Drop In The Bucket

DROPS ARE COLLECTING IN THE BUCKETS FOR THE REED CHILDREN!***The Theory of the Dipper and the Bucket.
Each of us has an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us. When our bucket is full, we feel great. When it*s empty, we feel awful. Each of us also has an invisible dipper. When we use that dipper to fill other people*s buckets*by saying or doing things to increase their positive emotions*we also fill our own bucket. But when we use that dipper to dip from others* buckets*by saying or doing things that decrease their positive emotions*we diminish ourselves. Like the cup that runneth over, a full bucket gives us a positive outlook and renewed energy. Every drop in that bucket makes us stronger and more optimistic. But an empty bucket poisons our outlook, saps our energy, and undermines our will. That*s why every time someone dips from our bucket, it hurts us. So we face a choice every moment of every day: We can fill one another*s buckets, or we can dip from them. It*s an important choice*one that profoundly influences our relationships, productivity, health and happiness.
We have set out buckets on the top of the display case for each child. There are blank drops to be filled out by any staff or parent(s) that would like to note something positive that they have noticed in a Reed child. Fill in the *drop* and then place it in the child*s bucket. Each night we will read over the drops and talk about how receiving drops helps us to feel good about ourselves. It*s also an easy way to recognize positives in each other in the home. Feel free to take some drops home and start filling your family buckets. We would love to hear how you put giving drops into practice. Feel free to e-mail us with your bucket filling experiences and we will share them in our Bucket Filling Journal.

Balloon Release

During the summer, the students released balloons to see how far the balloons would travel.
We are very excited that we received a note from a gentleman who found one of our balloons which was set off this summer.

From: Rashmi WMessage: Found Balloon # 27 on 28 Aug 2008 on the Hawk trail in when I was hiking. Way to go --- be curious --- explore --- reach out and share!! :)I discovered that the trail was named "Hawk" because one of the rangers killed a hawk in an accident--- she asked for the trail to be named in memory of that hawk as she was so remorseful. One lives and learns :)