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!