Rah, rah, shish boom bah!

Teachers,
Here is your weekly dose of “5-Point Friday.

Rah, rah, shish boom bah! —
As I worked with Annette this week, and everything I work with her, she reminds me through her actions that we all need a cheerleader to help us through our days. We are the cheerleaders for all of our students. We cheer them through the to remind them to put up their defense against the hard things. We cheer them on as we remind them they can do hard things. We cheer them on as they learn new strategies. Cheer leaders don't say the team can't do it. They give the team and fans hope that the team will overcome and win. As teachers you also need cheerleaders to remind you that you can push through the odds and teach these students that seem, at times, like they won't get it. We need to cheer on those that need our help to do better. To teach each other to be better than we were yesterday. To do our best. To fight the good fight. There is a lot that you do. Rah rah to you. We got spirit yes we do! We got spirit, how 'bout you? Annette is a great cheerleader. She reminds me that no matter what, the students are worth everything we do for them, even if they don't know it yet. So cheer each other on. If you see someone having a tough time, give them a cheer. My jalapeño cheer is a good one... everyone needs a cheerleader. Everyone.

Quote I’m pondering —
"I don't divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures... I divide the world into learners and nonlearners." Benjamin Barber

What I’m reading —
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
I love picture books. I just do. I just bought this book and just laughed. It is about a boy that gets his kite in the tree and how he tries to get it down. Persistence and resourceful. Want to read it, its in my office. Come on by and sit in the big black chair and read for a few minutes.

Favorite Article This Week —
15 Question to Replace How Was School Today?
I like how this article gives me other questions to ask my kids when they get home from school. Then I thought what am I doing at school to make sure there are good answers to these questions when our students get home.

A Big Thank You —
Thank you second grade for working so hard this week. We know it has been hard with your group of students. You have worked with them and their quirks and still show them that you care. You have gone to the edge and not jumped. Thank you. Thank you for caring so much for these students that you are willing to do whatever it takes to help them succeed. We see how hard you work. Thank you for all your hard work this week. Thank you for all you do. Thank you.

I appreciate all of you and your hard work. Have a wonderful Halloween weekend.