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!