Fall 2008

Dear Southmoor Elementary Families,

Welcome back to another school year at Southmoor Elementary! The first day of school for ECE and kindergarten through fifth grade students is Monday, August 18, 2008. All kindergarten students will attend only morning sessions for the first week of school, August 18 – 22. Full day kindergarten will begin Monday August 25, 2008.

In addition to our returning staff members, we welcome our new staff members for the 2008 – 09 school year!

• Mark Vranizan – Technology
• Anne O’Sullivan – grade 2
• Lindsay Datko – grade 1
• Thomas Fell – grade 4 / 5 HGT
• Jennifer Benson – special education, mild / moderate
• Bridget Connelly – grade 4
• Lisa Freedberg – art (job share with Diana Fields)
• Teri Appell – grade 5 (job share with Kim Esbenshade)
• Judith Malouf – humanities facilitator

At Southmoor we will continue to build upon the strong partnership between community and school that has made it a school of tradition and excellence. We look forward to enriching our school community with the new families that will be joining us during the 2008-09 school year, and welcome back our families who are returning to Southmoor. We will work and plan together in our constant pursuit of continuing excellence, and providing our students with the quality education for which our school is known.

We welcome the freshness of a new year with its opportunities and challenges. I join the entire staff at Southmoor thanking all of you for the opportunity to work with your student and family. Together, we can accomplish success!

Sincerely yours,

Kent Burger, Principal