Dear Parents and Community Members,

I am honored and proud to serve as the principal of McRae Elementary School. Over the past 9 years, I have truly enjoyed building relationships with so many wonderful families and community members and look forward to continuing this partnership. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with your children and our dedicated faculty and staff that serve them daily.

Have you heard that McRae has been rated an “A” school for 4 consecutive years? This is a huge accomplishment! It is the result of careful planning, strong instruction, and targeted support. I look forward to celebrating this recognition with our students, faculty, staff and families this fall.

Our school motto is: Together We Can. McRae educators support each other. They meet weekly to plan lessons so that students are challenged with engaging, rigorous learning activities. They review data to identify students who need more support or could benefit from enrichment and plan for this targeted instruction. Our students also support each other. They discuss their learning with partners and in small groups. They explain their strategies for solving problems and support each other in reaching goals. Together, we celebrate learning gains!

Our commitment to you is to keep our focus on teaching and learning in a safe, supportive learning environment. You can help us by making sure your child arrives at school on time each day and completes the entire school day. Our students are engaged in learning activities from bell to bell. We use every minute. Students begin walking to class at 8:20 and are dismissed at 2:57. Breakfast is served from 8:00 until 8:30. Please use our Back Drop off, if your child would like to eat breakfast at school.

Parental involvement increases student achievement. Your participation, encouragement, and collaboration will add to our success! Please consider volunteering in our classrooms, media center, front office or with our clubs.

I am honored to be a part of McRae Elementary and look forward to a great year filled with energy and learning. Please contact me if I can help you in any way.

Sincerely,

Tammy Winkler