Author Archives: Gary Timms

Welcome to October! Can’t believe we are already here. Goal Teams- First, thank you for all of your thinking, input and energy on Wednesday during our goal team meetings. ICCL’s met yesterday and decided that we will meet again in … Continue reading →

Reading Intervention Groups- Shout out to Laci for organizing a smooth, efficient Dibels day. Groups will start Monday. If you didn’t yet read Laci’s email with schedule and directions, please do so. Education Foundation Grants- The Education Foundation grant process … Continue reading →

Schedules- Please complete your master schedule if your grade level hasn’t already done so. We know that they will evolve a bit during the year (we don’t expect kinders to do 45 minutes writing in September). Please keep them up … Continue reading →

Welcome Back- Thanks for a great first week back with staff. We appreciate all of your enthusiasm, support, attentiveness and hard work this week. Thank you for all of the time you have spent connecting with students and families. It … Continue reading →

Last Notes- This is the last edition of Gary’s notes for the 20-21 school year (loud cheering and crazy dancing from the audience). Information that needs to be shared in the next week will be via email so that it … Continue reading →

Check out- Please give Becky your check out when it is complete. Another Bittersweet Announcement- Congratulations to Kimberly Camren who has been offered and accepted a position in southern Oregon in order to be closer to her grandchild. Another big … Continue reading →

Wow, this was a crazy, non stop week of state testing, TAG testing, meeting scheduling, meeting attending, and kids making an effort to visit me in the office. Thanks to everyone for all you are doing to hold down the … Continue reading →

Staffing- Below I have shared our current staffing plan for next year. As always, much could change between now and September. Here are a few notes: We were allotted 19 classroom teachers (4- K and 3 each in grades 1-5). … Continue reading →

Chairs- Your chairs should be arriving any day now. We hope this is a small token to share how much you are appreciated! Happy staff appreciation week! Evaluations- Now  to something that does NOT have to do with teacher appreciation … Continue reading →

Whew- Well that was an interesting week. 32 years in and it’s the first time we’ve told that many kids to not come to school. Thanks to nurse Sarah, Becky and Margaret for all of the parent contacts and conversations … Continue reading →