I’ve been building a SEL space in my office to support emotional regulation. Must haves ➡️ picture books, Hoberman Sphere, stress balls, calming technique cards, breathing tools, convo starters & calming glitter bottles! #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a #Pitzer2e

Did I sing during lunchtime read alouds today?! Yes. Yes I did. This was the 41st picture book this year we’ve read in grades K-4. ✨ Read at lunch. Trust me. The shift in reading culture is everything! #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a #Pitzer2b #LWRocketsRead

What started as a way I was going to share out the love for my building, turned into a staff wide event. 🤩 It was so fun to see this teacher lounge door grow throughout the month of February! 💙 #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #LWRockets #Pitzer2a #principalsinaction

Took a few moments today to write on post-it’s how I see my staff embodying their #oneword2024 & placed them
on their posters. I appreciate all they do and everyone deserves to know when they are appreciated! #Pitzer2a #PrincipalOfficeHours #iledchat #momsasprincipals

Snacks & Relax➡️ being a principal is a family affair. We stocked the lounge w/ drinks & snacks. We also hid 10 Golden Tickets in the school for 20 min. of extra prep where I will cover recess supervision or classroom. #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a #LWRockets

Droids make everything better including morning arrival!
🌌✨May the 4th Be With You! ✨🌌 #momsasprincipals #iledchat #principalsinaction #LWRockets #Pitzer2a

Older kids deserve lunchtime read alouds too ➡️ First Chapter Fridays for the win. We’ve read 27 first chapters this year in 5th-8th. Read with all ages. Trust me. That book joy spreads & it’s glorious.🤩 #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a #Pitzer2b #LWRocketsRead

Tuesday is for writing and delivering handwritten notes to all staff members and stickers in the lounge! 📝🩷 #LWRockets #Pitzer2a #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #iledchat #principalsinaction

First Week of We Read Wednesday (K-4)& First Chapter Friday (5-8) of the school year!🎉📚💞 All kids deserve to be read aloud to no matter their age. Reading at lunch is one of my favorite things to do as principal! #LWRocketsRead #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a

Here’s to the first month of We Read Wednesday (picture books to K-4) & First Chapter Friday (chapter books 5-8) ✅
Reading at lunch is my jam! The connections I get to make w/ my readers fills my 🩷 #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #PrincipalClubhouse #Pitzer2a #Pitzer2b

LW staff choose one word instead of a resolution. Resolutions can come & go but one word sticks! 🥳💞Once teachers chose their word, they created posters using Google Slides & they hang in our lounge. What is your #OneWord2024 ?! #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a #momsasprincipals

First Semester ➡️ 24 Picture books read at lunch time to grades K-4th for We Read Wednesday! Everyone deserves to be read aloud to 📚💞 #LWRocketsRead #Pitzer2a #Pitzer2b #momsasprincipals #PrincipalsClubhouse #PrincipalOfficeHours

92 of 172 grateful notes to each of my #LWRockets are complete. This has been one of my favorite things as principal to do & I wish I had started doing it sooner. #iledchat #Pitzer2a #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #principalsinaction

First Semester ➡️ 23 first chapters read at lunch time to grades 5th-8th for First Chapter Friday! Everyone deserves to be read aloud to even older kids. Books are springboards for important convos! 📚💞 #LWRocketsRead #Pitzer2a #Pitzer2b #momsasprincipals #PrincipalsClubhouse

Play matters! ✨ Even in 5th grade. Being a principal means I get to share in moments like this one. Moments spent one on one connecting. Moments where my engagement made all the difference. #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a #iledchat #principalsinaction

Thanks Bookelicious & Jarrett Lerner for A Work in Progress! ✨📖 I read the first several pages in all my 5th-8th grade classrooms as my first, first chapter read aloud of the school year. A 7th grader already asked to borrow it. 💞 #LWRockets Read #LWRockets #Pitzer2a

Annd that’s a wrap on our Noticing the Good Side Quest🤩 Completing all tasks in a week earned an entry into our prize drawing! Wheel of names then determined order they could choose. Thank you Tyler Rablin for helping us focus on the good. #Pitzer2a #PrincipalOfficeHours #iledchat

My new favorite thing to do is leave a post-it note of how I saw a teacher living their one word 2023 and place it on their one word posters in the lounge. Coolest thing was someone added a post-it to mine too! #Pitzer2a #Pitzer3d #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #iledchat

Thanks John Schu for This is a Story! 📖✨ It was our lunchtime read aloud for K-4th graders today. My #LWRockets LOVED that you sent this to me and thought Lauren Castillo 🦔🏳️‍🌈📚’s illustrations were beautiful. 💞 #LWRockets Read #Pitzer2a #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours

Here’s looking at you 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣! What will 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ Rocket Life look like?! Getting excited to find out! Also I love telling our school’s story through pictures. 📸💞 #momsasprincipals #PrincipalOfficeHours #Pitzer2a #iledchat