Building Suns

Teachers,

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

Building Suns —

I was at Death Valley NP during Spring Break and it was hot! 101˚ to be exact. On weekend nights the rangers do talks about the park and on Friday they did a Star Walk. It was amazing. I saw amazing constellations and bright stars. One of the rangers started talking about the Orion Nebula. To find the Orion Nebula you find Orion’s belt, three starts in a row in the Western Sky, and right below the belt is a haze and that is the Orion Nebula. He told us that a nebula is where stars are made. Nebulae are made out of interstellar gas and dust and as it comes together it compacts and bang, a star is made. So when I heard this I started thinking about what teachers do. You take all this knowledge, information, behavior modification, life skills, and fun and  start to build people our of our little ones. As they gather all this learning for you, Bang, they turn into little stars. And since our sun is a star, you are creating Dixie Suns. We are the Dixie Sun Nebula taking knowledge and creating little stars. As we get close to SAGE testing, we will see how well our stars are doing. How much knowledge they are retaining. We do need to remember that tests do not make stars, the learning does. Keep providing strong Tier 1 teaching and they will become the suns we know they can become. 

Quote I’m pondering —

“It always seems impossible until it's done." — Nelson Madella

What I’m watching —

My Journey to yo-yo Mastery

This yo-yo champion talks about finding his life’s passion. His story in the beginning is worth listening to, but the yo-yo work he does is pretty amazing also. one to show your class about how to take your passion and make it a job.

Favorite Article This Week —

When Mindfulness Feels Like a Necessity

Starting out each day with a little mindfulness activity could make a difference in the school day. This article is written by a secondary school teacher, but is there a way to make it happen in an elementary school class? 

A Big Thank You —

Thank you Karla. You have really stepped up into the leadership position in Fifth Grade. You really make sure things get done. An the coaching you are doing for Derrell has been very helpful to him. He mentions it all the time. He also mentions how much Teryn has helped him get right into the lessons and make his class work. Thank you Karla. Thank you for all you do.

I appreciate all of you and your hard work. Enjoy another wonderful weekend.