Fred Awards

Judy Blakeman went above and beyond for our family. My son was having surgery, and I informed Mrs. Blakeman so she could be aware. Well, she found an article about children and having surgery and cut it out and mailed it to us. I just felt with over 700 children at Veterans Park Elementary, for her to take such a sincere effort in making my son feel special was above the call of duty. Mrs. Blakeman showed true compassion for him, and that is truly appreciated.

-- Submitted by a grateful parent

Erin Rowe at Veterans Park Elementary made laminated copies of my daughter’s "word wall" words for us to work on at home. It was certainly a simple act, but it was also definitely above and beyond the call of duty. I’m sure she doesn’t have enough time in her busy day to get everything done that she needs to accomplish, so her effort is very much appreciated by our family.

-- Submitted by Amanda Xenos, parent

Lunch time e-mail is appreciated

Our daughter entered kindergarten at Veterans Park Elementary this year. We have another, older child who attends the school, so we were already comfortable with the process, and had heard good things about our kindergartener's assigned teacher – but we were still misty-eyed and a little worried this morning as we walked away from the school building. Before noon today, however, we had an email update from our child's kindergarten classroom. While the students were at lunch, Rebecca Puckett took time to let the parents know that their children were faring well on this first day of school. In addition to that, she included a list of conversation topics in the email to help initiate conversation with children who are sometimes reticent – or too overwhelmed – to discuss their school experiences. In the paperwork sent home today, Mrs. Puckett included another list of activities from the school day, a personal note in an interactive journal for the parents and sent home homemade modeling dough for the students. When my daughter proclaimed school to be "great," that capped a day of wonderful experiences for her parents. Thank you to Mrs. Puckett for going above and beyond our expectations. She has set the bar high for the rest of the year, but you know what? I expect she can raise it even higher as the days go by! I certainly am going to enjoy watching and participating as she attempts it!

Submitted By: Tammie Marsh, Parent

 

 

 

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