#CBE182 Day 2: Lisa Schoeler, Learning Leader, Guy Weadick School.

Back To School Takes A Team!

Today was the first day of school and my first year without a classroom of my own.  While I didn’t have all the usual tasks of finding my students, welcoming them and starting the year’s routines, I was certainly busy.
What I learned today is that to get the year started in a school takes flexibility, spontaneity, positivity and a never ending supply of smiles. I noticed throughout the building that there is no such thing as a job description. Everyone just jumps in, and does what needs to be done for kids and families.
These jobs may include, but are certainly not limited to

• tracking down an older sibling to comfort the child in grade one who you’re pretty sure doesn’t have a stomach ache
  
• washing and bandaging stinging knees from a fall on the way to school
  
• pointing anxious children towards their eagerly awaiting teachers
  
• calling parents to announce a first week performance at CBE System Opening
  
• helping call to check on absent students
  

The first week of school brings with it a flurry of activity that runs non-stop, but in the background, so that teachers can successfully welcome their students into their new learning spaces.  The students and parents don’t often see all the work that goes on behind the scenes, and that’s a beautiful thing. When all staff in the building are busy picking up all those small tasks, teachers and students can get down to the serious--and fun--business of learning!

Lisa Schoeler (@GWSchoeler) is a Learning Leader at Guy Weadick School. Teaching, Reading, Writing, Exploring, Technology, Horses, Chihuahuas