The New Year
I am the New Year.
I am unused, unspotted, without blemish.
I stretch before you three hundred and sixty-five days long.
I will present each day in its turn, a new leaf in the Book of Life, for you to place upon it your imprint.
It remains for you to make of it what you will; if you write with a firm, steady stroke, my pages will be a joy to look upon when the next New Year comes.
If the pen falters, if uncertainty or doubt should mar the page, it will become a day to remember with pain.
I am the New Year. Each hour of the three hundred and sixty-five days, I will give you sixty minutes that have never known the use of man.
White and pure, I present them; it remains for you to fill them with the sixty jeweled seconds of love, hope, endeavor, and patience.
I am the New Year.
I am here – but once past, I can never be recalled.
Make me your best.
Author unknown
AAP Level IV Referral Important Dates:
January 7, 2019: Our Advanced Academic Resource Teachers, Loren Brower and Andrea Trumbull will be available from 8 am until 4:30 pm in Room 139 to review referral files to make sure they are complete.
January 10, 2019: All AAP Level IV referrals and optional materials are due to the Haycock front office in a large envelope by 4 pm.
Office Hours During Winter Break
The front office will be closed during Winter Break. Please take the time to enjoy your time with families!
Book Talk Series: The Self-Driven Child
This year, the PTSA is partnering with counselors in the McLean Pyramid to offer a Pyramid-Wide book talk series and author event on The Self-Driven Child, The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson.
The Self-Driven Child empowers parents with practical tools to help their children reduce stress and anxiety, while building capacity for resilience, success, and optimal development. The authors work with students in the Washington, DC metro area and offer keen insights into the stress and anxiety that children of high-achieving schools are experiencing. The strategies shared in the book are relevant for parents of children of ALL ages…from age 2 to age 18 and beyond!
Kathleen Otal, M.Ed., a former elementary school counselor and current counselor at McLean High School, is leading the book talks. In addition, the authors of the book will speak at McLean High School in the spring. Even if you don’t have time to read the book, you will learn valuable parenting strategies that will help your child develop the skills to succeed!
Please join us for our second session on Wednesday, January 9th at Chesterbrook Elementary School from 7–8 PM as we discuss Chapters 6 - 9. You will learn:
- Why downtime is essential for children to develop resiliency.
- How to teach children to stay in charge of technology without it taking over their lives.
- How to encourage your child to take their sense of control to school.
You can also look forward to hearing the authors of the book speak when the come to McLean High School the evening of Wednesday, March 20.
 
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