Shout out to a couple of teachers working during their summer, nathan starts his job on Monday!

This Fin Friend is checking out the story trail…walking+reading=WIN!

This Fin friend was an impromptu performer at a puppet show today!

This Fin Friend is enjoying a summer treat at his favorite ice cream shop.

This Fin Friend got up early to get his walk in before the heat set in! (At Occoquan Regional Park)

This Fin Friend went in search of turtles at the boardwalk. Mission accomplished…with some bonus finds of a green heron, snakehead fish, blue heron, and lots of birds and bugs!

This Fin Friend FINALLY got to hold his nephew! What a great uncle he is!

A student once told me “science is something you DO not something you talk about”. Changed my teaching forever.

Nathan gave it his all in his SO workout tonight! Each athlete lead an exercise…this is Nathan’s original move: a punching bird dog. Creative and strong…that’s Nathan!

I consider it a win when you give your kids a reading passage and they say “yay! We’re doing this again!” We had a trivia contest and then jeopardy…all citing text evidence. So proud of these readers!

Scientists were busy seeing how liquids interacted. Will they mix? Will they separate? I love adding on “what would happen IF…” discussions. Great thinking in the lab today! Sarah Plumitallo hands on-hearts on-minds on

Welcome to the family Professor Cluckington…and happy birthday to nathan!

3rd graders started their year long research project today! They choose a country and then research different aspects of that country aligned with our SS & sci units (geography, economics, government, animals, etc). At the end of the year they produce a book about their country!

3rd graders & their parents learning together at Multiplication/division night! @_ALarsen

A couple of King Lions enjoying the story trail together! It was fun to meet & learn with you! We read a story about a knight who solved problems by sharing books instead of fighting. Great message, great hike, great fun! @_ALarsen

Learning about animal adaptations from the experts at Shenandoah National Park through their virtual field trip experience. Highly recommend!!

Nathan loves visiting the caisson horses at Arlington Cemetery.

After a long shift at ihop, he still jumps at the chance to go walk in the park.

What clues help us know how animals long ago lived and what adaptations did they have? We explored some fossils and artifacts to find out!

This Finn Friend went looking for elks in Benezette, PA…but could only find them in the visitors center!