Message From The Principal
I hope that you and your loved ones are doing well as we enter the 2020/2021 school year. We are going through uncertain and difficult times right now. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if we can be of any support to you or your students.
Our entire ZMS staff has been working tirelessly to learn a whole new way of delivering instruction, how to deliver quality instruction virtually, how to build relationships with students online, and how to plan meaningful and rigorous lessons for every student. It’s been a whirlwind of trainings and planning. We have all experienced excitement and jitters. We have all also experienced some anxiety for teachers, administrators, parents and students.
Please know that we are all in this together. Parts of the plan might fail, but the people won’t. Our teachers care too much. You, the parents, care too much. Will we make mistakes? Yes. Will there be frustrations? Yes. We are committed to learning and getting better every day. Educating your students is our number one priority, and we are all learning a new way to do it. We will work through all the failures and kinks together.
When your child gets frustrated, please encourage them to be resilient. Log in to each class every day. Encourage your child to reach out for help. Email the teacher with questions. Log in when the teacher is teaching live. All teachers have office hours, academic support time, weekly assignments and schedule for live teaching.
This new learning model does not need to be a barrier, but instead will serve as an opportunity to change our mindset as it relates to the delivery of instruction and engaging students in learning. This year, I am very much looking forward to providing exceptional educational experiences for our students. I want students to leave ZMS with memories that will last a lifetime! We want our students to LOVE learning and LOVE coming to school, even if it is virtually. Please don’t hesitate to contact me, I value your input.