I want to thank the parents and teachers for an exciting fifth grade field
trip on Monday. The students had a wonderful time, even though the
Mariners lost! This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. I want to
publicly thank the ARBOR HEIGHTS STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. You would
be hard pressed to find more caring, committed, skilled educators
anywhere. These qualities have made Arbor Heights the exceptional
educational community it is today. Keep us the great work.
The staff would like to extend their appreciation to the Arbor Heights
Parent Group that has spent so much time this week decorating the building
with wonderful posters and providing us with so many wonderful treats. We
feel so fortunate to have such a supportive community! Thank you.
The grade level reconfiguration sent home last week was dictated by the
following factors:
* A very large 2nd and 3rd grade student population. The number of 2nd
and 3rd grade students was at a point where a multi-age classroom was
needed to serve these students. If another teacher was assigned a 1st
grade classroom we would not have enough rooms for our second grade
students. Our budget could not handle another teacher.
* Due to budget cuts, Arbor Heights lost a teacher this year. We used
seniority and category to determine which staff member would be lost.
This selection method, unfortunately, caused us to lose a multi-age
teacher.
* We surveyed teachers to find out their preference for same grade, no
preference, or multi-age classroom models. We had three teachers who had
a multi-age preference and one would teach either. I didn't feel
comfortable putting a staff member into a multi-age classroom if they were
not comfortable with that model.
Sincerely,
Barry Dorsey
Principal
Upcoming Events
- Friday, May 7th Carnival from 5:30 - 8:30
- Friday, May 14th, State Waiver Day - No School for students
- Thursday, May 27th Young Authors Conference
- Thursday, June 10th Volunteer Luncheon
- Wednesday, June 16th Field Day
- Thursday, June 17th Awards Assembly
- Monday, June 21st Last Day of School