Welcome back, Hornets!

Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year!  I hope that all of you are as excited as me about getting back to school.  While I know that everyone loves their summer break, it just feels natural at this time of year to begin thinking about getting a fresh start to a new school year.

We’ve had a lot going on at Henley since our kids left us last June.  We have had some renovations done to our library that have created a new presentation space and a new open seating area, we have started planning for a second gymnasium to be built with construction scheduled to begin in January, and we have been gearing up for our instructional technology initiative that will provide laptop computers to each of our seventh grade students.

At the end of last year we said goodbye to a number of our staff, and I’m very excited to have several new faces at Henley this year.  Our new staff includes:

·      Mia Fields—PE

·      Matt Hopewell—PE

·      Morgan Ciecierski--PE

·      Ernie Almanza—math teacher and testing coordinator

·      Cherie Thomas—French

·      Juliette Rosenthal—Spanish

·      C’Ta Delaurier—Intervention

·      Danica Alter—Special Education

·      Melanie O’Donnell-Special Education

·      Monique Faruque—Social Studies

·      Adam Kuchta—CTE

·      Sara McLaughlin—Math

This year we will continue our work to develop students abilities in the four C’s of twenty-first century education—communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.  If students can become more proficient at skills such as these, they will be ready for anything that comes their way in the world of academics or the world of work. 

I know that 2014-2015 is going to be another great year for us at Henley Middle School, and I just can’t wait to get things started.  See you soon and Go Hornets!!!