Principal's Newsletter
March 1st, 2019
WOWs
WOW to Angeline for changing her schedule last Wednesday (in a flash) to come to my classroom due to two unexpected visitors. Angeline helped calm the room and business carried on as usual! Thank you!--Angie Regan
WOW to Joyce Highfill for taking my tutoring group so that I could go to a meeting Thursday morning. The kids loved spending the morning with you. -Drew Moersch
WOW to Nathan Mackiewicz for always being a positive light at Harvest Ridge. I greatly appreciate having you as the leader of our team and always making sure that we are focused on what matters most, the kids. -Drew Moersch
WOW to Donna Baeten for sharing science ideas with me. I appreciate all the wonderful experiments and resources that you have. The kids have loved doing them as well.-Drew Moersch
WOW to Greg Vest for another awesome job during PTO Trivia Night.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Natalie for being grace under fire with a grandparent. Thank you for all of your support!--Megan
WOW to Jaime Little for helping with my EDM even when you weren’t feeling well. You are appreciated!--Megan
WOW to Tessa for being diligent on information that is shared! You ROCK!--Megan
WOW to Tessa for making kindergarten registration so easy! You went above what was expected of you! I greatly appreciate it. ~Lindsey
WOW to Dr. DeWeese, Cassie, Sherri, Pliske, the Care Team and everyone who has helped me with a few of my friends this year. ~Lindsey
WOW to Shelly Gotsch for helping ease my getting ready for kindergarten mom worries! Thank you for taking the time to do an extra screening during this busy time of year! ~Lindsey
WOW to Susan Bayne for being my breakfast buddy, a good listening ear and shoulder to lean on! You always have perfect timing! ~Lindsey
WOW to Angie Regan for attending the EDC meeting when I was out for a different meeting and always keeping us on track for the new Science curriculum. ~ Lindsey
WOW to Joyce for always being positive and encouraging. Your enthusiasm is contagious. ~ Lindsey
Wow to Cheri, Kelley, Courtney, and Nurse Deb for helping me out last Friday. Thank you so much for your support! ~Janice
WOW to Drew Moersch, Gabby Lecea, and Nathan Mackiewicz. They stepped in and helped me with a few of my students when I had a sub. I appreciate their willingness and a great attitudes!--Kristen Cuneo
WOW to Natalie DeWeese, Cassie Baughn, Shelly Gotsch, Lindsey Crawford and Betsy Arnold for being my partners at the Restorative Practices trainings. All of you have made the experience enjoyable. We laugh, we reflect while we learn a lot. --Kristen Cuneo
WOW to Jordan McDowell for taking one of my friends when he was struggling with the sub last week. --Kristen Cuneo
WOW to Jamie McCoy who always has patience with a couple of my students. I appreciate her problem-solving skills and her perseverance to make her groups work. --Kristen Cuneo
WOW to Julie Elders and Jaime Little for creating learning environments that helps students feel supported and successful. It’s enjoyable to listen to students focus on their speech and language goals.--Kerri Tharp
WOW to Drew Moersch and Cherie Hosea for your work with STUCO. This is an important part of our school community, and your leadership makes it all possible.--Kerri Tharp
WOW to Greg Vest for your work with Trivia Night. It was a well-coordinated and enjoyable event.--Kerri Tharp
WOW to Nurse Ali and Nurse Deb for advocating for our students’ well-being. You are an extremely knowledgeable and caring team. We are lucky to have you. _-Kerri Tharp
WOW to Cassie Baughn – Thank you for your support for kids and staff. You are a great team member, sounding board, brain stormer, and a caring colleague.--Shelly
WOW to Julie Coombs – Thanks for taking some time to organize our Reading Assessment Books; so much easier and quicker! Thanks Coooommmmmbbbbbsssss!--Shelly
Thanks to Melissa Barth for creating the team’s writing papers – THE KIDS LOVE THEM!--Shelly
WOW to Kristy, Gabby and everyone who helped out with Culture Night – what an awesome night!--Shelly
WOW to Betsy, Natalie, Kristen C, Cassie, and Lindsey C. for the time spent at Restorative Justice. I appreciate learning and growing with you and value the conversation shared.--Shelly
Thanks to the K Team – for the collaboration, planning, support, and laughs.--Shelly
WOW to Kelly Edwards for changing plans to accommodate my class for tech time. She brought a bunch of Makerspace activities to our class. The kids that missed our time slot were able to participate. --Kristen Cuneo
WOW to Shanna and Kelly for doing a wonderful maker space!--Mack
WOW to Baughn for always going above and beyond in helping me with my girl drama!--Mack
WOW to team KB for working together to help out our student!--Mack
WOW to Jane and Jen for rushing to be by my side as soon as they got off of work after my husbands crazy ordeal. Also thank you to so many of you for reaching out to check on us! Love being a Hawk! #HawkPride
WOW to Megan Sullivan for a great use of technology in her classroom to enhance the learning.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Melissa Barth. I LOVE seeing the writing your kindergarten students are producing.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW Emilie Bostic. You are one of the most patient teaches I have ever met. You are a true champion to a kid who needs it the most. --Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Jennifer and Jane for holding down the fort for their team mate and friend without even batting an eye.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Lindsey, Shelly, Kristen, Cassie, and Betsy for making our restorative PD such a great experience. The learning has been great and the lunch conversations and laughs have just been good for the soul. I always look forward to this time with you ladies.---Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Shelly Gotsch for always remembering to come by and wish me luck on site visit day. It is always appreciated that you take the time to support me on a day that always makes me anxious.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW to our EDC leaders. Thanks for the open conversation this week about our data. You all are balancing a million things and I appreciated you sharing your insight about the data.---Dr. DeWeese
WOW Kristy and Gabbi for an amazing night for Culture Night. My heart was so full during and after the event. Thanks for all the work to get it ready and making it such a great night. --Dr. DeWeese
WOW to everyone who attended and volunteered at Culture Night. It was so awesome to see everyone there enjoying time with our families. ---Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Cassie for taking the time to prep some of our students for our first harm repair restorative circle. Can't wait to try out our plan.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Tony, Michele, and all the paras in room 5 and 6. Thanks for coming up with a way to get students involved in some creative work making T-shirts. I know the kids absolutely love being a part of a job and a community. I can't wait to see their next creation.---Dr. DeWeese
WOW to the amazing Jane! Thanks for always shining up my work for me! Not sure what I would do without you.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW to everyone who helped out with, collected items for, or attended the PTO Trivia Night. It was an awesome event, and they raised a lot of money for the school. Thanks everyoneJ Dr. OH
WOW to Rob! He gets here early on days with poor weather to scoop snow and/or put down salt. You and the rest of the custodians and facilities folks deserve a big thank you! Dr. OH
WOW to Colton! He is helping me with a secret project to surprise a teacher and save the building some money. You are greatly appreciatedJ Dr. OH
WOW to Megan and Carrie and the Sped department paras! I love working with you all and appreciate the dialogue about how things are going. Keep up the great workJ Dr. OH
WOW to everyone who helped out with, volunteered for, and lead learning around Culture Night. Once again, this event was amazing! It was so nice to see students, staff, and families come together! Dr. OH
WOW to Natalie and Kerri for a successful Site Visit. I am always nervous and you two helped keep me calm. I am so proud of the work we are doing, the progress the building has made (wow to all staff for making this happen), and look forward to our next steps as a building. Thanks to everyone for asking how it went! Thanks to counselors for being on support call duty so we could be uninterrupted. I am so happy and proud to be a part of The Ridge familyJ Dr. OH
WOW to Emilie Bostic, Tony Beer, and Michele Kelly for helping with a student who needs a change in placement due to safety concerns. Greg, Cassie, Natalie, and Kerri thank you also for your support with him and the family. It takes a villageJ Dr. OH
WOW to Jennifer and Jane for holding down the fort while Tessa has been out. Tessa – we miss you and hope to see you back in the office soon. Ladies you do an awesome job with parents, staff, and students. Thanks for all you do each and every dayJ Dr. OH
WOW to Michele Kelly for taking a student and his mom to the doctor. Thank you also for picking up lunch for the office squad while you were on your way back. #Safetyplan – Dr. OH J
WOW to the SpEd department for hosting Jennifer for her student teaching! She is learning a lot from you all and we appreciate you taking the time to help her learn and grow. Dr. OH
WOW to Stefanie McCoy- you are doing a great job filling in for Joann while she is recovering. Stepping into the classroom, you would not know that you are not a veteran teacher. Thanks for all your hard workJ Dr. OH
WOW to Katelyn and Deb. You have a set of brothers who have really been struggling recently. You both have worked closely with VS, the family, and me to get them the support they need to be successful. We appreciate the time and effort you put in to help them succeed. Dr. OH
WOW to the EDCs! You all do a lot of work to help us have such great PLC conversations and keep the focus on the kids! I am grateful for the dialogue and reflection while looking at some new data points this week. I am excited for our EDC retreat on MondayJ Dr. OH
WOW to Dione who gave us a much needed dance break and smile in the office. You help me remember what’s important and I appreciate the check inJ Dr. OH
Meeting Minutes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MTSIZia3ie1HfmGSTDUjXLuaJ8syIvA6YQIVcXLGUwk/edit
Climate
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZuIO9zlcVgr1GTC80dMJz_EdlqEs2QLuojxN8Osi89E/edit?usp=sharing
EDC Meeting
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MWJ4Vj7B1bLewRyQxUTIkqcXEXVUSdyEMcMQZ6BILwo/edit?usp=sharing
FHEA Meeting
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mgWBMrDjk7f7987b3H3276S154bICbx_8eOC2RLJfzA/edit?usp=sharing
SSS
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CebzgZinfcs92Cj5MKGyZKW6r8Xln157?usp=sharing
Boosterthon
March 5th
8:15--Teacher Meeting- teachers will receive all their materials for the fundraiser. (Learning Commons)
- 2:00 3rd-5th Pep Rally (Gym)
- 2:45 - K-2 Pep Rally (Gym)
March 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th
- Team Huddles- these will take place the first 10 minutes of specials in the gym just like last year. These are the lessons taught by the Boosterthon staff.
March 14th
Fun Run
- 9:15- 3rd and 5th
- 10:30- Kindergarten and 4th
- 11:45- 1st and 2nd
By following the schedule above all grade levels will have their normal lunch time as well as specials.
Theme: Mindspark Mystery Lab
PTO is raising funds to outfit the track. They plan to purchase bleachers and any other materials to complete the track!
SET Results (PBIS Evaluation)
Way to go everyone!!! We received a 100% on our Schoolwide Evaluation Tool a few weeks ago when the PBIS consultants were here. We will be applying for our Bronze award and expect to receive it this summer. This is a wonderful accomplishment for our building. It was so great to hear that when they talked to students and staff EVERYONE was able to talk about our Hawk Habits and expectations. Special thanks to the PBIS team for all your hard work and dedication. #hawkpride
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dZiGSnxpQDMOdLYpbViwh-0y4t5RYTos/view?usp=sharing
Staff Potluck
Faculty Meeting on March 7th
Positive Parent Email
Way to go Mrs. Barth!!! Love getting these positive emails from parents!
Hello,
I just want to say that Jadison has been doing great at this school. She is in kindergarten in Ms. Barths Class. I absolutely love Ms. Barth. I love how organized she is and how involved she is with the kids. I know Jadison can be a little silly/hyper sometimes especially at home. I have only had a few messages from Ms. Barth about Jadison being too silly. But other than that Jadison has been doing great in her school work and I have seen improvement throughout this year. I am very happy with her placement in Ms. Barths class and am looking forward to First Grade. Hope to get a teacher like Ms. Barth!
Thank you
Jamie Montes de Oca