Back to School

Today began another school year at St. Johns.  So I spoke for hours about expectations and procedures to a captive audience of third and fourth graders.  We talked about everything from hand washing  to pencil sharpening and beyond.  In discussing my personal mission statement with my new 3rd & 4th graders, I told them, among other things, that  I would always try to bring a good attitude to school.  Then a discussion ensued about effort and perfection.  I can guarantee effort but not necessarily perfection.  After all, things happen in life and we all have our struggles, but we get up and start everyday fresh.  We finished our discussion about my goals and then moved on to theirs.  Several minutes later in a discussion about roles for table group members as they worked on a class mission statement, a student raises his hand, “Mrs. Ray . . . I want to be absent on the day you’re in a bad mood.”  I think he was serious . . . I guess I’ve got them worried already . . . but I gotta’ love my job.

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