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March 2010
Dear Leary Family,
This month I have two opportunities for involvement at Leary Elementary that I would like to draw to your attention. The first is helping to plan for our 2010-2011 School Improvement Plan, and the other is March Nutrition Madness. Though I am focusing on these two aspects, please know that the staff and I truly value all your efforts to be involved in our school community and your support for learning. Leary Elementary would not be the special place it is without each of our students and their families!
March is a special month where we as a school begin to look ahead to the planning and preparation that goes into ensuring our students have a successful learning environment for the following school year. Our annual School Improvement Plan (SIP) is a key feature of this planning and targeted focus.
Our SIP plan incorporates the district mission of an unwavering focus on student learning, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a culture of collaboration. To formally engage with district stakeholders to discuss student learning and continuous improvement, each school in Rush-Henrietta creates an annual improvement plan. Our School Improvement Plan is the collaboration tool that we use to establish clear goals, monitor progress, and make school-wide and classroom adjustments throughout each school year. During the development of the School Improvement Plan, teachers and administrators meet to review student achievement data and recommend appropriate areas of focus for the future.
As with last year, we hope to begin the SIP process sooner, and more directly involve our parent stakeholder groups. We feel strongly that receiving feedback from parents and students about their learning experiences at Leary is an important source of data as we move forward with our SIP process. As such, we want to hear from you! I invite you to meet with me on Wednesday, April 14th at 6:30 p.m. at Leary Elementary to engage in the beginning stages of our SIP work for the 2010-2011 school year. I am looking forward to the opportunity to hear from you, and to begin setting goals together!
Another opportunity for you to be involved in the life of our school is through our second March Nutrition Madness at Leary Elementary! In our January newsletter I shared information about promoting health and wellness at school. We are ready to kick off our March Madness fruit and vegetable competition!
We are very excited about this opportunity for our students. We hope you are interested in being involved in the excitement and helping us! Volunteers are needed to prepare fruits and vegetables on the designated competition days. We also need volunteers to assist with the sampling during lunch. If you are able to assist with March Nutrition Madness, please contact Mrs. Long at 359-5460.
As you know, wellness continues to be a priority at Leary Elementary, and I know this is an important home goal as well. Making good food choices and getting healthy amounts of movement each day help lay the foundation for healthy lifestyles, a goal we can all support! March Nutrition Madness is a fun way to get kids excited about healthy eating, and we encourage your child to join in!
As always, if I can be of assistance to you, please contact me at 359-5460 or at jtomalty@rhnet.org.
Warmly,
Jennifer Tomalty, Principal
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