Dear Loggerhead Families,
November letters always seem to be about what we are thankful for. Ive decided to take a different approach this year as my writing this month will focus on the recognition of success. As you may have seen in the paper recently, the State has released the school report card ratings for each school. Laurel Hill once again received an EXCELLENT ABSOLUTE RATING as we have each year that ratings have been issued to us. If you read the specific data included in the report card you will find that we have many reasons to celebrate. One particular area in which we improved is opportunities in the arts where, for the first time, our ranking improved from Good to Excellent. Parent involvement is factored in our ratings, and I want to thank each family for attending conferences and sending your children prepared for school each day. This recognition is the result of our teams work and as I have written before, our team includes teachers, students and families.
This week we also recognized three Laurel Hill teachers for their outstanding teaching and leadership at our school. Jennifer Cuneo was named our Teacher of the Year, Bonnie Harvin was named our Math Teacher of the Year and Jennifer Morrow was named our Reading Teacher of the Year. We truly have a faculty of All-Stars at Laurel Hill and it is a tremendous honor to be recognized in this way. Please join me in congratulating these teachers for their accomplishments and, more importantly, for their successful work with our children.
Finally, I want to write about the success that our PTA continues to experience. The Fall Carnival was a blast for the children, and it is just one example of the amazing programs that our PTA coordinates for our families. PTA President Kearnan Tomlinson and our PTA team give countless hours to bring these events together and to make them a reality. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered and/or taken a leadership role this year at our school. If you have not had the opportunity to volunteer, I ask that you please contact our PTA and make an effort to pitch in. As with many organizations we often have a small percentage of individuals doing the majority of the work. We feel confident that every family has skills that they can offer to the cause providing an amazing school for our children.
So after reading what I have written above, I must say that I am thankful. Im thankful that I have the opportunity to work with an amazing faculty, and Im thankful that I get to come in each day and serve as principal of the best school around. It truly is a pleasure and a blessing to work with you. Thanks for your continued support.
Michael Antonelli
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August 2011