March Madness ;)

Thank you to everyone for providing honest feedback to Erin for my evaluation. I'm SO grateful everyone has this process in order to anonymously share your thoughts, hopes, ideas and suggestions. It is one of my greatest joys to serve alongside each of you and live our day to day journeys together. I LOVE hearing your honest thoughts about this home-away-from-home we create for our little people but the big people too! I will take your feedback and create new goals for myself to grow into in the coming year. While this is a formal form of feedback, please know that I appreciate so much the honesty with which you converse with me on a regular basis as well. It takes this level of honesty for us to work together to grow the children God has entrusted to our care. Thank you!

Fun Night
It's almost here! Thank you for sending out messages, collecting goodies and for serving at Fun Night! It is a big deal for our kiddos when you are willing to meet them in their world....and on a Friday evening! You each go above and beyond the call of duty. This is but one example! Thank you!

Ron Clark Academy Visit
I have been asked to visit the Ron Clark Academy next week. The Ron Clark Academy For that visit, I will be out of the building (and state) on Thursday afternoon and all day on Friday, March 14 and 15. The request for me to attend this learning/observation has been made through the Kevin Witte Memorial. I will let you know what I learn while visiting the school. I'll return on Monday, March 18. 

Dave Zimmer
Would like to update our staff on the state of the union from the financial standpoint. He's planning to meet with us on Tuesday, March 12 at 3:30. This is not a meeting that is in response to anything critical, rather, he would like to keep all employees informed on our financial status.

Richard Nagelkirk
Please mark your calendar. Richard Nagelkirk has asked if he can share his basketball story with our South Siders. He will likely be bringing in a few guest speakers with him. He has asked to come on Wednesday, March 27 at 11:00. I know that is a busy week with reading celebration, prepping for conferences, and field trips. Come if you are able and have time with your class. The assembly is expected to last 30 minutes.

Kevin Kammeraad
March 28 from 10:30-11:30 Kevin Kammeraad will talk with our little ones about creativity and writing! We'll be in the gym for this fun event (helpful, I hope, after a looooong week leading toward spring break! Fweew!)

P/T Conferences
Again, for planning purposes, our parent teacher conferences for the spring will be held on March 25 and 27 from 4:00-8:00.

Report Cards
Just for your planning purposes, our third quarter report cards will go home on March 22. If you're able, please have them completed by the 21st so we can print and stuff them for you.