I DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I mean it seems like we were just mourning the loss of the 19-20 school year and here we are wrapping up 20-21. The things we have accomplished and quite literally pulled off on a wing and a prayer are nothing short of amazing. This experience will forever change my mindset about what is possible.
Now, I know for a fact that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
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I'm feeling drained. It's been a long week.
But, as I sit here and 5:37 PM in my office writing this blog post, I know that tomorrow will be better. I know it will because there is no better place than JW Reason. We're all in this together. We're all feeling drained so now more than ever let's keep LIFTing each other up. Thanks to everyone who LIFTed me up today: Michael and Chelsey who handled some crazy issues. Kim who told me all of the things I was forgetting to do. Allison who handled a bus issue and gave consequences. Hanan who made me cry in her interview because I was so inspired by her. Alicia who came into my office for no other reason than to tell me a few funny things. Jamie who laughs at all of my sarcasm. Jerry who unloaded 100 chapter books from the back of my car. Whitney who walked into my office, took one look at me and said, "oh this is a bad time" and just left! Kelli W who investigated a weird email... and I'm sure I'm leaving people out! I didn't even get to school until 11:45 today so this is a lot of LIFTing in a short time! Tomorrow will be a better day! Today I got invited into Stef and Mallory's room to hear some opinion writing about why Mallory's dog Rufus should get to come to school for a visit. The kids were thrilled to share their writing. I was amazed by how much they have grown this year and even more proud of watching them beam with pride as they showed me their hard work. After I heard their pleas for a visit from Rufus, I told them that Dolly and I would have to read the rest of their letters and then we would have a meeting.
Instantly one of the children said "What's a meeting?" So, Stef asked the class, "What's a meeting?" A few hands went up and then one student said (in her sweet accent), "You know, it is like on the zoom! Everyone pops up on the computer." At that moment I was reminded of the innocence of children! In their short lives they have done school fully online, partially online and face to face wearing masks! They have learned to communicate remotely via Zoom, they can submit school work using an online platform and they can remain (somewhat) socially distant at the ages of 6 and 7! AND, they still were so joyful about their learning. How crazy is it that we have a whole generation of kids who think the definition of a meeting is being on Zoom?!?! How resilient and adaptable these kids are! I love kids! I know you do too! Please, don't ever forget how lucky we are to get to see the work through their eyes! It's May! I know you already know that, but it feels good to say it!
We've made it to the end of the year. One year ago we were still in the midst of lockdowns, eLearning and figuring out how to live life in a pandemic. Now, we're experts! We've overcome so much and we GET to experience all of the end of the year stuff with our students that we missed last year. I share these thoughts with you today so that you don't take this time of year for granted. It's easy to get overwhelmed with all that goes into closing out a school year, but remember how much we missed this not so long ago. Enjoy the ride! The end is near! |
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