The Challenger Dispatch
April 6-10, 2015 Week 1
The Theory of the Dipper and the Bucket
Each one of us has an invisible bucket.
It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us.
When our bucket is full, we feel great. When it is empty, we feel awful.
Each of us has an invisible dipper.
When we use that dipper to fill other people's buckets ~
by saying or doing things to increase their positive emotions ~ we also fill our own bucket.
But when we use that dipper to dip from others' buckets ~ by doing or saying things that decrease their positive emotions ~ we dimin- ish ourselves.
Like the cup that runneth over, a full bucket gives us a positive out- look and renewed energy. Every drop in that bucket makes is stronger and more optimistic.
But an empty bucket poisons our outlook, saps our energy, and un- dermines our will. That's why every time someone dips from our
bucket, it hurts us.
So we face a choice every moment of every day: We can fill one another's buckets, or we can dip from them.
It's an important choice ~ one that profoundly influences our rela- tionships, productivity, health, and happiness.
Cara ! Our State Science Fair Winner!
Cara went to the Alabama State Science Fair on Friday. She walked home with two awards. One award was from the Association for Women Geoscientists for an Outstanding Project in Environmental. The other award was from the Tennessee Valley Authority. They awarded 4 kids with this achievement in the junior division (5th-8th grades). We are so proud of Cara!!!
Birthday Parties coming up!
Colleen Toth 4/9
Deborah Wright 4/11
Patricia Clark 4/12
Latoya Hollman 4/16
Jane Barnes 4/17
Lori Bobrowski 4/25
Danna Freeman 4/27
Patty Putman 4/30
GreenPOWER
GreenpowerUSA Exhibition and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
GreenpowerUSA Foundation and Huntsville City Schools Cordially Invite You to the Greenpower Center of Excellence Ribbon Cutting and Exhibition Race
Saturday, April 25th - 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Grissom High School
Tentative Schedule of Events
9:00-9:30 Ribbon Cutting
9:30-10:45 Goblin Elementary School Races
9:30-10:30 VIP Tour
10:30-11:00 VIP Race
10:30-12:30 Public Tours
11:00-12:30 F24 Middle and High School Race
12:30-1:30 Awards Ceremony
Staff Meeting
Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015, 02:45 PM
Media Center
Walk throughs
Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015, 08:00 AM
Challenger Elementary School, Chaney Thompson Road Southeast, Huntsville, AL, United States
Painting
Puppet show :-)
8:30
O'Bradovich, Thomas, Patterson, Seibert, Walton, Evans
9:15
McCord, Ruffin, L Smith, Beauford
10:00
Stegen, Gamble, Gray, Newsum