Only You Can Do It!

This weekend I was part of the launching of a 2nd campus of the church I have been a member of sense 2011.  Since spring we have been planning on the "birth" of this new church location- buying materials, practicing what to do and what to do when things go wrong, advertising on social media, reading about leadership and how to work with a team to build something "great", etc.  At 8:45 AM we came together with great expectations and a little worry to see all our planning become a reality.  

And by 11:45 AM, our "first" service was history.  We cleaned up and restored the school, that we're using for our services, back to its original shape and we'll be back next Sunday to do it all over again.

I know that some of you are thinking what does the above quote and your church launching have to do with what's happening at TCEA?

My husband and I are the leaders for the Front Porch group at our new service location.  That means that we lead the group of people you come in contact with the first seven minutes you're on our campus.  I love knowing that my smile, my handshake, my kind words are some of the first things they'll experience while on our campus.  My team is awesome and I trust that we embody all our church stands for during our interactions with members and guest.

I shared the above quote with them and I feel it's just important or even more important for you to know.  You are so important to our school.  You're impacting students everyday and you might not even know it.  You're changing students every word you say to them and with every look you give them.  You leave a piece of you with them during each interaction you have.  Our quote is so much more vital to all TCEA staff because we work with the most vulnerable groups of people on Earth...children.  They believe what we tell them to believe and many times they way they view themselves is seen through a lens others have given them.  

As we move through this week, I challenge you to focus on your interactions with students and see if you can identify "what" you're leaving with them afterwards.

Hope you've had an amazing weekend!

Angela

Week of September 28-October 2, 2015

Monday, September 28

• Mid Term Grades Due at 8:00 AM
• 1st Grade PLC Mtg
• Staff Mtg at 3:30
• Hill out in AM (mtg. in Lillington)

Tuesday, September 29

• Arts PLC
• 5th/6th PLC

Wednesday, September 30

• Pay Day
• IS Presentations 10-11 (WC & Drama)
• 3rd Grade PLC
• Finance Audit

Thursday, October 1

• 4th PLC
• 2nd PLC
• IS Presentations 10-11(Media Arts & Music)
• Hill Out TBD (2.5-4 hours)

Friday, October 2

• IS Presentations 10-11 (Dance & Visual Arts)
• K PLC
• Progress Reports to Go Home

Reminders for This Week

• Please sign up for an observation time if you haven't done so
• Please remember to give green stickers for lunch competition and if there are no stickers, just initial jar and I will replace with stickers later
• During lunch duty, you must help with table clean off.  You can elect students to help you or you can do it yourself