Be here. Be you. Belong.

At our welcome back, we talked about BE HERE (be present), BE YOU (bring your strengths and passions with you each day) and BELONG (build a sense of belonging throughout our staff, and classrooms).  As part of our conversation, we talked about the elements of belonging:

• Seen - when you are seen at work, you are recognized, rewrded and respected by your colleagues.
• Connected - when you are connected at work, you have positive, authentic social interactions with peers, managers, and senior leaders.
• Supported - when you are supported at work, those around you give you what you need to get your work done and live a full life.  These people may be peers and senior leaders.
• Proud - when you are proud of your work and your organization, you feel aligned with its purpose, vision, and values.

I challenged you to set goals for yourself to build a sense of belonging in our BUILDING (staff) and our CLASSROOMS (students).  And now after a few days, this is a check in to see how it's going!  The beginning of the year is a perfect time to build/reinforce our Willow Community - thank you for all that each of you do to make this happen!

Have a great week -

Sue