Hello, Hornets! It
is my distinct pleasure to welcome all of you to the 2013-2014 school year at
J. T. Henley Middle School. My
excitement is building each day as we get closer to the start of the year. I love meeting our new sixth grade class,
watching our seventh graders make the transition away from being the “new kids
on the block,” and seeing our eighth grade students move into positions as our
leaders within the building. I’ve said
it before and I’ll say it again, a school just does not feel right in the
summertime when the halls are empty and the roar of students changing classes
is gone. It will be great to have that
back in a few weeks.
Lots of great things have been taking place at Henley
since we left for summer break back in June.
We’ve had a significant renovation project going on that has transformed
some of our classrooms into two large, innovative learning spaces. The spaces have been designed to help our
students complete work focused around the four C’s of twenty-first century
education—communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. I am more convinced than ever that developing
a curriculum that is designed to build these competencies in our students is
crucially important to our success as a school.
One of my goals for this year is to have the four C’s become the driving
force behind all of the work we do at Henley.
In addition to our renovation project we have also applied
a fresh coat of paint to the cafeteria, replaced the remaining original
lockers, and have welcomed a new assistant principal to our building. Ashby Johnson has joined our administrative
team this summer and is looking forward to getting to know the Henley
community. We also have several new
faces on our instructional staff: Kris Kishore in civics, Emily bands in
electives, Lisa Boyce in Family/Consumer Science, Theresa Harriott in math 8
and science 6 and Audrey Hoover in intervention. I know that they will all be great additions
to our team.
Summer is just about wrapped up, and I hope that it has
been a great one for you and for your family.
I can’t wait for that first bell to ring on the 21st to get
it all started!
Go Hornets!
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