Wrapping Up 2022

As 2022 comes to an end so does a semester and 1/2 of our school year is in the rearview mirror. Let’s leave behind our disappointments, our negative thoughts and our anxieties. Let us go forth with positivity and hope. In our not so distant future many of us have testing and a slew of new anxieties. Let’s do some things to make our new year a little easier.

Tie Up Loose Ends

As the year ends, take all those ungraded papers and to do lists and burn them. At the very least file them in file 13.

Setting the Tone for the New Year

You want to start the year anew. No tasks looming overhead. Clear your desk before you leave for the holidays.

Put up a new bulletin board so the kids come back to a fresh start. All the old decorations are in the past. Looking to a brighter semester.

Set Goals

Set some attainable goals for 2023.

One-week Goal: set a goal that can be accomplished your first week back. Make it reasonable and attainable.

• “I will take attendance on time each day for one week.”

• “I will greet each student by name when they enter the room for one week.”

• “I will gather all the test scores from previous years to have a one page view of past test performance.”

One-Month Goal: Set an attainable and measureable goal that you can accomplish in one month.

• I will put the minimum number of grades into the grade book each week by the end of said week for one month.

• I will spend my lunchtime listening to my favorite podcast for one month.

• I will leave 30 minutes after the last bell each day for one month.

One-Semester Goal: Set an attainable and measureable goal that you can accomplish in one semester.

• I will contact each parent with an update on their child’s progress.

• I will write a letter to each student telling them how proud I am of how much they have accomplished this year and how much I will miss them next year.

• I will track growth of each child over the course of the semester in order to show growth.

Whatever your goals may be, may your next semster be one of promise and hope.