Gooooooaaaalllllssss!

Goal! ⚽️⚽️⚽️

If you've ever watched a soccer match, you've heard the announcer stretch this one syllable word into a long celebration when a team scores. Buddy loves to do a "gooooaaaalll" cheer (and dance!) when he plays soccer in the backyard. It's exciting to score a goal, even if the goalie is just an imaginary opponent or maybe your little sister! 😊 

We often think of setting goals at the beginning of things: a new calendar year ("resolutions") or a new experience. I'm setting goals for myself at the beginning of this school year and I've challenged the Golden team teachers to do the same. There are five goals I asked us all to set, with intention and in keeping with our Professional Growth Plans. 

1. Be _________. (A daily mantra)

2. Increase __________. (Do more of this)

3. Decrease ___________. (Do less of this)

4. Learn ____________. (A new skill or topic)

5. Achieve ____________. (At the end of the year, something you will have that you don't have now)

I started our team meeting today by talking about these five goals and asking everyone to take a few minutes to reflect on what they wanted for the new school year. I asked each teacher to write down his or her goals over the next couple days and to post them somewhere where they could be seen by others, including students.

By sharing our goals publicly, we let our students know that teachers have room to grow and do better, too! We also make ourselves accountable when we share our goals. We can offer support to each other as colleagues and friends and celebrate our gooaaallls together! Go Golden team!

What is one of your goals for this school year? 

Here's a picture of my posted goals for this year:

Bonus picture: here's Buddy and the Goose at soccer last winter. He was pouting because I wouldn't get him a treat at the snack bar that night. So sad. 😥 But so darn cute!

Double Bonus picture: my room "before". Ugh, what a mess! Time to get busy making this place into Ms Read's Amazing Math Lab! ✏️📚💙