Well…. welcome back to school! I have seen almost all of the staff in the last weeks. I have also seen evidence in the school that all of them have returned safely from trips and family excursions to prepare our school! Everyone has put in so much work to prepare our school for the welcoming of its students and KPS families! There are a few preparations we are still waiting on (shelves, some furniture, etc.). Thanks for everyone’s’ patience.
We may have over 540 students registered for school this academic season! If we realize this population there could be some change to our registers. Any changes to class lists and structures will wait until reorganization day (Sept. 19th). We will look to maintain as much as we can when a possible reorg. is on the table. I will keep you as up to date as I can.
With so much to prepare and do for the first day of school Vice Principal Winney and I want to take one thing off the teachers’ plates (well actually put it on their plate). Staff need not pack a lunch on the first day as we are happy to provide all staff with a Subway lunch. We will have subs and all the fixin’s ready for your first break through second break. We offer staff this lunch in recognition of a great start up, their hard work in preparations and in celebration of another amazing year at KPS.
First week events are limited. It is always my intention to give staff the time they need with our students, get to know our groups and to begin our timetable right away. Staff are asked to communicate with each other if you would like to alter the schedule slightly on day one. We get right into the timetable so we can trouble shoot any issues heading into reorg. day. Our students know who their teachers are and where their classrooms are. Some may have forgotten. Please make the time to circulate on the playground starting at 8:50 am on Day one, classlist in hand just in case. Welcoming our families and students on the playground is always a great way to start the year. Those teachers without homerooms can circulate as classes begin and make sure every single student feels welcome and part of our amazing school (especially our newest faces).
Over the summer I did some thinking. I share these next few lines with you in an effort to put on paper a few of my key beliefs as your lead learner:
- The most important thing is to be kind.
- Collaborative, supportive and positive school culture depends solely on the bonds of interrelational trust within and among all stakeholders.
- Learning depends on opportunities to think, do, assess and repeat.
- Our primary purpose as an organization is to provide learning opportunities for all.
- Learners at KPS will leave each day better prepared, happier and more confident than when they came.
- We will learn about, from and with each other every day.
- The way we treat each other and our students is the way our students will treat each other.
McKena, Zoe and Gavin in back to school garb and pose wish you a great day one!
Welcome Back to Kingsville Public School Everyone. . .
A Rich History,
A Bright Future,
Leading, Learning, Now.
James.
