11/15/2022
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Harding Avenue Elementary School
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This letter was put out by a superintendent in upstate New York (Voorheesvile). Something to think about and act on. We can all be a part of recovery. Blessings for a new year, friends.
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
I am writing today about the children of this pandemic. After a lifetime of working among the young, I feel compelled to address the concerns that are being expressed by so many of my peers about the deficits the children will demonstrate when they finally return to school. My goodness, what a disconcerting thing to be concerned about in the face of a pandemic which is affecting millions of people around the country and the world. It speaks to one of my biggest fears for the children when they return. In our determination to “catch them up,” I fear that we will lose who they are and what they have learned during this unprecedented era. What on earth are we trying to catch them up on? The models no longer apply, the benchmarks are no longer valid, the trend analyses have been interrupted. We must not forget that those arbitrary measures were established by people, not ordained by God. We can make those invalid measures as obsolete as a crank up telephone! They simply do not apply.
When the children return to school, they will have returned with a new history that we will need to help them identify and make sense of. When the children return to school, we will need to listen to them. Let their stories be told. They have endured a year that has no parallel in modern times. There is no assessment that applies to who they are or what they have learned. Remember, their brains did not go into hibernation during this year. Their brains may not have been focused on traditional school material, but they did not stop either. Their brains may have been focused on where their next meal is coming from, or how to care for a younger sibling, or how to deal with missing grandma, or how it feels to have to surrender a beloved pet, or how to deal with death. Our job is to welcome them back and help them write that history.
I sincerely plead with my colleagues, to surrender the artificial constructs that measure achievement and greet the children where they are, not where we think they “should be.” Greet them with art supplies and writing materials, and music and dance and so many other avenues to help them express what has happened to them in their lives during this horrific year. Greet them with stories and books that will help them make sense of an upside-down world. They missed you. They did not miss the test prep. They did not miss the worksheets. They did not miss the reading groups. They did not miss the homework. They missed you.
Resist the pressure from whatever ‘powers that be’ who are in a hurry to “fix” kids and make up for the “lost” time. The time was not lost, it was invested in surviving an historic period of time in their lives—in our lives. The children do not need to be fixed. They are not broken. They need to be heard. They need be given as many tools as we can provide to nurture resilience and help them adjust to a post pandemic world.
Being a teacher is an essential connection between what is and what can be. Please, let what can be demonstrate that our children have so much to share about the world they live in and in helping them make sense of what, for all of us has been unimaginable. This will help them– and us– achieve a lot more than can be measured by any assessment tool ever devised. Peace to all who work with the children!
Stacey Katz Shapiro Amber Lynn White Karen Ratigan Bonner Reginald Bess Amanda Adams Lee
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
I am writing today about the children of this pandemic. After a lifetime of working among the young, I feel compelled to address the concerns that are being expressed by so many of my peers about the deficits the children will demonstrate when they finally return to school. My goodness, what a disconcerting thing to be concerned about in the face of a pandemic which is affecting millions of people around the country and the world. It speaks to one of my biggest fears for the children when they return. In our determination to “catch them up,” I fear that we will lose who they are and what they have learned during this unprecedented era. What on earth are we trying to catch them up on? The models no longer apply, the benchmarks are no longer valid, the trend analyses have been interrupted. We must not forget that those arbitrary measures were established by people, not ordained by God. We can make those invalid measures as obsolete as a crank up telephone! They simply do not apply.
When the children return to school, they will have returned with a new history that we will need to help them identify and make sense of. When the children return to school, we will need to listen to them. Let their stories be told. They have endured a year that has no parallel in modern times. There is no assessment that applies to who they are or what they have learned. Remember, their brains did not go into hibernation during this year. Their brains may not have been focused on traditional school material, but they did not stop either. Their brains may have been focused on where their next meal is coming from, or how to care for a younger sibling, or how to deal with missing grandma, or how it feels to have to surrender a beloved pet, or how to deal with death. Our job is to welcome them back and help them write that history.
I sincerely plead with my colleagues, to surrender the artificial constructs that measure achievement and greet the children where they are, not where we think they “should be.” Greet them with art supplies and writing materials, and music and dance and so many other avenues to help them express what has happened to them in their lives during this horrific year. Greet them with stories and books that will help them make sense of an upside-down world. They missed you. They did not miss the test prep. They did not miss the worksheets. They did not miss the reading groups. They did not miss the homework. They missed you.
Resist the pressure from whatever ‘powers that be’ who are in a hurry to “fix” kids and make up for the “lost” time. The time was not lost, it was invested in surviving an historic period of time in their lives—in our lives. The children do not need to be fixed. They are not broken. They need to be heard. They need be given as many tools as we can provide to nurture resilience and help them adjust to a post pandemic world.
Being a teacher is an essential connection between what is and what can be. Please, let what can be demonstrate that our children have so much to share about the world they live in and in helping them make sense of what, for all of us has been unimaginable. This will help them– and us– achieve a lot more than can be measured by any assessment tool ever devised. Peace to all who work with the children!
Stacey Katz Shapiro Amber Lynn White Karen Ratigan Bonner Reginald Bess Amanda Adams Lee
Douglas and devin elf says merry Christmas to everyone
Thank you everyone
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Thank you so much for a wonderful school year even tho we had be home but you are an awsome teacher
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I lost my 1st tooth
Dougs school work
Congratulations on all the accomplishments by the rising 6th graders! Could you all do a shout out for Riley Henderson? He would love it. Many thanks.
I just want to thanks all the wonderful teachers and staff at Harding Avenue Elementary! It’s sad we can’t have a real teacher appreciation week but I have a great respect for all of you and I appreciate being part of the Harding Family in my small way!
Congrats to all the 5th grade kids ! Hope yall have a good summer :)
Happy Easter everyone ! From Douglas, devin Bradley
Official page for Harding Avenue Elementary School in Blacksburg, Virginia. Harding Avenue Elementary School - Where Each Child Matters
Operating as usual
11/15/2022
11/14/2022
New library book display created by some talented third graders!
11/12/2022
Take home your students masterpiece or send it to a loved one! Square1 art makes the perfect gift for family members the holiday season. Orders are all online and being accepted through Thursday, November 17. Thank you for supporting HAES art and music!
square1art.com/shop
11/12/2022
Thank you Veterans! ❤🤍💙
11/12/2022
Thank you Sam's Hot Dog Stand Blacksburg!
11/12/2022
Bingo!
11/12/2022
Some had better luck than others! 😄
11/12/2022
We had a great time at Turkey Bingo! Thank you
11/11/2022
Square1 Art orders are open now! All orders are now online and shipping directly to your home. The order deadline is Thursday, November 17. Thank you for helping support our art and music programs!
square1art.com/shop
11/05/2022
To celebrate cultural diversity, third grade had a buffet with different foods that are special to each student! Students sent in recipes and brought a dish to share with the entire 3rd grade.
11/05/2022
Have you noticed anything different in the library? Mrs. Gess made this awesome Purple Panther for our library book return. The students love it! Special thanks to Mrs. Gess and these 4th graders for helping decorate the library!
11/05/2022
To celebrate cultural diversity, third grade had a buffet with different foods that are special to each student! Students sent in recipes and brought a dish to share with the entire 3rd grade.
11/04/2022
Harding Avenue Teacher of the Year is Mr. Will Holliman! Congratulations Mr Holliman for all your hard work!!!!
11/04/2022
Mr. Dean from The Link and his fellow members came to play for us this afternoon in support of their "Hokies for the Hungry" food drive! Go Hokies! 🧡
11/03/2022
We enjoyed a wonderful performance by Yevgeny Dokshansky on clarinet and Richard Masters on piano, funded by the New River Valley Friends of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.
11/01/2022
5th grade pumpkins. 2022-23.
Ms. GM made a video with all the 5th grade pumpkins! Enjoy!
10/31/2022
HAES student voting for best teacher costume starts today. Here are some of their choices. I wonder if the Hokie bird making an appearance will sway votes at all?
10/28/2022
Thanks to all the adults for helping with Trunk or Treat!
10/28/2022
A few photos from today!
10/28/2022
More teachers looking different today!
10/28/2022
Teachers showing out for the staff costume contest. Kids vote for the grade level winner. Stay tuned for the announcement!
10/28/2022
Harding Ave Purple Panthers looking a little bit different today. Made the fire drill fun!
10/28/2022
Third Grade measured pumpkins in math to review length, weight, and volume!
10/28/2022
Second graders had a great time at the Wolf Creek Indian Village!
10/28/2022
Second graders had a great time at the Wolf Creek Indian Village!
10/25/2022
We had a rainbow of choices at lunch today! 🌈
10/25/2022
Harding Avenue was glowing this morning! 🧡
10/22/2022
Ms. G.M. has been doing a Booo-kwalk through each classroom! She has picked several Halloween stories to read with music and sound effects! She is so spook-tacular!
10/20/2022
Thank you, HAE Social Committee for our caramel apple bar! What a nice treat!
10/20/2022
Thank you, HAE Social Committee for our caramel apple bar! What a nice treat!
10/14/2022
We are having a hard time identifying the students in these pictures. Can you help us? They were last seen at the Fort Chiswell animal park! 😁
10/14/2022
Third Grade explored animal adaptations and habitats at Fort Chiswell animal park! (Part 3)
10/14/2022
Third Grade explored animal adaptations and habitats at Fort Chiswell animal park! (Part 2)
10/14/2022
Third Grade explored animal adaptations and habitats at Fort Chiswell animal park! (Part 1)
10/12/2022
We appreciate our school custodians! 💙
10/06/2022
Ms. G-M on Twitter
RT : I love our new book display. It was created by 5th grade students Carolyn, Nettie and Kate. Great work! Remember to carve out some time for reading, everyone! 🎃
Ms. G-M on Twitter “I love our new book display. It was created by 5th grade students Carolyn, Nettie and Kate. Great work! Remember to carve out some time for reading, everyone! 🎃”
10/04/2022
2nd Grade had a great time at swimming lessons at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center!
10/01/2022
The Fall Festival and the Book Fair all in one night!
10/01/2022
What a fun night! Thank you and volunteers for planning an awesome Fall Festival!
09/23/2022
Special Delivery! Next week is Book Fair Week!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/hardingave
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429 Harding Avenue
Blacksburg, VA
24060
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