Category: Principal’s Message

Once again we are soliciting feedback from our school community – please let us know how we are doing!  All students, grades 3-6, have the opportunity to take part in the Youth Truth survey.  Teachers and staff have a survey Read More …

There are countless studies and reports showing that parent involvement is the greatest predictor of student success.  “Parental effort is consistently associated with higher levels of achievement, and the magnitude of the effect of parental effort is substantial,” according to Read More …

For many years we have celebrated Read Across America Day on March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday.  This year Read Across America Day has been rebranded and rather than celebrating Dr. Seuss, we are excited to “Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Read More …

I typically write these letters on the weekend, and then you read them almost a week later.  Such is the case this week; I’m writing on a rainy Saturday morning, after a week that can only be described as a Read More …

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.  Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Last Friday I had the privilege of being Read More …

Tonight is Parent Education Night! Please join us at 7:00 PM in the ECHS Theater to hear Stanford Professor and Math Educator, Jo Boaler, speak on: “Limitless Mind – Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers”  Happy New Year!  Many thanks Read More …

As we head off for our long-anticipated break, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday season and a healthy and joyous 2019! When we return to school in January we will start the new Read More …

It has become an annual tradition to write a version of this letter at this time each year.  It still feels pertinent, so I have updated it and hope you will once again find it thought-provoking. As 2019 winds down Read More …

The past two months provided weather-related challenges for our school community.  We began with the power shut off and the closure of school, then experienced a second shut off and smoky air that required us to close school at noon.  Read More …

Please mark your calendar for Thursday, September 26 (that’s next week!!) when the first of our “Community Conversations” will be held.  This year we are expanding our popular Parent Education evenings and are planning a series of speakers to address Read More …