Now is the Time

As we enter January and are about to begin our last semester here at Kellett, now is the time to re-focus on our goals for this year. In short, we wanted this year to be the best year ever at Kellett. We wanted better behavior and better teaching and learning for our students. We wanted better leadership. We wanted to work together to make English/language arts, math, science, and social studies better and more engaging than ever. We wanted better parent support and particpation. All of the elements are in place and functioning well: the after school program, Reading Recovery, math and ELA remediation, classroom instruction and assessment, the Parent Center, and programs too numerous to name. It's time to put it all together to accomplish Kellet's goals for the year. This is crunch time - time to really hone in on individual students and what each needs to succeed; time to prepare each student to do their best when test time comes; time to cooperate better than we ever have in the best interests of children; time to plan better, teach better, lead better, and assess better than we ever have; time to remember and honor Kellett Elementary; and time to look ahead to Blue Ridge or Northside Elementary. When June comes there will be no regrets. We will be secure in the knowledge that we kept nothing back. We did all we could do to honor Kellett and its family with our very best efforts and prepare everyone for the transition to new beginnings.