Westbrook Staff Blog

  Happy Sunday!! Thank you to everyone who was able to make the staff party. It was so fun and wonderful to have so many of your there. We blew it and did not get a group picture. Bummer! I only got a few pictures during the most fun White Elephant exchange I have ever been a part of~~ Culminating in spectacular fashion!!  A HUGE thank you to our Sunshine Crew. They did EVERYTHING! I literally provided a roof and some chairs. Thank you for all of your hard work. It was a wonderful party. Also, if you need rice or beans, I have some to share!! I am going to keep this blog short and sweet. There is not a lot I can say that will make these next three days any easier😂 And then, add rain. It doesn't get much better than that!!  I did want to share information about the PD days when we come back.  Thursday, 1/4, is a district choice day. See the information in the Educator Blog.  Friday, 1/5, will be at Westbrook. I will share an exact schedule as soon as I get confi...

  Happy Sunday!! The elf apologizes for the disruption and excitement it may be causing in your classes, but that won't stop the elf from carrying on. Sorry not sorry! I have been thinking about the elf, and to be honest, it is something I have contemplated doing for several years. However, I always found a reason not to do it. Embracing the Westbrook Way, I decided to take it on this year. All I have to say is that I am so glad I did. It has created a stir and excitement like no other for our students. It is as much fun for me as it is for them! I am so happy we have the Westbrook Elf around to make December that much more fun and Westbrook that much more special. Thank you to all of you for having patience and putting up with it!  Also, a completely random thought. I noticed the picture in last week's blog was at our paint night. How in the world was that only last week? It feels like it was at least a month ago. Ha!! Hang in there, we can do this!  There are many many ...

  Welcome to December, Westbrook! I just have to say, you all rock! Thursday's paint night was so much fun. There was so much laughing and well, joy. We were the first staff to do a paint night at MoJoe's and it was the largest paint night group they ever hosted. Leave it up to us to be the first! Many of you commented on how much fun it was and some even asked why more staffs do not do it? Well, to be completely honest, I want all of you to think about the staffs you came from and ask yourself if there would have been so many people at an event like this? In my experience not many would have shown up or it would have been the same few who always come. Is it the same for you? This is one of the million reasons we are so fortunate at Westbrook. We all enjoy spending time with each other and we make the time to do fun things like this together. We are so lucky! I challenge you to keep this going. I never want there to be a time when we say 'remember when.' This is simply ...