Shout Outs and Love 

To Jessica, Shannoya, Marisol, Vicky: Thanks ladies for helping to plan and implement a great reading week. From: Anisa 

To Rachelle: Thank you so much for reading to my littles. They loved having you spend some time with us. From: Anisa

To Marnie: Thank you so much for stopping by my room and sharing one of your favorite books with my kiddos. They really enjoyed meeting you. From: Anisa

To Reggie: Thanks for taking time in your morning to make sure my kinder bathroom is clean and smelling great. From: Anisa

To Miriam: For just being you! It is such a joy to work with you every day. From: Anisa

To Lucy: Thanks for all your help in collecting data for report cards and for jumping in whenever you see a need. From: Anisa

To Erika:  Your quick responses to my emails and always available to answer my questions about attendance is much appreciated. From: Anisa

To Mario & The Campus Monitors: Thank you for joining our restorative circle and reviewing expectations. We enjoyed having you in our classroom! From: Jessica

To Anisa: Thank you for leading us in putting together a very successful Read Across America week!

From: Jessica

To Esmi: Thank you for all the work you do with my students and sharing their data quickly! From: Jessica

To Meg: For always letting me borrow materials last-minute!! From: Jessica

To Shannoya: For being a flexible and supportive partner! From: Jessica

To Anel & Rachel: For leading our team with kindness and taking on so many extra responsibilities these past few months. From: Jessica

To: Team AFA

Thank you all for the kind words (I loved all of the cards and made my husband listen to them as well!) and the thoughtful gifts. Working with all of you is a gift in and of itself. It's a pleasure coming to work on a daily basis because of the heart you all put into serving our students and communities. Thank you so much!

From: Rachel

To: Marnie

We are so happy to have you joining and leading our team! Thank you for spending the day with us, getting to know our families and our team, and for listening so carefully to everyone. I am looking forward to having you join our team full time soon! From: Rachel

To: 3rd- 5th Grade Teams:

Thank you all for your deep analysis of our ICA data. You all came up with strong plans, thinking about the needs of all of our students so deeply. I'm excited to be supporting you as we move through the rest of the year! From: Rachel

To: Meghan and Xochitl:

Thank you for your flexibility and willingness to try new things. Not only are you serving our students and building a strong classroom culture, you're also setting them up for success for all of their upcoming school years! 

From: Rachel

To: Candice, Nalli, Meghan, Esmi, Anel and Christian:

Thank you for taking on the ELPAC listening and speaking with such smiles! We are going to have a strong team helping reclassify our kiddos!

From: Rachel

To: Erika and Jorge:

Thank you for always taking care of my last minute requests-- whether it's translating an SST or ordering pizza! I appreciate all that you both do to keep our school running. 

From: Rachel

To: Anisa and the Read Across America Team:

Thank you for planning such a fun week! Our students were so excited to be exposed to so many books and readers!

From: Rachel

To: Anel:

Thank you for always being there for our team and for me in particular. I appreciate your optimistic disposition and your approach to being so solutions oriented. It's been a pleasure working with you and seeing you grow so much in this role! You are a superstar! 

From: Rachel

To Anel: Thank you for all your support. I don’t think 1 day is enough to express our gratitude for you.  From: Shannoya

To Abi: Thank you for pushing me to think deeper and reminding me to keep having high expectations for our students. From: Shannoya

Jessica- You have been an amazing partner. I appreciate you always offering support. “ Let me know if you need help”. From: Shannoya

To Esmi: I have several of students that have moved up 3 or more reading levels, including Summer, who was able to exit out earlier on.

Your work is so important. You are very organize and I appreciate all the data you have collected and how you make visuals for us to easily understand the students’ progress. From: Shannoya

To Genesis: I am grateful that you are my resident. I appreciate you stepping up and taking the initiative to problem solve some challenges in the classroom. From: Shannoya

To Seenaa: I appreciate your work with the kiddos. They are so excited to work with you. From: Shannoya