1. WELCOME BACK!!!

2. A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. -Anthony Robbins

3. Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. -Albert Einstein.

4. Decisions… You don’t always make the right decision… You make the decision RIGHT! -Lillie G. Jessie

5. Sometimes you just need to Cowboy up!

6. When people are like each other they tend to like each other. -Anthony Robbins

7. Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity. -Deborah Meier

8. Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way. -George Evans

9. A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. -Nelson Mandela

10. I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand. -Chinese Proverb

11. If you dream it… you can do it! -Walt Disney

12. The kids in our classroom are infinitely more significant than the subject matter we teach. -Meladee McCarty

13. Teaching is not a profession; it's a passion. Unknown

14. Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human heart, but that's because you're a teacher. -Aaron Bacall

15. GO AHEAD… MAKE MY DAY! -CLINT EASTWOOD

16. They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. -unknown

17. We all need someone who inspires us to do better than we know how. -unknown

18. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -Theodore Roosevelt

19. DON’T WORRY… BE HAPPY!

20. There is no "I" in "TEAMWORK".

21. The best and most beautiful things in life, cannot be seen, not touched, but are felt in the heart. -Helen Keller

22. Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we.

23. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

24. An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends. -Benjamin Franklin

25. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend. -Martin Luther King Jr.

26. The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. -Vince Lombardi

27. Funny Excuse Letters My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him." "Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick, and I had her shot." "Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33." "Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating."

28. Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. -Malcolm S. Forbes

29. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -Eleanor Roosevelt

30. TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More

31. We must become the change we wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi

32. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. -Henry Ford

33. Funny Excuse Letters Cont… "Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip." "John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face." "Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part." "Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins."

34. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing you will be Successful. -Albert Schweitzer

35. Kids on Love ~ Love is what makes you smile when you're tired. ~ Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. ~ If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you don't like to play with. ~ Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day. ~ Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.

36. “Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future” “All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”

37. Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.

38. The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will open the doors to personal excellence.

39. Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

40. The most effective education is that a child should play amongst lovely things. ~Aristotle

41. Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children. ~Sitting Bull

42. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” ~Picasso

43. HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!!