Highlights of week 1: Meeting new students, matching team shirts, & sweet student gifts. Katherine Morgan get back to class #BestYearEver #SumnerAchieves

Module 1: Great Heart is in full swing! Reading and wondering is always a little more exciting when you get to write on the desk! Wit & Wisdom English John Mann #SumnerAchieves

Had to have a little behavior reset today with our 4th graders! Loved their honesty/accountability & the solutions THEY created! 🥹 get back to class Katherine Morgan John Mann Lindsey Maxwell Ellis #SumnerAchieves

Lots of Teaching Champions in my room yesterday after school! 💛 Doug Lemov thank you for writing such a teacher friendly book! #teachlikeachampion #SumnerAchieves

Our 4th graders answered the question: What is a literal great heart? … I think we’ve got some future cardiologists on our hands! 🫀 Wit & Wisdom English Katherine Morgan get back to class John Mann #SumnerAchieves

Shared the story of “The Man in the Red Bandana” with my 4th graders. As always, I was blown away by their questions & discussion of 9/11. Thought I’d share a few of their written reflections also. get back to class Katherine Morgan John Mann #SumnerAchieves

Our GWE 4th graders kicked off our new novel (Love That Dog) by sharing pictures of their pets! Makes our hallway an even happier place to be! 💛 Katherine Morgan get back to class John Mann Lindsey Maxwell Ellis @ciaobellacreech #SumnerAchieves

We finished Love That Dog on Friday. 🥹 Here are a few of my favorite student responses to how Jack showed a figurative great heart! 💛 Wit & Wisdom English @ciaobellacreech #SumnerAchieves

Socratic Seminars outside & an impromptu football game at recess! GWE 4th graders (& teachers) are loving this week’s fall weather! 🍁☀️ John Mann Lindsey Maxwell Ellis Katherine Morgan get back to class #SumnerAchieves

My 4th graders’ (and my!) new favorite read aloud! My students helped me with my Spanish pronunciations, & we all had a good chuckle going on an adventure con pollo! 😂 Thank you Jimmy Fallon jlo for writing such a fun book! #SumnerAchieves

Getting our week off to a strong start, with color coding text evidence in RTI & writing some amazing themes for “All Summer in a Day”! 💛 these 4th graders! John Mann Lindsey Maxwell Ellis Wit & Wisdom English #SumnerAchieves #bestyearever

The Cutest thing. 🥹

Thankful to work with a team that shares a wonderful sense of humor!! 😉 😂 Katherine Morgan get back to class John Mann Lindsey Maxwell Ellis #SumnerAchieves #bestyearever

My 4th graders made me extremely proud this past week! They created some amazing slideshows about a mountain range of their choice. We all learned new things & were impressed by each other’s creativity! 🏔 John Mann Katherine Morgan get back to class #SumnerAchieves

Noticing, wondering, & identifying new words is a lot more fun when it involves writing on desks! Quote of the day: Ms. Smith, will you take a picture of my work?! I love Hatchet! John Mann Lindsey Maxwell Ellis Wit & Wisdom English #SumnerAchieves

Wrapping up our study of Hatchet with identifying themes & creating skits based on The River! As always, completely blown away by their creativity! Wit & Wisdom English #SumnerAchieves

Dear Teacher, Your kids missed you. Not your classroom. Not your content. They missed you. You did that. No easy thing to be what kids need. But it’s less-hard when all they need is you (to be you). Let that be the lift you need tomorrow. Sincerely, Not-So-Secret Admirer

“ELA Reflection”: Something, I want to use to set academic goals. Yet, as I review them, the personal things they chose to share with me are shining out the most. I admire my students’ vulnerability & am humbled by their trust. 💛 #SumnerAchieves

Finished Better Conversations by Jim Knight 🇺🇦. Big takeaways include: asking better questions that start with either: why, how, or what if. Redirecting toxic conversations: name it, reframe it, & tame it! Karen Medana Kyle Craighead #SumnerAchieves

Student created memes were not a disappointment. 🤣👏🏻 Katherine Morgan get back to class #SumnerAchieves