Week at a Glance January 2-5, 2018

Bulldog Team-

Here we are! A New Year! A fresh start! Excitement for possibilities! YAHOO!

Last year, when writing the WAG for this same week, I wrote about reflection. I set goals to BE present and BE the best version of myself I possibly could everywhere I went. (Be THERE, Be HERE, Be the BEST!)

Surprisingly, I stuck with this saying. I said it on rough mornings, on evenings with my kids when work was in the back of my mind, on days at work when I was thinking about my family.  Was I always on point? NO! (In fact, far from it!)  However, I was proud of myself for sticking to something all year.

This year, my goals is to RE-FRAME.  To RE-FRAME you turn struggles into something positive. So when I start to vent or complain, I will try to turn it around into an opportunity. For example, "I really, really hate my drive home everyday" can be turned into "I like that I have some extra time to talk to my kids...especially while they are strapped in their car seats!"

My goal is to also help those around me RE-FRAME and see their own opportunities. Life would be boring without our challenges. Its how we handle them that counts.

I challenge you to think about how you will start this year off with a bang. Can you re-frame? Let yourself vent or complain. But then, turn it around and find the good. #youdeserveit

Happy New Year!

~Sanders

Thank you to all of you for a really positive first half of the school year. So proud of all you have done for kids in a short amount of time!

• Work on procedures with your kids this week-start out with a review, practice academies, etc!
• Tweet about a lesson that rocked this week! Use @JHaleybullogs  #irvingreads #myIrvingisd (Twitter Fairy is up for a visit!)

Tuesday January 2
>Celebrate the New Year with your class in the morning! Countdown, set resolutions, have fun!
>National Science Fiction Day!
>ELAR planning Day
>Hour of Code in computer lab-sign up sent by Ms. Rice. It's getting booked quick!
>Rita Ruiz visiting sometime this week for K-2 Guided Reading walkthroughs 

Wednesday January 3
>Math Planning Day
>Hour of Code in computer lab
>8:30 Rosa Fernandez and Admin meet
>Fountain gone in AM for TELPAS training

Thursday January 4
>Data PLC Collaboration Time during planning in 10B!
>Hour of Code in computer lab
>District Spelling Bee in AM. Go JHE! 
>8:30 ARD Gorena/Cortez

Friday January 5
>8:30-9:00 Admin and Kline Meet
>ARD Anderson/Fountain
>9:00-11 Core Team meeting

Upcoming Dates:
~January 11 & 12 Half-Day Planning Days
~January 15 Holiday Martin Luther King Jr Day
~January 16 Workday
~more updates on next week's WAG

Growing Greatness in Every Student Every Day!