I believe that I am one of the most fortunate principals in the world! Another great week at EV Jr/Sr High School. This week was a warm one~ every day this week school was dismissed at 1:00 p.m. due to the heat. The heat, however, did not stop us from providing educational services to our students. Our building began an 8 period 1:00 dismissal schedule on Tuesday this week. This schedule was created in order to make sure that our teachers were able to meet with their students in the event of early outs, such as these. Also, we have several 1:00 dismissals due to Professional Development for teachers, so this was the perfect time to troubleshoot the schedule and it worked out nicely.
One of the things that I enjoy the most about every day is lunchroom supervision. I will more than likely write a blog on this topic alone at a later date. I supervise all three lunches in our building. There are times when I am pulled away briefly to attend to other administration needs, but not frequently. I cherish the time that I can observe students and interact with them. I believe it is extremely important to understand and learn about each student in the building. Being a new principal in this district, it will take me a bit of time, but it is worth it. Sometimes I just eat and observe what takes place. We have good students at EV. Yes, at times students can be a bit ornery, but they are good people. Lunchtime seems to be the time that they feel very comfortable. It is a time when they can just relax and visit with their friends and catch up on the events of the day. I like to sit at several different tables at different lunch periods throughout the week. The students are very welcoming and are very enjoyable to talk to. They are full of very good ideas for what they would like to see in our building and I keep a list of ideas that they bring to me and reflect and research on ways to implement some of these ideas in the building.
On Tuesday night we had a 6th, and 10th though 12th grade (and new students) iPad orientation in the cafeteria in the junior/senior high school building. We had a majority of parents and students attend this. For those who were unable to attend, they met with Tami Marsh or myself in order for their child to take home an iPad. I am amazed at the opportunities that English Valleys provides for their students and am excited to see what else is in store that we can offer to them to help them grow in their educational experiences.
This week my husband and I had the pleasure of hosting a football supper with Deana Colbert in the basement of the Catholic church. We served a spaghetti dinner with sides and desserts that the players seemed to enjoy. Each member of the team that was present at this dinner was very polite and it was a true joy to be a part of this.
On Friday we held our weekly Spirit Assembly. The Student Council hosted this assembly and the class competitions this week centered around the "In It to Win It" type of games. It was truly enjoyable. Also, during this weeks assembly, Stacie Christner introduced the English Valleys Volleyball team.
On Monday, Labor Day night, there will be a booster club meeting in the Study Hall room at the junior/senior high school for anyone who is able to attend. There will be regular meetings the third Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. For the month of September, the meeting will be held on the 25th due to the third Wednesday landing on Homecoming week and the night of the pep rally.
Once again, I would like to encourage parents and community members to stop in and visit. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of you and look forward to meeting many more. Please continue to support our school and attend any events that we host. We really do appreciate it.
Go EV Bears!
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Proud to be EV... The First Week of School
Wow! What an excellent week at English Valleys Junior/Senior High School! This truly has been one of the greatest first weeks of school in my educational career. The halls started out empty and slowly filled up with students whose lives I hoped would be affected in a positive way this school year~
The students managed to work around the parking lot situation with all of the construction taking place. This picture was taken towards the beginning of the week. The elementary classes came over to watch the walls be put in place. The junior and senior high school students were also given this opportunity. History is being made at EV~
On the first day of school an assembly was held at the beginning of the day. At that time I introduced myself, laid out some immediate expectations, and introduced new staff- the students were absolutely excellent. It was also exciting to listen to the club sponsors talk about their clubs and Mr. McCulley leading the students in a loud and boisterous EV cheer! When the assembly concluded, students were dismissed to their advisory classrooms to go over the handbook and take part in a leadership building activity.
As I walked through and observed the activities in each classroom, I was in awe of how collaborative the students were in the task they were given. As I walked through the halls and peered into classrooms this week I could not help but get excited when I saw the enthusiasm displayed by the teachers in their classrooms.
The week ended with a "Spirit Assembly".
I will be talking more about this in a later blog. Every Friday we run on a shortened schedule in the afternoon in order to hold a "Spirit Assembly". This is the time that we take to have class competitions and a pep rally. On weeks when there isn't a pep rally, we will just celebrate being who we are, English Valleys Bears. This assembly this week was run by the Student Council. They did an excellent job coordinating Tug-of-War. The juniors defeated the freshman, the seniors defeated the sophomores, the juniors then defeated the seniors in a really tough match! For the final match, several of our staff members defeated the juniors.
Fridays are "Spirit Days" in our building. Staff and students are encouraged to wear school colors or EV attire. We had 100% participation from staff and most of our students also took part in this display of school pride. What an excellent feeling to see the week end on such a note.
I am so proud of my students and staff. As I stated in a tweet on Friday, "So much pride today and tonight- words cannot describe it". Beyond this, I felt a sense of pride from so many in our district throughout the week. I feel like I am part of something really special and I believe that my students and staff feel the same way. I truly believe that this will be an excellent year and am looking forward to what next week will bring~
Go Bears!
The students managed to work around the parking lot situation with all of the construction taking place. This picture was taken towards the beginning of the week. The elementary classes came over to watch the walls be put in place. The junior and senior high school students were also given this opportunity. History is being made at EV~
On the first day of school an assembly was held at the beginning of the day. At that time I introduced myself, laid out some immediate expectations, and introduced new staff- the students were absolutely excellent. It was also exciting to listen to the club sponsors talk about their clubs and Mr. McCulley leading the students in a loud and boisterous EV cheer! When the assembly concluded, students were dismissed to their advisory classrooms to go over the handbook and take part in a leadership building activity.
As I walked through and observed the activities in each classroom, I was in awe of how collaborative the students were in the task they were given. As I walked through the halls and peered into classrooms this week I could not help but get excited when I saw the enthusiasm displayed by the teachers in their classrooms.
The week ended with a "Spirit Assembly".
I will be talking more about this in a later blog. Every Friday we run on a shortened schedule in the afternoon in order to hold a "Spirit Assembly". This is the time that we take to have class competitions and a pep rally. On weeks when there isn't a pep rally, we will just celebrate being who we are, English Valleys Bears. This assembly this week was run by the Student Council. They did an excellent job coordinating Tug-of-War. The juniors defeated the freshman, the seniors defeated the sophomores, the juniors then defeated the seniors in a really tough match! For the final match, several of our staff members defeated the juniors.
Fridays are "Spirit Days" in our building. Staff and students are encouraged to wear school colors or EV attire. We had 100% participation from staff and most of our students also took part in this display of school pride. What an excellent feeling to see the week end on such a note.
I am so proud of my students and staff. As I stated in a tweet on Friday, "So much pride today and tonight- words cannot describe it". Beyond this, I felt a sense of pride from so many in our district throughout the week. I feel like I am part of something really special and I believe that my students and staff feel the same way. I truly believe that this will be an excellent year and am looking forward to what next week will bring~
Go Bears!
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