I am excited to begin the second half of the the 2021-2022 school year with you and your student! This year continues to present fresh opportunities and new challenges. Challenges are quite simply new situations that reveal our character and problem-solving skills. You and your student are important members of the Garfield team; a team that is only successful if we work together. We have two focuses at our school; one is to teach your child the academic skills he/she will need to give themselves an opportunity for success and the second is to instill in your child how to be respectful, responsible and a life-ling learner. We look forward to teaching them and will expect them to learn how to be accountable for their own actions and for their own growth. Our young students are capable of great things! Together, we look forward to continuing our work with your student and unlocking their true potential. And even more importantly our students will continue learning to realize their own potential. 

Together, let's make it a GREAT finish to the year! 

Your Partner in Learning, 

Jeff Hempleman, Principal