Yes! A great reminder...

It’s always more fun to solve a word problem with a partner.

So true, every student deserves to start each day with a blank slate.

Just finished Pear Deck Learning webinar. The SEL slides and exit tickets are a great way to connect with and get student feedback.

Postcards ready to go in the mail to greet my new first graders. I’m so excited to meet them. #BelieveAchieveSucceed

We have been talking about feelings in our Path’s lessons in first grade. So we used Jamboard today to show how we were feeling. We will be using it again. #BelieveAchieveSucceed

First graders working hard today; reading words with the oo spelling and working on opinion writing.

When you have a super small group for math you end with a tic tac toe game to review number bonds.

Postcards ready to go in the mail to greet my new kindergartners. I can’t wait to meet them next week. #whes #kindergartenrocks

Building numbers with play-doh. A favorite among everyone. #whesheroes , #BelieveAchieveSucceed , #whes

FCPS will be on a 2-hour delay Thursday, September 2, due to inclement weather conditions. However, we will RE-EVALUATE conditions by 7 AM. Please see FOF for more details: ow.ly/8cQp50G2IWd

Love this kindergarten friend’s positive message on a Friday. She sure does have a kind state of mind. It goes great with our motto at Whittier; work hard, kind heart. #WhesHeroes, #WorkhardKindheart, #BelieveAchieveSucceed

Using googly eyes and a monster mat are a fun way to practice “one more” in kindergarten. ⁦Lorcán ÓhEithir⁩ ⁦Courtney Hicks⁩ #WhesHeroes, #WorkhardKindheart ,#BelieveAchieveSucceed

Today kindergarten worked together in science to explore force and motion. They built a swing set and had some time to be creative. ⁦Lorcán ÓhEithir⁩ ⁦Courtney Hicks⁩ #WhesHeroes, #BelieveAchieveSucceed, #WorkhardKindheart

Kindergarteners use shake and spill to make addition problems to 5. ⁦Lorcán ÓhEithir⁩ ⁦Courtney Hicks⁩ #workhardKindheart , #WhESHeroes ,#BelieveAchieveSucceed

Students are painting kindness rocks in art this week to put in a rock garden here at Whittier. A thoughtful student brought in a kindness rock he found to put on display in our classroom. ⁦Lorcán ÓhEithir⁩ ⁦Courtney Hicks⁩ #kindnessmatters, #greatkindnesschallenge

My kindergarten class enjoyed D.E.A.R time this week for Read Across America Week. ⁦Whittier Media Center FCPS⁩ ⁦Lorcán ÓhEithir⁩ ⁦Courtney Hicks⁩ #whittierheroes, #workhardkindheart

Today we enjoyed a scoot to review counting sets and writing numbers to 20. ⁦Lorcán ÓhEithir,⁩ ⁦Courtney Hicks⁩ #workhardkindheart, #whesheroes

Postcards ready to go in the mail to greet my new kindergarteners. I am so excited to meet them. ⁦Lorcán ÓhEithir⁩ ⁦Courtney Hicks⁩ ⁦Jill Barnes⁩ #workhardkindheart ,#whes