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Thank you to all of our LakeLouiseLions that participated in the Leading Lions Penny Wars! @missnichols2nd and I are so proud to announce we raised $967 towards a Free Little Library to go outside of Lake Louise. Shout out to our winners, Kindergarten and 5th Grade! 🦁💙💛

So thankful to be working for LL’s High Impact Tutoring Program. My student wrote a spin off story from one of our Fountas & Pinnell guided reading books. We are all so proud of his growth (including his best friend popping into our session to see his work)! 🦁💙💛

I have a secret to shout: when you give a student a paw, a sticker, a ticket, or whatever it is you hand out, it’s *not about the thing* &it’s not rewarding someone for doing something they just should. It’s an act of CONNECTION. It says: I see you, I thank you, I appreciate you

Thank you so much to the Chicago Bears Mini Monsters clinic for coming to Lake Louise today. I wish I could bottle today’s happiness and share it with all of you💙🐻🧡

Stop. 🛑 Drop what you're doing. ⬇️ And pick up a book! 📚 We hope you take some time today to #DropEverythingAndRead today! #DEAR

Everyone is welcome at Lake Louise! Today Leading Lions Chalked the Walk to spread positive vibes for our last meeting of the year! 🌈🫶🏼 Caroline Niepsuj LakeLouiseLions #bekind

We are the LEADING LIONS! @missnichols2nd and I are so proud of all of your hard work this year! 💙💛🦁

Proud Rambler 💛❤️

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“You are magic” is my one of my favorite things to tell my students 💖

There’s no better reminder for the start of a school year…

I’m so excited for my new adventure in D64. I cannot wait to meet all of my shining second graders on Wednesday! 🐯💙🧡

A very happy supply drop off! 😊 #engage64

Is there anything better than the first week of school?! "Let's not just hope for a great year. Let's make it one." #engageD64

Massive bounce houses outside and the principals getting taped to the wall inside. The Roosevelt back-to-school bash had everything! #engageD64

“I wish I could do this every second of every day” -One of my students talking about coding yesterday. So grateful for Gina Larucci for showing my class how to code their own dance party! #engage64

Happy New Year from our happy place! 🥳💙🧡 #engage64 D64 Park Ridge-Niles

D64 Park Ridge-Niles has a snow day tomorrow, January 12th. Be safe and warm this weekend! #EngageD64

Time to reshare one of my favorite poems just before preparing to head back to school ✨✨