Staff Social Emotional Support
We have hit another milestone - 2nd and 3rd graders along with one fifth grade class, that is Michelle Fischer’s class are in the building! A transition amidst many transitions, to be sure. We are hearing so much in the news, daily outcries from all fronts, that kids are struggling with serious stuff like depression and even suicides. The nation is tuned in to our students’ social emotional well being; and, that is wonderful, we know and value it deeply, and have it front and center. Today, I want to highlight staff social emotional well being. Where’s the country’s out cry about our social emotional well being? It seems that the movers and shakers barely broach that idea. Are the people outside the schools even aware that many of us need support for our social emotional well being? I am concerned about all of you - your overall well being. I recognize that navigating the virus and all these transitions and changes are stressful, such a balancing act. It is normal to be que