2006 Annual Report - Timberlane Regional School District

2006 Timberlane Regional School District Annual ReportDANVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNancy Hart, PrincipalThis has been ayear of manychanges atDanvilleElementarySchool. Theadministrativeteam was oneof the initialchanges. NancyBarcelos is thenew assistantprincipal and I,Nancy Hart,moved into theprincipalship after having been the assistantprincipal for the last six years. We wishMrs. Ralph, the new Director of ElementaryEducation, the best as she moves fromDanville to the SAU. We are approachingthe changes as opportunities rather thanchallenges. We began our year with acelebration to welcome this new year. Wewelcomed 87 new first grade students, ourother returning students, and staff withballoons and a countdown to the first day ofschool. We were off to a great beginningand the trend continues!Danville Elementary has an amazing staff.They are dedicated, caring, and strive forwhat is the best for our students. It is ourgoal to have each adult in our building takea personal responsibility for the success ofeach student. Many teachers spent theirsummer taking courses, working on reportcard revision, writing curriculum, andplanning for the upcoming school year. Ourteachers are continuously collecting data,formal and informal, to assess studentgrowth and decide on appropriateinstruction. We are working as professionallearning communities to support studentachievement by improving instruction. Wehave several teachers piloting new sciencematerials. Mathematics and literacy acrossthe curriculum continue to be a primaryfocus of instruction and learning at Danville.Our fall enrichment day was entitled a “Dayat the Coast.” We had presenters from theUNH Docents, the New England Aquarium,staff, and parent volunteers – it was awonderful and educationally rich event.This spring we will be hosting SandownCentral School at Danville to experience ashared enrichment day based on colonialliving. We will have craftspeople,tradesmen, and entertainers that will takeus back to colonial times in our ownbackyard!In the fall Danville Elementary was awardedthe Blue Ribbon Award in recognition of thehours of volunteerism devoted to ourschool. We have volunteers who work inmany capacities inside and outside of theschool. We welcome community membersto join us! We work closely with our policeand fire departments in conjunction withschool safety and community relationships.We have firefighters/rescue personnelregularly come and eat with our students inthe cafeteria. This is a wonderfulexperience for our students. Ms. SheilaJohannesen, Danville’s Animal ControlOfficer, facilitated the fundraising andorganizational efforts to bring our studentsa terrific presentation, “Wind Over Wings.”Students got to see and learn about eagles,owls, and our environmental responsibilityas citizens. Our PTA and the Danville Dads(a sub-group of the PTA) are working veryhard to make the dream of a newplayground a reality at our school. The PTAhas provided us with a “Family Hoe-Down,”Holiday Store, an evening with Monarch’sHockey, and financial contributions to ourenrichment days. We are truly indebted toour PTA for their support.I welcome you to come and visit our school.We are proud of our students, staff, andbuilding. Without the ongoing support ofour community we would not be the same.Danville Elementary School is a great placeto be and thank you to all!8