Author: Edward Joseph Goldstein,
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing” -Walt Disney The start of our Super Units is a special moment when students and teachers move from the talking to the doing. There has been excitement all week about these launches. All the students have been eagerly anticipating these launches. Whether you launched last week or will launch this week or next, please know your hard work has not gone unnoticed. This week brings us to a long short week. We have a week worth of work in three days and then a well deserved break. When...
“Childhood is that state which ends the moment a puddle is first viewed as an obstacle instead of an opportunity.” – Kathy Williams Both of these photo’s represent this quote so well. The little ones exploring with paint without a care about messiness or “getting dirty” truly represents childhood. The parents at curriculum night were equally excited about being back in school. Coming to class for curriculum night was not something they had to do this year, it was something they wanted to do this year. It went from being an obstacle to being an opportunity. And all of you...
“I’ve always liked the first week of school better than the last week of school. Firsts are better because they are beginnings.” -Jenny Han What an amazing first week of school it was. The joy of seeing some many smiling faces on students, parents, and staff was infectious. As we continue our beginning keep doing what you are doing. Building connections and trust leads to amazing school years. Please let us know how we can help with anything. Weekly Focus: Please continue to work on community building, procedures and routines. Practice leads to long term memory. Curriculum night is Thursday....