It’s Thursday Fursday! We are a 3 person : 3 pet household. #culpeperMSspiritweek #perfectratio

Last day of “spring break.” It wasn’t the road trip to #OBX that I wanted back in January, but the walks were beyond compare. #thingschange

A school is so much more than a building. #stayinghome #stayingpositive #CMSlove

Thrilled to announce I am a freshly-minted Level 1 Google Certified Educator! Google for Education g.co/educertificati… #GoogleCE

To the CMS 2020 8th graders. Thank you to Mrs. Ewing and her amazing Yearbook students who helped put this together. 8th-graders we wish you nothing but the best and you will be missed! Music Rights in the Description of the Video: https://www.zcu.io/4c1Awzuo8

An inspiration in soooo many ways ❤️

Enjoying the #DogDays and trying not to dwell on all the things we can’t determine or predict. #teacherlife

So excited that this amazingly talented person and poet is being recognized with a Pushcart nomination! #verybigdeal #welldeserved @kimharveypoet

I got a wonderful surprise today. I had asked the custodian yesterday to bring a ladder so I could cover my word wall for SOL testing. When I came in this morning, she had already done it for me. ❤️ This is why teachers stay. #lovemyjob #schoolculture #relationshipsmatter

English Teachers go above and beyond with some amazing door decorations to celebrate Poetry Month at CMS! #poetrymonth

I’m honored to receive these tokens of appreciation from my team. Collaborating with my amazing group of teacher-friends is its own reward! Culpeper Middle #English #GoTeam

The difference between Knowledge and Experience.

Just finished Fahrenheit 451, which is on our 8th grade novel list. I’m struck by how the world it warns against (the perceived irrelevance of books and reading in a fast-paced and addictive onslaught of media & technology) has already happened. #mustread #scary

Our rising 9th graders read The Crossover and The Playbook this summer. We’re sending these kiddos off to high school with big dreams! @RaeAnneShah @kwamealexander

An immersive and shattering journey straight into the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, a reminder that experiences rooted in time and place can actually be timeless—and transcendent. #TheFourWinds #KristinHannah #motherdaughter #inspiration #summerreads

Making my way through the 2021-22 Virginia Readers Choice books for middle school. This one features a sweet & misunderstood protagonist, an unbreakable sister bond, and a breathless countdown to the Challenger lift-off. VAASL #PlanetEarthIsBlue #AutismAwareness #supernova #love

This beautifully written & illustrated book reminds us that in life, and even in death, the connecting lines between us remain—unbroken—as long as someone remembers to tend them. #amreading #TheLineTender #VRC #YAlit #dontswiminthequarry #greatwhite #greatreads VAASL

I am beyond excited to add this book to my classroom library! Thank you for your amazing generosity! #yalit #middleschool #teacher #readingislit #VSRA #thankyou

Sharing Amari with teachers and students is my favorite thing! 📚❤️

So proud of my student! I appreciate the local NAACP chapter for giving students like her this forum to write for a real-world audience, and I’m thrilled that she has the opportunity to share her unique stories and voice with the community!