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2009
8th Grade Science Fair Exhibition Highlights...
The
following is a copy of a letter from Principal Sullivan to the
faculty, staff, and administrators at Pershing about the 2009 8th
Grade Science Fair Exhibition. We wanted to share her message with
you. We thank Principal Sullivan for giving her permission to use it!
January
29, 2009
Dear Colleagues,
The Eighth Grade Science Fair Exhibition on January 28, 2009 was
awesome! It was the kind of day that shows us all that our work does
make a difference. And it makes visible our beliefs about what it
means to educate and prepare children for adulthood.
Student accomplishments like we saw on January 28th result from a
tremendous amount of work over a long period of time by many, many
people. The big picture is we are an extraordinary team that so knows
how to work together to support children in becoming thinkers,
writers, experimenters, doers, persuaders and good citizens. Our
sixth and seventh grade colleagues delivered extremely well
prepared students into the care of our eighth grade colleagues
and each teacher of eighth graders continued our relentless insistence
that all of our children can and will achieve. In particular, the
dedication and thoroughness of our eighth grade science team - Mrs.
Kelly Marcarelli, Mrs. Susan Benson, Mr. Lance Justice, Mrs. Jacque
Montague and Mr. Norm Negus - is such an example to the rest of us.
Their work is a strong reminder of the impact that daily dedication
and determined follow-through have on the lives of children. The
potential of children can only be transformed into actual
accomplishments through the hard work of adults. The pattern of
student achievement, such as we saw yesterday, is the result of a
pattern of staff achievement. Kudos to each and every one of us for
keeping our focus on contributing our best to all our students,
regardless of the moment and particulars of curricular focus.
Mrs. Linda Lotze’s administrative support also deserves special
mention. She reached out into the community and brought in an
incredible, appreciative audience (and cookies). You can imagine the
buzz out there now that so many different people have seen our culture
in action.
By the way, I just checked our literacy and mathematics benchmark
results this morning, and it is ever so clear that Pershing Rocks!
What a grand fall semester!
Sarah Sullivan
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