Queen Sap Returns!

When I was in college, I was nicknamed "Queen Sap." I loved feel-good, sappy stuff. And, honestly, I still do. :-)

So today we had our SVE Staff Retreat, and I loved it! In my former school, NONE of what we did today would have worked because everyone is in such a routine of thinking that it would have been termed "A Waste of Time." However, today was the exact opposite.

Due to the fact we're a BRAND NEW building, clicks haven't formed yet, and we have a level playing field, so to speak. We also haven't had any staff conflict at this point, so everyone is pumped and ready to begin our adventure! Our theme this year is "Kids under Construction." I love it! We had all sorts of construction items on our table, as well as throughout our activities! It was fun!

We had team builders, get-to-know-you activities, as well as just fun little games that can be applied in our classrooms. In fact, EVERYTHING we did today could be done in a classroom setting. I loved it.

We each had to bring three things that told a little bit about us. Want to guess what I took?

I took my "Life is good" T-shirt, for obvious reasons. I also took my new Camp Barnabas hoodie and told about Barnabas, as well as my love for hoodies. (It came in handy too as the room we were in was FREEZING!) I also took my laptop bag and explained how Facebook has been great a great tool as I have transitioned up here. It was fun!

I really like the team I'm on. All of us are close in age and have been in education about the same amount of years. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out this year. It really will be.

Well, we have "Meet Your Teacher" tomorrow night, so I need to head to bed.

I tell ya,

Life.
Is.
Good.