Sunday, August 29, 2010

Beginning of the Journey

The beginning of the journey. The first week of school for the 2010-11 school year. WE...Going Places!! It was an incredible week at Wallace Elementary. Students arrived Monday morning in droves. 605 students to be exact. It's hard to believe when I began as principal 3 years ago, the enrollment at Wallace was 446 students. Evidently, the word is out that Wallace is "the perfect place to be!"
The staff worked over the past few weeks to prepare their classrooms to be inviting, lessons to be engaging, and gearing up to build relationships with their new students and their parents. From the Sno Cone Social when students met their teacher to the first day of school, there has been an excitement in the air and positive attitudes all around. I feel so lucky to be a part of such an awesome team!
Below is a picture of the bulletin board outside the library highlighting the staff and where WE are from. We have staff members that were born in Burma, Nigeria, Canada, Armenia, and Mexico. We look forward to seeing you Thursday, September 2, at the first PTA meeting/ Meet the Teacher night!






Saturday, August 14, 2010

New Faces

It's hard to believe school will be starting in a little less than a week! Where did the summer go? I am excited to let you know of some new happenings around Wallace Elementary for the 2010-11 school year. We have added the following new staff members to our Wallace family:

Maggie Lamberth, 1st grade
Kelly Tegt, 2nd grade
Katy Matthews, 2nd grade
Leigh Clarkson, 3rd grade
Rebecca McPherson, 3rd grade
Ronda Wylie, 3rd grade
Rebecca Wall, 3rd grade
Lauren Hart, 4th grade
Ashley Nick, 5th grade
Diane Royer, ESL
Megan Simmons, bilingual pull-out
Derrick Johnson, Resource teacher
Patrick Unkenholz, Music
Jennifer Collier, Math Specialist

and last, but not least, Tanisha Williams, assistant principal!

Lots of new faces, lots of new ideas, and energy! They have been busy preparing their classrooms with awesome themes and decor. Please stop by to meet them and make them feel welcome as I have told them Wallace Elementary is "the perfect place to be!"