Be our guest this Thursday & Friday evening to see mcesdrama production of "Beauty and the Beast"!

Who is ready?

Yesterday’s performance of Beauty and the Beast, Jr...brilliant! Don’t miss your chance to see our two evening performances at 7pm May 2nd and 3rd. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets available at the door. ⁦Baltimore County Public Schools⁩

Reading is a relationship. It doesn’t start with an initiative, log, or packet. It starts with a consistent connection to books.

The summer assignment we should give students and teachers: -Play outside and let your curious mind wander. -Write what YOU want...Letter to a friend or your journal. -Read what YOU want. Fiction, Nonfiction, whatever makes you wonder. -Be fully present in whatever YOU choose.

Out of My Mind is heading to Hollywood! #outofmymind

First things first in a new classroom: the library.

When you look at your class lists this year, read each child’s name as an opportunity. Every child is someone’s whole world. #KidsDeserveIt #SparksInTheDark #TLAP #TNT #TellYourStory #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #weLeadTX ift.tt/2OclPPo

When #writing is limited to a few big essays a year, it ensures students will “never become excellent writers.” They're just not getting enough practice, explain Kelly Gallagher & @pennykittle. bit.ly/2v9l2Fp

When you visit, give yourself some extra time to read our front display. Every brick represents something important our students want their new teachers to know. This is Our Story. This is Hillcrest. #theHillcresrWay #HillcrestHappy

Our Hedgie Growth Chart is waiting for you! Never miss another special moment. Grab your child and a chalk board and capture all of your child’s precious school memories. satch them grow year after year. Thanks Mohler and Gary Realty! #HillcrestHappy

Claim, Evidence and Reasoning (Who Stole Brendon the Horse Hillcrest Elementary in 4th #AmericanEducationWeek Baltimore County Public Schools Lisa Griffin-Shortt

Rest in peace, Andrew Clements! currentobituary.com/obit/238533

So happy that you could come and visit Karen Blannard ! We are so proud of the final product! Can’t wait to see our 4th grade book buddies and share. Mike Cooney Hillcrest Elementary

To my white educators: Today, you’re posting about social justice, buying antiracist books, following brown folks, and temp changing your profile pictures. (thread) Here’s what I need you to do tomorrow:

Hillcrest Elementary School kids making a statement. Someone keeps washing it off. The kids put it back.

Annotating in 4th; students are applying knowledge! Adrienne L. Morrow, Ed.D. Racquel Jones, Ed.D.

Teachers, to start off 2022, I'm offering two free 30-minute virtual appearances. I can talk about writing, share a preview of I Survived in progress, or whatever you would like. No limit to the number of students, can do grades 3-8. RT to enter. I will notify winners 1/10.