Here's to a great school year with my favorite wing woman Vanessa Zagala Leonard Elementary

After our discussion about how to use the classroom library responsibly, a special guest surprised my little readers — sparking even more excitement about books and reading! Leonard Elementary

We enjoyed our first counselor lesson with Ms. Bond.😃Leonard Elementary

My first grade leopards are becoming wonderful readers and writers. 📝 Leonard Elementary

My first grade writers helped me put steps for writing into action. Leonard Elementary

I love seeing myself through my students’ eyes. Leonard Elementary

In first grade, we celebrate each other’s milestones— the day we turn one year older, the day we share our stories. I’m lucky to witness their growth. Leonard Elementary

We learned how to respect others and ourselves in our counselor’s lesson. We love Mrs. Bond. ❤️Leonard Elementary

Support our school family at Jaggers. The milkshakes are so yummy!! Leonard Elementary

Making text-to-self connections was so fun when we shared our own experiences at the clinic and introduced our parents who work as firefighters.Leonard Elementary

When we said the affirmations during the counselor’s lesson, one of my students stood still, trying to recall something. I asked him if he was thinking of his PreK class, he nodded eagerly and got excited. Well, I miss my mentors too. Dani Motruk Tori Tiemann Leonard Elementary

When the fall vibes were in the air and we were still figuring out what captions are, we decided to add one to our own pumpkin! I love my cutie pumpkins!🎃 Leonard Elementary

It’s such an honor to have the Class Story Expert Dani Motruk in our class, guiding us to write a class story that goes with our adorable bulletin board. She reminded us that writing is for everyone and that writing is fun!@OLE_Leopards

Our class story was just published! Students were so excited to see their collaborative work displayed in a new way with a variety of text features. Leonard Elementary Dani Motruk

We had a spooktacular time reading with our magic fingers!😃Leonard Elementary

My first grade writers did a great job brainstorming different ways to make friends. Leonard Elementary

Our 3rd Grade Leopards presented a moving and motivating music performance in honor of Veterans Day! Leonard Elementary

One of my former students always surprised me with sweetest seasonal pictures. They truly made my day.Leonard Elementary

We had a wonderful time working on our poem planning chart as we prepared to write poems about the sky today! Our little poets slowed down to observe, listen, and truly feel the world around them while we were outside.

My little poets helped me write a class poem about the sky. We are ready to write our own poems next week! Leonard Elementary