The 2014-2015 school year is quickly approaching and I am so ready to get started. It was extremely nice to "officially" start at Pecan Creek in May, as I got to experience all of the wonderful end-of-year activities. But, there is something very special about the beginning of the school year.
One of my favorite feelings is the excitement everyone experiences the night before the first day of school. On the night before school, it is hard to fall asleep because your head is busy with all your thoughts. This doesn't change as you grow older. I still lay there awake thinking about the next day. I cannot wait to see the excited faces of our returning students. I try to carefully plan out what I am going to say to the distraught parents dropping their child off for their first day of Kindergarten and how I am going to carefully caress the crying student into their classroom. I worry I have not spent enough time carefully crafting all the details of the day to ensure ease for our teachers. The importance of setting the tone of the first day for the rest of the year weighs heavily on my mind.
There will be hiccups; there are always hiccups. But, it will be a magical day. The air will be filled with laughter and the constant chatter of students who have missed each other greatly. Teachers will get back into the "school mode" and do what they were born to do - teach. So, as we approach the first day of school, I charge with the task of slowing down and taking in the extraordinary feeling you get here at Pecan Creek Elementary. Take a minute to really look at the teachers and notice all of the effort they have made to create a warm, welcoming environment. Take a minute to thank a custodian who has been here all summer ensuring the building is clean and in working order. Take a minute to hug a friend you haven't seen in a while. Take a minute to pause and take it all in, because before you know it, June will be here!
