Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 44
This past week can be easily summed up into one word: TESTING. I saw so many emotions from scholars and staff this week: Jubilation from the scholar who had to go out on medical leave at the end of last…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 43
Our 5th grade promotion ceremony at Moore is coming up, just two weeks away, in fact. I decided that I wanted to give an opportunity for the fifth-grade students to decide who they would want to represent their class up…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 42
I have two sons: Ryder is six and a half and Maddox is three. Ryder has had a rough month at school. He has an amazing teacher and he is at a great school; he is simply not following directions….
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 41
I found out that if my principal gig doesn’t work out, I’m going to enter the grilling world. Not that I’m a great griller, but I really enjoy it. I got to spend a few hours on Friday grilling for…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 40
40 weeks! Not that 40 has any specific significance, but it’s round enough to be excited that I’ve completed 40 weeks of the principalship! In reality, we’re in the final stretch, 25 more school days, and the big state test…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 39
I kept a close eye on the weather throughout the week in anticipation of our school’s spring fling on Friday night! We planned to have it outdoors, which means rain could have easily ruined those plans. Luckily, the sun came…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 38
On Thursday we had our kindergarten screening. It went smoothly and I am so proud of my 5th grade Ambassadors who acted as guides for the families as they walked through the building. They made great first impressions! The experience…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 37
It was our first week back from Spring Break this week and we got to surprise the kids with a beautiful new mural that a group of us worked on over break. I’m appreciative to have staff members talented and…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 36
It was a crazy final week before spring break! I started my week off in our nation’s capital for Get Your Teach On! We had amazing energy and positivity there and I got to meet many great educators from around…
Inside the Trenches of the Principal: Week 35
I saw many wide-eyed looks this week as we get closer to spring break. There is a tiredness and wear that is coming over all of us and fuel tanks are nearing the “E”. The challenge, then, of course, is…
