I thought it was a good time to remind us all of our promises that we wrote back in August during our first staff collaboration time. I will be returning your card to you in January so you always have it as a reminder. How are you doing with your promise you made? Winter break will be a good time to check in with yourself, reset your focus, and return to school ready to do what you said you would do. I was excited to join Mrs. Clark's 2nd grade class during their virtual visit with some special authors last week. The book was called Rescue and Jessica and it's all about an awesome service dog named Rescue. I also read some new picture books that are being discussed in the Principal's Clubhouse with Bookelicious. One book is called What's Sweeter and one is called The Lights Than Dance in the Night.
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Dear Clough Staff, Last week, to get ready for National Card Day over the weekend, and for our Speak Now stop on the Holiday Eras tour, many of you took the opportunity to write positive messages to several of your colleagues. Now it's my turn to write a letter to all of you. This school year seems to be flying by. We have already experienced some really great things this year, including collaborative writing work with Memorial, meeting as family groups, a whole school assembly focused on kindness, new community events, and many more. It's hard to believe that we only have two weeks until winter break. This is certainly an exciting time of year. I know both of my kids are counting down the days until the Big Guy visits. They are also excited that this time of year brings the potential for snow, although Sunday morning's weather was deceivingly warmer than usual. I also know that parts of these next few weeks can bring some challenges for us and/or our students as we approach an extended break from school. With that being said, please know that we don't want to ever just survive any part of the school year. Rather, we want to help each other and our students thrive through all the parts of the year. In order to do so, we need to know that we are here for each other at all times. Please know that I, and the rest of the office staff, are here to support you. If there is something you need over the next two weeks (or anytime), I hope that you do not hesitate to reach out. Looking forward to continuing the fun over the next two weeks during our Holiday Eras Tour! Hope the different theme days will help us all thrive, and not just survive, during these next two weeks. Thank you for all you do for our students every day. Your dedication and care is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Liz I am almost done listening to Matthew Perry's memoir. It is definitely a tough one to listen to. I attended an SEL PD on Friday and won a book! It's called How To Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond. Can't wait to dive into it! I am going to be part of the district book club, so I am also reading the book Unlocking English Learner's Potential. It's that time of year when we leave the Christmas lights up until January and we sometimes feel like we need to shake it off, all the energy and excitement leading up to the holidays. I thought it seemed like we needed a Holiday Eras Tour to get us to where it feels like 22, as in the 22nd of December! These next few weeks can be stressful, busy, exhausting, but also fun and joyful so let's make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it. We've got no reason to be afraid. You're NOT on your own kid, Yeah, you can face this... First 3 of 13 days done, clearly still time to have more fun. Nothing lasts forever, but this is getting good now this week... One more week! Look what you made me do. Time for our staff holiday party this week and other fun at Clough because clearly you belong with me...
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