Principal's Post
ONE...Team. Vision. Goal.
Manchester Park Elementary
Home of the Timberwolves
Welcome Back...Almost!
These newsletters are always bitter sweet for me to write. I love summer and the chance to recharge my batteries...which makes summer ending really difficult. The flip side of that is that we all get a fresh start and get to welcome each other and our students back for another wonderful year at Manchester Park! We are going to continue to be "Manchester United", but you will hear (and see) a new theme thrown around as well: ONE...Team. Vision. Goal. We are going to be very intentional on ensuring that all of us (staff and students) are laser focused on the vision and goals that we have in order to be a true team!
New Staff Members!
Please welcome the following new staff members to our Manchester Park team:
- Allison Wareham - Kindergarten
- Marisa Gallo - 2nd Grade
- Amber Gaspar - 3rd Grade
- Nicole Kamradt - .2 Traveling Art Teacher from NV
- Chris Walter - Band (with Michelle Bullins)
- Ken Woodward - .2 Traveling Music Teacher from NV
- Tyler Boxberger - .2 Traveling PE Teacher from NV
- Kelly Payton - Strings (with Danny Kaul)
- Breanne Telg - OT
- Kala Franz - .2 CLA Teacher
Please help me in welcoming all of our new staff to an already amazing group of professionals!
Return Days for Staff
Okay...so I hope you don't feel like this! :)
The return days for staff are as follows:
- Friday, August 3rd - New Teachers Report
- Wednesday, August 8th - Flex Day for Returning Teachers
- Thursday, August 9th - 1st Day for Preservice. We will start in the media center at 8:30.
- Friday, August 10th - 1st Day for Paras to report
Surface Pro Training for Certified Teachers
As was mentioned in the Spring, all certified staff members are receiving surface pros. All hard drives from your computers have been removed and we will have a training on the new devices on August 9th from 10:30 - 12:00.
Important: All of the hard drives are removed from your classrooms. So...if you come up before August 9th, you will not have access to the internet other than on your iPads. Since this is the case, you won't be able to print or send something to the copier from your classroom computer until you get your surface pro on August 9th.
Before the training on August 9th at 10:30, please reset your district password! This will help with the set up, log in, and training on that day.
Can't wait for August 9th to learn about the surface pro? Check out the technology department's sharepoint site: https://olatheschoolsorg-my.sharepoint.com/:o:/r/personal/janderson_olatheschools_org/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B2d71ee49-aeee-486a-a659-585de8c45b74%7D&action=default
Master Schedule, Lunch/Recess Schedules, and Leadership Roles
New Gym Floor and Paint!
New Blinds in Flex Room
I know that this isn't really exciting...but for those that have tried to project something on the screen in the middle of the day, you are going to appreciate this! We have blinds in the flex room now. Please help us by keeping them raised all the way up unless you are showing something on the screen (especially if you are doing physical activity). We don't want them to get ruined.