Today's Update
Teacher Appreciation Week, Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Congratulations to the Classes of 2020
South Florence High
West Florence High
Wilson High
Teacher Appreciation Week Expressions Continue
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, I’d like to publicly thank every Florence One teacher that has taught my children or supported them in some way over the past 15 years. With the graduation of my second,and last child just a few weeks away, I’ve been reflecting on how important each of you were in their village. You taught them with knowledge, professionalism, patience and most of all love, and this Florence One mom is forever grateful for each of you and the impact you’ve had on my children.
Donna SantiAnna
Beck Child Development Center
Tracie Hobbs is really great, kind and supportive during this difficult time. Three cheers for Ms. Tracie!
Brenda Barr
Carver Elementary
Taylor Tingle
Her enthusiasm to bring reading into the lives of our children has been what I have loved most. She truly loves our children as her own. She has made 2nd grade a wonderful year!
Jamie Driggers
Mrs. Cox is devoted to helping each and every child in her class achieve their upmost excellence academically but she also is committed to their overall well being as well. She encourages citizenship and inclusion of all her students. We will always cherish the time we had as a family in her classroom.
Brittany Terrio
Mrs. Charly Pryor is awesome! She loves her students and does so many exciting and neat things with them. One of my favorites was when she had her students adopt a pet to read to every night. Eli, my son, choose a dog and LOVES to read to him every night. She does an amazing job of engaging her students and getting them excited to learn!
Parents: Shay Carl, Matt Carl
LucyT. Davis Elementary
Judon Streater
I would like to show my appreciation for Mrs. Chimere McRae for her hard work and dedication to her students, not only during this unprecedented time, but all year long also. She truly invests in her students and cares for them, while making her lessons fun and interesting. Her dedication is nothing short of amazing!
Michelle Zorgias
Delmae Elementary
Mrs. Damon, Mrs. Collins, and Mrs. Cooper,
Thank you ladies for your hard work, patience, knowledge and dedication.
Ulyssia Houston
Sharon Cooper
Mrs. Cooper is available and accessible.
Each morning she has been online with the students and working to give them a sense of normalcy. She is always excited to hear from her students and she keeps them on task.
Thank you Mrs. Cooper for being a true educator. You have worked to ensure you made the needed adjustments so that your students are successful.
Arlene Austin
Dewey L. Carter
Ms. Turner has been the best teacher during this time. She is always an e-mail away for any questions I have as a parent. No matter the time, she is always there and I can not thank her enough. She is truly an amazing teacher and loves her students beyond measures. I can not thank her enough for everything she has done.
Having Toni Ruth and Paige Corbett helped my students to want to go to school everyday. My children miss them so much. It saddens me that they won’t continue to have these teachers anymore this year.
Kayla Eaddy
Florence Career Center
Florence Career Center teachers have not missed a beat in the eLearning process and have served their students well. That’s not easy to accomplish in the environment that we operate in on a daily basis. I am extremely proud of them.
Sarah Carpenter
Greenwood Elementary
Among many positive things, Ms. Webster, a third grade teacher, has even sent my daughter a beautiful note saying she missed her and knew she would do well in 4th grade. We love Ms. Webster.
Mrs. Heidi Clark
Ms. Candice Weithers' hard work and dedication to her students is amazing and I appreciate her so much. I’ve never seen such love for students until now. She has gone out of her way numerous times to help, on and off the clock. She always responds to my emails no matter how many million I send. LOL! In one word she’s GREAT!!!
Jessica Hickman
Ms. Summer Craddock is a very good teacher deserving of recognition.
Charity Brown
Theodore Lester Elementary
Mrs. Emily Leaphart (3rd Grade)
1) Mrs. Leaphart encourages and understands the importance of open communication between Teachers and Parents.
2) Mrs. Leaphart is empathetic towards her students.
3) Mrs. Leaphart is always willing to help and give of her time for questions or concerns I have regarding my student.
Ms. Chanda Smith
To Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs.Davis,
Y’all are AWESOME TEACHERS!!!!! Thanks for making our school year wonderful in school and for making eLearning wonderful out of school.
From Suereese Anderson
McLaurin Elementary
Ms. Richards
You are an awesome teacher to not only my child but every child. Can’t wait til next year!
Tiffany Johnson
Margaret Charles and Cathy Stephenson
Your warm welcome and caring spirit put our family at ease. Thank you for all of the love, care and academic enrichment you provided during 4K and 5K. We love and respect you so much for fostering an environment that our children thrived in.
Alisha Spears
Mrs. V. Church & Mrs. Ebony German
What a duo they are!
There was a high volume of e-mail received from parents of McLaurin Elementary. Remaining e-mail will be sent to McLaurin Elementary.
John W. Moore Intermediate
We'd like to thank our daughter's teachers at Moore (past and present) for your dedication and hard work. It's important to know she's learning, but we also enjoy hearing about her day, especially when she shares stories of when a teacher made her laugh, laughed with her, did something extra to help her, or made her feel special in some way. The laughter, acts of kindness, and encouragement makes real learning possible and has inspired our daughter to do her best.
Sincerely,
The Parents of L. Green
Thank you to the teachers in Pathfinder's Pride! We are so grateful for ALL your support and dedication during the school year and during this challenging time! You all are Amazing!!
Mr. Daniel goes above and beyond to create engaging videos for his students. His video lessons have helped his students try new things outside the normal classroom. Thank you, Mr. Daniel, for your dedication to your students!!
Greg and Christina Schneider
Ms. Figueras, Ms. Fanning and Ms. Grainger.
They genuinely care for the students, and do not just do the bare requirement for their subjects.
Sangeeta Nelson
Note: There was a high volume of mail sent from parents of John W. Moore. Remaining notes will be e-mailed directly to the faculty and staff.
North Vista Elementary
Ms. Edwards has been a wonderful source of encouragement and support for my grandson.Ms. Edwards calls and keeps me informed of her concerns regarding my grandson and listens and reacts accordingly when I discuss my concerns with her. Thank you Ms. Edwards, and know that you are truly appreciated for your work with our children.
Michelle James-Toler
Royall Elementary
Ms. Laura Forehand has been such a blessing this year. Her kind, loving, nurturing and selfless personality will surely bless the many students she has for years to come!
Caroline
We transferred to Royall in mid February. Mrs. Forehand made sure to put us at ease about the transition. I appreciate her kindness and her willingness to help us.
Dear Mrs. McLamb,
Your love, patience, and dedication doesn’t have limits!!! Thank you for all you do!!
Wendy Guzman
Alaina Boone
We have learned so much this year. Ms. Boone has been great with all of our questions on eLearning. She loves her students.
Shawn Hendrix
Savannah Grove Elementary
Teachers like Dr. Patrick come once in a lifetime! The love and willingness she has for teaching her students are just unexplainable. Thank you for all you do! It’s greatly appreciated!
Ms.Shoaff is one of the most dedicated teachersthat my grandson has had. She goes above and beyond to make sure we understand eLearning, she reads to the students, and responds in a timely matter.
Lora Gibson
Timrod Elementary School
Ms. Allison Middleton is awesome. She has gone above and beyond in helping my daughter with reading. She has even stopped by my house to bring books and other needed items. I will forever be grateful for her and all she has done.
Wallace Greg Elementary
He has been the most helpful with navigating us through this time, especially with assisting me in helping my grandson with mathematics. Thanks Mr.Livingston
Melika Wingate
Ms. Latoya Sims is beautiful, loving and awesome . She is one of a kind.
Tiffany Patterson
Woods Road Child Development Center
Thank you, Mrs. Haselden, for being such an amazing teacher in our little girl's life. She looked forward to going to school daily and misses you so much. Your eLearning packets have far exceeded our expectations, and she has learned so much in your class and is continuing to learn. We are forever grateful. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Best,
Jordan & Greg Johnson
Mrs. Huggins and Mrs. McKoy both care for Taylor in school and outside of school just like she’s their own. I was always comfortable dropping her off at school. She has grown so much this year and my husband and I couldn’t have done it without them! Thanks!
Andrea Spear
Sneed Middle
I appreciate Mr. Richard McCabe for the great support he provided for me and my daughter during the year. I appreciate his responsiveness, useful advice and digital technologies implemented. He is the person I can definitely rely on for the school related matters.
Alexey Prokofyev
Mr. Richard Hyman has been an amazing band teacher/ leader. I appreciate everything you did. Thank you, you are truly amazing.
Angie Leatherwood
Mrs. Kris Deremo and Mrs. Deadra Mercer
These two amazing educators are "Simply the Best!" They have mastered the skill of making learning fun and interesting while teaching life skills that will aid their students as they navigate through middle school and life.Thanks for being willing vessels, giving unselfishly of yourselves and sowing into the lives of your amazing students. You are appreciated! Thank you!
Mr. & Mrs. Powe
I would like to let Mr. Christopher Dale know how much I appreciate him during this trying time. He is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Keisha Tomlin
Southside Middle
Teresa Brazell
She is nice, has a sense of humor and very good at teaching.
Thank you to Ms. Ann Nichols, Ms. Lee, Ms. New, Ms. Dargan, and Ms.Jelly. These ladies work hard to make sure their students have everything they need to be successful. They are AWESOME!!!
Kimyada Gregg
Williams Middle
Ms. Jeffcoat: Now here’s an incredible human source of educational dependability and academic inspiration! This lady is ALWAYS in touch, on top of agendas, and never fails to get her students to meet their goals.
Mr. Sponic: A legend in his own right, it is hard to imagine a theater without its audience, let alone teaching theatre arts without the student body as an audience. And yet: he did it, he does it, and all with his usual highest standards of excellence and literary focus. A resounding applause!
Ms. Carter: Teaching Fine Arts via electronic means was unheard of - until now. However, Ms. Carter redefines the word creativity, never ceasing to miss an opportunity to find ways to teach techniques, provide artistic feedback, and keep the general atmosphere focused on intellectual discourse and enthusiasm for the topic.
Not a day goes by when we do not consider what our teachers do for our families these days. We all have to pull through this together, yet our schools and faculty show vision, courage, and empathy on an absolutely astonishing level!
We are so proud to be part of this community!
Anne Strauss
Williams Middle School - I have several teachers I would like to recognize at Williams Middle School that have made my son’s transition from Montesorri to the IB program easier.
Mr. Bradley Sponic, Ms. Paula Dowling, Ms. Lizett Ortega, Mr. Matthew Carl
We appreciate all of his teachers at Williams Middle School, but these are a few who have made his transition to Williams IB program seamless. We appreciate these teachers high expectations, their willingness to challenge him and not make things easy, as well as their belief in our child!
Crystal Chapman
South Florence High
West Florence High School
Ms. Lydia O'Toole
I hope you know what an amazing instructor you are! PLEASE continue to be yourself and continue doing what you do!!!
Very Respectfully,
Doris Tucker
Dear Mr. Ward,
I truly appreciate your extra work, for making this elearning more interesting and fun. Thank you for your time, dedication and commitment!! It shows how passionate you are for what you do.
Wendy Guzman
Mr. Ward,
Thank you for inquiring and offering to assist. It really means a lot to know that you care. Not only does this reflect on the passion that you have for your job, but also the faith that you have in my son. I am truly grateful for all that you do!
Kelly Smith
Dear Mr. Powers,
Thank you for your complete dedication to our band students. We value your time and commitment to the students and the West Florence Band
Best Regards,
Doris Melvin
Wilson High
Sincerely,
Priscilla Williams