You've Got A Friend in Stress!!! WHAT?!?

“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” 

― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

As you know, we are entering the last days...NO, not those last days.  I know many of you equate these upcoming testing days to the days written in Revelations but do know these days will come and go and we will survive.  I promise.

Now, for our new staff members let me just warn you...

PEOPLE WILL LOSE IT THIS WEEK!!! BE PREPARED!

I have always dreaded this time of year. People are emotional...it's the end of our time with students we've grown to LOVE and we are unsure of what the summer holds for them.  We are tired.  We are worried about students doing their best and showing what they know.  We are blorft! What is blorft? Take it away Tina Fey...

“I was a little excited but mostly blorft. "Blorft" is an adjective I just made up that means 'Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.' I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.” 

― Tina Fey, Bossypants

As we move through this week, let's work together and have each other's back.  Let's continue to have faith in the AMAZING work we have done this year and that our students will show what they know.  Let's remember that a test score should NEVER define who our students NOR define us as educators.  I really like this last quote on stress.  I believe in miracles...how about you?

“Each moment of worry, anxiety or stress represents lack of faith in miracles, for they never cease.”
― T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

If you get 14 minutes alone, I'd love for you to see this TED Talk about how we need people in times of stress and that stress isn't a bad thing if we can learn to manage it...it's an interesting way to look at things!

Hope you've enjoyed your weekend and thanks for all you do!

Angela

Week of May 26-31

Monday, May 26

Memorial Day- No School!

Tuesday, May 27

• Jeans for a Cause $5 donation to participate
• 5th Grade PLC
• Water Day (4th: 1-1:30; 3rd: 1:35-2:05; 5th: 2:10-2:40)
• Quick Meeting After School for anyone willing to write letters for students to encourage for EOG (if parents didn't write letter for students)

Wednesday, May 28

• Hill Out (Harnett Leadership Business Day)
• 5th Grade Band Meeting in Auditorium at 2:15
• EOG Pep Rally at 2:30 (will release from Auditorium)
• Wear RED for Education Day and you can wear Jeans because we are proud to teach in the former Denim Capital of the World! (I am reaching but hey...it works.)

Thursday, May 29

• EOG Reading
• Staff may wear Jeans because you're all Geniuses!
• Hill's Summative with Monica Thompson from 9-11 (please pray for me...have not completed everything for this vital meeting yet)

Friday, May 30

• EOG Math 
• Staff may wear Jeans because you're all Smartie Pants!

Saturday, May 31st

• Awards Day at 9:00 (Cold Water Challenge to follow AND maybe the Donkey Kiss...Gaines have we found a cute enough Donkey yet?)
• Please dress nicely since we might see family members of students we've never seen since Awards Day is on Saturday. You can change to work in garden after Awards.
• Family Gardening time will be after lunches.
• Students will be counted present if they check out after 10:30. I will send an Alert Now but please add to any newsletters that you send out.  
• We will dismiss at 1:10 PM. If you want to leave after 1:30 PM, please submit your comp time as early as possible. You will need to submit paperwork for 2 hours and if you leveled books last weekend, just write that on the form.

There will be no open hours this weekend since we are working Saturday...You need to rest. We'll still have two weeks left.