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5-4-3-2-1 This Week’s Reflection

This format is borrowed from HMorris.

Five things that made me smile

When my ex-KG student now in twelfth grade brought me an invitation for her ART exhibition

When my colleague called another by his son’s name, I had a belly laugh, since she did not know why I was laughing

That invitation to take a team leader’s role elsewhere

When my student sent me a thank you note through Pulse, our weekly online check-in

My daily freshly squeezed orange juice

Four words to describe my week

Exhausting, Fulfilling, Calm, Thankful

Three things that went well this week

Organising extensions for my Math class

Finding a perfect mentor text (from a newspaper) for my students’ feature article

My morning devotion

Two things I learned this week

To say hello in another language from Ghana

To exchange anxiety with prayer

A goal for the next week

To read a chapter or two for my book club and take down notes.

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4 responses to “5-4-3-2-1 This Week’s Reflection”

  1. mbhmaine Avatar
    mbhmaine

    I recently wrote a slice to a different 54321 format. I think I like yours better, and I may just borrow it! Each of your lines holds a whole story within it. There’s potential for expansion or just the effect of stringing them all together so beautifully. I especially like, “to exchange anxiety with prayer.”

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    Erika

    Your slice reminded me to do my 54321 in my notebook. My 3 is different from yours- in mine I write three weekend plans. I like your option!

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    kimhaynesjohnson

    Exchanging anxiety with prayer – – what a beautiful habit to make part of every day. I love that this post focuses on the positive. And ends with a goal – – a purposeful intention going forward. I love it!

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    Rita K.

    This format is awesome. I must try it. I especially love the “things I learned” this week. I agree that this would be a wonderful format to use when journaling and I like that you can change it up to suit yourself. Thanks for sharing!

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I am an Elementary school teacher , I taught at an International IB School in Accra, Ghana. I am now teaching in Hanoi. Writing is my passion and I try to write daily, at least in my sentence a day journal, to capture all the blessings around me. I write with groups of writers, such as Teach Write and sometimes Ethical ELA. I also encourage my friends to write , so I created a platform to make that possible -Writing Run.

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