Dear students,
Each new year, two of my cyber-mentors challenge teachers to find their One Little Word (OLW). The OLW is one word that will represent, or symbolize, the year ahead. The word should be personal and thoughtful. My mentors spend weeks thinking about their OLW, making sure they select a word that will really guide them.
I have thought a great deal about my OLW. For 2016, I selected "trust" as my One Little Word. I selected "trust" because I don't always trust God's plan and try to make my own way. I need this word to remind me to trust not only His plan for me, but also to trust in the strengths and talents He has blessed me with, rather than worry about the future. Trust can apply to my life in so many ways - through friends, work, my students, my family, myself, and ultimately, God's plan for me. I will use this word to guide me through the days of 2016.
Each new year, two of my cyber-mentors challenge teachers to find their One Little Word (OLW). The OLW is one word that will represent, or symbolize, the year ahead. The word should be personal and thoughtful. My mentors spend weeks thinking about their OLW, making sure they select a word that will really guide them.
I have thought a great deal about my OLW. For 2016, I selected "trust" as my One Little Word. I selected "trust" because I don't always trust God's plan and try to make my own way. I need this word to remind me to trust not only His plan for me, but also to trust in the strengths and talents He has blessed me with, rather than worry about the future. Trust can apply to my life in so many ways - through friends, work, my students, my family, myself, and ultimately, God's plan for me. I will use this word to guide me through the days of 2016.
In your comment, answer the following questions in complete sentences:
What is your One Little Word? How does this word apply to your life? How can you use your OLW to guide your year? Comment to this post with your OLW, and examples of how you can use your OLW this year.
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Ms. Blackmon
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Ms. Blackmon
My one little word is work, I want to work hard and have fun while doing it. I want to work harder in class and at home. For 2016 I also want to balance work with play. I also want to work for what I want. I hope I can work more in 2016!
ReplyDeleteKylo I believe you can do that!
DeleteWork Work Work That's what you do!!!!!!!!!
Deletegood job buddy
DeleteThat is how you get good in life, WORK HARD!!!
DeleteI know that you can work hard Kyle!
DeleteMy "little word" is a athlete. Now, I am already an athlete, but I want to become even more of an athlete. I will push myself to new levels even if it is incredibly painful. Well, actually I would skip things that wouldn't make me: faster, stronger, have more stamina, taller, or better at sports. I will try to play better at sports. Most of all, an athlete must have a victory dance so I need to work on that a lot. By the end of the year, I will probably a great dancer and a very good sports player.
ReplyDeleteNce olw it describes you very well!!!!!!!!
DeleteI agree with Hutton. That word does describe you really well!!!!!
Deletenice! :)
DeleteMy olw is appreciate, because I don't always appreciate all the great things that I have, and my OLw will guide me to appreciate what I have and not take it for granted. That's my OLW.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your word
DeleteMY OLW is BELIEVE. It applies to my life to always believe. My OLW will guide me to never give up no matter what the task is.If I have a hard test coming it encourages me to never give up and study hard.
ReplyDeleteI believe that you will be good at believing!
DeleteMy 2016 little word is exited. I have to be more excited for things to happen. I have to be excited for math and if I am doing something fun and we are do with it I have be excited for the next thing. I have to be excited to go somewhere I what to go because people may think I do not want to go. That is my 2016 little word.
ReplyDeleteJust like you you are excited most of the time
DeleteMy 2016 little word is exited. I have to be more excited for things to happen. I have to be excited for math and if I am doing something fun and we are do with it I have be excited for the next thing. I have to be excited to go somewhere I what to go because people may think I do not want to go. That is my 2016 little word.
ReplyDeleteMy word is "kindness". That is because I get a little angry sometimes. I think I would stop binging mean and start binging kind for the rest of the year. Even if I am binging ennoyed I will be kind to them. That is my promis for the new year.
ReplyDeleteI believe that you can be kinder!
DeleteMy one little word for 2016 is create. I chose create because I am not that creative with things I do sometimes. I use this word to tell me that I need to be creative, and not always follow other people's ideas. I have to create my own. I can use the word create in 2016, and all the other years following it.
ReplyDeleteMy word is live because I want to be able to live in the moment,and do the right thing at the right time. Those are just a few examples of how you can live. In 2016, I want to live.
ReplyDeleteMy OLW for 2016 is friendship. I chose friendship because meeting new people is important. Sometimes when you don't think you like someone, they end up being your best friend. You can also introduce old friends and new friends, and form groups. Being friendly to someone can be hard, but it will pay off when you make friends. This is why I chose friendship as my OLW.
ReplyDeleteMy olw for 2016 is "treasure" because I want to treasure every moment with my family and friends. Another thing why I want to treasure moments is when I get older I can look back at some of the moments I made and enjoy it. One other thing is that I really want to capture every single thing I do. That is why I chose the word "treasure."
ReplyDeleteMy one little word is friendship. My word is friendship because I have been in many fights this year with friends and in 2016 I want to make it better than last year. Lots of people have good friendship and I don't so I want to make that better too. Here are 3 more reasons why my "one little word" is friendship. Reason one, I want to more than a couple friends so that I have a lot of people to play with. Reason two, I don't want to get into tons of fights just like 2015. And finally reason three, I want to have better friendship for 2016 is I want to have and chats with the teacher, because you know that is not fun when you are in trouble!! That is why my word is friendship for 2016.
ReplyDeleteMy OLW for this year is to stay supper dupper orgenised all therw out the year. By cepping my desk ogenized and backpack and many ather things. I want to keep things orgenized so that I can find things easer. This is my new years reasolution.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way! That is a really good word!!
DeleteI chose "kindness" as my One Little Word. I picked kindness as my word, because I don't always use kindness around my brother. When he annoys me, most of the time I react meanly. Maybe my brother and I will turn out to be be best friends.
ReplyDeleteI really think that my OLW should be smile because I have noticed that when you smile it makes you and others happy. For example, you can help people have a good mood if they are having a bad day. Also if others are worried or scared you can smile at them so that they can be warmed up by your smile. I have also noticed that when you smile you can be a little more confident in what is coming for you, and believe in yourself a little easier. Smiling can help in many different events as you can see, and I will use this tool to help myself and others threw out the year of 2016!
ReplyDeleteI love your one little word I wish I did smile
DeleteI have thought a good deal about my OLW for 2016,and I selected " Serve!" I selected "Serve" because we need to serve others. We need to serve them with food,and water. Service projects such as Feed the Homeless,Room in the Inn,loaves and fishes,and so many more. I will use this word to guide me through 2016.
ReplyDeleteMy one little word for 2016 is helpful because I want to help my mom and dad through the process of moving and, I also want to help keep the house clean when my cleaner is not there so I can help my mom. Another way i would like to be helpful is to clean my grandmothers house. I would also like to be helpful in another way and, that is babysit my baby brother while my mom is on the phone. Those are my four reasons I want to accomplish in 2016!!
ReplyDeleteFor 2016 I selected "believe". I selected "believe" because sometimes I don't believe I can do some things like swim all of my 100's in swimming. I know that I have to do it so I can get better at swimming. Swimming is not the only thing I think I can not do something. sometimes I think I will not make it to something. Like a party, or a practice of some sort. I will use this word to guide me through 2016.
ReplyDeleteMy one little word is inspire. I want to inspire more people about God in 2016. I will guide myself in 2016 by inspiring myself when I don't think I can do something. I think that everybody needs someone to inspire them in the life. This is why inspire is my One Little Word.
ReplyDeleteMy One Little Word for 2016 is Faith. I need to have Faith in God that he will lead me in the right path and open the right doors for me in 2016. I need to have Faith in God, to trust that he will love and protect me. I need to have Faith in my friends, my family, and many other people, but most of all, I need to have Faith in God. In 2016, my One Little Word is Faith.
ReplyDeleteMy word is savor. I need to savor each moment in 2016. I really didn't savor a lot of 2015. I only savored a little of 2015. I want 2016 to be a memorable year. My little word is faith.
ReplyDeleteMy One Little word is complete. In the year of 2016 I want to complete goals that I have. One thing I want to complete is being on the top team in my soccer team. I know that if I want to complete it I will have to practice more. I don't like to practice at my house, but if it means I will complete one of my goals, I will practice to be on the top team. That is why my One little Word for 2016 is complete.
ReplyDeleteMy OLW is believe because sometimes I don't believe in myself, and I need to believe in myself more often. That is why my OLW is believe.
ReplyDeleteMy one little word for 2016 is thankful. My word is thankful because sometimes I am not happy with what I have. For example, If someone is talking about what they got for christmas, I want what they have. I want to remind myself that not all people even get presents. I should be thankful for what I have. This 2016 I want to give homeless people a dollar, and think to myself how lucky I am for all my gifts, my amazing school, my loving family, a roof over my head and much, much more.
ReplyDeleteMy one little word for 2016 is believe because I need to believe that I will accomplish many things in the year of 2016. I also think that if you believe, and trust in God, he will guide you to your path. I need to believe so that I can accomplish many things in the year of 2016. My one little word for 2016 is believe.
ReplyDeleteI decided that the most fitting OLW for me this year would be "knowledge". The most obvious reason I chose this word was that my New Year's resolution was to get better grades in math, but there is many more reasons I chose this word for my OLW. The biggest reason I chose this word is that I believe that knowledge and/or intelligence is a more valuable skill to have then any other. I also chose this word because knowledge can help you get through tough times in life. That is my OLW
ReplyDeleteMy One Little Word is belive. I need to belive in God to give me the right path. I need to belive God to never let anything bad go to my head. I belive in my friends, famliy, and most of all, God
ReplyDeleteMy one little word is ADVENTURE. I say that because I want to encourage myself to push to new levels, conquer my fears. I will try new things and travel to more places. The place I most want to go is Hawaii and go somewhere on a flight with relaxation and first class tickets. I want to try new types and kinds of desserts. The would be my OLW!
ReplyDeleteMy one little word would have to be joy because I love giving joy to others. For example sometimes others don't always have joy but I will try to help them feel joy. also when I am down I will try to think of joy and usually it will just come to me. Also I love joy it makes me happy and that's why I chose joy.
ReplyDeleteMy one little word for 2016 is "Listen." God wants us to listen to each other so we can help each other out with things. I need to listen to people such as Ms.Blackmon, Ms.Ward, Family, friends, Enrichment teachers, and so much more! God inspires us to look on the bright side, I to to think a lot more about that. I try to listen to myself and see how being bullied feels so I can help people out if they get bullied. People make a good impression on me everyday I need to listen to them so I can be the first to say it next time. I remember now to make people feel good. That's why I need to listen.
ReplyDeleteMy one little word I picked , is see. The reason I picked see is because I don't really spend time in the outside world , so I thought I could spend more time in the outside world not in the insideworld. For example , instead of playing video games and doing my story I could practice catching the foot ball. This why pick the word see.
ReplyDeleteMy one little word is STRONG because I want to be able to do 50 push ups a day, a 100 pull ups a day, and I want to do 100 crunches a day. so that I can accomplish things more easily. That's why my word is Strong.
ReplyDeleteMy little word for 2016 is hope. I chose hope because I hope for people in the hospital and the people in war to be safe and get better. My word could also be pray, but I don't just want to pray I might also send money to charity. That is why my little word is hope.
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