Dear Hendricks Families,
Thank you again for your warm, welcoming support in my new position. I am thrilled about exciting new things you will be seeing at Hendricks! As always, we will maintain our wonderful foundational culture and traditions.
As the 2012-2013 school year approaches, please expect the best teachers ever! I could not be more proud of this strong, experienced, highly qualified cohesive faculty. In addition to a solidified curriculum with more rigor, your student will experience more resource class time with refined curriculum and goals. Our Ambassador program has been adjusted and clarified to better meet student needs. Please look for more communication about these areas.
We are thrilled that Mrs. Dayna Perret will be our curriculum coordinator. She is highly qualified and has vast experience working with curriculum and curriculum teams. She will be working with the faculty in each grade and in vertical and horizontal teams to align and tighten our curriculum.
You can also expect an expanded after school Club program coordinated by Mrs. Chelsea Weise that will feature, among other options, Martial Arts, Puppetry, Spanish, Little Raiders Ball Sports, Girls on the Run, Volleyball, Basketball, Voices of Hendricks, Pom and Tumbling!
A Health and Fitness Committee composed of experts in the field, faculty and parents has been established. You can expect a survey of your thoughts and ideas regarding this topic, parent educational options and changes that improve our students’ understanding and experiences.
Shane Tripp and I wanted to clarify our roles, as we have had many questions. I will maintain my Elementary and Early Childhood Principal responsibilities in addition to my new Head of School role. Mrs. Tripp will be the Principal and in charge of Middle School. We will both remain in our current offices.
Shane and I are very receptive to your feedback about your family’s experience at Hendricks. We would very much appreciate knowing your opinions, thoughts, suggestions and ideas as they can help us to better educate your child. Please email, call or make an appointment. We really want to talk with you.
Coach Neel has been very busy, with help from Mr. Cameron and others, working on our physical plant this summer with the money you helped raise. In the gym, more classrooms have been built, as our maintenance department has moved to the new building. This will allow for better use of our gym by students and teachers. Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Duncan have moved into the new building, and a new board room is being created.
I have included the portion of my earlier blog entry regarding teachers and positions for those of you who may have missed it. There are some changes.
Teachers and Responsibilities 2012-2013
Take a moment to be introduced to our newest family members by clicking on their biographies.
Early Childhood
Sharon Royal – Pre-K3
Elise Capobianco, Jenny Hulsberg – Pre-K4
Linda Edwards, Darleen Finegan – Kindergarten
Elementary School
Chris Collinsworth BIO, Dia Houser – 1st grade
Tonya Elstein, Casey Sparrell BIO – 2nd grade
Brittany Geeslin, Alexis Espey (Martin) – 3rd grade
Ellen Jones, Jennifer Ramirez – 4th grade
Jami Caruso, Anita Ramirez – 5th grade
Middle School
Dayna Perret, Leslie Wilbur BIO – Math
Jamie Murray BIO – Science
Justin Weise – Geography and History
Lucia Allen – Spanish
Lilianna Lowery – Language Arts
ELP
Dawn Thomas
Tricia Senesac
Jackie Hrachovina
Jennifer Yates BIO
Resource Teachers
Peter Blay – Science Lab and Middle School Encore classes
Renea Dunn BIO – Middle School PE
Bethany Erickson BIO – Media Specialist
Erika Gallo – Art
Jenna George – Early Childhood and Elementary PE
Becky Hedges – Reading Specialist
Mark Meyers – Technology
Dino Saliba BIO – Band and Middle School Music Appreciation
Itziar San Sebastian – Early Childhood and Elementary Spanish
Chelsea Weise – Early Childhood and Elementary music
The countdown is on! We look forward to seeing you in August!
Fondly,
Linda