Dr. Susan Newcomb

mother, literacy advocate, principal of Glazier Elementary

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Welcome back, Gladiators! Doing our first welcome back assembly to kick off the second half of the school year! #nlmusd

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Another great Jr Coach training w #nlmusd PE teacher/coach Moore! 🎉👏 Great leadership development among our 4th and 5th grade students!

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Growth isn't guaranteed.

The only way to improve in life is to make growth a daily habit.

And it becomes a daily habit when you combine discipline, perseverance, and intentionality.

Everyone wants to improve, but few are willing to the work every day.

6 habits to make growth inevitable:
1. Set Clear Goals
Goals provide direction and a sense of purpose. They allow you to measure performance and make sure it aligns with your values. Goals don’t always have to be big and broad, they can be daily cadences or weekly expectations.

2. Own Your Mindset and Your Actions
Adopt a growth mindset, believing that your abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and effort. Take responsibility for your thoughts, beliefs, and actions. Challenge self-limiting beliefs and replace them with empowering ones. Cultivate self-discipline, consistency, and accountability to make growth a daily practice.

3. Practice Resilience
Embrace the mindset that setbacks and failures are opportunities for growth and learning.
- Expect that there will be setbacks.
- Expect that there will be adversity.

Try new things. Do tough things. Set a stretch goal. Enjoy tackling hard problems. When you try new things, you develop the ability to adapt and grow stronger.

4. Reflect and Evaluate
You can’t improve if you don’t how you’re doing and where you need to grow. Set time aside daily or weekly to evaluate your performance and reflect. Measuring your growth allows you to see the opportunities and celebrate your wins. Opportunities create more opportunities.

5. Connect with Other People Who Look to Improve
You become the picture of who you surround yourself with. When you find a growth-oriented community, you are challenged to broaden your horizons and reach for more. The support and motivation of who you surround yourself with helps when you need times of motivation, support, reflection, and growth.

6. Be Creative
Creativity is not limited to artistic pursuits. Think outside the box, seek new perspectives, explore new ideas, and challenge conventional thinking. Embrace curiosity and embrace opportunities for creative expression and growth.

“Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information, but of unlearning old limits.” - Alan Cohen

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Having a great time at our first family movie night of the year! Thanks Glazier #pta and #nlmusd Pta President Millie Casillas for helping us run smooth elections for some vacancies: Looking forward to many more special events this year!

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

We know our students slept well last night after an awesome Play 60 with the LA Rams: Thanks to all of our parent volunteers and our team for a safe and super memorable day for ALL of our Gladiators! #nlmusd

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Having a great time with the LA Rams Play 60 today! 🎉#nlmusd

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

We had a spirited Camoflage Day thanks to our Student Council! Some students wore actual items from parents—wow! Thank you for your service—it was great honor families with this event! #nlmusd

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

First gr PLC is expanding their CGI math practices w #nlmusd district TOSA support. Go Team!

[Coach Hines 🇺🇸 @CoachKurtHines]

Wanna STAND OUT?!

S - Show up early
T - Take time for others
A - Always give thanks
N - Never quit
D - Do good

O - Over perform
U - Uplift others
T - Take nothing for granted

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Excited to have our CA PBIS bronze level award recognized at tonight’s board mtg! Thanks SIT members and the entire team at Glazier! #nlmusd

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

We hope you enjoy a night off of cooking as you dine out for a cause! Glazier PTA night at the Chick fil A at the 605 & Firestone. Thanks! #nlmusd

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Character counts! 🙌

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Mrs. Udabe is methodical in selecting Read Alouds that have an SEL focus. #communitybuilding #nlmusd

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

So excited for Back To School Night this coming Thursday! We look forward to a terrific turnout with lots of #nlmusd resources/tables for our families!

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Monday was a great day to dry off, spread our wings, and soar in Week 2 of our school year: Thanks for trusting us with Rainy Day schedule and our focus on safety!

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

Students are exploring well beyond the classroom with Glazier Garden: Here’s a sample from the recent harvest! #nlmusd

[City of Norwalk, CA @CityofNorwalkCA]

Norwalk! We will continue to provide sandbags and sand on Sunday at Norwalks Park starting at 9 am. Limit 5 per household. While supplies last

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

#Students who set their own goals and get regular feedback on progress have higher levels of achievement in general, beyond only the #goals they set (Hattie, 2009; Henderlong, et al., 2007). Here’s a template.
#LeadInclusion #EdLeadership #teachers #EdChat #edtech #education

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

We had a GREAT first day of #nlmusd expanded learning! Grateful to all of our staff—Certificated and Classified—who offered to extend their services for 12 transformational days for 172 Gladiators! ❤️🎉🫶

[Dr. Susan Newcomb @dr_newcomb]

A wonderful week of awards: Celebrating the hard work of our Gladiators: It’s always worth it, esp for moments like this! #nlmusd