I love the sounds of robins singing happily, perched on the rooftops seeming to preside over the transition from winter to spring! Spring is also a time in the school business to plan for the upcoming year and reflect on the current year's improvement efforts. I enjoyed the parent meeting Wednesday March 24th for several reasons. I thought the feedback and ideas we received were helpful and will assist us as we move forward in improving our school programing. It was also exciting for me to watch our vision for school improvement evolve and take shape- now the real work begins as we implement a process for using student achievement data to improve instruction- which will lead to increased student performance. We are looking for improved performance not just on the PSAE, but performance as it relates to our mission as a school. Be sure and check out more information about this process at www.morrishs.org
Spring Break is upon us and has taken on a different look at the Halloran household this year. We have been able to take a couple of family trips the last few years, until school baseball and softball took over! This year, our youngest was invited to go to Florida with his friend- so our 6th grader "jetted" off to 80 degrees and fun in the sun while we stayed back to enjoy Illinois!! Matt and I were fortunate to make a one day jaunt to Newton Lake southeast of Effingham on Sunday for a full day of bass fishing. We love this lake for its' big bass potential and scenic time on the water. It is nice to have a fishing partner that is as much of a "die-hard" as I am- and it is especially great to spend time with my 16 year old son. We each caught a nice fish- Matt a 3 1/2 pounder and me the 4 1/2 pound beauty you see above (each fish measured, admired, and released). Sunday's like yesterday help keep things in balance- and balance seems to be the key many things!!
