These scientists kicked off Module 4 of Wit & Wisdom by experimenting with the digestive system!! Loved seeing their engagement building background knowledge with new vocab … aaaand they talked about “making poop” all day after we finished! 😂 Green Magnet Academy

Congratulations to Green Magnet Academy in Knox Cty Schools for being awarded STEM Designation from the TN Dept of Education! Reviewers especially enjoyed seeing how you entire school has embraced design thinking to create a school culture that progressive and growing. #TNSTEM

Sometimes you don’t need the masses to believe in you to be great. All you need is a faithful few and the belief in yourself! We did it, GMA!! Let’s continue our work of being one of our states best stem schools! Jessica Holman @MrSmith_GMA Sandy Morris Danielle Adams Casey Robison

Please help us welcome our new AP, Denise Neal, to the Green Magnet Academy Family! Ms. Neal joins us from Vine Middle Magnet where she has served as AP the last 6 years! We are so blessed to have her, and we know she is going to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team!! 💚💚🎊

Can’t be the first day Green Magnet Academy without a little bit of music, little bit of cheering, and a whole lot of hugs! We had a great first day of school! We can’t wait to see the adventures this year will hold! 💚🎉🎊 #catchadreamthroughSTEAM

Best 2nd grade team around!!! Ready to rock this school year 💚💚💚 #catchadreamthroughSTEAM Green Magnet Academy

This sweet boy has given up his recess the last three or four days to go to the Design Lab because he wanted to make his own drum set! Always keep pursuing your passions, and you will go so far! 💚🥁

Beautiful inside and out! We honored our fabulous secretary, Ms. Julie, who will be retiring! We have been blessed to have her for the last 17 years! Anyone who knows her knows of her kind, sweet spirit and warm smile! She loves this school, and we love her! She will be missed!💚

Working together to find and record key details that help define key terms in our text. I’m so impressed by these learners!!! 😍🥰🥳 Green Magnet Academy

Many thanks to Mr. Guinn from TVA’s River Forecast Center for speaking to our second grade students about the impact of flooding on people and nature as part of their Wit & Wisdom PBL unit! Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee STEM Innovation Network @kcs_stem Green Magnet Academy

So proud!!! 💚💚💚

These 2nd graders were SO EXCITED for the new Green Magnet Academy playground to open this week!! They deserve this incredibly fun, engaging, safe place to play and it made my heart explode to watch them enjoy it this week.

Second grade had a blast on their STEAM Study to Safety City this week! 💚🚲🚓

Thank you Knoxville Dream Center for teaching our 2nd graders about how you help our community with the mobile food pantry! They loved making connections to our PBL on food justice! Green Magnet Academy

Another great day in 2nd Grade at Camp Read-A-Lot!!! 😊🎉📚 Green Magnet Academy

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Tomorrow starts a new chapter… teaching at Linden Elementary !! I will miss my GMA family so much & will be taking many incredible memories and lessons learned with me into this new adventure. Can’t wait to meet 17 amazing 2nd graders tomorrow— let’s go Linden!! ❤️🦁 #LindenStrong

We are #LindenStrong! ❤️🦁❤️Oak Ridge Schools

We had a great PLC PD today centered on Teacher Clarity and Success Criteria! ❤️🦁❤️Oak Ridge Schools

During math today students learned how to delegate group roles, summarize each group member’s understanding of bar graphs, and share their learning to the class. So impressed by these 2nd graders!! #BESTisthestandard Linden Elementary