APRES Staff Updates Week #8

Greetings Dolphin Superheroes!

This has been and extraordinarily busy, but exciting beginning to our school year. We have grown tremendously since the first days of school. Our scholars have settled in and come to school each day ready to learn and engage in all that their teachers have to offer. As we observe classrooms, and walk the hallways daily, we see great teaching and active learning consistently. Thank you, Dolphins for being ALL IN for our scholars.

Thanks to those of you who came out to Cluster Night at Westlake. Our Dolphin Chorus, and Dancing Dolphins did a phenomenal job representing our school and the Westlake / Sandtown / Randolph community. I stand in awe of the talented scholars we have the pleasure of leading each day. Simply EXTRAORIDINARY! Thanks to Ms. Simmons, Ms. Nurse and Ms. Jackson for putting in the extra hours the past few weeks, pouring your talents and love for music and dance into our scholars.

Special shout out to those Dolphins who participated in the FCS 5K this Saturday. I felt a little under the weather Saturday and did not make it. I'm sure a great time was had. Thank you to Coach Young, our wellness ambassador for leading the charge to get our Dolphins outside for some exercise.

As you all are aware, we are in for a busy week this week. Tuesday, 9/24/2024, is PTA at 5:30pm immediately followed by Literacy Night. Please follow the guidance shared by our literacy team regarding the attire and plans for the evening. We also have our first Zone 3 Site Team Visit scheduled for Wednesday, 9/25/2024. The Zone 3 team will arrive at Randolph around 8 a.m. we will visit classrooms for feedback on how well we are doing, or where improvements are needed. I am looking forward to showcasing the talented teachers in our building. We had an IB walkthrough last Monday, we received great feedback and opportunities for growth. Thank you all for your investment in the IB PYP.

Last Week was Attendance Awareness Spirit Week, thank you to those participated in the various spirit days. We hope you are enjoying Hispanic Heritage Month. Be on the lookout for Spirit Week Activities for the week of September 30 - October 4.

Thank you Dolphins and have an EXTRAORDINARY week!

In Partnership,

Head of School Wilson, Proud Dolphin

If you have not joined the PTA yet, please do so (click on photo to access link to join). There will be a drawing at the PTA meeting on Tuesday for those staff who have joined. You must join before Tuesday's PTA meeting to be entered in the drawing. Please plan to attend the meeting Tuesday, to hear the plans our PTA has for this year.