TRILLIUM CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL

May 9, 2012

Dear Trillium Creek Families,

It is with excitement and appreciation that I write this first letter to Trillium Creek families! It is wonderful to imagine that the dream of Trillium Creek Primary School, filled with the laughter, joy and curiosity of children, is closer and closer to becoming a reality. I am honored to be the first principal of Trillium Creek Primary and am eager for students, staff and parents to come together and begin creating the story of what will become an exceptional primary school.

One of many things that excites me about the opening of Trillium Creek Primary is that together, students, staff and parents, have a rare opportunity to build a new school community. While Trillium Creek is the start of a new school community, its foundation lies in the mission question and vision themes of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. 

Mission Question:

How do we create learning communities for the greatest thinkers and most thoughtful people for the world?

District Vision Themes:

Personal and Academic Excellence

Personalized Education

Circle of Support

Educate the “Whole” Person Intellectually, Emotionally, Physically, Ethically

Integrating Technology Into Daily Learning

Community Partnerships: Expanding Beyond the Classroom

The name of the school, Trillium Creek, is a powerful metaphor. This spring I had the opportunity to see Trillium Creek bubbling up, connecting to other springs and flowing together. I envisioned it meandering down the hill into the Willamette River and eventually the world beyond. Just like Trillium Creek, every child who attends the school will have a beginning in this special place that fosters academic learning, inquiry, and habits of mind. The years the children spend at Trillium Creek Primary will lay a foundation for their future schooling and career paths. Children will come to the school filled with the curiosities of childhood and will leave us with a deepened sense of who they are as learners, thinkers and members of the community. I am looking forward to forging the partnerships of families, teachers and the community that will form the foundation of this journey. We will all be able to look back and tell the story of being part of the beginning of what will be a wonderful school community. I am excited to meet each of you and to begin this incredible story together!

Our first opportunity to come together as a parent community will be on May 24^that Rosemont Ridge Middle School from 7:00-8:00 pm.This evening is designed for parents. Itwill be an opportunity for us to meet and to learn more about the school vision and the design of the school. There will also be an opportunity to begin the process of forming a PTA, an important step in determining the traditions and volunteer opportunities at Trillium Creek Primary. It should be a fun and informative evening, and I hope you will be able to come!

I am truly honored to have the opportunity to be part of the Trillium Creek story. It will be our collective deeply held belief in children, the power of their curiosities, the strength of their voices and their care for the world that will be the foundation of our exceptional school community. I look forward to meeting you all soon!

Best Wishes,

Charlotte Morris