PRINCIPAL'S
MESSAGE
On behalf of the staff and the students, welcome to the
Highland-Goffe's Falls Elementary School Web Site. We hope you will
enjoy the information about our school and will use the site to the
utmost. This site is the production of Mrs. Tracy Laliberte and Ms. Jessica Van Vranken. They have designed it as a ready reference to
information concerning the daily operation of our school. It is
essential that students and parents read this information so everyone
will have the information they need.
We have high expectations at Highland-Goffe's Falls Elementary
School for both the students' behavior and their quality of work. We
believe structure and discipline are the cornerstones of our
successful school. We strive for excellence and cooperation from
students, parents, teachers, and administrators. We earnestly solicit
your cooperation in this joint venture.
HIGHLAND-GOFFE'S FALLS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
PHILOSOPHY AND
GOALS
Highland-Goffe's Falls Elementary School shall provide an
environment appropriate for students to achieve a mastery of basic
skills, to acquire knowledge necessary to develop a positive
self-image, and to foster academic progress along with social and
personal growth.
Realizing that the changes in physical and intellectual
development and growth vary widely among boys and girls, we shall
endeavor to help students better understand and adapt to their
ever-changing needs during childhood. This stage of development
challenges us to help students overcome self-doubt and poor
self-image, as well as a constant need to feel success, solidifying
life-long values.
GOALS
- To provide the opportunity for students to develop and master
those skills basic to full participation in society.
- To provide a safe, quiet, and clean environment conducive to
educational development and growth.
- To recognize that reading, writing, and computer literacy are
skills basic to success in our society. To understand the teaching
of them is not restricted to any one academic disciplie but is,
rather, a shared responsibility.
- To provide students with remedial help as needed.
- To develop a wide range of exploratory activities for
socializing, as well as to develop interest and to enrich leisure
experiences to use throughout life.
- To constantly evaluate pupil progress and growth with emphasis
on student achievement and success, according to individual
ability.
- To provide systems of communication for parents and students
which will result in a better understanding of the school goals,
enabling students to achieve in a positive manner--both
academically and personally.
- To help students think critically, logically, and
constructively.
- To promote in each student a sense of fair play in
relationships with others, as well as a respect for
others--regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, or national
origin.
- To develop in students a realization of--and an appreciation
fo--individual abilities, as well as the abilities of others.
- To help students recognize relationships between various
fields, enabling them to apply common concepts across the spectrum
of disciplines.
- To promote social, intellectual, cultural, emotional, and
moral growth, as well as physical health.
- To make students aware of the need for guidance in planning
personal, educational, and vocational growth.
- To install a pride in self, school, and community.
- To emphasize the value of effort and its rewards.
- To develop an atmosphere for students to assume more
responsibilities for their actions, as well as for the actions of
others.
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This page was last updated
Monday, February 9, 2009
by Tracy Laliberte and Jessica Van Vranken .
