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Willard North Continues To Be A Busy Place!!

rbishop — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:09:02 +0000

Willard North has been so busy the past few weeks! We had a wonderful Red Ribbon Week! We had Crazy Hair Day, Wear Your Oldest WOW Shirt Day, Pajama Day and Twin Day! The kids had so much fun! Thanks to Kenda Chappell and the drama students from the high school for putting on an excellent show!

I would also like to take this time and thank our wonderful PTO! They provide us with so many things! Last week during our conferences, a wonderful meal was served to our staff that was prepared by our PTO families. As a school we are thankful and blessed!

Tonight our Read-A-Thon Reward Party will take place! Louie from the Springfield Cardinals will be here, we will have inflatable jump houses, dinner, limousine rides, and I will be dealt my fate with “Deal or No Deal”. The Read-A-Thon was a huge success and the PTO profited $5,800.00 ! Over 60,000 minutes were read by Willard North students!

Have a wonderful week!

Rhonda Bishop

Willard North Principal

Willard North Celebrates with the Super Tiger Celebration!

rbishop — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:53:11 +0000

This week, Willard North kicked off their new year with the first Super Tiger Celebration! This year we have revamped our student awards. Our awards spell out I ACT. The letters stand for Improvement, Academics, Character and Teamwork. Students will get “pawprints” and they will be placed on our student Wall of Fame. We also received our new school shirts! 5th grade student Chase did a great job of designing it! First grade took a walking field trip to the library and Pizza Hut! Our PTO Read-A-Thon kicked off on Thursday! Our goal is $12,000! Get those kids reading! Have a wonderful weekend!

Rhonda Bishop

Fall Is Upon Us!

rbishop — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:03:17 +0000

It is hard to believe that Sunday morning will mark the first day of fall. The weeks we have been in school have literally “clipped” along. This week, we handed out mid-term grades to students, did health screenings on kindergarten, first and third graders, and completed a significant amount of reading testing on our students. I also want to congratulate the 3rd grade students and their families for a job well done on their community projects! The projects were amazing! It never ceases to amaze me how a project can be assigned with the same criteria and the results be so different and unique! I know the students were very proud of these! Don’t forget Homecoming tonight! If you have not been to a game and caught the Willard spirit, you should!! The boys are playing some great football and the band is awesome! Your Friday is only lacking this excitement! GO TIGERS!

Rhonda Bishop

Willard North Prinicipal

Another Great Week At Willard North!!

rbishop — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:22:38 +0000

We have been so busy this week! Tuesday night, first grade hosted their parent night-we had an excellent turn-out! While the parents met, students and their siblings had fun activities to do in the library, cafeteria, and gym. It was super! On Wednesday, we were right in the center of the Tour of Missouri Bike race and were able to view mile the bikers at mile 106. The bikers traveled 120 miles on Wednesday! On Thursday, kindergarten hosted their Open House. Students showed off their work, classrooms and took their parents on a scavenger hunt around the school. We had a blast! We are looking forward to a great weekend! Go Tigers! Beat the Bisons!!

Rhonda Bishop

Willard North Principal

A Busy Week In Store!

rbishop — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:41:47 +0000

The busy season has hit us and we will be hosting several events next week. On Monday, our 2nd grade students will welcome their grandparents to the building. We also have a PTO meeting beginnning at 6:30 p.m. First grade parents are invited to school on Tuesday night for orientation-there will be childcare available for this event. On Wednesday we will be right in the middle of the Tour de Missouri Bike Race and will have ringside seats for the events- please remember that AB and 160 highway will be blocked off right during release time. On Thursday, we will have kindergarten open house. Friday is mid-quarter! Can you believe it? Mid quarters will go home the following week. Have a wonderful weekend!

Rhonda Bishop, Willard North Principal

The Adventure Continues!

rbishop — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:03:41 +0000

We are so blessed to have such talent that surrounds us in our building! I have been in every classroom, and I have been so impressed with the teaching and learning taking place! Our students are doing an exceptional job and the start of school has been fantastic. Thanks to all the parents that have given the little “extras” that make a great school year even better!

We are looking forward to a relaxing 3 day weekend and THE FIRST NIGHT OF FOOTBALL! The day could not get any more perfect! Have a great holiday and GO TIGERS!!

Upgraded Campus is AWESOME!!

rbishop — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:52:57 +0000

It has been such a great start to our year!! Every piece has fallen into place and we are back to business. The heat has cooperated and we have been able get outside and enjoy our new walking track on the playground. Thank you PTO for making this huge project happen! We are also excited about our new parking lot in the front. Again, this is another project that has helped our campus function more efficiently. How funny that asphalt makes us so happy! Have a wonderful week!

Rhonda Bishop, Principal

Willard North is Roaring for Success!

rbishop — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:00:38 +0000

The weather could not dampen our spirits as we started a fantastic school year! The kids were so excited and we were glad to see them also! We only have one new face in our building this year. Mrs Sharon Reed is our new music teacher. She actually taught at Willard North, Willard Central and Willard South several years ago! We are excited she has decided to join our team! We look forward to our first full week of school on Monday! Have a wonderful weekend!

Rhonda Bishop

Principal, Willard North

Only 5 Days to Go!

rbishop — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:27:36 +0000

While our time is limited in this school year, the excitement cannot be contained! Everyone is read for the end! It has been a great year that had many challenges! We have all changed due to the circumstances we have endured, but we did with the TIGER PRIDE we are famous for!

I would like to celebrate our Teacher of the Year, Teresa Palmer. If you have ever traveled the halls of Willard North, you know the type of art teacher she is. Mrs Palmer has the distinct gift of making everyone an artist. Her projects are wonderful and the students love her class. My personal favorite is the pottery unit each class gets to do. I must say, I have a pretty good dinosaur displayed in my office that was constructed last year. Mrs. Palmer can bring out the inner artist in the principal! It has been our joy at Willard North to have Mrs. Palmer as our art teacher. I appreciate all the things she does and mostly her caring, humorous, and faithful attitude. Congratulations on being our Teacher of the Year!

Our Employee of the Year is Mary Butler. Mary B, as she is fondly called at our school, has received this award many times. The reasons are very clear. Mary B is a hard working, dedicated employee who goes the extra mile to make sure everything is right. She is always at work, she can do anything, and the extra touches she provides to everyone are noticed and appreciated. Mary loves everyone and the feeling is mutual. Students flock to her like sheep. She encourages everyone with her smile and positive attitude. We are blessed to have Mary B work at Willard North. Don’t get any ideas either! She is ours and you can’t have her!

Have a wonderful week!

Rhonda Bishop, Willard North Principal

We Are Still Here! Just Very Busy!

rbishop — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:00:00 +0000

Wow! It’s hard to believe that two weeks have gone by since our last post to the Pride! Let me tell you, we have a lot to report!

Of course we are finished with all MAP testing for this year! The kids did an AWESOME job during the tests! We are proud of the fact that we are the only school in Missouri that still has the MMAT! Actually it stands for Map Motivation and Teamwork! Our team did a great job of encouraging all that were participating in the tests!

Then we had Secretary’s Day! We appreciate Mary Crighton and Nikki Stokes so much! They are truly the heart of our school.

Wednesday, April 25th, Willard North was proud to sponsor our 3rd Annual Locks of Love Event! This year, 34 people cut their hair for the cause! It was a wonderful event. Thanks to our local hairstylists Angela, Jennifer, Lori, Toni and Terri for coming and cutting ponytails and giving free haircuts! Thanks to Carolyn, Stephanie and Robin for also helping cut ponytails! Thanks also goes to Carah Patterson ,Stephanie Yates, Angela Stevens and Laura Hurd for the makeovers! Lifetouch photography took pictures of the girls which are just awesome! Thanks to all for making this a community event!

Friday, April 27th our 3/4th grade Honor Choir sang the National Anthem at the Springfield Cardinals Game. They also held a wonderful concert on May 1oth at Willard North.

Kindergarten Screening was held April 30th and May 1st. We are so excited about next years class!

On May 1st, our kindergarten class held their spring concert on the big stage at Willard High School! They did an amazing job! The facilities were awesome! Thanks to Mr. Tuck, Mrs. Chappell, and Willard High School for letting us use it! Also thanks to John K and Matt M for the lights and sound!

On May 5th we held our annual Track and Field Day! The events went great! The threat of weather stayed away and we enjoyed a fantastic day. Thanks to Coach Bills for putting on a terrific activity!

This afternoon, First Grade will host their Mother’s Day Tea. The students are very excited to show their Mother’s their talent and the gifts they have made. Bring on the kleenex! It’s bound to choke you up!

Happy Mother’s Day to all our Mom’s! You do so much for us! Enjoy your special day with your family!

Rhonda Bishop, Willard North Principal

MAP TESTING Blasts Off!

rbishop — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:00:56 +0000

We are at the halfway point of our MAP testing. The kids are really pumped up and excited! The real fun came before the MAP test even started! We had a MAP celebration assembly on Tuesday. We had a very entertaining 35 minutes! Our whole school came out to encourage our students! Coach Bills sang our MAP rap which the kids love! We also had some very important people compete in our game show “Are You Smarter Than A MAP Student?” Dr. Medlin, our Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Marcum, our curriculum director, Officer Cozzens, our School Resource Officer and myself all competed. Thanks to 3rd and 4th grade students Matthew, Tessa, Austin, and Abi who played the roles of “cheats”.

Who won? I will let the scoreboard tell you! ← Needless to say, I didn’t have homework!

We also had the MAP Momma’s and Papa show up to do a great cheerleading routine! If these pictures don’t raise your spirits, nothing will! Thanks to Co-Captains Angela Stevens and Shelley Williamson for putting together such a great squad! Thanks to Lee Ann Peterson, Julie Gottbehuet, Beverly de la Torre and of course, Matt Rosebrough for their extremely talented performance!

Second grade took a field trip to Frontier Theater this week in Marshfield and had a great time! We are looking forward to next week and checking another milestone off our list! Have a wonderful weekend!

Rhonda Bishop, Willard North Principal