Category: Principal’s Message

I have sent out a version of this letter for the past many years.  Each time I reread it, I’m reminded of how relevant it continues to be for me and my family, and hopefully you will find something in Read More …

Every generation of parents faces its own unique challenges, although a quote attributed to Socrates suggests that some descriptions of youth culture cross generational lines: “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect Read More …

It is well documented that there is a significant loss in learning that occurs during summer months for students who do not read.  This phenomenon has been called by a variety of names: “summer slide,” “summer setback,” “summer shortfall,” “summer Read More …

I have always been fascinated by words.  Perhaps that stems in part from the fact that my parents were the children of immigrants and were members of the first generation of their families to speak English.  When I was growing Read More …

Tonight is Open House! Today is a minimum day for students! Be sure to visit the classrooms, enrichment classes, Math Olympiads, and the Learning Center This will be an evening to showcase our students’ successes during the year.  We look Read More …

What a wonderful time of year this is!  Bulbs are in bloom, our students are harvesting the vegetables they planted in the fall, and poppies are waving in the breeze to greet children as they arrive at school.  Signs will Read More …

Tonight is the Science Fair! Please join us in the MPR between 5:00-8:00 to see our students’  exciting science projects. We look forward to seeing you – everyone is welcome! While you are here, please check the lost and found Read More …

As this school year begins to wind down, preparations begin for the new school year which is already on the horizon.  While SBAC testing, the school carnival, and science fair projects are now taking center stage, our conversations are already Read More …

Every weekend, as I sit down to write my “Principal’s Message,”  I vacillate between trying to impart some meaningful parenting or child-rearing thoughts drawn from my soon-to-be 33 years of experience raising my own children (and now getting to chime Read More …

Tonight is PTA Parent Education Night! Please join us at 7:00 in the MPR to hear Dr. Jabari Mahiri speak on “Helping Children and Adults Understand Cultural Diversity” How we can facilitate young people’s appreciation of multiple dimensions of diversity Read More …