180 Days of Purpose

As we begin our 5th year at Sandy Ridge, I we continue to keep our primary mission in mind. Provide the best possible education to every child. When our school opened in August of 2005, the staff of Sandy Ridge adopted a vision of "180 Days of Purpose". These four words are embedded in every decision and action, Collaboration, Differentiation, Growth & Urgency. We believe that each day is an opportunity to grow children. We make the most of each day by collaborating with parents and other staff members to generate new ideas to help each child. Every parent wants differentiated instruction for their child, we accomplish this by periodically assessing students and then designed small group and independent instruction to address the needs of each student. The success of each school could be measured by the amount of growth made by each child. We make it our mission to grow your child. Most of the students whom attend our school are performing on or above grade level on the first day of school. The staff of SRES is not content to simply allow your child to pass the promotion standards, we strive to push your child to their fullest potential. With this in mind, we create a sense of urgency through our daily instruction. This urgency is created with detailed lessons which challenge and engage students, minimizing classroom disruptions, communication with parents through websites, email and phone calls. During the 2009-2010 school year our two major areas of focus will be; 1) to continue our journey toward differentiated instruction and 2) make the use of instructional technology a major focus. Staff members will be expected to use differentiated practices and technology on a daily basis to assist student learning. Our open house is scheduled for Thursday August 20th. I hope to see you then and I look forward to another terrific year at Sandy Ridge Elementary!