New idea today: played a song for Ss. Lights off, no info on the song, just listened. Gave them Qs to consider while listening to express&develop a bank of experiences/feeling words to use in future writing. They LOVED Led Zeppelin!! david french Jennifer Haws #GlenwoodKidsDeserveIt

Thank you Jen Malit and John McFarland for giving my students the right to vote for SCA Canidates. It fit perfectly with my lesson of the Purpose of Government. Glenwood SCA Glenwood Elementary

Hey everyone! John, VA Beach, 4th grade teacher Glenwood Elementary #ChampForKids

A1: I think mindfulness is making sure that you are paying attention to your Ss needs and situations, esp outside of school, while you are delivering your instruction. It affects how they are able to work more than we know #ChampForKids

A2: I always try to take a moment when my grade level fam are in the hallways to make everyone laugh. I feel like nothing can make someone feel included or forget their stress like a joke Jen Malit Tony Trovato Andi Larson @SandiHank and Bookout #ChampForKids

Pirate Day STEAM activity with our 4th grade buddies. Ss came up with a disguise to give Tom the Turkey so that he wouldn’t become Thanksgiving dinner! Love the collaboration and creativity! Thanks @RepaVB for helping organize! Thanks John McFarland for teaming up with us!

Spreading the passion of drumming today with an Everday Item percussion lesson for #PIRATEDay Glenwood Elementary

You are the gif lord 🙌🏼🙌🏼

LOVE Kaydyn! That’s our Glenwood SCA VP leading by example ❤️ “We Aspire To Inspire”

Our fearless leaders at #FETC19 david french Jennifer Haws Glenwood Elementary #GlenwoodKidsDeserveIt

When your hashtag from a summer book study becomes an actual sticker! 😱 david french #GlenwoodKidsDeserveIt #KidsDeserveIt #vbits (even though it’s a little long Matthew Colohan)

Look at these guys taking it into their own hands to spread the love and kindness around our school! #TheGreatKindnessChallenge #GlenwoodKidsDeserveIt thank you so much for sharing .@RepaVB .Glenwood Elementary

May Pirate Day tradition for 4th graders! Kickball game on this gorgeous day ☀️🏴‍☠️ #GlenwoodKidsDeserveIt

This very honest letter touches MANY frustrations I have with the current state of education. Andrew teaches/coaches at the high school I attended. He got into it for ALL the right reasons and just can't keep doing it. Something MUST change. Respect and best wishes, Andrew.

This kid has been working his TAIL off the last month. I am so proud of him!!!

These kids worked SO hard this year! From food, coat, and shoe drives, to fundraising and spreading some positive vibes around GES. They really did live up to our motto of #Aspire2Inspire

Got to see a former student and his #GRLL Yankees take home the championship tonight 16-3! He played PHENOMENALLY and I couldn’t be more proud of him💪🏼 Great season guys 🏆🏆🏆🔵🔵🔵 Katie Elizabeth

Looking forward to diving even deeper with more innovative tools this year! #GlenwoodKidsDeserveIt

Student agency for our Mon M.M.!Classmates expressed frustration bc some peers aren’t making good choices when information is being shared. Solution: Classroom leaders are leading discussions about how we can address this problem fairly and giving them ownership for the solution