Princi-Val notes...
(37) Week of May 14 - May 18
It's the last Learning Log Meeting of the Year!
Monday, May 14: Art Show 5:30 - 6:30
Tuesday, May 15: School Registration 4-6 (the building is open) Skating Party 6-8
Thursday, May 17: School Registration 4-6 (the building is open); Major Saver Pizza party and limo ride 11:00 - 12:00; Fourth grade parent night 6:00 - 7:00.
Friday, May 18: Pioneer Day (4th grade); Jeans Day for Teachers
"You can't make this stuff up"
A big thank you to Applebee's!
Another winner!
The third winner
Valexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I spent an hour at lunch tying shoes, picked up gross napkins with lots of food particles, slipped on spilled milk, and scurried back to my office to have a lunch with a student. As soon as I wiped off the table, a case conference took place, and from 2:45 to 3:30, twelve students were sent to the office. Bus duty occurred, phone calls to parents from the "altercation in the bathroom" were made, and then the bus driver called to say that they were bringing a child back to school because a parent wasn't there. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Next, I vowed, I'm going to Australia.
But when I got home and talked with my husband about my terrible, horrible no good very bad day, guess what he said, "Some days are like that".
Although the right place seemed like the wrong place, and the right time seemed like the wrong time on this day, I realized something. We have all been strategically placed in the right place for the right time. I came to this realization by reading again from one of my favorite authors, Mark Batterson. When I got past how rough the day was, I was able to process this thought, these experiences are preparing me for what lies ahead. These opportunities sometimes seemed disguised as man-eating lions! (or parents); however, I believe this could strengthen me. Rather than feeling sorry for myself or even cowering in fear, I could seize this challenge. I am recognizing that some of my greatest opportunities were the hardest.
Believe me, it took awhile to get to this point, but I am thankful for the opportunity to learn, lead and grow. I hope when you look in your rearview mirror of this year, you will be able to see that some of the biggest risks you have taken this year have proven to be the greatest opportunities.