WELCOME BACK!!!

A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. -Anthony Robbins

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. -Albert Einstein.

Decisions… You don’t always make the right decision… You make the decision RIGHT! -Lillie G. Jessie

Sometimes you just need to Cowboy up!

When people are like each other they tend to like each other. -Anthony Robbins

Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity. -Deborah Meier

Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way. -George Evans

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. -Nelson Mandela

I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand. -Chinese Proverb

If you dream it… you can do it! -Walt Disney

The kids in our classroom are infinitely more significant than the subject matter we teach. -Meladee McCarty

Teaching is not a profession; it's a passion. Unknown

Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human heart, but that's because you're a teacher. -Aaron Bacall

GO AHEAD… MAKE MY DAY! -CLINT EASTWOOD

They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. -unknown

We all need someone who inspires us to do better than we know how. -unknown

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -Theodore Roosevelt

DON’T WORRY… BE HAPPY!

There is no "I" in "TEAMWORK".

The best and most beautiful things in life, cannot be seen, not touched, but are felt in the heart. -Helen Keller

Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends. -Benjamin Franklin

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend. -Martin Luther King Jr.

The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. -Vince Lombardi

Funny Excuse Letters My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him." "Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick, and I had her shot." "Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33." "Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating."

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. -Malcolm S. Forbes

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -Eleanor Roosevelt

TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More

We must become the change we wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. -Henry Ford

Funny Excuse Letters Cont… "Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip." "John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face." "Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part." "Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins."

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing you will be Successful. -Albert Schweitzer

Kids on Love ~ Love is what makes you smile when you're tired. ~ Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. ~ If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you don't like to play with. ~ Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day. ~ Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.

“Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future” “All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”

Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will open the doors to personal excellence.

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

The most effective education is that a child should play amongst lovely things. ~Aristotle

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children. ~Sitting Bull

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” ~Picasso

HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!!