
Cynthia Housianitis Johnston
@rmes_gifted
Gifted Resource Teacher @ Red Mill Elementary School
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06-01-2016 03:06:26
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To help Encanto's Isabela learn plant needs for survival, Red Mill ES 1st graders are conducting four scientific investigations. 👀, 📏, and 📊 up next! @RMESPrincipal @RedMill_AP VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs Nancye Flinn


THESE.KIDS. 😍😍😍 2nd graders designed an arcade game that demos forces, wrote functional text, created a theme, AND created a video explaining their game 🎮🕹️ 🤯🤯🤯HOLY SCI/ELA Integration!! Nancye Flinn #VBITS @RMESPrincipal Megan Lockwood Rachel kovacyk

Uncovering Red Mill ES students' talents and strengths as they get inspired by local businesses to become future entrepreneurs! @RMESPrincipal @RedMill_AP Brittany Ferguson VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs VBSchools wtkr.com/positivelyhr/v…

Where we started vs where we ended...Philosophical Chairs encouraged Red Mill ES 4th graders to delve into scientific argumentation - are robotic bees worth the investment? @RMESPrincipal @RedMill_AP Nancye Flinn VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs


Tagged by the Superintendent! Such an honor! Red Mill ES @RMESPrincipal @RedMill_AP VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs Aaron Spence


Shoutout to Brittany Ferguson, Jennifer Biange, and several 4th graders for hanging them up...twice since they all started to fall down after 2hrs!

Cynthia Housianitis Johnston and I had the BEST time presenting on the amazing things our Red Mill ES teachers are doing with design thinking at #DTALcon today! Super excited for next year!


These rocket landings were no "yolk" as Red Mill ES 5th graders built, tested, redesigned, and retested their SpaceX egg-straordinary rocket prototypes. Shout to Mike and Mike Services for giving us a lift! VBSchools VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs Brittany Ferguson @RMESPrincipal


Huge congrats to the three winning Red Mill ES 5th grade teams. Community support from Mike and Mike Services helped us test the best reusable 🚀 prototypes. VBSchools VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs Brittany Ferguson @RMESPrincipal



In our Red Mill ES Content Collab, we tried out hexagonal thinking to make connections between Ancient Egypt concepts . I ♥️ it when there's no singe right answer - it's all about justifying your thinking! @RMESPrincipal Brittany Ferguson Gabriel Howard VBSchools VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs


Thanks to our coordinator turned impromptu time traveler named James Scott who helped guide Red Mill ES 5th graders during their podcast episode about the Virginia battles during the Civil War. Brittany Ferguson VB Content VBSchools



Empowered teachers = future ready learners! VBSchools Brittany Ferguson Jess Bradford, NBCT #DTALcon


Our future SpaceX aerospace engineers were shooting for the stars as Grade 5 students tackled a real-world challenge ~ helping Elon Musk safely land the Starship rocket back to Earth. VBSchools VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs Brittany Ferguson Nancye Flinn Cathy Brumm
