John E.

Ford - Guidance Gazette

Spring break and spring testing approach, as we spring forward an hour!
Greetings, John E. Ford!
As always, this year feels as
though it is flying by, and
naturally we chug on in our
pursuit of educational
excellence! Important dates
on the calendar for your
School Counselors in March
are in the green menu to the
right.
As you know, March kicks off
the first of many high-stakes
tests in which our students
will participate and for which
you have been working so very
hard to prepare them! Please
help them remember that
they are competent, capable
and well equipped for these
tests! The same goes for you
as well, teachers! Take
comfort in the fact that you
have done more than your due
diligence in preparing these
young people!
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES
and EACH OTHER. Rest and
relax, when and where you
can. When we become busy
and stressed, we tend to eat
and sleep more poorly and,
therefore, make less time for

exercise. Eating well and

getting in those 30 minutes of
cardio a day are SUPER
important for a good nights
sleep and maintaining a
healthy homeostasis! Some
healthy habit tips include:
DRINK WATER
o Avoid sugarsweetened beverages
as they tend to cause
crashes which slow us
down
o Hydration may also
improve cognitive
functioning
SNACK ON FRUIT or
NUTS
o Junk foods, such as
potato chips, provide
little nutritional value
and can therefore
leave you feeling tired
and hungry again
much sooner
BREATHE DEEPLY
o The benefits of deep
breathing are endless
- TRY IT especially
before bed time or at
the beginning of your
day

MARCH

IS:
National Craft Month
National Nutrition Month
National Umbrella Month
National Irish American
Heritage Month

MARCH at John E. Ford:

PP-UE will be wrapping up Child
Safety Matters, LESSON 2
UE-MS will be jumping into
Career & Transition Lessons
MARCH 3rd: Multidisciplinary Referral
Team (MRT) Monthly
Meeting

MARCH 6th: Mrs. Libby

OUT ALL DAY (FSCJ +
Success by Design and
Middle School Department
Chair Meeting); Mrs.
Grace OUT in A.M. (FSCJ
+ Success by Design)

MARCH 8th: Daylight

Savings Time begins
(spring forward one hour)

MARCH 13th: Attendance

Intervention Team (AIT)
Monthly Meeting

MARCH 16th-20th: SPRING

BREAK!