A PRINCIPAL'S LOVE LETTER TO HER STUDENTS
June, 2015©
Hello Students!,
I want to leave you with a small message from me as we end this
school year. I have truly enjoyed being your principal. You are
remarkable! You are memorable! You are beautiful! You are talented! You are
smart! And you have brought me much happiness and joy.
When I first started as your principal I wanted to have a signature
statement to say at the closing of each announcement. I thought about many
fancy statements such as “Reach to the Heights” or “Always Give Your Best”. Yet
none of those were really satisfying. I wanted my closing statement to you to
be something you would love hearing and something that would edify you and
build you up.
I thought long and hard and then I remembered what I always
wanted to hear when I was little. I always wanted to hear the words, “I Love
You!”
You see as a child, I knew that my parents loved me dearly. They
would work long hours to feed and clothe me. They would take me to church and
buy me nice things for Christmas. They would take me on family vacations to see
my favorite cousins. They would sit up with me at night when I had a fever.
They would kiss my forehead and give me warm hugs. But they never said the
words, “I Love You”. That just wasn’t a way they were used to communicating.
Yet I always wanted to hear the words, “I Love You”.
Then one day when I was much older, I went to college and joined
a Christian group called the Navigators. During one of our Bible Studies the
leader asked, “How many of you have ever heard your parents say, “I Love You?”.
A lot of us in the study group raised our hands. The leader went on to say, “Then
here is what you should do. Every time you call your parents, say the words “I
Love You” at the end of your conversation and then watch and see what happens.”
So I decided to try this. I did it over and over again.
Sometimes my mother would just say “me too” or “I know”. My dad would just say “okay”,
or “I know”. Then one day something marvelous happened. I had just finished
talking on the phone with my mom about something and just when we were about to
hang up she said, “Shelia, I Love You!”
From that moment on both of my parents continued to say “I Love
You” to me. I can still hear echoes of it now even though they are both no
longer living.
Students that is why I
decided to make my signature closing line “Mrs. Burlock loves you!” You need to not only see it and feel it but
you also need to hear it.
This simple statement affirms you. It lifts you up. It values
you. You are valuable! Your dreams and desires, thoughts and opinions, comments
and suggestions, ideas and creativity matters! You are a Star, no matter who
you are. You can and will achieve, if you just believe. Believe in yourself. And
believe that Mrs. Burlock loves you and always will! ©
Shelia F. Burlock
5 comments:
Even adults need someone to tell us "I love you" and that our dreams matter. For a student to hear those messages from his/her Principal is precious and uplifting! Thank you for sharing this letter.
Superb love letter! It is important for students to know that EVERYONE in the school cares about them. I never had one of my principals express any such sentiments. I think it is especially encouraging for student to know that the "highest" authority in the school believes they can succeed.
Superb love letter! It is important for students to know that EVERYONE in the school cares about them. I never had one of my principals express any such sentiments. I think it is especially encouraging for student to know that the "highest" authority in the school believes they can succeed.
Superb love letter! It is important for students to know that EVERYONE in the school cares about them. I never had one of my principals express any such sentiments. I think it is especially encouraging for student to know that the "highest" authority in the school believes they can succeed.
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