Meet Our Staff --- Front Secretary!

Introducing . . . 

Jennye Harding

Front Secretary

Jennye Harding has been involved in children’s education for 13 years, since her first child entered kindergarten.  She believes that each child deserves a happy, welcoming place to come and learn and has strived to help make that happen in and out of the classroom.  While she continues to study Elementary Education herself, her number one goal is to help create an environment that allows children to succeed and find a love of learning.

Mrs. Harding has done a variety of different things at the schools she’s worked with.  She began as a parent volunteer and has served in the PTA running a reading incentive program.  She began working in a school environment as a substitute teacher and later teaching art specialty classes to 4^th-6^th graders.  Her greatest passion in learning is for reading; because reading can take you anywhere.  There are countless adventures found within the pages of great books.   Some of her all time favorite books include “Gone with the Wind”, “Ruby Holler”, the “Harry Potter” series, and a collection of poetry by Emily Dickinson. 

Mrs. Harding is married and is the mother of 5 children.  When not at school, she enjoys being with her family camping, playing, working on a variety of home improvement projects…and of course reading.  She is excited to become a part of the new Dry Creek family!

Weekly Pictures

 I hope everyone has enjoyed the last week of school and all of the fun activities that go along with it.  Just think---next year at this time we will be celebrating the end of the first Dry Creek school year!  There continues to be progress with the building and grounds.  The above picture shows the kindergarten pull through and kindergarten playground preparation.

 Preparation for the sidewalks and drive through in the front of the school

 Playground pit

 White boards and bulletin boards are being installed in some classrooms this week.  Almost all of the classrooms have been painted at this point.  Cabinets are still being installed throughout the building.

 White board and bulletin board along the back wall of a classroom

 Tile in the classrooms by the sink and cubbies

 Dry wall is being completed in the library skylight

 These are the bases for the cabinets that will be installed in the faculty room

 The stage area has been sheetrocked

 Kitchen

 Fridge and Freezer in the Kitchen

Preparation for pouring the concrete for the sidewalks

Have a fantastic summer vacation and check back often to see the progress of the school throughout the summer!

Weekly Pictures

 This week I've been working on playground equipment.  We are continuing to get new personnel and I'll be posting more about that in the coming weeks.  There is lots of grading and landscaping work being completed right now.  The above picture shows the beginnings of a kindergarten dropoff area.

 Grading work in the front pull through

 Playground pit

 They've been installing cabinets this past week and countertops as well.

 The light fixtures are also going in.

These are the lights in the gym and the work on the sound system in the gym ceiling.

Have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend!

Another Weekly Update

There is lots of progress going on at Dry Creek.  This week I am working on hiring the last of the teachers for next year.  I have also continued to work on the furniture and textbook orders.

Main Entry --- the rock on the tower is almost complete.

Built-in bulletin boards behind glass in the entry way

Tile in the bathroom

Tile in another bathroom

Tile in the windowsills

More paint on the walls

Ceiling tiles are being installed in the gym

Tile has been installed at the drinking fountain areas

Last of the sheetrock up in the kiva

Playground pit work

Installation of the ceiling

Cabinet bases going in for some classrooms

Main entry ceiling

Grading for the front entry and parking

Secret Passage Door

Bus Stop and Boundary Map

I just wanted to post the bus stop and boundary map to make sure people are aware of the boundaries for Dry Creek and the location of the projected bus stops for next year.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at srencher@alpinedistrict.org.

PTA Meeting

Just a reminder that the Dry Creek Elementary PTA 

will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 9th at Snow Springs Elementary.  

All parents are invited to attend and participate with the PTA.  We hope to see you there!

Weekly Update

This past week the most exciting progress in the school was accent paint on the walls in some of the classrooms.  There will be three accent colors in the school --- red, yellow and green.  Each classroom will have one wall that is painted either red, yellow, or green and the countertops in the rooms will match the paint color. You'll see pictures of the painted accent walls as you scroll down.

I also met with furniture vendors this past week who gave a presentation on desks, chairs, and other furniture for the school.  

 Drywall and mud

 Faculty Room

 Kitchen with tiles

 Classroom

 Library skylight

 More curbing

 Work on the tower next to main entrance

 Kindergarten room --- some of the last to have sheetrock hung

 Preparing and grading for the playground and landscape

 Sheetrock up in the skylights

 Red Paint! 

 Yellow Paint!

 Green Paint!

 Tile in the bathroom

 Gym -- they've painted the ceiling

 Built-in display case in the entryway

 Rock on the tower next to the main entry

Work on the bell tower