| Staying in Pain |
We can get stuck in our pain for many reasons. As children, it was natural for us to cry, throw a tantrum, and let the experience move through us. By fully feeling our pain in this way, our emotions would wash us clean, leaving us open and available to new experiences. With age, though, we might have determined that expressing emotion was no longer appropriate, and so we developed a variety of coping strategies to deal with our discomfort. We may have learned to stuff our feelings down or to run away from them. Perhaps we began thinking that staying closed and unwilling to try new things would keep us safe from heartbreak, safe from rejection, and safe from failure. We may have even gotten so used to being in pain that the thought of being without it scares us. But, if we continue to hold onto it longer than necessary, we are expending a lot of energy that could instead be channeled into making our life experiences more positive. If you notice that you are continually connecting with the same familiar patterns of pain, consider embracing your feelings and letting go of your hurt. Whether your pain is from childhood or from an experience last week, see if you can give it room to move. When it does, you will reconnect with a wonderful source of your own vital energy. Pain can serve as one of life's great teachers, but it is important to move through it and not become stuck in our pain. |
Week at a Glance
Monday - EDmentum Q&A Informational Session - 3:45pm - Computer Lab
Tuesday - Yearbook Team - 3:45pm - TP Room
Wednesday - Enas House Trip - leave at 10:45am, return at 2:45pm
Science Vertical Meeting - 3:30pm - TP Room
Thursday - World Read Aloud Day
Friday - Fun Run/House Games
EDmentum Q&A
Many of our 3rd-5th grade teachers have had questions about EDmentum and Exact Path. So the district has brought back the EDmentum people to answer any of your questions!! There may be people here from other campuses as well.
Enas House Trip
I met with all Orange House members on Friday. PLEASE make sure any Orange House members in your class got my note. If not, send them to me first thing Monday.
World Read Aloud Day
World Read Aloud Day is Thursday! Let's plan some great activities and diverse read alouds to share with our kiddos that day! I'll have a couple of fun surprises in store too!
Fun Run/House Games
Our Fun Run on Friday will count as our January House Games. Let's work really hard this week to continue to get pledges!! We can do this! Remember to wear your grey shirt on Friday that Boosterthon gave us. If you didn't get one, see Joni.
I will send out an email tomorrow reminding you of the times!
TP Time
This week in our PLCs we will be discussing documentation options for our SLOs. We will also be discussing how you're reaching every student in your classroom. So come prepared to share small group resources/ideas. And be prepared to discuss your instructional rounds from last week.
Car Rider Morning Duty
Monday - 1st Grade
Tuesday - 3rd Grade
Wednesday - 1st Grade
Thursday - 3rd Grade
Friday - 5th Grade
Birthdays
Vivian Stenseth - January 31
Lisa Marsh - February 3
Blogs/Articles
In Closing...
I will always remember what Ron Clark told me when I was feeling like I was doing everything in my power to please certain people. He said "Todd, you can buy every person a Ferrari, and someone will still complain that theirs isn't red". Wow, powerful right? It still stands as my reminder that we can't please everyone. We're going to upset people with our decisions, we're going to hurt people's feelings, and some people just like to wallow in their perpetual negativity. BUT that doesn't mean we stop trying to understand where they're coming from, and it doesn't mean we give them any less empathy. We just don't let their negativity control our emotions.
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