I Love Mondays!

Usually on Sunday nights, my kids start groaning about the Monday that is lurking ahead of them.  Even though some Sundays I feel the same way, I have started to try some reverse psychology on my own children and tell them that "I LOVE MONDAYS!"  I am usually met with the typical eye roll and half smile.  Even though it is a joke at our house, I do believe that modeling how we can choose our attitudes is important.  

In Todd Whitaker's book, "Teaching Matters", one of my favorite phrases from the book is 10 out of 10!  How many days out of ten would you like your students to be respectful and responsible? How many days out of ten would you like your students to be cooperative and caring? How many days out of ten would you like your students to be prepared and behave appropriately?  If we expect our students to do these things ten out of ten days, then we must have the same level of expectations for ourselves.  Even on days our patients are worn or we are not up to giving it our all, it is important that we fake it and demonstrate how much we care for our students 10 out of 10 days.

Choosing our frame of mind of for the day, like saying "I love Mondays", is what great teaching is all about!  When we think of the people we do business with and choose to spend our time with, we trust individuals who are kind and understanding and have our best interest at heart; not individuals who always see their glass half full.  These are the types of characteristics our students trust too! 

 So, when you are feeling overwhelmed and not up to your best, just remember "I Love Mondays!"  How you choose to take on the day does matter to everyone around you and who knows, maybe it will change your outlook for the day!     


School Notes:

Natural Helpers - Kelly Cash has been working with Crisis Connection to bring back the Natural Helper program.  It is a program where students, who have been voted on by their peers, get training on how to be helpful to their peers who may be struggling.  The Natural Helpers program will be November 13 and 14 at the PCMH medical building across 37. A list of students who will be participating will be sent to you soon.  We will work hard to make sure students make up the work they miss.  A special thank you to Kelly, Perry County Memorial Hospital and Crisis Connection for making all of this happen!

ISTEP 10 Retesting will begin soon.  Students are currently participating in remediation for English 10 and Algebra.  Testing will begin the first week of December.  We will have a schedule sent to you as soon as possible. 

Veteran's Day - Students in grades 4-8 will be participating in the Veteran's Day program on Friday, November 10th.  Sally Saalman Mosby will be the speaker and she will be talking about serving in the military and her experiences in the war in Iraq.  Sally is a Perry Central graduate.  Students in grades 7 &8 will be released around 8:05 to go to the cafetorium.  The program will begin at 8:15 and will last around an hour.   Students in band will also be participating and will miss most of first and second period. 

FAFSA Day - Thank you to Lou Ann Backer for organizing a FAFSA day for our seniors.  On this day, seniors and their families can bring in their information and get help filling out the FAFSA.  Thank you to Angie Lubbehusen and Delonda Hayes for helping on this day as well.  It is a great service to our students. 

RTI Team Meeting - Our RTI team will meet later this week.  If you have students you are worried about in your classes, please fill out the RTI form by clicking on this link!  See Jody for more information!


Important Dates:

Tuesday, November 7th - Lucy Book Study after school at 3:00/ Coffee and Conversations - 7:30 p.m./ FAFSA Day!/ Girls Varsity Basketball @ Corydon 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 8 - PLC Team Meeting

Thursday, November 9 - RTI Meeting 7:20 a.m./ Athletic Banquets for Fall Sports - 6:30 p.m.

Friday, November 10 - Veteran's Day Program grades 7 & 8/ Girls Varsity Basketball @ home vs. Mitchell @ 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 11 - Perry Central Band participating in U of L Band Days!

November 13 & 14 - Natural Helpers Program