Haywood County Schools Brownsville Tennessee

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Haywood County Schools
900 East Main Street
Brownsville, TN 38012
Phone: 731-772-9613
Fax: 731-772-3275
Email: battled1@k12tn.net
haywood.k12.tn.us

Doris Battle, Editor

Our appreciation goes to Director of Schools George Chapman

It is certainly fitting that the June 2008 “Notebook” should be dedicated to Director of Schools George Chapman. He has led our school system since 2000, overseeing many changes with the great leadership, wisdom and the utmost dedication to the children of Haywood County.

It has been under his direction that our schools met the challenge of the No Child Left Behind directives, succeeding in making this community proud of their hard work and successes. Under his direction we have expanded our curriculum to meet the needs of all the county’s children, and we have mounted a campaign of informing and uniting all citizens behind the local school system.

The job of Director of Schools is a monumental one, because there is nothing more important than our children. Director Chapman always kept that as his motivation and encouraged his staff to raise the bar to give our children an advantage in the world they must live in after school.

I have also appreciated my years of working with him. Director Chapman has been a wonderful “teacher” and mentor to me and his other staff members, the school administrators and teachers.

For his dedication and for all the many hours of hard work Director Chapman gave to this community, we offer our sincerest appreciation and wish him the best in his retirement and future endeavors.

East Side Elementary
1315 Jefferson Street East
Brownsville, TN 38012
731-772-1233

Principal: Tammie Canada (canadat@k12tn.net )
Tammie Canada began serving as principal at East Side in August 2005. She was a classroom teacher for 11 years in pre-school, kindergarten, first, and third-grade classes. She was assistant principal at Haywood Elementary for two years and at East Side two years before becoming principal. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Union University and a master’s degree in administration and supervision from the University of Memphis. Mrs. Canada and her husband, Jay, have two children.

Assistant Principal: Yvette C. Blue (bluey@k12tn.net )
Yvette Blue has 13 years experience as a teacher. She taught 10 years in Chicago, Ill., and the last three years at Haywood Junior High School. She holds a bachelor of science in elementary education and a masters’ degree, both from Chicago State University, and earned a master of education degree in leadership – administration and supervision from the University of Memphis. She is married to Brownsville native Phylemon Blue.

Mission Statement: East Side Elementary students will know and master the necessary skills in Reading and Math to prepare them for future educational challenges.

Vision: East Side Elementary School will be a community-based school that is child-centered, reflects the diversity of the population, and fosters collaboration among parents, staff, and students.

For the school’s website, click on www.haywood.k12.tn.us/es/

East Side students excel in the arts

As school came to end this year, East Side Elementary students delighted their family members and friends with their annual music program and art show.

Third and fourth graders entertained everyone with songs from “High School Musical,” including the “Start Spangled Banner,” “Allegiance Rap,” “We’re All in this Together,” “Breakin’ Free,” “Getcha Head in the Game,” “Start of Something New,” “Bop to the Top,” “Fabulous,” “You are the Music in Me,” and “What Time Is It?” – and they enjoyed every minute of it. Directing the program was East Side music teacher Lynn Holt.

Also while they were there, parents and other guests enjoyed seeing the artwork their children had been doing throughout the year. On display were artwork of self-portraits, still life in pencil, weaving, masks, charcoal still life, perspective drawings, dragon paintings, tempera pastel, and painting in tints. Linda Mann is the East Side’s art teacher.