Thanks, Mrs. 4444s, for hosting the Fragments!
What a great feeling to get up on a Friday morning and not have to rush around to get the morning have-tos out of the way and go to school. It's so much more fun to get those have-tos done in a procrastinating manner. Or not at all. Ha! I wish. I'm not that kind of person. I always like to get those pesky things out of the way early so that I can fully enjoy and appreciate my weekends. Of course, there are, on occasion, those days like today when the universe (or the people with whom you live) is working against you with vim and vigor. Funny how no one thinks of how their deeds will affect others but, they sure expect you to think of others before you take action on anything. Funny. Freaking hilarious.
On to the week! Which was crazy busy. I think that having a day off (our schools were closed on Tuesday) makes for a much more difficult week than normal. That and allergies. And the fact that summer came back for two days. UGH.
We had our kick-off assembly for the bullying program we adopted this summer. I somehow found myself on the committee and we have truly learned tons about bullying. This program, OLWEUS, seems to be pretty solid. We started with a two day workshop in June and have been working up to the kick-off we had on Thursday. The program comes with cheers that our wonderful guidance counselor (and tireless leader in the program) decided each teacher in our school and our administrators should get up IN FRONT OF ALL OUR 750+ students and perform. She grouped us, gave us our cheers and hoped for the best. I'm not sure she got the best but the kids really seemed to love each and every one- there were five groups. They shouted and squealed and waved at us. The excitement filled the air. Three of us on the committee had helped put together clips for videos which our guidance counselor's son (who is one of the best kids you could ever hope to know) put together into two videos (a video featuring students and the other one featuring teachers and all staff) we played for the assembly on one of those big pull down screens. Wow! Apparently, we are superstars! Isn't elementary school the best?! ANYWAY, after the assembly, I was walking down the hall and passed a few CD kids- the 4 year olds- who stopped and yelled, "Hey! We just saw you on television!" See? Elementary school ROCKS! LOL
I'll leave y'all with that since it was quite a lot of information. There wasn't much else that happened during the week. We have been so focused on the kick-off that I'm not sure we would have noticed had anything else been going on anyway. Ha!
Have a perfectly marvelous weekend, y'all! :)
On to the week! Which was crazy busy. I think that having a day off (our schools were closed on Tuesday) makes for a much more difficult week than normal. That and allergies. And the fact that summer came back for two days. UGH.
We had our kick-off assembly for the bullying program we adopted this summer. I somehow found myself on the committee and we have truly learned tons about bullying. This program, OLWEUS, seems to be pretty solid. We started with a two day workshop in June and have been working up to the kick-off we had on Thursday. The program comes with cheers that our wonderful guidance counselor (and tireless leader in the program) decided each teacher in our school and our administrators should get up IN FRONT OF ALL OUR 750+ students and perform. She grouped us, gave us our cheers and hoped for the best. I'm not sure she got the best but the kids really seemed to love each and every one- there were five groups. They shouted and squealed and waved at us. The excitement filled the air. Three of us on the committee had helped put together clips for videos which our guidance counselor's son (who is one of the best kids you could ever hope to know) put together into two videos (a video featuring students and the other one featuring teachers and all staff) we played for the assembly on one of those big pull down screens. Wow! Apparently, we are superstars! Isn't elementary school the best?! ANYWAY, after the assembly, I was walking down the hall and passed a few CD kids- the 4 year olds- who stopped and yelled, "Hey! We just saw you on television!" See? Elementary school ROCKS! LOL
I'll leave y'all with that since it was quite a lot of information. There wasn't much else that happened during the week. We have been so focused on the kick-off that I'm not sure we would have noticed had anything else been going on anyway. Ha!
Have a perfectly marvelous weekend, y'all! :)
It is wonderful to see such enthusiasm in children and teachers.
ReplyDeletehave a great weekend.
You should have been there! Their enthusiasm was off the charts!
DeleteI LOVE that clip! I especially love that he's wrestling all over a pit bull! :) I may have to share this one on FB!!!
ReplyDeleteWe were off Tues., too, and I kept thinking Wed. was Mon.!!! At least I didn't keep thinking Monday was Friday! :)
I was so afraid of thinking that Wednesday was Friday that I had a chant in my head that it really was Wednesday. LOL
DeleteA great post it is great to see and hear of children and teachers being so enthusiastic about something
ReplyDeleteWe are truly all excited about this program. I'll keep y'all posted as to how it is going.
DeleteLove Spanky!! LOL Enjoyed your post, and hope you are enjoying your long weekend!
ReplyDeleteI do too! Thank you. Every weekend is better than any week day. LOL
DeleteI do hope all the focus and attention on bullying problems gets good results. I've noticed more discussion on the problem than I can ever remember. Wishing you a great week.
ReplyDeleteThis program seems good. It has shown success in improving all behavior issues across the board. The key to its success is said to be the unity between all involved from students, to parents to teachers and staff including bus drivers, cafeteria staff and so on. Thanks! You too!
DeleteA wonderful effort for a cause affecting so many!!! Congrats on success!!!...:)JP
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