As the assembly was about to begin, Mr. Jones, the elementary principal decided to start it off by saying something encouraging to his student body.

In the last year, the school had seen their test scores improve dramatically, so he wanted to compliment the students on their intelligence.

As he walked on stage and looked out into the crowd of 300 elementary students, he couldn’t have been more proud. He walked up to the podium, grabbed the microphone and asked “Who is smart? Please, put up your hand.”

All the students except one raised their hand. Little Timothy was the only one to sit there and just stare at Mr. Jones.

So the principal asked, “Timothy, why aren’t you raising your hand?

The little boy responded “Because if I raise my hand than you’ll be all alone.”

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out," says John Wooden.

Monday – Favorite Sports Team Day (Wear your favorite team’s jersey, shirt, hat, etc..)

Tuesday – Hat Day (Crazy hat, plain hat, any hat will do.)

Wednesday – Crazy hair day (Green, purple, mohawk, braids, the crazier the better.)

Thursday – Pajama day (Stay comfy and cozy and wear your pajamas to school.)

Friday – Fernan Pride Day (Wear your Fernan shirts and show your school spirit.)

From Fathers.com

by Carey Casey

Excerpt from Good Dads Honor Moms.

Our panel of moms gave us some great ways kids (and husbands) have honored them, but again, it’s mostly about knowing that her kids thought about how to appreciate her and make her feel special. Often, the best part for mom is seeing the expressions of love in the kids’ handwriting, or the excited look on the kids’ faces as they present her with that unique, handmade card, or that breakfast only they (and Dad) can fix.

Here are some specific ideas from this panel of moms:

• A whole weekend (or at least a whole day) of being served, with other family members taking over all mom’s household responsibilities: cleaning, laundry, cooking, etc. Washing her car and other special things are welcome too.
• An album of family photos or a mother-kids portrait.
• Singing  a special song for mom. (A surprising number of moms mentioned this.)
• Freedom! … from whining kids, from being needed for little things, from dealing with sibling conflicts, from a noisy house, from “Honey, have you seen my …?”; freedom to rest and not feel guilty.
• Time to spend with her mom.
• A handmade coupon book of small favors to be done for Mom: a massage, doing the dishes, hugs and kisses, etc.
• A family activity together: planting the garden, attending an event she enjoys, a picnic, etc.
• A big block of time where she can do what she wants, uninterrupted.

Why do they teach us algebra? Only pirates need to know how to find X!