Community! Collaboration! Connection! Energy! Ideas! Action!
The school year begins with the power of “we” – our community working together to enrich the intellectual and spiritual lives of our children.
What’s in store for our school this year? A dynamic PTO with new and returning leadership to strengthen the bond between our families and school. New community action groups with parents and teachers dedicat
ed to enhancing Jewish life, gemilut chesed (social action), Israeli culture and health & wellness. Family curriculum nights where students and parents playfully learn together. Refined and strengthened Student Services to better meet the needs of all learners, whether in enrichment or support. Expanded science program with more fully integrated classroom and lab studies, using our indoor and outdoor labs, trails, and gardens. An exciting balanced literacy program to enhance reading and writing skills in English and Hebrew. Technology plan to build skills and encourage creativity, while teaching our students to become responsible, safe digital citizens. A facelift for our walls with bright banners and colorful pictures expressing our mission and core values to reinforce who we are as a school and community.
And looking ahead to 2012-2013, we are designing our new library-media center and planning and training for the introduction of Singapore Math.
Join us! Become more engaged with our Schechter Westchester community. By bringing together our ideas, talents, passion and time, the power of “We” will make a wonderful difference in the lives of our children and our families!
Literacy Pronoun Watch: The only pronoun used in the writing of this blog entry is “we”; there is no “I,” “you,” “he,” “she,” or “them.” With tremendous room for the individual, together we are greater than alone; united we will offer so much to our children and our community. That is the power of “we.”
