Slice of Life Story Challenge · SOLSC

Day 21 of the March SOLSC #SOL23

BethMooreSchool

Happy Day 21, everyone! We’re so glad you’ve made it so far. If you can make it to Day 21, you can make it to Day 31!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

You deserve to treat yourself for making it this far into the challenge. Why not get yourself a little something to remember this year’s SOLSC? And while you’re at it, why not get something for someone who cheered you on, or helped make sure you had time to write throughout this month.

Visit our our Cafepress store and shop around to see what we’ve got. And boy, do we have everything: Notepads, tee shirts, onesies for babies, sweatshirts, ornaments, buttons, bags, and my two top favorites: the SOLSC shot glass (!!), and the doggie-tee.

All proceeds are donated to the Pajama Program.

Did I mention all proceeds are donated to the Pajama Program?

The Pajama Program educates families on the importance of sleep — something not talked about enough in schools. Many educators are surprised to learn that over half of school-aged children in the US are not getting enough sleep, and approximately two-thirds of teenagers.

The Pajama Program website states: Sleep helps children grow, build immunity, maintain a healthy weight, regulate emotions, improve behavior, learn, solve problems, and build resilience, among many other benefits.

Additionally, sleep is an equity issue.

“Not only are too many Americans not getting enough sleep, but the distribution of sufficient restorative sleep across the population favors those with more social and economic advantages.”
-Lauren Hale, Professor of Family, Population, & Preventative Medicine

Sleep-deprived children can present as having a list of other learning issues. Addressing sleep, first, should be the standard of practice in schools, but it often is not. The program educates families on how to establish healthy bedtime routines and the importance of sleep. They provide every family with pajamas, books, and materials to help established strong sleep routines.

BE INSPIRED

For the past few days, I’ve been sharing song lyrics that I find inspiring.

Some songs have been a part of my life for so long, that the song reminds me of many moments across the years. When I listen to certain songs, I’m brought back to a childhood memory, flashing forward to a memory from early adulthood, then back to high school, then forward again to a recent memory.

When I listen to the song below I’m transported back to: a memory having to do with a boombox on the playground in elementary school; a school dance; driving my first car down a dirt road with the windows down; listening to my walkman while shopping at the mall, a particular hot pink pair of pants that came with suspenders included… any of those could be stories I could write.

When I read the lyrics, I also think about my life in the present (“Time, time, time, what has become of me….”), my present moment – literally where I am as I type (on the couch in my living room, listening to the snow melt outside the window).

Do you have songs like that? What are they? Where do they take you?

Hazy Shade of Winter, by The Bangles

Time, time, time
See what’s become of me…

Time, time, time
See what’s become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities

I was so hard to please
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the Salvation Army band
Down by the riverside
There’s bound to be a better ride
Than what you’ve got planned

Carry a cup in your hand
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That’s an easy thing to say
But if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend that you can build them again

Look around
The grass is high
The fields are ripe
It’s the springtime of my life

Seasons change with the scenery
Weavin’ time in a tapestry
Won’t you stop and remember me?

Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Listen to Hazy Shade of Winter by The Bangles here.

QUESTIONS

Need to contact a co-author with a question? Please email us rather than leaving your question in your comment (below). Thank you, in advance, for your patience with us. We receive many emails during the first few days of the challenge. We will respond to all emails as soon as possible.

Contact one of these co-authors if you have questions about the individual challenge.

  • INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE
  • If your last name begins with the letters A – C, please email questions to Morgan Davis at medavis8[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters D – G, please email questions to Amy Ellerman at ellermanamy[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters H – K, please email questions to Betsy Hubbard at betsymhubbard[at]gmail.com. 
  • If your last name begins with the letters L – N, please email questions to Jenna Komarin at Jennakomarin[at]gmail.com. 
  • If your last name begins with the letters O – R, please email questions to Beth Moore at beth[at]elizabethmoore.work.
  • If your last name begins with the letters S – V, please email questions to Stacey Shubitz at stacey[at]staceyshubitz.com. 
  • If your last name begins with the letters W – Z, please email questions to Sarah Valter at sarahvalterreads[at]gmail.com.

Questions about the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge should be directed to one of these co-authors:

  • If your last name begins with the letters A -H, please email questions to Leah Koch at Leah.koch7[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters I – Q, please email questions to Lainie Levin at lainlev72[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters R – Z, please email questions to Melanie Meehan at meehanmelanie[at]gmail.com.

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Published by BethMooreSchool

Literacy Coach, Consultant, Author, Graduate Course Instructor, and Mom. Passionate about fostering a love of reading and writing in learners of all ages.

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