November 22, 2019

Thanksgiving is such a time of reflection and being thankful for what we have.  I am SUPER thankful for all of our hard working staff, who put their heart and soul into GVMS on a daily basis.  From the smiles, to words of encouragement, to cheerful notes, to anything else that puts a smile on someone's face, to the support for our students, to the bending over backwards to see them successful and safe and happy: I AM THANKFUL.

I am also VERY thankful for our two girls who (yes, they do drive us nuts sometimes....) are the light of my life and Joe's.  Thought I'd share this homecoming pic as MANY of you will recognize MANY grown up faces =)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!

Talking LESS, as a teacher, may actually benefit our students!  Who knew?!?  We know that teachers are the only to dispense the information and that our students are the ones that are supposed to absorb it.  Think about this: TRAIN your students and PROVIDE them the tools to do and think like you want them to so that you are doing less of the talking and they are doing more of it!

Read THIS ARTICLE of some easy ways to train your students, give them the needed tools, and get them MORE ENGAGED!!!

Ahhh the holidays....A time for family; a time for loved ones; a time for ADDED STRESS on everyone, including the parents of our students.  How can we remind calm when responding to emails, text, and phone messages to parents?  Trust me: It's something I STILL continue to work on, I promise.

While these moments always seem to come at the wrong time, there are ways to help.  Take a look at THIS quick read on simple ways (that I need to remind myself of!) to calm down and not matters worse =)

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• SUPER AWESOME SHOUT OUT TO DAVE FULTON FOR BEING OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR!!
• SUPER awesome shout out to JASON for taking morning yard duty for an IEP!
• SUPER awesome shout out to HEATHER for letting KC and CL join in the math facts race!!
• SUPER awesome shout out to KC and KAREN for their help at the College and Career Night! ~Peter P.
• SUPER awesome shout out to ELIZABETH for putting on the 2nd Annual Chili Cook off! ~Carol
• SUPER awesome shout out to KARRON for always telling hilarious stories!~ Elizabeth
• SUPER awesome shout out to SPED SQUAD for attending History meeting! ~Carol
• SUPER awesome shout out to DAVE!  You are an amazing person to work with!  Thank you for all you do! ~Carol
• SUPER awesome shout out to HISTORY DEPT for inviting SPED SQUAD to their dept. mtg!~ Tamia
• SUPER awesome shout out to KC for getting subs for SPED to get caught up on ALL.THE. PAPERWORK!! ~Tamia
• SUPER awesome shout out to ROSE for joining the SPED SQUAD! You are awesome and we are thrilled to have you here! ~Tamia
• SUPER awesome shout out to TAMIA, MEGAN, LORRAINE, and KIMBERLY! ~MARLYS
• SUPER awesome shout out to ROSA, BRENITA, and CRISTINA D. for stopping the sand fight on Wednesday.  Sigh.  ~Julie
• SUPER awesome shout out to LARISSA for always helping me with my computer questions! ~Kimberly