The first week is complete and it’s now game time. Hopefully you got some rest this past weekend or you sulked in the Cowboys lost like I did. I really thought it was our year! Lol! Last week was a fast and furious week. We ended the week with a great College and...
It’s the holiday season as well as STAAR retest time. As you know we’ll have classes and areas around the building redirected throughout the day. Please try your best to keep the students aware of changes that are occurring. As I told you last week please encourage...
Welcome back! It is my hope that each of you had a great Thanksgiving break with family and friends. Hopefully you found time to just relax and enjoy life. I didn’t do any work until Sunday night and it felt great. It’s so easy to get bogged down in work that we...
It’s a new week at The Forest and it’s almost Thanksgiving break! Can you believe Pete Delkus is actually talking about the possibility of snow? We certainly haven’t had any shortage of precipitation this year. Well, there I go talking too much. When long breaks...
Can you believe it’s November? Well, it’s here. I know I’ve said this before, but I really can’t believe how fast the school year is going. Shoots, Thanksgiving break is only two weeks away. That’s crazy! Hey folks we have two big things this week at Naaman. The...
Hopefully you are fired up for this week. I am! We are fortunate to have the best students in Garland ISD and we are all charged to provide them with the best educational environment possible. Game on Rangers! Two meetings took place this week in order to help us...
I often talk to you about reflection. October is a great time of reflection as we round out the first semester. Soon it’ll be Thanksgiving break and Christmas will be right around the corner. I have spoken to many teachers who have talked about being more...
Whew! Homecoming is over. Our students had a great time last week for Homecoming. We capped it off last night with a great Homecoming dance. The students were on fire! It was also great to win big over North Garland in the football game and the volleyball game. Go...
It’s Homecoming! You already know our students will be super excited this week. Remember to be firm but flexible. We want them to enjoy their homecoming week but we have to keep them focused on what’s important. Learning is the most important thing we do. So...
Welcome back to your best week yet. This will be a busy week for all of us. Grades will be due at the end of this week. Most of our students have shown mastery and have done exactly what has been asked of them. Unfortunately, some of them may have missed the...
The fifth week of school starts now. Hopefully all of your bodies have gotten used to the new school year. It’s so important to try and use some of your weekend to get some rest. We are officially in full swing. I was talking to a student that is new to Naaman from...
The weekends sure do go fast. It’s crazy how that happens. Lol! Nevertheless we are back and have the opportunity to make differences in the lives of our students. Every day that they get to spend time with you is another day to make a positive impact on their...