Dear Blake Families, I hope that everyone has enjoyed a wonderful end to the summer and is excited about the start to the school year! During our opening faculty meetings we took some time as a staff to outline the school year and our hope for our students. To help get a wider lens, I posed this question of our staff: What are the attributes, characteristics, and core values we hope to foster in our students? Last year we shared responses to this question: What are the attributes, characteristics, and core values of a Blake Middle School educator? I have attached for your reference a visual representing the collective answers of both, reflecting the thought and care that we bring for your students. Blake Student Attributes Blake Teacher Attributes I am also sharing a link I shared a few years ago that might be fun to view with your students. An Open Letter to Students Returning to School We are all looking forward to an exciting year! Take care. Nat Vaughn |