As part of my principal entry plan that I shared earlier this year, I made mention of one of my educational values: Continuous Improvement.

After the lockdown in our schools on Friday, November 22, 2019, I stressed that value at our staff meeting after school. The lockdown process allowed is to identify areas that we can improve in. I welcomed feedback from all teachers, staff, paraprofessionals, and substitutes. This feedback will be used to continue to fortify our procedures to make the greatest little elementary school in the universe the safest as well.

With the Thanksgiving weekend upon us, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratefulness to the amazing staff that I get to work with each day. I could not be more blessed to be surrounded by such amazing educators in my first year as a principal. We are growing day by day as a school family as we support your most precious resource: your children.

Thank you for trusting us to serve their best interests. Thank you for supporting us in our pursuit of excellence. Thank you for being an integral part of #SteamerNation.

Happy Friday, Lil Steamer Families!

It is important that kids learn to accept and appreciate their differences. Each student brings something new into the school, including world views, backgrounds, experiences, and personalities. Accepting differences shows respect. Having empathy helps you understand and accept how others are the same or different from you. Having empathy and showing respect helps children to get along with others.

The overall parent response rate for River Bend CUSD 2 is 3% for the 2020 Illinois Parent Survey. As a reminder, schools need 20% of their parents to respond in order to receive a report.

Here are the parent response rates for schools in River Bend CUSD 2:
Early Step Pre-School: 2%
Fulton High School: 0%
River Bend Middle School: 5%
Fulton Elem School: 3%

Please take a few moments to complete the 5 Essentials Survey if you have not done so.

Mrs. Germann's Kindergarten RtI groups have been continuing to work on letter knowledge.

Special thanks to Mr. Dail for getting our smartboard up and running!

Please join us for a Buy One Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair! It is held in the FES LRC

Email: jhoese@riverbendschools.net
Website: riverbendschools.org/fes
Location: 1301 7th Avenue, Fulton, IL, USA
Phone: (815)589-2911
Twitter: @FultonSteamers