I am so excited to be your new principal and thrilled that we have adopted the Leader in Me (LiM) program for the 2024-2025 school year. I cannot wait for you to see the amazing benefits of LiM on school culture and student joy!

Leader in Me is an evidence-based, comprehensive school-improvement model—developed in partnership with educators and FranklinCovey—that empowers students with the leadership and life skills they need to thrive in a global community. Our school has chosen to operate through a uniquely different lens.

LiM is about empowering your child to reach their full potential while ultimately finding their voice. As a school, the staff in this building have made five core commitments to your child. We call these our Core Paradigms. In these paradigms you will find the belief and way we view all students.

Our Core Paradigms are:

• Everyone is a leader.
• Everyone has genius.
• Change starts with me.
• We empower students to lead their own learning.
• Educators and families partner to develop the whole person.

Not only do these paradigms apply to your student, they apply to all of us! Leader in Me provides our school with the vision and language to lead the school in a way that addresses all areas of development. As each child discovers and develops their unique gifts and talents, they are given opportunities to lead. As leaders, they become active, engaged partners in their own education, and their self-confidence, responsibility, and initiative grows. The children quickly understand the benefits of different gifts and talents; they learn to listen to new ideas, work together to achieve results, and motivate one another to be the best. Throughout the year, I will be sharing the paradigms, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective people, and different opportunities for leadership we will be providing.

In partnership with our TBKES Foundation, we will be sharing campus information weekly in this newsletter, The Terrapin Times. You can expect to receive it every Friday afternoon, along with a phone call (when school starts) detailing upcoming events, etc.

I cannot wait to meet you all and start the 2024-2025 school year! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, concerns as we are partners in your child's education. I am here to serve and am always available for you!

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Friday, August 16: Ice Cream Social and New Student Tours 4:00-5:00 - We are looking for volunteers to help us support this event. If you can help, please sign up here!

• Tuesday, August 20th: Back to School Orientation for TK @ 9:00am, Kindergarten @ 10:00, and 1st grade @ 11:00am
• Wednesday, August 21: First Day of School - gates open @7:30, school starts @ 7:45
• Wednesday, August 21: Yahoo/Boohoo Coffee on the front lawn @ 7:55
• Thursday, August 22nd: Back to School Night for 2nd - 5th grades: 5:45-6:30 for grades 4-5, 6:45-7:30 for grades 2 & 3
• Friday, September 6: Friday Flag

Scroll down for how to stay connected with our TBKES Foundation! It is because of our amazing parents that we can provide so much enrichment and community building at TBKES.

Thanks again and looking forward to a fantastic year,

Lisa Maguire

lmaguire@powayusd.com

Turtleback Mission: We empower each other to create, communicate, collaborate, and think critically in a community where character counts.

Email: lmaguire@powayusd.com
Website: https://turtleback.powayusd.com/
Location: 15855 Turtleback Road, San Diego, CA 92127
Phone: 858-673-5514