The Bright Future Campaign - Week 2 Rewind
The beginning of the year is full of potential and high expectations. Administrators have high expectations for teachers, while teachers have high expectations for students and for themselves. With the high expectations that exist for all parties, this word "potential" is the motivating force behind everything we do. We know ALL students are capable of learning and its the potential the posses that drives the excitement of the first weeks of school.
Students are at the center of everything we do at Sigler and this past week, teachers in grades 4th and 5th met with our administrative team to review student performances and what their academic focus will be for specific students within the classrooms. While these conversations could easily turn to "these students can't" the teachers in 4th and 5th embraced the challenge ahead and openly accepted the responsibility to tap into their students' full potential.
Another grade level we met with last week is taking responsibility to ensure students are working to their full potential. 2nd grade was the first grade level in the building to hold their 1:1 Kid Talks with administrators. In talking with 2nd grade, it's clear they are heading in a direction with their students that will better prepare them for success after 2nd grade.
The accolades to pass out after just two weeks exceed what can be focused on in just a single email, but our KN team is working together to ensure the safety of each student. Our first grade team is working hard to turn our first graders into blooming readers& writers. The third grade team is coming together as a group to support each other and their students as instruction gets dialed up a notch to unlock student potential. The support team has been a true support team to any and all who have needed it over the first two weeks as they have been wherever they have been needed (cafeteria, carpool, in classrooms or studying data to drive instruction. The staff that makes up our special education team has worked hard as a team and is working together to help each other and meet the varied needs of each of their students. Staff in the AELC have enjoyed working with new students and continue to rely in one another to meet the needs of their students. Finally, the front office staff has survived the inundation of paperwork, requests, new students and withdrawing students and still thrives in maintaining e daily operations of the school office and creating a welcoming environment for any who enter the front doors of Sigler Elementary.
There is so much to acknowledge and I hope I captured at least a piece of what each of you are doing to contribute to The Bright Future Campaign at Sigler Elementary.
You never know just how much of an impact you are making and may not know until years later. The link below is a testimony of a young lady who we met this past summer at the AVID Summer Institute. Is there a student just like this, sitting in your room right now? How will you impact their future?
