Meet Mr. Baker

We were discussing leadership in SS and decided it would be fun to interview Mr. Baker about his leadership role at Athlone School. We brainstormed questions ahead of time and listened carefully to his answers. A few of us even took notes. Then we took the information, organized our ideas, and wrote the following piece as a class. Thank you, Mr. Baker, for letting us interview you! 

Meet the Principal

By Room 8

     Mr. Baker is our principal, the leader of Athlone School. This is his fifth year being principal. He's worked in lots of other schools as a teacher and vice principal, but we're pretty sure Athlone is his favourite. 

     Mr. Baker has a ton of responsibilities at Athlone. His job is to keep everyone safe and make sure students are doing their jobs. He also makes sure teachers are prepared and ready to teach. He runs meetings, does guided reading with students, buys things for the school (like our comfy bean bag chairs) and communicates with parents. Mrs. Morris is sort of like his VP. They split up jobs and share responsibilities. And if there is a problem you can't solve, Mr. Baker is your guy! 

     What Mr. Baker likes best about his job is being in classrooms- either helping or watching. He loves coming to work every day and seeing all of us. Mr. Baker said that the most rewarding part of his job is seeing students grow and learn. The most challenging thing about being a principal is dealing with problems that arise. Sometimes he even has to make tough decisions. 

      What we love most about Mr. Baker is that he has a heart for kids. He gives second chances and helps students to fix problems for themselves. If you were to walk by his office, you might see him playing a board game with kids or helping them with their math. He is also a really good listener. We know we can talk to him about anything. 

     Mr. Baker is patient, kind, responsible, and sometimes even silly (see photo above). He is our principal, the leader of our school. And he cares about Athlone a lot!