Welcome back Snyder Park Families! What an AMAZING DAY! Our team was excited to welcome the students back to school today. Each year is an opportunity for new beginnings and limitless possibilities. We count it a privilege to help your children achieve their full potential and seek out their passions and purpose.

We are now in Core 2 of Leader in Me. That being said, our focus is to allow our students more leadership opportunities in the school, taking more ownership in their learning, and being successful with their WIGS (Wildly Important Goals). You will receive regular updates this school year about Leader in Me and hope you apply this discipline at home too. Let's have a Great Year!!

~ Walter Sledge, Principal

• Be mindful of the buses in the morning. If you use the turnaround, you must drop off your student and leave. No waiting. This is subjected to change due to bus complaints. If so, the turnaround will be blocked off until all buses arrive.
• No parking in the turn around during dismissal.
• To pick your students up early in the office, please have a picture I.D. available. Students will not be released after 2:45p.m.
• Siblings will be picked up on big playground side
• Individual students will be picked up by the cafeteria doors
• School dismisses at 3:02p.m. Please be here no later than 3:02pm.
• If your students walk, please make sure they walk home directly after school. If your student is crossing Bechtle Ave., they must cross at Broadway Street (crossing light)for safety reasons.

August 14th- Students' first day for grades 1-9

August 14 & 15th- Kindergarten Screening

August 16th- Kindergarten Students Begin

September 2nd- Labor Day- District Closed

We have many new faces this school year! Please help us in welcoming our new staff members!

Mrs. Bell -Assistant Principal

Mrs. Berner- Instructional Coach

Ms. Burris- Counselor

Mrs. Blankley- ESOL Teacher

Miss Haggins- Kindergarten Teacher

Mr. Slomko- Music Teacher

Miss Newburg- First Grade Teacher

Miss Moore- Fourth Grade Teacher

Mrs. Compton- Intervention Specialist

Mrs. Fortman- SEL Unit Intervention Specialist

Mrs. Townshend- SLC Unit Intervention Specialist

Mrs. Cordell- Paraprofessional

Mrs. Boyd- Paraprofessional

Ms. Branam- Paraprofessional

Ms. Chambers- Building Substitute

Leader in Me is an ongoing initiative within our school district. It is very important for our teachers, staff, students, families, and community to support each other in this effort at home and at school. Use The 7 Habits and The 5 Core Paradigms below to refresh your memory and spark your conversation at home!

1. Be Proactive- take responsibility for your choices and behaviors.
2. Begin With the End in Mind- think about how you would like something to turn out before you get started.
3. Put First Things First- decide what is most important and take care of that first.
4. Think Win-Win- believe that everyone can win.
5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood- it is better to listen first and talk second.
6. Synergize- when two or more people work together to create a better solution that either would have thought of alone.
7. Sharpen the Saw- have balance in your life.
8. Find Your Voice- find what you do well to contribute and help others.

There are 5 Core Paradigms that are the foundation for Leader in Me:

1. Everyone can be a leader- Recognize that you are a leader. Reflect on your strengths and the strengths of your family members.
2. Everyone has genius- Ask your student what their unique genius is.
3. Change starts with me- Discuss how each member of the family has shown personal responsibility for their actions and choices.
4. Empower students to lead their own learning- Empower your student at home to be "in charge" of their learning experience by asking questions rather than just always giving them the answer.
5. Educators and families partner to develop the whole person- Reflect on how you take care of your mind, body, heart, and spirit and share that with other members of your family.

All information from FranklinCovey| Education, www.TheLeaderInMe.org

The start of a new school year is always a busy time! Parents, please remember, YOU GOT THIS!

Below is an article that may help with the back-to-school transition.

Our meetings are the second Thursday of each month @6p in our cafeteria. Please come if you are able. During the 2023-24 school year, our Parent Club provided canned goods and toiletry items to our families and Second Harvest Food Bank, hot chocolate bar for teachers, board games for each classroom, various gifts for teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week, all rewards for our World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser, ice cream reading incentive award for 4th grade, items needed for Summer Fun Spirit Week, and bottles of water for field day. Thank you to all of our Parent Leaders who came to help and support Snyder Park this year!

• Our first meeting will be September 12th @6p