This document provides an overview of new staff members at Sir John A Cumber Primary School and an introduction from the new principal, Miss Rita Pierson. It summarizes Miss Pierson's educational beliefs, goals for the school year, and thoughts on providing an inspiring education for students.

1. Mr Paul Samuel
Principal - Sir John A Cumber Primary School
“WELCOME BACK
EVRYONE”

5. A very BIG welcome to
all our new staff…

6. Name Position
Miss Renee Harrison RTI Programme
Miss Shanda Hunter Assistant Teacher
Miss Kimberly Richard-Wright Teacher – Yr.3
Miss Ashley Osbourne Teacher – Yr.4
Miss Sherene Bailey Teacher – Yr.5
Miss Leona Cunningham-
Harris
Teacher – Yr.5

7. “Me In 12 Slides…..
(And Less Than 5
Minutes!)”

20. India
Canada

21. So why the move to
Grand Cayman?

23. Tne real answer
is…
Parents moved here over 30 years ago
Have a lot to offer
Help to make a difference
Enjoy living and working in different cultures
Looking for a new professional challenge
I want to learn lots of new things to broaden my own
knowledge and experience about education

24. What about my educational
beliefs and values?
To ensure that EVERY child has the best possible
opportunity to fulfill their potential – Miss Rita Pierson
Preparing our students for a successful life in the 21st
Century – Shift Happens 2016
To make learning fun, to excite, enthuse and motivate all
students – The Train Loop

25. So what next?
I look forward to meeting all of you
I look forward to meeting all of the students
I look forward to meeting the parents
I need to familiarize myself with the school
No big changes
All of us need to have fun

26. Final Thoughts (for
now)…
“I was supposed to be a welfare statistic…it is because of a teacher that i sit
at this table. I remember her telling jus one cold, miserable day that she
could not make our clothing better; that she could not provide us with food;
she could not change the terrible segregated conditions under which we lived.
She could introduce us to the world of reading, the world of books and that
is what she did.
What a world! I visited Asia and Africa. I saw magnificent sunsets. I tasted
exotic foods. I fell in love and danced in wonderful halls. I ran away with
escaped slaves and stood beside a teenage martyr. I visited lakes and
streams and composed lines of verse. I knew then that I wanted to help
children do the same things, I wanted to weave magic.”
(National Commission on Teaching And Americas Future, 1999)

27. And remember…
Children get just one childhood and it should be
memorable and life forming.
If children are genuinely to achieve the goal of being
successful learners, responsible citizens and confident
individuals they need to encounter inspirational teachers
who will have sufficiently high expectations to encourage
them to take far greater responsibility for their learning.
Schools and teachers need to make learning deep through
giving them real issues to explore and not just filling their
heads with information.

29. Principals Retreat
• Staffing Allocations 2016 to 2017
• DES Improvment Plan 2016 to 2017
• Deadlines for Reporting To DES
• Use of Pupil Attainment Data
• Performance Management
• Private Gainful Operation
• Managing Complaints

30. Meeting Protocol
• Be on time
• Turn off phones
• Take notes
• Ask questions
• Behave as you'd expect students to behave e.g. no
unnecessary talk
• Feel free to bring drinks
 Agenda will be circulated the day before meetings
 Minutes will be circulated within 7 days

32. Thought For The Year
This year, I’d like you to consider the following.
Within your classes, do you provide...
Just in case learning *
OR
Just in time learning *
* Guy Claxton (What’s The Point Of School, 2008)