Sunday, April 24

Happy Monday! Welcome to the next edition of 'What crazy thing was Mrs. Brooks up to this weekend?' Well, on Saturday, I completed a mud, obstacle run: A 5k full of crazy obstacles, mud, and a huge water slide to finish. I did not want to do it. All of my team members were not able to participate, so it was just me. And, I was so nervous I would not be able to do some of the obstacles. I didn't want to fail. But, I did it and I loved every minute! It felt so good and I was proud of myself. I keep sharing these things with you, because I want you to know I practice what I preach. I have been really focusing on positive self talk and pushing my boundaries. I have always been really hard on myself, usually focusing on what I did wrong versus what I did right. I can also find many reasons why I cannot or should not do something. Lately, I have been working on changing that mindset. I now tell myself I can do it and even share when I am proud that I did. I also make a decision that I am going to do something, and decide how I am going to get there, rather than wondering if I will. Why do I ramble? I know that many of you are like me. You are hard on yourself and focus on what is not going right. Stop! I challenge you to share with me 3 things that are going well! I can't wait to hear them. Also, what are you going to do next? And I mean, undoubtedly-it IS happening. And how are you going to get there? We are in this together and WE ARE DOING GREAT THINGS!!!

Speaking of great things... I need your nominations for the Teacher Who Makes a Difference. Please share with me who you think deserves the award this year and why. Please share them by this Friday. 

CAASPP Testing Schedule: Please share your testing schedule with Robin, Rori and I so we can minimize interruptions during this time. 

I have headphones in my office, if you need to come grab some. 

IMPORTANT: This is a reminder that your school keys should not be attached to your badge. If for some reason, you misplace your keys, or they are stolen, whoever finds them will know exactly what the keys open. Let me know if you have questions. 

Coming Up this Week:

Tuesday, 4/26: Brooks Admin Meeting in the AM, PTC meeting at 3:45pm (In person and on Zoom)

Wednesday, 4/27: 1:15pm Fire Drill (We will use Raptor for attendance) and 3:30 Staff Meeting

Important End of Year Dates:

May 2-5: Staff Appreciation 

May 20: Field Day

May 24: 9am Yearbook Signing party and 1pm Senior Walk

May 25: 9:30am 5th Grade Tunnel (See email for more info) 11am 5th Grade Celebration (Kona Ice)

May 26: Last Day of School and 5th graders at SunSplash

Have a great week!

Sunday, April 17

 

I hope you had a wonderful break with loved ones and that the end of this year is like a bike ride with a basket full of flowers for each of you. There is no doubt in my mind that it will be just that. We have all noticed the unique struggles of these students since they walked through our doors in August. What I find intriguing is that although we have made a lot of progress, some of the issues still linger. For example, the ability to work things out, solve problems independently, and sometimes, the ability to simply be kind to one another. Keep these things in mind as you support your students through these last few weeks of school. I know that it is tough, but it is more important than ever to flood the behavior you want to see with positive reinforcement. 

The Brooks household got some new snuggles over break. We welcomed Millie into our family. She is 100% the cutest, sweetest puppy and also Joelle's personal teddy bear. Millie insists on being the center of attention at all times. Ask me how things are going in a week after we transition back to the real world and work! I am sure it will be like a bike ride with a basket full of flowers😆

Cooperative Assembly: The Cooperative Assembly is this Friday at 11:15. Please add your Cooperative students to this document: Cooperative Winners

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 4/18: No School

Tuesday, 4/19: CAASPP Testing Window Opens- 5th Grade CAST(Science) Test

Wednesday, 4/20: 3:30pm PLC Leadership

Thursday, 4/21: IEP Day

Friday, 4/22: 11:15am Cooperative Assembly

Below, I share something that really resonated with me. I say, print it out and keep it close. Always remind yourself 'The only person that never makes a mistake is someone who does nothing.'

Have a wonderful week!

Sunday, April 3

 

Here we go! The week before Spring Break. It is going to be great! Just hang on tight and fill each moment with something. When the kids are excited like this, any unstructured moment is trouble. (That pun was probably intended😀) We can do it!

This Thursday is The Day of Awesomeness! See your email for information. There is a lot! 

Here is the schedule:

Student Times: Thursday, April 7th

TK - K - 1st : 10am - 11am

2nd & 3rd : 11.15 - 12.15pm

4th & 5th : 1.15 - 2.15pm

Updates and Changes:

The date of our Cooperation Assembly has changed. It will be Friday, 4/22, at 11:10am. I will share the document for award winners next week. 

Staffing Changes: I am excited to share our staffing changes with you. Kim Beauvais will be joining the 1st Grade team next year! And Kelly Ertola will be joining 3rd Grade. So exciting! 

Staff Meeting this Week: We will have a staff meeting this Wednesday and it will be in person. The focus is going to be PBIS. We have an evaluation walk through in the first week of May and we want to review and give updates before then. We have some exciting additions after Spring Break. 

Coming Up This Week:

Monday: Rori off-site in the afternoon

Tuesday: Brooks off-site in the morning.

Wednesday: Brooks off-site in the morning.  Staff Meeting at 3:30.

Thursday: Day of Awesomeness!!!

Friday: Brooks off-site

Parent Blog: Here is the link to the Parent Blog