It’s Saturday and that means it is time to reflect on the week and celebrate things both big and small. Join our community and celebrate this week by linking up or just stopping by the host Ruth Ayres’ blog to read others’ celebrations.
This was another busy week! I love the way this habit of celebration has really made me take a look at things in a much more positive way. I could have been stressed out about my schedule being so full of extra things, but instead I have learned to celebrate it.
At school, we are in the midst of our state testing. This test…it is really challenging for many of my students. We are doing our best and I am trying hard to help the students stay positive, but we are facing down another many hours of tests and it is difficult. What I have to celebrate is that I found a way to help the students be a little less anxious. I brought my bottle of lavender oil around the classroom and let each student who wanted to smell it have a whiff. Many of the students said it helped calm them right down. I am glad for that.
On Monday, I got a new student. I am celebrating the fact that she is a sweet girl and gets along with my other students so far. I love the kiddos in my classroom. They are very accepting and I think this new student feels welcomed. I am also celebrating the opportunity I have to help this student to make some progress. It is a short amount of time, but we will work intensely to help her improve in reading.
We had a really cool program this Wednesday. My colleague arranged for a friend of hers to bring his K-9 unit dog and talk to the students about the jobs that they do. It was so awesome!
Today, I am going to a workshop that sounds really awesome. We will do some Yoga, learn about nutrition and stress management, and there is going to be a lesson about adding healthy things to your coffee. That will be interesting. I am excited to spend the morning with a friend and to practice some self-care.
What do you have to celebrate this week? I would love to hear from you in the comments!
You had a busy week. What a great ideas to distress with some lavender oil. Today’s workshop sounds awesome indeed. Perfect for the time of testing. Enjoy!
Best wishes in the testing, Andrea. Great idea about the lavender. Someone else this past week spoke of lavender being so helpful for stress. Your K-9 visit does sound awesome. I’v love to have seen it too. Enjoy the workshop today & your Sunday, too!
The K-9 visit sounds cool. I hope your activities today were wonderful.
That workshop sounds like the perfect weekend endeavor – hope you enjoyed it!
Lavender oil before testing-what a wonderful practice to bring a sense of calm to the room. I would love to hear about the healthy add-ons to coffee (hopefully next week).
Celebrating every Saturday has changed the way I view my week too. I start helping with testing at my old school this week and will be there for testing days the next three weeks. Perfect that you made time for self care with a weekend workshop. Hope it was fun! Happy Monday!