We have been wishing our administrative assistant, Mrs. Kelly, all the best as she moves on into retirement with her husband. Current and recent PTA presidents surprised Mrs. Kelly with a donation to the Wheeling Food Pantry and Best Friends organizations in appreciation of her service to our school community.
Every classroom stopped by to see her on "We Love Mrs. Kelly Day" to share a song, tell a funny joke and wish her well with a hug or high-five.
Mrs. Kelly has been a wonderful support to the Dryden community for over 10 years. Her spirit of giving extends beyond our school. Mrs. Kelly has been actively involved with the Wheeling Food Pantry, the VFW and local animal shelters, in addition to being a leader on the PTA when her own children attended D25 schools. We are so grateful for her service to Dryden!
We are also deeply grateful for another wonderful community builder--Michael Kosinski! Michael's Eagle Scout project brought a beautiful hand-crafted seating area filled with children's books to the Dryden office. Michael played a leadership role in coordinating this project and book donation. We greatly appreciate Michael’s leadership in creating a child and family-friendly welcome area where children can enjoy reading!
Community building is also happening in our classrooms. One example is when students engage in conversations where they can share their perspectives and opinions and learn from the perspectives and opinions of others. As students read, they share their interpretations of the text and try to understand the way their peers may be interpreting the same text, but in a different way.
These types of interactions help students build positive relationships, and better understandings of themselves, others and the content they are learning. We are building a strong community in many ways at Dryden, and we are thankful for all the community builders who help us do so!!
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