Dear Incoming Students,
As we gather here in our Library, less than a week before school begins...I'm feeling a plethora of emotions. The beginning of school is always a special time, especially for teachers. The smell of newly sharpened pencils, lesson plans ready to go and the anticipation of meeting your new class.
For over a decade, I taught in the classroom and at times I miss it. The first days before school starts looks and sounds a little different as a Librarian. No name tags, but 20 class lists. No math folders, but over 150 new books to add to our inventory circulation collection. However, now in my fourth year as a Librarian I am excited and anxious to meet all of my 540 students.
Although there are some differences in the first week of school as a Librarian, there are some ideals and mantras that will continue on:
BE KIND: Kindness can never be overrated. We need more Kindness in this world,
BE FLEXIBLE: The Specialist schedule was quite challenging to sort out this year as my contract is a .8 (2 half days in the morning and 3 full days). The virtue of Flexibility will need to be demonstrated often as we embark on a new school year...and it's not always easy :)
HAVE FUN: I recently listened to a key-note from the higher-ups in our district, and this idea of we "get" to work with kids every day. Let's start having FUN! Sometimes there are not so fun things about this crazy job as a teacher, but overall, while we have a huge important responsibility...we can and should have fun!! If we're not having fun, then why are we here? (BTW, this applies to students AND teachers)
I hope this first week is a great week for you all, thank you for the honor of being your Librarian!
In Gratitude,
Erin G. Bethel
I haven't decided if I'll read this to kiddos ... and maybe I'll come back to revise. I'll definitely try to look back at this when we get to June.
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