June 11, 2012
Dear Parents:
As the year ends, I just want to take this time to wish you a safe and happy summer. While you
are enjoying your summer break, we will be busy at St. Mary School getting ready for the new
school year. One of the major opportunities that needed to be addressed was the staffing of the
Junior High. With Mr. Miller leaving at the end of this school year, the challenge of shifting
staffing responsibilities in the upper grades has presented itself. Utilizing the strengths and
expertise of the current teachers at St. Mary School, the following academic subjects have been
assigned as follows:
Mrs. Lowney – 8th grade homeroom, 7th and 8th grade Language Arts
Mrs. Huddleston – 7th grade homeroom, 7th and 8th grade Religion, 6th grade Language Arts
Mrs. Ervin – 6th grade Science, 7th and 8th grade Math, 7th grade Social Studies
Mrs. Johnson – 6th grade homeroom, 6th grade Religion, Social Studies and Math and 7th grade
Math
Mrs. Stern will continue as 7th and 8th grade Science and Mrs. Kong will continue to teach
Algebra.
With Mrs. Ervin moving to the Jr. High staff as a full time teacher, Mrs. Lopez will be teaching
3rd grade and Mrs. Wierzba will be moving to 4th grade as a full time teacher. There will also be a
more defined team teaching model in Kindergarten in order for the school to have the ability to
utilize the Kindergarten teachers in a resource role in the other grades. This program will evolve
as the year progresses.
I am very grateful that Ms. Hanson has allowed me to be a part of this process. She has always
been a mentor to me, and I know that she will continue to keep us in her prayers as we enter this
transition of leadership at St. Mary School.
Thank you for your continued support of these wonderful teachers at St. Mary School, and I look
forward to working with all of you as we continue to provide the best Catholic education possible
for your children.
Sincerely,
Kim Shields
Kim Shields
SAINT MARY SCHOOL 7900 CHURCH STREET GILROY, CA 95020-4499 P (408) 842-2827 F (408) 847-7679 www.stmarygilroy.org