I think about my grandparents talking about how quickly time goes by as they would watch us at school events or see how much we had grown when we would get together. As a child it seems like time can drag on forever - as we wait to turn 13 or we wait to get our driver's license or we wait for graduation.
I realize that I am now edging closer to the age of my grandparents when I was in school and I realize that time really does go by quickly. It seems like just yesterday we were sorting school supplies and starting our professional development activities for the 16-17 school year. We just had a site-based decision making team meeting and approved the professional development activities for the 2017-2018 school year.
It is with mixed emotions that we see some of our people leave to retire, to move with their families to pursue new employment at the location where their spouse has been called, to work closer to home or near extended family, or be with a husband attending seminary. It is hard not to be happy for the changes they are getting ready for, but it is sad realizing that many of these people will no longer live in our area where we can see them every day...
Lane Rouse (pre-kindergarten) and Mun Sparks (cafeteria) are leaving us to begin the retirement chapters of their lives. Aaron Anderegg (technology) is moving a little further away from the district and will be working closer to home to spend more time with his sons and his wife. Christine Bretthauer (3rd grade) is moving with her husband who is a youth pastor now in Ohio. Mycah Klinker (kindergarten) is heading with her husband as he attends seminary in Iowa. Suzanne Frels (MS math) is joining her husband and moving closer to family in the Ingleside area as he retires this summer.
These shoes will be hard to follow, but Tammy Brown and her committee have come up with some good folks to take over these positions in August.
Pre-kindergarten will be filled by Martha Simone each morning here at Hunt School.
Teresa Carrillo will be shifting from her role as a paraprofessional to our lead cafeteria staff member.
Aaron Anderegg will be our distance technology assistance person and will work on a contract basis rather than as a full-time employee.
Our students in grade 3,4, and 5 will be departmentalized next year. Sarah Nichols will teach reading, Meghan Murray will teach math. Tara Blair will teach science and social studies.
Jenna Lair will be our new kindergarten teacher.
Healther Bolton will be our new math teacher for students in grades 6, 7, and 8.
As we count down these last days of school for the 2016-2017 school year, I am thankful. Thankful for opportunities to work with each of these staff members and thankful for opportunities to watch these amazing children grow up!
Stay tuned...
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