Celebrate Mondays!
1/3/17
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE
*A huge Thank You to Erin for "hosting" our lovely Holiday Ornament Exchange Party! Your Clubhouse was perfect!! (...and yes, I did get the best ornament! Thank You Lisa D.!)
*Kudos to our TOSAs who are working diligently to clean up and organized the Instructional Services' Confluence Page! Stay tuned for more info!
*Thank You to all who helped to set up the Annual Holiday Luncheon! Decorations were awesome and the White Elephant gift exchange was one of the best ever!
*Congratulations to the Business Services office for another Superb Holiday Breakfast! Always so much fun, and the gifts were wonderful!
*Thank You to those sites who have completed their "Look For" Learning Walk Activity! I am in the process of compiling the responses-stay tuned for final product!
WHAT'S COMING UP...
1/3/17 Special Board Meeting
1/4/17 Cabinet
1/5/17 JN to visit Solana Highlands
1/9/17 First Leadership Meeting (See Follow Up Email on #OneWord2017)
TOSA TALK-Did You Know??
- All TOSAs are working on updating the Instructional Services Confluence Page-Wow, What a job!!
- TOSAs are getting ready for Deep Dive Collaboration Days-January is a busy month
- Writing-January 10, 11, 12 (Shawntanet/Angie)
- Math-January 19 (Shawntanet/Angie)
- I Can Change the World/PBL- January 23 (Stephanie)
- Minds on Learning-Tenets 1&3 Movement/Classroom Culture-January 25 (Lisa)
- Minds on Learning-Tenet 4 Visible Thinking (Lisa)
LEADERSHIP MATTERS
- 20 Inspirational Quotes to start off 2017
- 10 Leadership Steps for an Innovative Culture
- 6 Paths to Better Leadership
Teaching and Learning
Be a Connected Educator
Work/Life Balance
- New You for the New Year-The 12 Month Challenge
January
January
I don’t know about you, but December really tends to wipe out my wallet. Between holiday gifts for my friends and family, eating out while relatives are in town, and higher heating costs, things definitely get sort of tight after the holidays.
January is a great month to take a good hard look at your recurring expenses and see where you can get a little thriftier. What subscriptions are you paying for but not using? Many online services allow you to “pause” your account temporarily, giving you the chance to not pay when you’re not taking full advantage of it.
I try to make a point to call my cable company (not naming any names, but it rhymes with “Bombast”) every so often to see if I can get a lower rate. Many internet service providers regularly run specials, and if you are unhappy with your service or the price you are paying, they might extend sales that are normally only for new customers to your account. It never hurts to ask.
Food is another huge expense for many people, myself included. You can majorly cut back on your spending if you pack your lunch instead of buying it. Make the transition a little easier on yourself by picking up a cute Bento box for transporting your food to work. And of course, cutting out that expensive latte goes a long way.
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FINAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER
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