JUST IN: The Highland Park Fourth of July parade was suddenly halted when shots were fired about 10 minutes after the parade kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday, sending hundreds of people running for safety. bit.ly/3OUBc9K

Curious about how statewide laws and policies affect LGBT+ people and their families? Check out The Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 state-by-state report. #loveislove 🏳️‍🌈 hrc.org/resources/stat…

NEW: Collier County School District, FL has attached a warning to the description label on 100+ books listed on the online library catalog & on hard copies. It's "the latest in an onslaught of attacks against students’ freedom to read in Florida." pen.org/press-release/…

LMC priority #1 of the year: Helping ALL mustangs find an independent reading book at our library open house! Themed with postcards from our Summer Reading Road Trip, the event celebrated summer reading and kicked off a new school year of reading together. #D30learns #D30Reads

Mr. Manders flipped the script on syllabus day and had his students engage in a scavenger hunt in the LMC that introduced them to the expectations and content of his ELA class! Kyle Manders #D30Reads #D30Learns

We concluded our Summer Reading Road Trip with one final stop: a backyard bash! Students reviewed their books and enjoyed games on the patio. #D30Learns #D30Reads

Students participated in the LMC's Ask & Answer Challenge, an orientation lesson establishing expectations and introducing students to library tools and resources while equipping them to read, research, and spend productive time in Maple's library! #D30Learns #D30Reads

Thank you, Jennifer A. Nielsen, for having breakfast with teachers, presenting an inspiring assembly, and workshopping with students. We all learned that writing is about making strong choices and that stories have power! #D30Learns #D30Reads

The Maple School LMC’s Mrs. Holmer visited my 6th grade ELA class to study writing craft moves from Jennifer Nielsen. Students then examined their independent reading books to find examples of craft moves. Ss used their findings to craft a found poem defining author’s craft. @pennykittle

TY Ms. Byrne, Mrs. Holmer, Mr. Manders, and Mrs. Stiltz for planning and leading Maple's first spirit assembly! TY also to Mrs. Janca and all who helped with this amazing event! We are incredibly proud of our students and staff for their class, investment, and spirit! #d30learns

Click to see pics from the awesome spirit assembly put together by Maple 2nd-year teachers – Ms. Cora Byrne, Maple School LMC's Mrs. Jamie Holmer, Mr. Kyle Manders, and Mrs. Kelli Stiltz – to debut the school's new #charactercounts program! #d30learns info.district30.org/MPspirit

Watch the fun from the "Mustangs Are TRRFCC" spirit assembly, created by Ms. Cora Byrne, Mrs. Jamie Holmer Maple School LMC, Mr. Kyle Manders, & Mrs. Kelli Stiltz to debut Maple's new #charactercounts program! #d30learns youtu.be/bMtEZfPZia4

Kyle Manders and Ms. Sheridan, thank you for collaborating with the LMC on Chopped! Your students used their mystery craft move "ingredients" well to create final "dishes" of persuasive writing! #D30Reads #D30Learns

In the spirit of using infographics, here is a new Taylor Swift graph @pennykittle.

Through a collaboration between the LMC and our sixth-grade navigate classes, students learned about using strategic sentence structure to create powerful writing. Kyle Manders #D30Reads #D30Learns

What a way to start a Wednesday! ⁦Kyle Manders⁩ invited me to co-teach a writing lessons with our Maple 6th graders. To say I’m impressed is an understatement. The Ss were so engaged & the conversation was rich! I can’t wait to read the final short stories. #d30learns

Maple students celebrate their TRRFCC behavior...actions that support the pillars of Character Counts...by earning tickets and then being selected to play games on Fridays! #D30Learns #D30Reads

Happy Halloween from the Maple LMC! We loved working with Kyle Manders and his class on their spooky analysis seminar and with the Service Learning Club on their philanthropic pumpkin decorating contest! Today was a total treat! #D30Learns #D30Reads

Mustangs are back to class, but click to review the 'TRRFCC' launch to their holiday break! It started w/ a spirit assembly to celebrate Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring & Citizenship - 6 pillars of #charactercounts! #d30learns info.district30.org/MPassembly23

Seventh grade navigate students practiced craft writing moves in a lesson inspired by Chopped, Jr. this week! Using mystery craft move ingredients, teams formulated persuasive writing dishes during a friendly writing competition. #D30Learns #D30Reads