New School Year Smell
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” –Plato There are still a few more days of summer break, but the school is starting to get that new school year smell (kind of like new car smell, but better), and I thought it important to get the first Monday Memo and Weekly Message out during this week leading up to school starting. For one thing, there are many things school-related happening this week, and I wanted to make sure you were all aware of them. But more importantly, I am excited to get back to the work of educating students. As the weeks passed this summer, and I relfected on the past year, both good and bad, I began to get more and more excited about this coming school year. I feel refreshed and energized about the challenges and triumphs that lay ahead. My feelings of excitement and optimism are rooted in the great conversations we had at the conclusion of last year. I feel like we left the school year very much on the same page about the areas we want