Hackberry Howl
Love-Serve-Care
Vol.5 No.19
PLC Week 1
Monday, December 9th--- Kinder/3rd Grade---SST's
Tuesday, December 10th---Kinder/3rd Grade---PLC
Wednesday, December 11th--1st Grade/4th Grade --PLC
Thursday, December 12th---2nd Grade/5th Grade---PLC
Friday, December 13th-1st Grade/4th Grade--Plan
The Key to Happiness and Success from Jon Gordon
I believe I have found the key to happiness and success and it can be observed first hand in millions of homes and children's hearts this holiday season. The key is to be like a kid on Christmas morning - Thankful for the gifts you have received and optimistic and excited about the new gifts that are coming your way.
It starts with being grateful. When you are grateful for the gifts in your life, big and small, you always seem to find more things to be grateful about. That's why abundance will flow into our life when gratitude flows out of our heart.
We become a gratitude magnet and experience more joy, love, peace, and happiness. (Note: I’m not talking about material gifts. I’m talking about the gifts of the heart.)
But what about my desire for a promotion, a better job, more money, more friends, better health, more success you might ask? Isn't it important to strive for more? Doesn't gratitude breed contentment and stagnation? How can I be thankful when I know my life can be so much better?
That's why it's important to also be optimistic and excited about the new gifts that are coming your way.
Sure you are thankful for what you have but you also look forward to more gifts in the future. You believe that your best days are ahead of you, not behind you. When people ask you how things are going you say, "Getting better every day."
This was something I learned a number of years ago. At the peak of my misery, struggles and failures I realized I had to stop being disappointed about where I was and needed to start looking forward to where I was going. Once I started being thankful for the simple gifts in my life and became excited about the road ahead I experienced a completely different journey.
When you change your heart and mind you change the direction of your life.
So what are you thankful for? What is right about your life? Be sincerely grateful. Then think about what your brighter and better future looks like. What do you hope for? Trust it is possible. Get excited.
We often think that we'll get excited about life when we have a life that is exciting but actually it works just the opposite.
When we get excited about life, we get a life that is exciting.
In this spirit may you experience amazing gifts this holiday season and may your 2017 bring you even greater gifts than you could imagine.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holy Days!
- Jon
Hackberry Happenings!
Monday, December 9th
- 11:05-5th Grade Planning
- 4:00-1st Grade Planning
- GT Showcase-5:30PM
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt/College Shirt/Team Shirt
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
Tuesday, December 10th
- Pre-K Planning 11:30 AM
- 2nd Planning 9:35 AM
- 4th Planning 10:20 AM
- 3rd Planning-1:05 PM
- Faculty Meeting 4:00 PM
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
Wednesday, December 11th
- Kinder Planning 8:05 am
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt/Breast Cancer Awareness
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
(T-SHIRT are not Professional or Business Dress)
Thursday, December 12th
- PTA Winter Event--If you can help please sign up!
Dress: Jeans/dress/slacks/skirt
Business Professional or Business casual Attire
(T-SHIRT are not Professional or Business Dress)
Friday, December 13th
- 4th grade Austin Field Trip
Pre-K-2-1:55PM
3rd-5th 2:45PM
Dress: Jeans and House Shirt
Either the team House or our staff shirt of the year shirt otherwise you need to be in a business professional or business casual attire.
Contact Information:
Email: Srichardson@littleelmisd.net
Cell Phone: (940) 391-3864
Jill Whitehead
Email: Jwhitehead@littleelmisd.net
Cell Phone: (903) 456-4004
Sandra Garces
Email: Sgarces@littleelmisd.net
Cell Phone:(214) 682-6339
Howl Outs!
Sawhney howls to Darcie for letting me use her room for MAP testing. My kids kept saying, the room smells so good. :)
Sawhney howls out to Webber for letting me borrow her math games. Thank you, sweet friend !!!
Sawhney howls out to Kate for fixing my Easel. It was a bit of rocket science for me. Thanks, sweet friend.
Sawhney howls out to my awesome kinder team for always having each other's backs. You all are awesome.
Sawhney howls out to Stephen and Jill for an awesome start to 12 days of Christmas!!!
Sawhney howls out to Matthews for being her sweet, always reaching out and awesome Matthews.
Escobedo howls to Olsson and Connolly for always helping out with my technical issues :D
Escobedo howls to Head for being a supportive leader.
Escobedo howls to Measles for allowing 1st grade to use her office for MAP testing.
Escobedo howls to Sylvia for finding subs for us.
Escobedo howls to my 1st-grade team for all helping out with my class when I left sick!
Masai howls to Diaz, Blair, and Nulty for all of your help with my special friend :) I appreciate all of your help!
Masai howls to Measles and K. Martin for doing an amazing job with cheer club! I am honored to be apart of it!
Masai howls to Sawhney for all of her encouragement and making my morning every day. I am honored to be your teammate and friend!
Masai howls to her Kinder team for our awesome planning! I am honored to work with each of you
Masai howls to Richardson and Whitehead for the 12 days of Christmas! Thank you for all that you do for us!
Bonner howls to Mr. Richardson and Mrs. Whitehead for our 12 days of Christmas gifts! Thank you!
Bonner howls to the 5th-grade team for always supporting each other. Y'all are amazing!
Bonner howls to Hardeman for helping organize the snacks from PTA, and so much more!
Bonner howls to Sandra for helping with our requisition orders and for helping with field trip payments.
Bonner howls to Rogers for sharing her time and knowledge to help us with ELAR planning.]
Howls to the Pre-k staff for helping with our kinder friends!
Howls to Mrs.Masai for thinking my comments are funny!
Howls to Mrs. Perez for being flexible!
Howls to Mr. Myers for always making things funny. I will miss you. Please hang around.
T. Martin howls to Mr. Richardson, Mrs. Whitehead, and the office staff for the 12 days of Christmas gifts! Thank you so much.
T. Martin howls to Mr. Richardson for JEANS every day!
Phillips Howls to Escobedo for her guidance and support on a daily basis.
Phillips Howls to Head for being an encouraging team lead and always answering ALL my questions.
Phillips Howls to Olsson for always being there and sharing her materials with me.
Phillips Howls to Connolly for listening and guiding me, and always being there for me.
Phillips Howls to Vieira for helping with materials and always offering support.
Phillips Howls to Measles for being a great mentor that always has strong advice and shares her google drive with me.
Phillips Howls to Martin for always sending me helpful material!
Phillips Howls to Whitehead for always checking in with my class and offering on-going support.
Phillips Howls to Robinson for her lunch bunch and advice on students, and always checking in with my class and constantly offering support.
Phillips Howls to Richardson for his support and being a supportive administrator.
Phillips Howls to Cruz, and Alonzo for getting my attendance straightened out.
Phillips Howls AGAIN for my amazing 1st-grade team for being so supportive and always making me laugh.
Flores howls to Jill and Stephen for the 12 days of Christmas goodies!!! :) It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Flores howls to Bloom for always taking care of Beulah and me!
Cox howls to the pre-k team for being so awesome to work with!
Cox howls to Carlino for being the best Para EVER!!! AND.... for doing the public speaking because I am terrible at it!!
Cox howls to Richardson and Whitehead for an amazing start to the 12 Days of Christmas!!