Student got to learn all about Harry S. Truman at the Truman Library today! The best part was after we left a student said “wow that was so cool, I can’t wait to come back!” Such a fun way to see history! #youOTTtobehere #isd

Sunshine & sidewalk chalk!!! We sure are enjoying the sun here in 5th grade ☀️

All the way from KCMO, we are excited to be at the The Leader in Me Symposium in Austin this week! #LIMsymposium #youOTTtobehere #isdstrong

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. That's it, that's the tweet.

My sweets celebrated their last (elementary) valentines party today… never enough time with these kiddos. Cherishing these moments with them 🫶🏻🫶🏻 #youOTTtobehere #isdstrong

Show up, it matters 🫶🏻🫶🏻 proud of my IYAA champion!! #youOttTobehere

Best way to learn about the phases of the moon? Oreos of course!! #youOTTtobehere

5th grade takes on the Solar Eclipse #youOTTtobehere

Got to watch this dude do his thing today! His team won & he caught an interception! So proud!! #isdstrong #youOTTtobehere

In honor of week two of MAP testing, here is a shout out to our golden ticket winners from last week! Proud of everyone’s hard work and dedication to do their best on the test! #youOTTtobehere

End of the year review time! Students were given a math topic and are creating math games! #youOTTtobehere #isdstrong

We had a great time fishing & exploring our ecosystems today! Smiles all around!

Dr. Laughlin is in her retirement era! So fun surprising her with these shirts today. We sure will miss her 🫶🏻🫶🏻

First time every playing pickle ball and I get to play with Matt Besler & Jack! Matt Besler Chicken N Pickle® Mrs. Laffey #youOTTtobehere Christian Ott Elementary

End of year gifts for my kiddos…. So incredibly proud of this group, so so sad to see them go 😢

Color Run year 2!! Such a fun way to wrap up the school year! 🩷

Creating autobiography maps here in fifth grade! Such a great start of the year project. #youOTTtobehere#isdstrong #BetterTogether

All week my kids have been asking to do this trend, figured I’d give it a shot!! Only got one wrong. Love these goofy kiddos!

PLEASE SHARE!! This may be the biggest misconception about the 4DSW, that students get fewer instructional hours. Students in the ISD go the same amount of time to school as they did in a five day model and actually have more instructional hours than almost 99% of students in MO

Bring Your Teacher an Apple Day!!!! Thanks for the treat Avery! 🍎 #ISDAppleDay