Dear Families,
I can't believe we have already finished the second week of school. Our students and teachers are getting the routines down and I have been excited to see so much learning going on. This year we have added some new staff members to our team and they are already exceeding our expectations.
Tessa Hart is teaching 2nd Grade at Great Lakes this year. Tessa is a graduate of GVSU and her positive energy is contagious. Madison Delgado is our new EL Teacher. Madison is a graduate of Hope College and she is originally from the Holland area. Amber Saur is teaching 4th grade this year. Amber comes to us having done a lot of work at Pine Creek Elementary and her love of both reading and video games already has our students excited. Katie Rietberg is teaching 3rd grade for us this year. Katie is a graduate of both Hope College and West Ottawa Public Schools. While at Hope, Katie was a student-athlete as she played Volleyball at Hope. Finally, Lauren Roberts is our new PBIS Specialst. Lauren is joining Sally Woods to provide social and emotional support to our students so we are sure to meet students where they are at.
It has been fun working with our new staff and getting them integrated to the way that we do things at Great Lakes. We are already off to a great start to the school year and I am so excited to see how this year unfolds.
