When I read the above quote, I think of the talented and terrific Wing School staff that you met at Open House. What makes Wing wonderful is that our teachers and staff members believe in our students and will go the extra mile to ensure their success. Daily, teachers help students to understand that being smart is “something you can get” and not just “something with which you are born.”
Believing that all students have natural abilities, and that academic competence can be grown, is a foundational principle of learning communities, including our dedicated Wing teachers. It is students’ effective effort that is the main component of achievement and growth that will have the most lasting impact on the Wing students this year.
If you have ever had a teacher or someone in your life that believed in you and consistently communicated to you that you were an able, valuable person who could and would do great things, like I did, then you will relate well to the following. In my elementary school days, that first person (and not the last) was Ms. Johnson, my second grade teacher. She believed in me—upon reflection— in a way that several others did not. Because of her faith in me, she helped me to believe that I could achieve my goals. She was one of my inspirations for going into the teaching profession namely by convincing me that I was able and valuable when I was in her class. Interestingly, when I was in college, she would see my folks at a local breakfast nook and catch up on what my brother and I were doing in our lives (she was his teacher the next year), and when my parents told her of my aspirations to teach, she revealed that she always thought that I would become a teacher one day. I am amazed to this day that she saw that in me as a seven year old child and that she remembered me all those years later!
Thank you parents and guardians, for entrusting your children to our amazing staff, for each of our staff members will be some young Wing student’s Ms. Johnson, inspiring him or her by constantly showing them in a variety of ways that, “This is important work…you can do it…I will not give up on you! "(Saphier, 2005)
Believing that all students have natural abilities, and that academic competence can be grown, is a foundational principle of learning communities, including our dedicated Wing teachers. It is students’ effective effort that is the main component of achievement and growth that will have the most lasting impact on the Wing students this year.
If you have ever had a teacher or someone in your life that believed in you and consistently communicated to you that you were an able, valuable person who could and would do great things, like I did, then you will relate well to the following. In my elementary school days, that first person (and not the last) was Ms. Johnson, my second grade teacher. She believed in me—upon reflection— in a way that several others did not. Because of her faith in me, she helped me to believe that I could achieve my goals. She was one of my inspirations for going into the teaching profession namely by convincing me that I was able and valuable when I was in her class. Interestingly, when I was in college, she would see my folks at a local breakfast nook and catch up on what my brother and I were doing in our lives (she was his teacher the next year), and when my parents told her of my aspirations to teach, she revealed that she always thought that I would become a teacher one day. I am amazed to this day that she saw that in me as a seven year old child and that she remembered me all those years later!
Thank you parents and guardians, for entrusting your children to our amazing staff, for each of our staff members will be some young Wing student’s Ms. Johnson, inspiring him or her by constantly showing them in a variety of ways that, “This is important work…you can do it…I will not give up on you! "(Saphier, 2005)
The Wing School Celebration and Commemoration Corner
The Wing School Celebration and Commemoration Committee asked our students to share what they love about the Wing School and to write about their favorite memories. Many thanks to the PTA for supplying the school house cut outs that were used to create these lasting memories. You can see photos of them on the Wing twitter account. We are looking for volunteers to join our current and retired teachers as they develop the next signature event in November. Guest speakers from Wing’s past will share their experiences with our students. Please contact me with your interest at [email protected] .
Bus Routes
The bus route changes have been posted for the 2014-2015 school year. They are available on our School and District Web pages. By clicking on "Bus Routes", you should be taken to the .pdf that lists the routes. If that link does not work for some reason, please go to www.sandwichk12.org and look under the "Quick Links" on the right hand side of the web page. Thank you for your patience. |
The 6 Day Schedule
The new 6 day cycle adopted in all three elementary schools this year accomplishes a number of objectives. Most importantly, it provides a new daily intervention/enrichment block for all students in both mathematics and ELA. Additionally, it allows students an extra block in each cycle to experience an additional unified arts block every 6th day (music, band, library, art, P.E. - changing quarterly throughout the year) and adds five minutes to every lunch and recess blocks. Finally, the new schedule provides dedicated time for administrators and teachers to review data, adjust curriculum, and plan in PLC's.
Sandwich Learns Together
At Open House, I shared the District's new online magazine known as Sandwich Learns Together. It is a great resource to learn more about the amazing things going on here in the Sandwich Public Schools.
Please take some time to peruse the content available on this page and check back often. If you would like to be notified when additions to the magazine are made, you can sign up for email notifications at the bottom of the magazine.
Click here to see what is going on in SPS!
Please take some time to peruse the content available on this page and check back often. If you would like to be notified when additions to the magazine are made, you can sign up for email notifications at the bottom of the magazine.
Click here to see what is going on in SPS!