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[New Hope Elementary @ElementaryHope]

New Hope’s Community fire station came for a visit to talk about fire safety with our kids.

[New Hope Elementary @ElementaryHope]

New Hope Elementary School staff and students supported Unity Day by wearing orange.

[New Hope Elementary @ElementaryHope]

Townsville Fire Department can to NewHope Elementary to talk about fire prevention .

[New Hope Elementary @ElementaryHope]

New Hope Pre K learning how to measure with cubes .#WeGrowChildren

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This is important! 🙌

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

How true this is. Kids who have faced deep trauma are often the most difficult to reach. Behaviors such as withdrawal, escape, and defiance are often what comes to surface. It’s easy to take it personally and mishandle the situation. (Been there. 🙋‍♀️🤦‍♀️)

While I don’t have the answers on how to handle every situation, I do know this…

Every kid deserves to be treated w/ love, dignity & grace.

EVERY SINGLE. DAY.

No matter what they’ve done.
No matter what they’ve said.
…No matter how they’ve treated you.

When we make it about us, we’ve missed the whole point. Schools don’t exist so that adults can have jobs. Schools exist for kids. And our job is about making every kid feel safe, cared for, and loved…

Every. Single. Day.

Don’t be the person who adds to their trauma by giving up on them. When the moments get hard, reach out to a staff member who is also committed to loving the kid.

Love them enough to reach them.
Love them enough to redirect their pathway.
Love them enough their merchant of hope.

Because the reality is… you may be all they have.

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Leadership is hard. Nobody said it would be easy.
🔺When people talk about you, keep leading.
🔹When people compliment you, keep leading.
🔺When your hard work goes unnoticed, keep leading.

Why? Because we are in the kid business. Kids are the reason schools exist. It isn’t about you or me. It’s about kids. When things are good, bad or ugly, keep leading.

When we keep showing up to lead, that’s when success will follow. That’s when kids’ pathways will be redirected. And that is when we know we are changing the world.

KEEP. LEADING.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Love this! 🧡

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Powerful reminder! 🙌

[Zeb Vance Elementary @ZebVanceEagles]

Kindergarten has been learning about taking care of their library books. Today Ms. Pennington’s class read “The Monster Who Loved Books”. They then read with a “buddy” to show the right way to read a book. 💛🦅💚

[Vance County High School @VanceCountyHS]

Celebrating those who work along side you is always welcomed. We appreciate the service of our teacher assistants. They deserve this and so much more. Thanks for all that you do!

[Pinkston Street Elementary @PinkstonPride]

Beta Club members, PAC team and Girls with Pearls all got together to participate in today’s Community Clean Up. We take pride in our surrounding @PinkstonPride #service

[New Hope Elementary @ElementaryHope]

Two of Ms. Terry’s kindergarten students were caught being kind today. They helped another classmate pick up her materials that fell off her desk.

[New Hope Elementary @ElementaryHope]

A kindergarten student was checking on their class pet Mr. Brown before going home after school.

[Brenda Williams @BrendaW07968308]

Mrs Young’s Pre K class first homework assignment (All about me).@ElementaryHope#Wegrowchildren

[Brenda Williams @BrendaW07968308]

Mrs.Young’s New Hope Pre K children working on shapes and colors on the computer.@ElementaryHope#WeGrowChildren

[VCS Phys. Ed. @VCSPhysEd]

I second that excitement!! @ElementaryHope @vancecoschools

[Brenda Williams @BrendaW07968308]

Mrs Young’s Pre K class during center time. @ElementaryHope #wegrowchuldren

[New Hope Elementary @ElementaryHope]

National Hispanic Heritage Month!!!! We celebrate YOU!!!!
#WeGROWChildren

[Brenda Williams @BrendaW07968308]

Mrs. Alston enjoys center time with New Hope Pre K class.@ElementaryHope