December potluck postponed

Alas, too many of you already have family and other obligations for Saturday, the 19th of December. Thus, we will postpone the PTA Volunteer Appreciation potluck to a date in January. Please submit your suggestions for a date/time to PTA President Brian Morgan.

Thanks so much for what you volunteers do for Mt. View and PTA!

It's Okay to Be Different

Mountain View second graders teach others "It's Okay to be different!": When Jessie Dunnam, a second grade teacher at Mountain View, read "It's Okay to Be Different" (loaned to her by team member Valerie Harris), she was struck by the sweet story and decided to share it with her students during transition time after recess.

"The personal connection that they made with it was much greater than I had ever expected, said Dunnam. "The kids decided that we needed to share the message with the school." Working together, they developed a performance, posters, and quotes which they shared with nearly every class in the school.

They designed and hung 26 banners throughout the school with their "It's Okay" message. Dunnam said she saw students, teachers and staff stopping daily to read the messages on the posters. "I think it is because the messages the students shared are real and true for all of us…my students truly inspired and amazed me with their thoughtfulness and sincerity."

Here are some of her favorite quotes:

• It's okay to live in a different country. (Sonny)
• It's okay to have different colors of skin. (Mary)
• It's okay to be shy. (Cody)
• It's okay to have four fingers. (Darren)
• It's okay to be yourself. (Will)
• It's okay to make mistakes. (Anya)

From the NTPS Success post - 12/04/2009