BMS Counselors' Corner
April Newsletter
Teacher and Staff Edition
The count down has begun. We know teachers are busy working hard to fit in every bit of lesson they can before the end of the year. Testing time will be here before you know it. This is a stressful time for EVERYONE. It is important to remember we are all in this together and everything is easier when we all work together as a team. You can only imagine how hard it is for the testing coordinator and the people working on testing schedules to make everyone 100% happy 100% of the time, but I can assure you that every effort is made! Take the time during this stressful season to check on your classroom neighbors, pat someone on the back, make the extra effort to tell someone THANK YOU, and remember to go easy on yourself. This newsletter is from 2 years ago, but it is worth sharing again. It has some ideas and inspirations to help keep that battery life going until that last day of school. Here's to making the most out of the last several weeks we have with our students!
What Happened When Teachers Found Out How Students Felt About Them
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If I Knew Then: A Letter to Me on My First Day Teaching
And Finally...
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