Advancing the Vision 4-26-18

Wow...this week went by in a flash.  One minute it was Monday and now I am sitting here at my desk Thursday afternoon thinking about the instruction I observed this week, the community vision night tonight, the behavior incidents I've been navigating all week, and the work on class lists we will do tomorrow.  If I'm not careful I could very easily get caught up in the management of the school and just move from crisis to crisis without stopping to notice the moments of joy going on around me.

Children stop for those moments, though, don't they? That's one of the reasons why we are so lucky to work in a school.  They can make a game out of anything and remind me of the importance of having fun.

As I was preparing for the Vision Night, Ashton Jennings wanted to help me because Audrey was.  He made me this chart of "bad choices" I could hang up for the community member so they would know the rules.  Here are a couple of samples of his work:

1.  No cigarettes  2. No Yelling  3. No Whispering

6.  No Drinking Pop.  Water Makes You Healthy

How cute are those??

One classroom visit brought with it a great example of the innate joy students bring with them no matter what. In Mr. Prewitt's classroom, students were reviewing static and dynamic stretches then going to stations to practice exercises they had been learning. They were having a blast!  It helps that Mr. Prewitt makes exercise fun, but I love how the kids not just comply with, but embrace what many of us find tedious or have to force ourselves to do.

For some reason Parker and Asher doing the air squats cracks me up every time--especially there at the end.

If some days you feel so overwhelmed and are counting down the days, please know it's normal.  Try to find the joy and find reasons to smile and laugh.  That's what I do! :)