First Day Success!

Cautiously I report that our first day of school was a resounding success!  Here are a few things that I observed on campus:

• There were very few students who arrived late to school.
• Students and parents were excited to see the progress that has been made on the construction of the library, the parking lot and the two new classroom buildings.
• Teachers took the students to the lunch court for group instruction about school procedures.
• Many students remembered to respond in complete sentences!
• Despite the fact that we still have buses using our upper parking lot, parents seemed to be very patient with the delay in opening the lower parking lot to bus traffic. 
• Students were excited to meet several new teachers including Mr. Cortez  (6th), Mr. Watring (6th), Ms. Eaton (5th), Mrs. Tenette (4th), Mrs. Arnaiz (3rd), Ms. Bekkedahl (LA), and Ms. Wagner (SDC).
• Students and staff were thankful that all of the school A/C's were working on such a hot day.
• Students had a great time getting re-acquainted and talking to new friends out on the playground. 
• The front office experienced very few registration problems despite the closing of the district's Centralized Registration Center.