Staff Appreciation/Teacher Appreciation is next week. Let me take a moment to thank every one of you who help make our students feel success and love each and every day. This is truly great work that we do and you need to know that you are appreciated for it. Cyndi and I would like to invite you to the Media Center next Tuesday afternoon after dismissal for an ice cream social.
Next Week at a Glance:
- Team Collaboration is scheduled for next Wednesday.
- 3rd Grade portfolio testing next Thursday.
- 1st Grade Mother's Day Show on Friday.
Quote of the Week -
"To be happy, we seek something,.
But despite getting it, we are not happy. All of one's life is spent
preparing to be happy someday in the future. It's like making a bed all
night, but having no time to sleep. How many minutes, hours and days have
we spent our life being happy from within? Those are the only moments you
have really lived life. There are two ways of looking at life. One is
thinking that, “I’ll be happy after achieving a certain objective.” The second
is saying that “I am happy come what may!” Which one do you want to live?"
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Also this,
The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of
Coffee
When things in your
lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in
front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and
empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in
diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas
between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course,
the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a
unanimous “Yes.”
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents
your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your
health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your
car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for
the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have
room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that
are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out
dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a
dinner party and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The rest is just sand.”
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
