Principal’s
Corner—August
Dear
Sutton Families,
The
new school year is almost upon us. I am
hopeful for an exciting, rewarding and challenging year for your child. I also hope that you will join us in
celebrating your child’s successes and near successes all year long. I welcome
your support and appreciate your involvement.
It
is very exciting for me to be taking the helm at Sutton Elementary for what I
hope will be a long lasting relationship with the students, teachers and
parents of this community. It is my
hope that together we can recognize the goodness in all children, celebrate the
academic efforts, and praise good behavior while supporting and encouraging those
with less than good behavior. I believe
that all students want to do well, to please parents and teachers and
ultimately feel good about themselves.
I want every child at Sutton Elementary to feel good coming to school.
It
is with that sentiment in mind that I will emphasize three basic tenets at
school: SAFETY, RESPECT and RESPONSIBILITY. All school rules can fall under one of these categories. It is one of my goals to reintroduce these
words to all children at the start of the year and reinforce what each word
means by adult and student modeling. During an early assembly, I will encourage
all students to imagine what each word might look like, i.e. What would a
student be doing if he/she were practicing safety in the hallway?
Posters
will appear around the school promoting the three tenets. I will look to “catch” students exhibiting
safe, respectful and responsible behaviors.
Positive
discipline will be in place as I continue to applaud efforts toward safe,
respectful and responsible behavior.
I look
forward to meeting you this fall.
Sincerely,
Michael
D. Breault