Principal’s Message
Dear Parents, October 2012
It’s hard to believe that it’s mid-October already. For me, it seems that time moves faster each year as both my children grow and I get older. This year my older daughter started high school and my younger daughter is completing her last year of middle school. For my wife and me, it’s as if we blinked our eyes and magically two young women live with us. Incredible!
As parents, it’s critical that we always view our children’s educational experience through multiple lenses. First, we need to ensure that our kids are going to school feeling safe, respected, and cared for. Second, we need to know that our children are surrounded by a faculty and staff that will do whatever is necessary to help them learn and grow as young adolescents. Third, we want to see that our children are being challenged each day, pushed to think critically, expanding their knowledge, and seeing things from different perspectives and points of view. Finally, we want our children to smile, laugh, learn and feel that school is a very special place to be.
This year, as we meet the challenges of State and Federal initiatives and mandates, I assure you that your children (and mine) are in good hands. They are indeed surrounded by teachers who will inspire them and bring them to new levels of success and achievement. Within the new Common Core State Standards, our commitment to your children remains steadfast. We will continue to make learning creative, challenging, engaging, and fun by creating interdisciplinary learning experiences, reading higher-level texts, developing highly skilled writers, and designing assessments that are interesting and authentic.
As educators we will focus on bringing state-of-the-art technology to our classrooms. We will create challenging units of study that inspire our students to model the behavior of scientists, mathematicians, writers, poets, artists, and musicians. We will inspire our students to become creative problem solvers and global thinkers. We will foster an environment of kindness, care, respect, and honor for all.
As much as I want time to slow down, I have a sneaky feeling this year is going to be a quick one too! I want to thank you for your continued support of our school and its mission. Together, we will make a difference in the lives of our children and each other.
Best wishes,
Stephen Kimmel
Principal
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