"My voice can be used to help students like me . . . I learned that our voices matter; every student in every school." - Nate Tinbite, Student Representative Montgomery County Board, at #NBRS2019

"Your vision for meeting students' needs and guiding them toward achievement is inspiring. But this kind of success is so much more than school buildings. It's the people." - @betsydevosed, Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education at #NBRS2019

"Nothing is more important than what students see, hear, feel, or experience in the classroom. Students have to feel comfortable to take off their masks." 2019 National Teacher of the Year 2019 National Teacher of the Year at #NBRS2019

2019 National Blue Ribbon Luncheon is underway in DC! Proud to represent Sequoyah Elementary! National Blue Ribbon Knox County Schools Christy Dowell @HintonAlisha TN Dept of Education

"Academic achievement is the heart and soul of what it means to be a National Blue Ribbon School." - Frank Brogan Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education U.S. Department of Education at #NBRS2019

It’s official! Sequoyah Elementary 2019 National Blue Ribbon School! #NBRS2019 Christy Dowell TN Dept of Education Knox County SchoolsSupt @KnoxSchools Virginia Babb Homes National Blue Ribbon @HintonAlisha

Thanksgiving Games!!! These turkeys are SUPER stuffed!!! Practicing taking turns and sharing equipment. Sequoyah Elementary @HintonAlisha Jean ☮️

Congratulations to Sequoyah Elementary for being recognized as a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School! Student Council President Clara Honeycutt and Vice President Caroline Wanamaker gave excellent speeches about the school during this afternoon’s celebration!

Thank you Stefanie for the FUN Thanksgiving Foods Action Game!!! Memory game with student created movements for each food!!! Sequoyah Elementary Jean ☮️ @HintonAlisha

Congrats to Becca Russell on her selection as Teacher of the Year for Sequoyah! Ms. Russell was voted by her peers to receive this honor for her outstanding commitment to Sequoyah students. Thank you, Ms. Russell, for leading excellence at Sequoyah! Knox Schools Jean ☮️

What a blessing for our school to receive this gift from former student Andrew Mixon

This week G1 and G2 practiced offense and defense- TODAY was all about strategy. Great game SINK THE SHIP!!! Sequoyah Elementary Amber Greene Jean ☮️

On 2/7/20 Ms. Hinton accepted a special recognition from TN State Board of Ed and TN Dept of Education on behalf of the staff, students, and families of Sequoyah Elementary. This recognition was in honor of the 2019 National Blue Ribbon School award. Christy Dowell Knox County Schools

Due to forecasted heavy rainfall throughout the evening and into the morning that could cause flash flooding and out of an abundance of caution, Knox County Schools will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Central office, maintenance and custodial staff will report as usual.

Muscular endurance today! Ss completed This or That and Scooter Road. Learn to work your muscles for a longer period of time! Sequoyah Elementary Amber Greene Jean ☮️

Another great blog from Timothy Shanahan. Important counterpoint to today's NYT article by Dana Goldstein that misrepresents reading science. shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-to-kn…

Thanks to CoachDanielle Rachel Cox Katherine Shultz 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝐄𝐝.𝐒. ...best micro team coaches...for leading Sequoyah Elementary teachers through visible learning practice on crafting success criteria!

Nearpod + Research + Success Criteria + Real-world connections + teacher model = Chapman’s 4th graders Sequoyah Elementary having FUN in Math! It was a great rigorous math task using angles! #talkmath @GaryPetko Anne Stinnett Christy Dowell @HintonAlisha Amber Greene Audra Warner

Thank you Phys.Ed.Review for the Jedi Balances warm-up. Ss also had the opportunity to create their own Jedi Balances before static and dynamic balance centers. Sequoyah Elementary Jean ☮️

Join us in celebrating our Sequoyah teachers this week! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ses2020 #TeachersRock