August 26, 2018
Dear South Side Families,
Welcome to South Side School - I am glad you
are here. My name is David Huber and I am entering my 4th year as principal of
South Side after having spent five years as principal of Mt. View School. I
am honored and proud to be part of the South Side community. I am a product
of the Bristol Public Schools after having attended Ivy Drive Elementary
School, Northeast Middle School, and Bristol Eastern High School. I then
attended UConn and Central Connecticut as part of my ongoing education.
Whether you are a new family or returning
back to us, I hope you will consider joining our PTA to be part of our
activities and events. We need your help to ensure the success of each child
at South Side School. It is my goal to provide all family and community
members with as much information about our school as possible. In an effort to do
this, we share the activities within our school on Facebook and Twitter
(@davidjhuber) using the hashtag #SSSct. I hope you will follow the outstanding
teaching and learning within our school via social media. Included in your
'welcome back' paperwork is a media consent form where you can determine if
you'd like your child's work, picture, or learning to be shared in any media
format (Bristol Press, News, Facebook, Twitter...). You have the option to
allow your child to be celebrated on these pages or to not allow their work or
pictures to be shared. Families can, at any time, change their preference
by contacting their child's teacher. When using social media, we do ask that if
families comment on our pages, all comments be in alignment with our school's
mission statement and respectful in nature. Posts that are negatively directed
at individuals or in violation of our school or district mission statement will
be deleted.
At South Side School we are pleased to offer
multiple opportunities for families to support the teaching and learning at our
school. Families will have opportunities to volunteer before, during and after
school. Our school's Title 1 Parent Advisory Team will be sharing ways all
families can be involved. Volunteer opportunities include reading to students,
creating writing workshop books, photocopying, creating family calendars or
volunteering in classes. If you have additional suggestions, please feel free
to email us. Each year we conduct a Title 1 Parent Engagement Survey and use
these results to improve our school.
Some of our most recent improvements include adding a family calendar to
streamline communication, holding more weekend activities to meet the needs of
working families, and holding our Open House before school begins so all
students can meet their teachers and classes.
We appreciate your input and partnership to improve our school.
Please feel free to stop in and say hello or
don't hesitate to call with any questions. Through two-way communication (either
in person, via email, or social media) we can ensure the success of each of our
learners while positively growing our community. The one thing I do ask is before
sharing a concern about our school on social media you please give us the
opportunity to address your concerns in person.
Often time a concern is simply a misunderstanding that can be clarified
through a brief conversation. Once again, welcome to South Side School - We are
glad you are here!
Sincerely,
David Huber