Spring Glen Spotlight

⚡Quick Highlights - Week of 9/14

Dear Spring Glen Families,

Happy Friday! We are really off and running now. There was so much evidence of learning in action as I walked around the building this week. I am excited to continue learning more about our math and literacy curriculums alongside our staff, as Wit & Wisdom and Illustrative Math are relatively new to me as well. Here are some highlights from the week:

Safety Week: This week, students and staff participated in a variety of safety drills. These incluided an evacuation (fire drill), lockdown, hold (where all hallways are cleared and we remain in classrooms), and shelter (where classrooms are cleared and students sit in the hallways - solely used for dangerous weather purposes). These drills went off without a hitch. Students did a fantastic job following their teacher's instructions and, hopefully, they learned the purpose and importance of practicing. As a reminder, students riding the bus on the morning of Friday, September 25th will participate in a bus evacuation drill upon arrival at school, under the direction of their First Student driver. SPG staff will be available to support this process.
Open House is scheduled for next Wednesday, September 23rd from 5:30-7:00. The structure is a bit different this year. Doors will open at 5:25. Session 1 will be held from 5:30-6:00; all staff and families will come to the gym for a brief principal's welcome from 6:05-6:20; and Session 2 will be held from 6:30-7:00. Doors will close at 7:05. This allows parents/guardians with children in multiple grades to attend presentations with two different teachers. Please note: there is no childcare provided. We look forward to seeing you all on Open House Night!

Enjoy the weekend.

Mike

📸 Scenes From This Week

Student Focus Groups

I met with small groups of students in grades 3, 4, and 5 this week to learn more about what they think makes SPG special: traditions, people, routines, etc., along with in which areas students feel we can continue to grow. These were fun and informative conversations and I uncovered some great nuggets of wisdom that I will use to plan moving forward. Grade 6, you're up next week.

Kindergarten Engineers

Students in Mrs. Rosenberg's class worked together to build houses out of blocks!

More Class Charters!

Here's another example of a class charter from Mrs. Prince's 4th grade class.

Practicing Balance in PE

3rd graders had fun trying to keep their tennis ball on the cone, with many challengers as you can see.

Happy Faces 😁

Lots of joy felt in these first few weeks of the 26-27 school year!

🏅 Our PAWSitive Panthers of the Week!

A big congratulations to the following students!

Grade K: Theresa from Mrs. Ngov's class

Grade 1: Marcel from Mrs. Richards' class

Grade 2: Ezra from Mrs. Piazza's class

Grade 3: Johnny from Mrs. Reynold's class

Grade 4: Penny from Mrs. Prince's class

Grade 5: Rani from Mrs. Amodio's class

Grade 6: Kali from Mr. Trama's class

🏫 School Focus Areas

This year, our school community is focusing on the following priorities:

Student Well-Being: Reinforcing positive behavior through schoolwide systems and adequate time placed on social-emotional learning.
Attendance: Encouraging daily attendance and on-time arrival for all.
Teaching & Learning: Supporting strong instruction and consistent expectations across classrooms where ALL students are encouraged to take risks and make their thinking visible.
Overarching Goal: Creating a safe, welcoming environment where every student feels comfortable and willing to challenge themselves and grow each day.