https://padlet.com/Sherryvanb/gocomets At Cardinal we do a "positive shift" email where staff members can email everyone the positive things that have happened that week. Some days posts will be about a co-worker that helped them out, other days it is about a student who was struggling and that student had a breakthrough. We invite you to share your "positive shift"Author: Jamie Vollmer Shift your attention from the negative to the positive (See page 184.) There is a fundamental truth of the universe: What we focus our attention on grows stronger in our life. If we choose to focus on the negative things that occur in our classrooms, our schools, and our district, then we become more negative. Optimism fades. Irritability grows. Our relationships suffer. We have less energy. Our health declines. We become prime candidates for burnout. Conversely, when we choose to put our attention on the hopeful, encouraging, positive developments that occur within our schools, we become more positive. Optimism grows. Our health improves. We feel better about ourselves as professionals and as human beings. We become more cheerful and productive, more awake, more actualized. We gain these benefits simply by making this subtle, internal shift. And when this behavior modification is practiced by the entire staff, positivity is enlivened throughout the district, and spills out into the community. en-us 2014-04-25 14:33:43 UTC 2025-11-06 07:25:23 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d262le4z25sx36.cloudfront.net/portraits/smiley.jpg https://padlet.com/Sherryvanb/gocomets/wish/26680782 We had another family touring the elementary this morning! They are considering moving to our area so their son can attend Cardinal! OUR SCHOOL ROCKS!!

]]> 2014-04-25 15:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Sherryvanb/gocomets/wish/26680782 https://padlet.com/Sherryvanb/gocomets/wish/26683849 It is hard to send your children out the door when you aren't with them. It's hard to let someone else be the one in charge of the care. But each day as Xavier walks out the door, I know he is going to an environment where he is safe and well taken care of. I know he is going where the staff and teachers truly care about the children. That it isn't just a job to them. Thank you!

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