Favorite food? Favorite athlete? Favorite state? Our 5th graders generated their own questions to get to know each other and then put the results in different types of graphs. #CAsmiles #CAwow

Very accurate advice! Lucky to have lots of marigolds at Carpenter. 😊 Find Your Marigold: The One Essential Rule for New Teachers | Cult of Pedagogy cultofpedagogy.com/marigolds/

We were so excited to meet our first grade reading buddies! We’re looking forward to doing some fun activities with these cute kids. 😊 #CAsmiles #CAWow Mrs. Komenda Kathleen Loftus

Our 5th graders were transported back in time as we heard about these adventurous European explorers! #CAwow #CAsmiles

Having a blast at Camp Duncan! #CAWow

The rivalry is still strong up at Camp Duncan. 😆 Mrs. Fuller #CAWow

Another fun day at Camp Duncan! #CAWow

Creative minds at work! Enjoyed working with our 5th grade buddies Rebecca Keenan in completing a STEM challenge! Kids had to create either a "Bone Bridge" or a "Creature Catcher!" Great teamwork and some very creative and innovative techniques! #CAWow #CAsmiles

Some European explorers took over the LRC today and told us all about their adventures at our Explorer Wax Museum. #CAWow #engageD64

Fun afternoon with lots of creative costumes! Happy Halloween! #CAWow

We are so thankful that two veterans came in to talk to our 5th graders about their experiences in the military. We learned a lot and are very thankful for their service! #CAWow

The kids were amazed today when they saw that their sundials actually worked! Just had to take daylight savings time into account. 😊 #CAWow

Look at these little darlings getting ready for the Holiday Sing! 🎶 #CAWow #engaged64

We used some problem solving strategies to figure out how to use pencils and pipe cleaners to make Ben Franklin’s lightning rod. #CAsmiles #engaged64

It was hard work but we tried using code to make the Sphero play jingle bells with our first grade buddies. #CAsmiles #engaged64 Mrs. Komenda

Love the Holiday Sing but also love seeing these kids dress up! They did an awesome job! #CAWow

We finished our division unit with a fun breakout box challenge. Students did a fantastic job using teamwork and problem solving skills. #CAWow

We were all so excited to hear that we had a Young Authors winner in our room. Congratulations!!! 🎉