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This year, the office of Academy Giving wants to bring our community to life by sharing the stories of our staff, teachers, and families on several platforms.
Today, we’re finishing our two-part series about our very own Mrs. Rasic, who teaches 3rd grade. *If you missed Part 1, head over to last week’s newsletter to read it.
Last week, we left off sharing a little bit about Mrs. Rasic’s love for reading. Her maternal grandmother was an artist, English teacher, newspaper editor, and an avid reader which inevitably inspired Mrs. Rasic to read and collect antique and vintage books. Mrs. Rasic says she has always loved to read, but during the first couple of years as a teacher, it was harder to make time for it.
“I was so busy, and I was learning so much about my calling that it was challenging to find the right balance. I would read here and there, but it was hard to find the time for myself,” she says.
Now that she has been working at Archway Arete for a few years, she has a better handle of work-life balance and says that she believes rest is key to being our best self.
“I have to keep reminding myself is that I can do more for my scholars if I carve out time for the rest I need,” she says. “At the end of last school year in April, I picked up a book that I had wanted to read for a long time: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking and I finally felt like I found the right balance between serving my scholars and having time to recharge; reading that book really reinvigorated the avid reader within!”
Mrs. Rasic added that having similar interests to her young scholars (dinosaurs, astronomy, ancient history etc.), brings her joy because it allows her to share things she has read, and encourage her scholars to dive deeper into things they are passionate about.
Now, about those 50 books. Mrs. Rasic says that she didn’t actually have a reading goal set until early November when she realized she had already read 34 books!!
“I thought it would be a fun challenge to reach 50 in those remaining couple of months,” says Rasic.
The goal this year is to read 52.
“Knowledge is power, and we are lucky enough to be able to access so much of the world’s knowledge through books. Whatever our dreams may be, there is someone that can inspire us, and teach us if we are willing to be humble enough to learn from our wise predecessors. In short: Read more books!” says Rasic.
We are thankful for Mrs. Rasic and excited to see what our scholars read this school year.
To support Mrs. Rasic, and all of our Archway Arete teachers, you can give to community investment by clicking the link below. THANK YOU!
Make a tax-deductible gift on behalf of your scholar!
With gratitude,
June Brockmeyer
Family Giving and Community Engagement Officer
480-222-4233 Ext. 2408
Jbrockmeyer@archwayarete.org
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