During our Schoolwide Community Meeting today Maureen Nesselrode, Zero the Hero and his assistants helped us celebrate the 90th Day of School! APS Math Office Anna Davitt @APSGifted

Mr. Regie, our guest poet, has been leading poetry workshops to get us prepared for our 5th grade poetry slam next week! These students have been working hard on writing and performing their amazing pieces and can’t wait to share them! Maureen Nesselrode

Winter music showcase!

These scholarly gentlemen have started their own chess tournament and always play during free time! Maureen Nesselrode

As part of our Identity Expedition, our 5th graders wrote poems about themselves. Mr. Regie led each class in a homeroom poetry slam where every student performed their poem to an audience. Tomorrow, certain students will compete in a grade level poetry competition! Maureen Nesselrode

Happy 100th Day of School ⁦Maureen Nesselrode⁩. Thank you Zero the Hero and her assistants for helping our little ones celebrate in style! ⁦APS Math Office⁩ ⁦EL Education⁩ ⁦Anna Davitt⁩ ⁦@MsKrippnerAPS⁩

When the 5th graders were in k/1! Crazy hair day….

Thank you so much to all the friends and family that came to our 5th grade expedition showcase on identity! Students were so proud showing off all their hard work and expressing their identities to such an attentive audience! Maureen Nesselrode EL Education Pamela Clark

We had such an awesome turnout for our Identity Showcase! Stations around the room displayed all the different activities and projects students completed throughout their expedition. There were also interactive stations so everyone could participate! Maureen Nesselrode Pamela Clark

Campbell’s Book Fair is open this week for anyone interested in buying books! Students got a chance to explore and make wishlists. Maureen Nesselrode Beth Decker

The Math Dice Tournament Maureen Nesselrode gave our 5th graders the chance to practice their flexible thinking in a fun and engaging way! @APSGifted APS Math Office @MsKrippnerAPS Anna Davitt

Gr 5 self-portrait linoleum prints are starting to show up on the drying rack. We are super excited. #printmaking #lightandshadow #elementaryart #fifthgrade #blockprints APS School Board Arlington Public Schools APS Arts Education Michelle Scott Maureen Nesselrode

Student leaders from the Community Meeting Crew Maureen Nesselrode read to PreK students as we celebrated Read Across America Day! EL Education @APSGifted @MsKrippnerAPS Shannon O'Connor (she/her) APS Elementary ELA

My favorite tradition for Read Across America Day is buddy reading with younger students. It’s even better when you get to do it in your pajamas! Thank you to @Mshoran3rd and her 2nd graders for reading with us today! Maureen Nesselrode

Nothing like an Outdoor Community Meeting to make a Friday even better! Maureen Nesselrode Pamela Clark

After months of preparation, 5th graders ⁦Maureen Nesselrode⁩ participated in the preliminary science bowl on ⁦Nearpod⁩ today! ⁦@APSscience⁩ ⁦@APSGifted⁩ ⁦Anna Davitt⁩ ⁦Shannon O'Connor (she/her)⁩

5th Graders Maureen Nesselrode have been engaged in historical fiction book clubs using SEM-R bookmarks and reading strategies to help guide each of their discussions. @APSGifted Anna Davitt Renzulli Center for Creativity, GiftedEd, & Talent EL Education

A huge thank you to @MsKrippnerAPS for ordering these amazing geodes for every 5th grader! To celebrate the end of our Changing Earth Unit, everyone got to (safely) break open their very own geode! #RocksRock Maureen Nesselrode

Our mural is finished! 😍Thank you to Ms Nesselrode & Ms Anselmo, the Gr5 team, the Humanities program of APS Arts Education, and especially Jenny Burgei of Capital Murals. We are so thrilled. Anna Davitt @MsKrippnerAPS Maureen Nesselrode Arlington Public Schools More pics➡️ instagram.com/p/CrPHrRruJPi/

5th graders LOVED our trip to the planetarium today! Glow in the dark decorations and an amazing video on our solar system made for a perfect science lesson! @MsKrippnerAPS Maureen Nesselrode Jenn Alsup, NBCT @APSscience