Hanging. Tossing. Putting. Lollipop Picking. Just a fraction of the holiday fun Karen Boatright Winter Festival. ❄️☃️🧤🧣#pantherpride #wearewayne Lindsay Wey Lauren Pfister Jenna James

Proud of our 2nd Graders for winning North Wayne’s Penny Wars competition and earning us a movie/popcorn party today! Nothing like a “Frozen” Friday sing-a-long to lift the spirits ❤️❄️🎶 #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

One of my favorite week before break activities - reading The Wishing Tree and creating our own holiday wish ornaments to hang up at home ❤️🎄 “I wish everyone in the world can have a best Christmas.” Love these sweet friends and their big hearts! #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

Soaking up all the joy from the last few days with this crew and carrying it into break! Happy holidays from my Room 9 crew to you! ❤️🎄#WeAreWayne #PantherProud

Best sister in law in the game, best hero teacher role model there ever could be. Love you Courtney James and so proud of you!! You are the MOST deserving!! 💙 #WeAreWayne

January Roundup - birthday celebrations, being excited to read chapter books, partner reading with friends, celebrating our 100th day of school, and more! A great start to 2024 with the best crew 🎉💙 #PantherProud #WeAreWayne

It’s hard to beat the joy that Love Day brings 💕 Happy Valentine’s Day from Room 9! Feeling so grateful for these sweet friends of mine 😊#WeAreWayne #PantherProud

February Roundup - Writing Club sharing, a homemade Wonka bar brought in from a friend who is loving our class read aloud, new books from our Book Blast program, spirit days, and more! 11 wakeups until Spring Break 💙☀️#WeAreWayne #PantherProud

One of my favorite things to do with my kiddos - learning how to make slime to celebrate the end of our How To Writing unit! Love hearing their joy as they test out their creations 💙 #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

A busy week of May filled with teacher appreciation, balloon countdown popsicle and dance parties, Wayne Walks, and more!! 12 more wakeups to go! 🎉💙 #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

FIELD TRIP (Part 1) - We had a great time at The STEM connection today!! We learned about bee hives and made our own class hive, worked together to make bird nests, and learned how spiders make their webs and how to draw webs of our own! #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

FIELD TRIP (Part 2) - Our favorite part of our The STEM connection was the nature hike! We got up close with a bee hive, walked through the forest, and even saw an eagle’s nest with a baby eagle inside of it! Such a great day with this crew! 💙 #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

The End of the Year Panther Pride Drive-Thru Event Karen Boatright —live dj, free books, snacks, prizes & more! 💙🐾 #WeAreWayne

Thankful to work with the “World’s Best Teachers”! Happy weekend Karen Boatright —we appreciate all you do each & every day! 💙🐾 #WeAreWayne

Field Day = Favorite Day!! Love spending the day having fun with these kiddos! Only 3 wakeups left with this 2nd Grade crew 🎉❤️ #TeamJames #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

Annual Jitter Juice toast! A great start to Year 8 with this cute 2nd grade crew! 💙🎉 #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

A busy first full week filled with building our reading stamina, exploring manipulatives, partner work, procedures, community building, and a STEM activity Fun Friday! A great start with this cute little crew 💙🎉 #WeAreWayne #PantherProud

August Archives 📸: Building relationships, STEM smart choices, birthday celebrations, Writing Club, and so much more! A busy first full month of school establishing routines, procedures, and our classroom community 💙 #PantherProud #WeAreWayne

September So Far 📸: Guest readers (S/O to my niece for visiting 💕), classroom teamwork counting to 1,000, small group work, and our 1st class Dojo party for amazing behavior! Can’t wait to see what the rest of the month has in store with this crew 💙 #PantherProud #WeAreWayne

“Dress for your future job” is officially the most adorable spirit day 💕 So proud of these future teachers, doctor, and president! #PantherProud #WeAreWayne #HispanicHeritageMonth