Sunday, May 6, 2018

Come Together

Come Together

BY MADISYN TAYLOR
In our world, there is always someone in need of our best efforts to rally a group of helpers and healers.
We humans have a knack for coming together and rising up to our potential in the face of a tragedy. Natural disasters and acts of violence bring us out of our small selves and into the world, ready to lend a hand to those in need. This experience is often life-changing for those who are willing to step into the position of helper. We feel as if we are finally doing something really important, and this leads us to feeling more self-actualized. We feel more connected to the people we are helping, as well as more connected to humanity in general. As we expand beyond the boundaries of our individualistic pursuit of happiness there can be a complete reality shift. We often find that it is much easier to be happy when we are motivated in an effort to make the world better in tangible ways, by coming to the rescue of those who are suffering.

Considering the many benefits of this kind of gesture, it is surprising that more of us don't devote our lives, or at least some portion of our time, to serving people in need. We don't have to wait for a tragedy to come together, as a community or a nation, and offer ourselves to the world in service. Sometimes it's easier, of course, to respond to an event that has just happened rather than to ongoing problems like homelessness, poverty, and illness. But the truth of this world is that there is always someone in need of our best efforts to rally a group of helpers and healers. Maybe we feel discouraged because these smaller acts and gestures don't generate the same kind of energy and attention from other people as heroic acts in the face of immediate disaster, and perhaps an effort to change this is one way to change the world.

The more we promote, applaud, and actively inspire humanitarian efforts in the world, the more others will be drawn to this kind of work. We might pay a little less attention to sports and celebrity gossip and a little more attention to those everyday heroes who devote their lives to alleviating suffering. The more attention we pay, the more we will inspire others and ourselves to be of service in a world that greatly needs our attention.

Week at a Glance

Monday - Staff Appreciation Week Starts
Penny Wars Start
Book Day!
Nesloney Out in Afternoon
Tea w/a Lady Meeting - 3:15pm - Library
Dinner with a Gentleman Meeting - 3:45pm - Library
Tuesday - Lunch from Lamar University
Nesloney out in afternoon
Tea w/a Lady - 5:30-6:30pm Gym
Wednesday - Delic on Campus (walkthroughs)
Neutzler Baby Shower - 3:30pm - Library
Friday - Lunch from PTO

Staff Appreciation Week

This week is National Staff Appreciation week.  We have some special things planned for all of you.  The two days we'll tell you about in advance are Tuesday and Friday.  Those two days lunch will be provided by Lamar University and by our wonderful PTO.  We hope to celebrate all of you this week and all you do for our campus and our students.

Nesloney Out

I will be out two afternoons this week.  I have a court date for my mom's estate on Monday and an MRI on Tuesday.  I hate being out, especially the last month of school, but these are things I cannot put off.  Please keep our 5th grade students and staff in your thoughts are we are still dealing with many repercussions from the wreck.  If you have a few free minutes this week to check in on 5th grade teachers and provide a little support, I know they would greatly appreciate it.

Tea w/a Lady and Dinner w/a Gentleman

My how the time is flying.  We have Tea w/a Lady this Tuesday at 5:30pm.  There is a final meeting for the event at 3:15pm on Monday if you planned on attending. Thank you Ms Day and Ms Short for heading this event up!

We are gearing up for Dinner with a Gentleman next week and will need all the help we can get.  If you can help please stop by the library at 3:45pm on Monday to see how you can help.  If you're interested in helping organize or help organize the event let me know.  

Book Day!

Book Day is MONDAY! I am BEYOND excited about this and super upset that I will miss some of them due to court date for my mom's estate.  But I know they will be amazing none the less.  Remember our entire goal of spending this money was to provide students with books, show the excitement of reading, and prepare them for the Summer Reading Challenge.  So please spend time each day this week talking the summer reading challenge up.  They need to start putting in their minutes right away and keeping track online so they're used to it come summer.  We're in this to win it!

#30SecondBookTalk

Thank you all for voting.  Unfortunately I didn't win!

Delic on Campus

Delic will be on campus on Wednesday to do campus/classroom walkthroughs with me and the admin team to help us continue to make sure we're bringing our best every day and continue to find ways that we can better support you!

Birthdays

May 11 - Theresa Sanders

PLC

Use this week to plan with teams.  Make some great plans for these last few weeks to keep instruction going strong!

Morning Duty Days

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE spread out in cafeteria.  We need you actively monitoring as many fights have been breaking out in the mornings in the gym due to teachers not walking around and watching, listening, to what is going on.

Monday - Kinder ELAR and 2nd ELAR inside; 1st Grade ELAR outside
Tuesday - Kinder MATH and 2nd math inside; 1st Grade MATH outside
Wednesday - 4th Grade ALL inside; 3rd Grade ELAR outside
Thursday - PreK all inside; 3rd Grade MATH outside
Friday - Brak, Bradford, Brewer, Outside ; 5th Grade ALL inside

Recess

It is imperative that teachers spread out at recess.  Like morning time, several fights broke out at recess.  Teachers need to be standing up, walking around, and actively monitoring students.  Not seated at tables or clustered in groups.  Thank you so much for helping us! We can make it through spring and into summer!

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In closing..

This week is about you. Celebrating you. And I can't wait to show you how much you mean to all of us, and to me.


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