On this special week…Happy Easter and Passover!
Principal’s Notebook will return the following week.
Enjoy!
Laine
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Education is a journey | Quick reads for families of PreK-12th grade students
On this special week…Happy Easter and Passover!
Principal’s Notebook will return the following week.
Enjoy!
Laine
The weather is finally starting to cooperate here in the Northeast and keeping school priority number one can be a struggle. Both kids and adults alike are more than ready to spend lots of time outside soaking in that good, natural vitamin D! So how can we help students keep up their effort level from now until the end of the school year? A few suggestions below:
Preventing Spring Fever 101 – USA Today College Edition
If the students in your life keep up their efforts they will experience the superior “ah ha” feeling of success and true satisfaction and pride in their school work.
Laine
I saw this post by a friend and it felt like a “just right” positive reminder for families and educators alike:
Things Every Child Needs to Hear:
1. I love you.
2. I’m proud of you.
3. I’m sorry.
4. I forgive you.
5. I’m listening to you.
6. Smash the patriarchy.
7. You can do it.
Source: The Progressive Parent
I think my dad would also have added, “Nothing good happens after midnight!” Have a great week and if you haven’t seen it yet a must see for your family is the movie Hidden Figures – unbelievable message of perseverance and effort.
Laine
Laine started as an Early Education teacher, and taught in elementary classrooms for more than 20 years before becoming a school Principal.
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