Catawba County Schools Association of Teacher Assistants

Maiden Elementary Teacher Assistants are hosting a fundraiser for "Kids in Need", along with raising conference monies at Capt'n Petes, in Sherrill's Foard on Hwy 150, Monday, February the 8th. Come on out and support them in there efforts to help children with needs and advance themselves with knowledge of better ways to help the children of Catawba County!

Don't forget the District 7 meeting on February the 20th, 2010 at 9:30 located at Shepherd Elementary School. The workshop will begin at 10:30 ending at 11:30. The speaker will be Kim Mitchell, Assistant Principal of Shepherd Elementary School presenting "Motivating Underachievers." Light refreshments will be served! Come and join us for this event. Directions to the school are below:

Linda Gales, District 7 President

lgales@teacherassistants.org

Directions to Shepherd Elem. in Mooresville, NC.

From north of Mooresville - Take 77 south to exit 42

Keep right on Hwy 21/115 south

Go 3.2 miles

Shepherd Elem. will be on right!

From South of Mooresville - Take 77 north to exit 42

Turn right on Hwy 21/115 south

Go 3.2 miles

Shepherd Elem. will be on right!

From East of Statesville - Take I-40 West to I-77 South

Take 77 south to exit 42

Keep right on Hwy 21/115 south

Go 3.2 miles

Shepherd Elem. will be on right!

From West of Statesville - Take I-40 East to I-77 South

Take 77 south to exit 42

Keep right on Hwy 21/115 south

Go 3.2 miles

Shepherd Elementary will be on right!

Quote for the Month:

: "When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." Henri Nouwen

Thought for the month:

This month as you all know is the month of love. Without love the world would and can become extinct as we know it! As the years go by, maybe its just me, but I feel more and more like people are looking after themselves, forgetting to look after others. Making decisions that will only benefit themselves, forgetting about that neighbor who might need a helping hand. In our schools, we as teacher assistants have the awesome opportunity to teach our children not only the academics that they need to succeed in life, but also the skills to love each other so our communities can be a safe, loving and productive place to live. But how can we possibly do that when we are not good role models, putting ourselves first in our own daily decision making. The children of Catawba County need us more than ever now with the cuts backs in education, parents losing their jobs and homelessness on the rise. Learning starts with love and compassion, with the ending results of a child that is happy, healthy and filled with self worth. Let us take the time to stop, even though our days are busy and stressful , to give these children the one most thing they need to succeed,

LOVE!

For we are: "The Teacher Assistants of Catawba County!"

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