Each year I do an #appreciationpost on my #firstdayofschool ! I am so grateful to be a part of the @claremontaveschool20 family and Woodbridge Schools ! Looking forward to another wonderful year! #msfigskids #blueribbonschool Joanne Shafer #colorclaremontwithkindness

Happy #JohnnyAppleseedday 🍎 🍏 Today we learned about #JohnnyAppleseed and enjoyed an apple tasting! I feel so special to have a student bring me an apple for her day of apple picking! It is true THIS teacher LOVES apples! #msfigskids Joanne Shafer Claremont Avenue School #20

Today’s #numbertalk is one of my favorites #howoldareyou Ms Fig?! #msfigskids put my drawing skills to the test during our @myiready math lesson! Claremont Avenue School #20 Joanne Shafer #kindergartenrocks

Thank you for keeping our school safe and clean! 🧼 🧽 #happycustodiansday @claremontaveschool20cougars Joanne Shafer

Getting my outfits together for Claremont Avenue School #20 #weekofrespect Cannot wait to see what my kiddos wear this week! #kindergartenrocks #msfigskids #ilovemyjob Joanne Shafer

What an amazing day learning about what #firefighters do! Thank you COLONIAFIRE 🇺🇸 for teaching and showing us about #firefighting 👩🏼‍🚒 #communityhelpers Claremont Avenue School #20 #firesafety Joanne Shafer

Congratulations to our #September #studentofthemonth ! #colorclaremontwithkindness #kindergartenrocks Joanne Shafer @claremontaveschool20cougars

#diwali 🪔 is November 1! Each year @claremontaveschool20 collects for the Sewa Diwali Food Drive! 🍯 🍝 🍚 🥣 #colorclaremontwithkindness Joanne Shafer

What an exciting week celebrating the #weekofrespect ! So many fun days of learning about respect, kindness, and how to be A.W.A.R.E! #trunkortreat after school! 🎃 ❤️ 👻 🍬 @claremontaveschool20 Joanne Shafer

We had so much fun cutting, painting, and pasting our jack-o’-lanterns 🎃 all by ourselves! Thank you Mrs. DeSordi! For making art so much fun! 🤩 🎨 ✂️ #colorclaremontwithkindness #mafigskids Joanne Shafer Claremont Avenue School #20 #kindergartenrocks

Our @claremontpto20 has out done themselves again! #harvestfest was a blast! 💥 🎃 👻 😃 @claremontaveschool20cougars #ilovemyjob #kindergartenrocks

My favorite #halloween activity is having author #ariellestraussbrueland read #serenesspookyhalloween to my class! Serene combines her #Japanese and #American cultures when she celebrates #halloween with her family! @claremontaveschool20 Joanne Shafer

At @claremontaveschool20 🇺🇸 we celebrated #armyveteran Steve! Learned about #diwali w/ a special guest & celebrated #dialosmuertos #celebratediversity #honorourveterans Joanne Shafer

Happy Claremont Spirit Day and thank you to Claremont Ave PTO ! We enjoy showing our school purity attire each month on the 20th and shopping in our school store! #Msfigskids #colorclaremontwithkindness Claremont Avenue School #20 Joanne Shafer

For #AmericanEducationWeek #Kindergarten focused on occupations. Today we celebrated our learning and dressed as our #futureprofession ! #kindergartenrocks @claremontaveschool20cougars #msfigskids Joanne Shafer

Watching #charliebrownthanksgiving and talking about what we are #grateful for! Today was filled with turkey themed learning and a visit to our new app Renaissance Learning US #happythanksgivng #ilovemyjob #msfigskids Claremont Avenue School #20 Joanne Shafer

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 🧡 🤎 🤗 I hope you and your family have a safe and joyful holiday! Claremont Avenue School #20

#happynewyear2025 from #msfigskids ! We enjoyed discussing what New Years Resolutions are and creating them together as a class! Claremont Avenue School #20 Joanne Shafer #colorclaremontwithkindness

Kicking off 2025 with our DEI project for @RMHC ! Start collecting those pop tops! #msfigskids #claremontcares #ronaldmcdonaldhousecharities Claremont Avenue School #20 Joanne Shafer

Our bears 🐻 and hedgehog 🦔 have settled in to hibernate till spring. Our snake 🐍 friend is hanging out but will wake up and eat while they participate in #brumationtime #hibernation #msfigskids #kindergartenrocks ❄️ #scienceisfun Claremont Avenue School #20