12/11/23 Principal Newsletter
Dear Parent and Student and Educator,
This week is a full week. Wednesday is an early out. See below for school announcements.
Next week is a short week, and we have school on the 18th –20th (M-W), Regular days.
Quotes to think about this week:
“A culture of care, support, appreciation and encouragement is a culture when everyone can thrive." –Brad Johnson
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Parent/Guardian, Please take this short family survey:
Click here: Survey. This survey will help us to improve our work with Capturing Kids’ Hearts.
For more information about Capturing Kids’ Hearts at GHS, see the information below:
Capturing Kids’ Hearts is a schoolwide behavior management approach used at our high school. At GHS, we believe that relationships and positive interactions are the foundation for learning. Examples include: greeting at the door, social contracts, affirming and praising good work, and using the social contract to address conflict and behavior and coach to improvements. Other essential elements include getting students engaged as leaders in the classroom and in the learning process during group work.
There have been many examples of student leadership this year, from students leading the sharing of “good things” in the classroom, nominating their classmates for students of the week, and student leaders stepping up with campus wide efforts such as the Veterans Day assembly, and service projects.
Fostering positive behaviors, acts of kindness, and respectful interactions in our school is a priority. We appreciate parents, students, and educators helping to create a school where everyone feels welcome!
To see how we performed last year on our Capturing Kids’ Hearts program data, you can take a look at the following links: Past Family CKH Survey Data FY’22 & Past Student CKH Survey Data FY’22. The first number in the column indicates how we scored, the second column indicates how we match up to other top performing Capturing Kids’ Hearts schools in the nation.
Between now and winter break, our students and educators will also be taking a brief survey to give us input about our school performance.
Thank you for your continued collaboration and support! We are truly blessed to have such a caring and involved community! I feel great pride when I walk our halls, join classrooms, and attend student events. As we continue to strive for excellence, I am grateful for your positive influence. — RAMS UNITED!
Congratulations Students of the Week: These students exemplify what it means to demonstrate “Respect, Achieve and Improve, Make an Effort, and Serve Others”!
This student group was recognized for the following reasons:
Coming to class every day with a great attitude and giving it your all.
Being polite and respectful in class and helping classmates.
Turning in all work on time as assigned, asking questions, and growing in skills!
Being respectful in the hallways and positively greeting other students and staff.
Have a great week RAM Nation!
Proud to be a RAM!
Mrs. Lorraine Duitsman