his only daughter into housing at ECU.  Mr. Kirby will be finishing some detail work and helping with teachers who need assistance with "stuff" including some room changes. 

See you all soon and enjoy the weekend!  

if you need some material to stoke your mind, try this STEM resource