Recent ActivityI feel very blessed to be the principal of West Marion Elementary School. This is a wonderful school with great things happening in classrooms every day!
I graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education K-6 and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education K-12. I also received my Master's Degree in School Administration at East Tennessee State University. I began my educational career working with hearing impaired students, and pre-school students. I have also served students in Special Education, as well as serving as an elementary teacher. My administrative experience includes serving as an assistant principal at McDowell High School for two years, and principal at North Cove Elementary for four years. I am very honored to call West Marion Elementary my home away from home!
One of the greatest blessings I have observed at West Marion is the atmostphere of respect, love and care exhibited by all stakeholders: staff, students, parents and community members. I still firmly believe that it takes a village to raise a child, and I appreciate that we have established an atmosphere conducive to helping our students be successful. Thank you to our staff for their dedication to helping each student achieve academically, and to our parents and community members for their support, including monetary donations, materialistic donations, and most of all, their time that is spent helping our students. Each stakeholder plays a vital role in creating a positive atmosphere for our community school, and I sincerely appreciate each contribution. It has already been a great year at West Marion!
Please feel free to contact me by phone at 828.738.3353 or email desarae.kirkpatrick@mcdowell.k12.nc.us. Thank you!
Announcements Welcome to the New Year!The fourth six weeks is already going by very quickly, and spring will be here soon! Spring pictures will be Tuesday, February 12. This picture session is not a pre-paid session except for the class picture, if families choose to purchase class pictures. More information will be distributed later this month.
West Marion will host our next grade level production meeting on February 19 beginning at 6:00 in the gymnasium. Third grade students will be performing a production for families on President’s Day, Black History Month, and Dental Health Month. We hope you will join us!
Upcoming dates to remember: Friday, February 8 – Talent Show at 1:00 Tuesday, February 12 – Spring Picture Day! Smile! Friday, February 15 – Mandatory Staff Development Day; No School for Students Tuesday, February 19 – 3rd Grade Program at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2 – Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! Monday, March 4 – Kindergarten Registration Tuesday, March 5 – Career Fair for 5th Grade Friday, March 8 - Mandatory Staff Development Day; No School for Students Tuesday, March 12 – Parent Conference 3:00-6:00 Friday, March 15 – Students dismissed at 11:00; Parent Conference 11:00-12:00 Friday, March 29-Sunday, April 7 – Spring Break!!
We will host parent-teacher conference on Tuesday, March 12 from 3:00-6:00. I encourage parents to meet with their child’s teacher about student progress. If you are unable to meet on this date, please schedule another convenient time to meet with us. Your child’s progress is important to us, and we would like to share individual student performance with all parents. I hope to see you at parent-teacher conference! |
