WL MORSE ELEMENTARY BACK TO SCHOOL
WL MORSE ELEMENTARY BACK TO SCHOOL
WL MORSE ELEMENTARY BACK TO SCHOOL
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<strong>WL</strong> <strong>MORSE</strong> <strong>ELEMENTARY</strong><br />
<strong>BACK</strong> <strong>TO</strong> <strong>SCHOOL</strong><br />
Back to School Night<br />
September 28, 2010<br />
Morse High Five<br />
Learning Through Teamwork<br />
Responsibility<br />
Respect<br />
Empathy<br />
Honesty
At Morse we are dedicated to<br />
the Mission of the Public Schools of<br />
Tarrytown<br />
In partnership with our diverse community, we<br />
promote continuous growth through active<br />
engagement in a personalized learning environment<br />
characterized by high expectations and academic rigor<br />
in a climate of collaboration and mutual respect.<br />
The mission of the Public Schools of Tarrytown is to<br />
empower students to make informed choices and<br />
assume responsibility for their own actions as they<br />
become self-directed, lifelong learners who are<br />
committed and able contributors to a sustainable local<br />
and global society.
“High Five”<br />
Morse Values Program<br />
Our Program is designed to:<br />
– Align with W.I.C.A.R.E.S.<br />
– Send a common, focused message to<br />
students across their school experience<br />
– Incorporate best practices for positive<br />
school climate & bullying prevention<br />
– Align discipline with values, making<br />
learning from poor choices productive,<br />
positive & age appropriate<br />
– Involve families in values development
“High Five”<br />
Morse Values Program<br />
Monthly focus: one value at a time<br />
– Whole school assemblies<br />
– Classroom meeting lessons (45 min<br />
per week)<br />
– School-wide rewards program to<br />
reinforce values-based behavior<br />
– Home-school link with key language &<br />
calendar of things to do at home
Grade 1 & 2 Teachers<br />
Pat Buckley 16 Anne Bakala 22<br />
Cathy Chulla 29 Christine Calvert 20<br />
Laura<br />
Ferrari 25 Tobi Fradkin 37<br />
Kim Fonseca 19 Xiomara Kluge 11<br />
Christine Groven 27 Michelle Marx 36<br />
Leslie Meehan 26 Christina Miles 38<br />
Evelyn Rivera 18 Tonya Richardson 39<br />
Maureen Salazar 15 Brenda Sutherland 24<br />
Kaycee Von Essen 28 Sandra Tavares 10
We foster all kinds of<br />
talents<br />
• Joy Giuseffi Music<br />
• Jeannette Dietz Art<br />
• Debbie Brennen & Ray Farrell<br />
Physical Education
Together, hand in hand we are growing the future.<br />
EPTA<br />
President<br />
David Neilsen<br />
Donna Gates<br />
bbstucco@earthlink.net<br />
Duny67@yahoo.com<br />
(914)631-0307 (914) 332-8112<br />
Vice President<br />
1st Grade Andrea Gotshall Jen Kelly<br />
andig797@aol.com<br />
jenkanekelly@gmail.com<br />
(914)332-6064 (914)631-4348<br />
2nd Grade : Maureen Occhiogrosso Jacki Geoghegan<br />
maureenhilley@yahooo.com jackigeoghegan@yahoo.com<br />
(914)631-3504 (914)909-6433<br />
SEPTA President<br />
Parent Representative<br />
Bonnie Boyce<br />
John Paine<br />
jacksonbon@aol.com<br />
johnapaine@hotmail.com<br />
(914)631-9164 (914)806-6995<br />
Foundation for the Public Schools of Tarrytown: Cathy Foti
Additional Questions<br />
• Please contact me at rprati@tufsd.org