Boosterthon at Haycock

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, whoa is us, it's all about Haycock....AGAIN Surprise, surprise. They need a separate forum for all of the overbearing Haycock parents.

Hey, it's not easy being the poorest school in McLean. Oh wait, it's in Falls Church.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Longfellwo's renovation did not provide for any landscaping or smart boards.

smartboards are costly

[Anonymous]

Haycock already has smart boards. The renovation isn't really creating new classrooms. It's just moving them from the trailers indoors so they shouldn't need any new smart boards. They can use the ones they already have. In theory, if the population actually goes down after the cluster 2 kids leave, they should need fewer smart boards not more.

[Anonymous]

The way this event has been promoted is completely insensitive to the 90 students/families who have been asked to leave the school at the end of this school year.

[Anonymous]

As an outsider, Haycock just seems to have no couth with anything they do. I just don't understand the fascination with this school.

[Anonymous]

I assume Kelly Sheers will put forth a gesture of good will and will make sure some of the donations from the transitioning students will be sent to Lemon Road.....

[Anonymous]

Are the kids who got kicked out participating? I wouldn't if I were them.

[Anonymous]

The school is encouraging participation in the event by everyone, whether or not a child chooses to fundraise. I know many transitioning families are not even taking a first look at the Boosterthon emails. My son will run, but his money will go to Lemon Road, as I will privately collect it and give it to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an outsider, Haycock just seems to have no couth with anything they do. I just don't understand the fascination with this school.

I agree. Did you read the Principal's coffee notes that were linked earlier in this thread?

Annual Parent Survey went home via keep in touch on 3/1/13
We appreciate every one’s feedback and input. We spend an entire day reviewing the survey
data with our leadership team as well as share individual data with teachers. This year we have
requested that parents are mindful on how they word their comments since comments are
shared with teachers. In the past, some comments have been written very unkindly and the
feedback is unproductive. When things are written in a very unkind and hurtful manner, any
validity to the comment is lost because the teacher is focused on the meanness of the comment.
We are open to hearing criticism, but experience has shown that it’s more likely to be heard and
understood by all parties if it is communicated in a productive way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't a bit awkward to do this this year? There are about a hundred kids at the school who's families are being shaken down for money to improve a school they've been asked to leave.

They could do it out of gratitude for the education they've been receiving.

Ummm.....I don't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I assume Kelly Sheers will put forth a gesture of good will and will make sure some of the donations from the transitioning students will be sent to Lemon Road.....

I just snarfled my coffee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haycock already has smart boards. The renovation isn't really creating new classrooms. It's just moving them from the trailers indoors so they shouldn't need any new smart boards. They can use the ones they already have. In theory, if the population actually goes down after the cluster 2 kids leave, they should need fewer smart boards not more.

The Smart Boards and other technology for Longfellow were for the addtional classrooms that the renovation built. I believe Haycock's renovation will also have additionkl classroom- so there will be a need for more smart boards- whichever pot provides the money.

The courtyards that were created by Longfellow's renovation were not just not landscaped but had to be regraded and needed a significant amount of "infrastructure" to make them usable. Prudent use of Girl Scout Gold and Eagle Scout projects helped keep the labor costs down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The way this event has been promoted is completely insensitive to the 90 students/families who have been asked to leave the school at the end of this school year.

Why? Some of those families will complain about anything. They would complain that it's insensitive if their kids received the Boosterthon materials. They would complain they were already being excluded if they did not.

No one is holding a gun to your head. Participate if you want. Decline if you don't want to. Give money to Lemon Road or the ASPCA if you prefer. It's all OK. Just don't expect Haycock to declare 2012-13 the national year of mourning and to stop having activities just because you'll be at LR next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The way this event has been promoted is completely insensitive to the 90 students/families who have been asked to leave the school at the end of this school year.

Why? Some of those families will complain about anything. They would complain that it's insensitive if their kids received the Boosterthon materials. They would complain they were already being excluded if they did not.

No one is holding a gun to your head. Participate if you want. Decline if you don't want to. Give money to Lemon Road or the ASPCA if you prefer. It's all OK. Just don't expect Haycock to declare 2012-13 the national year of mourning and to stop having activities just because you'll be at LR next year.

This is why all of you going to Lemon Road should be glad you're leaving Haycock. What a nasty school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The way this event has been promoted is completely insensitive to the 90 students/families who have been asked to leave the school at the end of this school year.

Why? Some of those families will complain about anything. They would complain that it's insensitive if their kids received the Boosterthon materials. They would complain they were already being excluded if they did not.

No one is holding a gun to your head. Participate if you want. Decline if you don't want to. Give money to Lemon Road or the ASPCA if you prefer. It's all OK. Just don't expect Haycock to declare 2012-13 the national year of mourning and to stop having activities just because you'll be at LR next year.

Wasn't a complaint....just an observation based on chatting with multiple families....base school and those that are moving. It is ok if we don't agree on this. I don't think anyone expects a year of mourning, just some sensitivity.