Time to use this space for my annual gratitudes. I have many positives for which I am thankful:
- Thankful for you, Spectrum families, for your wonderful support
- Thankful for those families in particular that reach out with curiosity and desire to collaborate to make this an even better place to learn than it already is
- Thankful especially for those parents that make it a priority to support me personally in their positive communications and connections
- Thankful for a supportive Board and Executive Director
- Thankful for teachers willing to learn and grow themselves
- Thankful for Mr. Leland and his support as a colleague and friend
- Thankful for Ms. Sommerstad’s friendship, wisdom, and approach to supporting middle school students
- Thankful for Ms. Peterson for being a part of the middle-school leadership team and connecting with learners, helping them navigate the challenges of the middle-school years
- Thankful for Ms. Siegel and Ms. Burfeind & Ms. Durkot and Ms. Emmel for greeting families and students every day, along with health support, attendance, and all the other “things” that pop up during a middle-school day
- Thankful for Ms. Moe’s, Mr. Gangl’s, and Mr. Brunt’s leadership as team leaders
- Thankful to the teachers that voice their ideas and opinions as a part of the Collaborative Leadership Team in helping make Spectrum great
- Thankful for the “office ladies” at the district office who support the middle school in helping all the middle school families
- Thankful to Jeremy Johnson and the custodians who keep our campuses safe and clean
- Thankful for Ms. Lemmermann and Ms. Nelson and the lunch support in providing quality meals and space to our students
- Thankful to Ms. Erdmann for guiding and directing our middle school sports and extracurricular opportunities
- Thankful for Mr. Steensland guidance of the WIN program and sixth grade Directed Study
- Thankful for Ms. Faatz for leading the Student Council
- Thankful for our paraprofessionals and their work with the learners that have specific special needs
- Thankful for resources/tools/devices to be able to learn
- Thankful for anyone (staff, student, parent) who if feeling negative or down makes a conscious effort to communicate with kindness and proactively seeks out support to make a difficult situation better
- And I thank the students for being patient and persistent in their learning, making these days, weeks, and months the best they can be. More often than not, I see smiles on faces and the joy and challenges of the middle-school years are being met head on. It makes all the time and effort worthwhile!
Lastly, a personal thank you for allowing me the opportunity to support and serve you as principal. I hope you either had some time or still can make some time to take a moment and see all the things worthy of being thankful for the next few days: Happy Thanksgiving!
Weeks at a Glance
- Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24 - No school: Thanksgiving Break
- Friday, December 1 - Winter Fine Arts Concerts: Band Performances @ 7:00 pm
- Monday, December 4 - No school: Teacher Professional Development
- Friday, December 8 - Winter Fine Arts Concerts: Choir Performances @ 7:00 pm
- Special Message - help us spread the word to neighbors, friends, family and community: Spectrum High School and Spectrum Middle School 2024-25 enrollment applications for NEW students are due January 31, 2024 (to be included in the February 15, Enrollment Lottery (Spectrum Application Link). If you have any questions, check out the website, sign up to attend an Information and Tour Session, give us a call at 763.241.8703, or send an email to the Spectrum Registrar to learn more.