Learning, Celebrating, and Remembering

Motivational Assembly

This first photo is from our Motivational Assembly that was held on October 14. Pictured is the Emerson Chorus singing "The Witch is Dead," with Jackie Hopper on the Piano, and Jade Beasley as the Witch. What you don't see is that Mrs. Cortes just emptied a bucket of magic feathers and sequins on the Witch's head.

Math Assessment

The math benchmark assessments may be just another test for the kids, but for us, it is a critical way to see if we are on target for making our growth. We desperately want more and more students to be Proficient or Advanced, so we look closely at the students' results, the classes' results as well as we look at each strand to determine what we did well and where we still need to focus more effort.

Remembering Mrs. Cole-Reagins
The next photo is a photo of Mrs. Cole Reagins, an Emerson teacher who passed away in 2007. She attended school at Emerson as a child and then returned to teach at Emerson for over 15 years. Mrs. Cole-Reagins was an inspiration to the Emerson staff. We learned to never give up on a child becuse of her professionalism and relentless love for learning. A reading grant has been established in her name through REEF in order to pass on Mrs. Cole-Reagins' love for reading.

The memorial garden in between room 2 and room 4 was dedicated after her passing, as a way to remember all of those who have tirelessly served the Emerson community.






Construction to Begin Soon!
This next photo is an artist's rendition of the new building. This picture is oriented as if you were standing in the lower field looking up towards the kindergarten playground. The grading equipment is set to arrive in a few short weeks. We will have 12 new permanent classrooms and a new library as a result of this project. A large portion of the lower field will be our new bus entry and staff parking. The front parking lot will be redesigned as a student drop-off point next year.


Red Ribbon Week
This week, the PTA is leading our participation in Red Ribbon Week. This is a week-long emphasis of fun activities reminds kids that having fun does not have to include dangerous or unhealthy activities. Please send canned food items to school with your child for our canned food drive this week. Also, on Friday we will hold our traditional costume parade that starts at 2 p.m.