PSSC | Lessons from my daughter

Today was and still is a good day!

Why?

I woke-up this morning!

I know, you are thinking we all wake-up in the morning… Well some people don’t! And considering some of my friends were worried yesterday about my potential mild-concussion…

I was extremely pleased to wake-up this morning and prove to the world that I am ok and that I only have a mild headache.

My blog broke the top 25 on Top Mommy Blog website! 25th on almost 4400 blogs! I am amazed at that as I quite frankly never thought anyone would read me!

When I dropped Emily off at school, she told me that her and her morning EA (Educational Assistant) were reading my blog during first period.

Yesterday, they read first day of high school. That could have made for an awkward moment but it went well. Her EA asked me if it was ok for Emily to read my posts as she was all chocked-up while reading it. 🙂 I confirmed that Emily can read my posts.

I left school with a smile on my lips.

I like when people included in Emily’s life discover my blog!

I got to work and bought coffee for my team.

I tried to pass some of my happy feeling around! There is nothing like free coffee first thing in the morning!

I worked, bought lunch at a local little Samosa shop where apparently some hot guy serves you! It sounded like I was the last person to discover this place. Food was delicious and the company was even better.

Tonight was the PSSC election! I turned my application in a week or so ago. I talked about it on my Meet the teacher Night post. If you want to know a bit more about this, please look at my post PSSC info

I am a new mom at this school as it is Emily’s first year there.

I am also considered an outsider as we are not from here.

This was difficult for me, I don’t socialize with people I don’t know but I had to do this.

There were 4 positions open and 6 people applied. Lucky me, only 2 out of 6 showed-up so…

I AM IN!!!

I don’t care that it was by default!

I have a position on the PSSC!

I have had a quick talk with the Chair and Secretary to let them know about my passion for Exceptional Students!

I will do this, I will make a difference!

So overall, today was an amazing day!

I still have a headache but I don’t care anymore!

I woke-up this morning, I have new blog readers, I broke top 25, bough coffee for my team, had a great lunch, got elected on the PSSC and it is fall, my favorite season, the time for cool breezes, pretty colors, apples and pumpkins!

Last night was meet the teacher night.

Although Emily is 15, she doesn’t stay home on her own and hubby had a previous engagement for the evening so Emily and I went to school last night to meet her 5 teachers for her first semester of high school.

If you have read my last post A new milestone, you know Emily doesn’t want me to talk to her teachers as it is embarrassing…

I discovered last night that this seems to apply to one teacher which she particularly likes. I saw why in the 9 minutes we were in his classroom. He captivated his audience where other teachers didn’t really. He has this “teaching quality” you liked in your teacher when you were in school. I think she might find him handsome too but she denies it. 🙂

So, last night we met the teachers and Emily guided me in between her classes which was nice as it showed me that she knows where her classes are.

It did help put my mind at ease (a little) to see her navigate the school so easily and confidently.

I did something else last night before tackling the class visits.

I submitted my nomination to the PSSC (Parent School Support Committee)

If you’ve read my first day of high school post, you know I want to find a way to get involved at Emily’s new school so I am trying this.

From the PSSC’s website:

“The mission of the PSSC is to work with the principal to enhance student learning and development, and to enrich the educational experience of all children by increasing family and community involvement.”

Emphasis for me being the part about “all children”

Since way back when she started school to now in high school, she is my priority!

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I did some digging and in reading more into it, here is what I found: http://pssc.weebly.com/about-pssc.html

You can get involved in:

Communications – Ensuring we have regular flow of communications to and from our parent community.
Educational outcomes – Examining how the school performing in terms of educational outcomes and learning where the challenges and opportunities are.
Health and Wellness – Examining where and how we can improve health and wellness of students and staff.
Exceptional Students – Looking at doing the best job in accommodating those at our school with exceptional needs.
Career Day – A very popular program for students.
PSSC Teaching Excellence Award – Approved in the 2011/12 school year, this new initiative will recognize a BMHS teacher who has shown exceptional teaching skills through the year.

I admit, my priority is point 4 – Exceptional students – but I see a need for all the others.

In preparation for last night, I printed a nomination form, filled it, got my seconder (another parent from the school) to approve my nomination and I hand delivered it.

Elections will be this month.

Wish me luck!

If this doesn’t work, I will find another way to positively impact the life of the exceptional students population of Emily’s high school… I will just need to find another way in! I am not giving up on this!

On a side note, thank you for clicking on my top mommy blog picture, so far you’ve made me #1 in the special need section of the site and as of this morning, I broke the top 50 for the entire site! Being on this website brings new traffic to my blog which helps me raise awareness for Emily’s syndrome! Thanks again for your support and help!