🎈 I love the second graders’ Balloons Over Springdale Park! 🌟 Look at us embedding STEAM to make these projects shine bright! 🎨✨ #STEAMEducation #BalloonsOverSPARK Allie McRae Tanya McDaniel Rhonda Jackson Ms.Trimble 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett

Second-grade dragons had an out-of-this-world time learning about space with HTHT! 🚀✨ Combining technology and hands-on activities to bring the stars closer. 🌌🐉 Springdale Park Allie McRae Tanya McDaniel Ms.Trimble Rhonda Jackson 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett

Such a great day with Springdale Park using Apple Education #iPads to learn about #Scale and the #Stars✅ Kristin Siembieda may have SPARKED some young photographers 📸 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Samuel V. Parisi APS IT Department Tommy Dr. Natasha Rachell Aleigha H-Rosser EdD

Exploring the relationship between the Earth 🌍 and the Sun ☀️ by measuring shadows throughout the day! ⏳📏 Watching how they change helps us understand patterns in nature. 🔍🌿 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett Ms.Trimble

2nd grade putting in their square foot garden today. They used vegplotter.com to find and choose companion plants for calorie dense veggies. Kristin Siembieda Springdale Park

Great job, SPARK and VHE! Principal Harness Laura Dostie Ms.Correa Young Ah Rhee

What a treat it’s been to have ATL artist Yoyo Ferro at Springdale Park the past couple of days sharing his artistic process and creating the perfect mural to represent our schoolwide PBL! 🌱 Such a special experience for our artists! ❤️ #apsartistscollab

Want to know more about pollination? 🐝🌸 and the life cycle of a plant? Watch these creative second graders in Ms.Trimble’s class dance to simulate how it works—learning through movement and fun! 💃🕺 @MusiAtSPARK 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Rhonda Jackson Sara Pruett Tanya McDaniel

Day 139 Springdale Park 🐉💚🌳 Our Dragons were thrilled to see Yoyo Ferro’s stunning new mural at SPARK! 🌟 Tied to our rooftop garden veggies & PBL on food insecurity, it’s a vibrant celebration of learning & creativity. The 🐉🐉 were amazed this morning—it’s truly inspiring! 🖌️🌱

Exploring lines and angles in polygons. #mathismyjam

The butterflies have arrived! Our learners are so excited to observe their transformation up close. Let the fluttery fun begin! 🦋🌱✨Tanya McDaniel Allie McRae Ms.Trimble Rhonda Jackson 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett

Huge thanks to Ms. Marilyn for helping us plant our Tomatosphere seeds today! Our scientists are excited to watch them grow and uncover the mystery. We couldn’t have done it without you! 🍅🧑‍🔬🌱Rhonda Jackson Allie McRae Tanya McDaniel Ms.Trimble 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett

The SPARK team is ready for the 2025–2026 school year with heartfelt connections 💚 and high expectations 📚. Here’s to a year of strong relationships 🤝, joyful learning 🎉, and student success 🌟! 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett

Big thanks to Mylecia Sims for training our Springdale Park teachers on the new Clevertouch smart boards! 💡📱 We’re excited and ready to use them with our students to enhance learning in every classroom. 🙌 so grateful for this resource! 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett Dr. Bryan Johnson

🛠️ Our 2nd grade Springdale Park Dragons became engineers today! They designed and built spinners 🎯 to play a game that helped them learn fun facts about their new classmates 🐉💡𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett Dr. Warren Edwards Ms.Trimble Tanya McDaniel Allie McRae Rhonda Jackson

⚡️ It’s not STEAM Week without a hands-on demo from our amazing Georgia Tech friends—teaching us all about matter and making science come alive! 🧪💡 Springdale Park

Honored to present with these top-notch educators at the Georgia STEM/STEAM Forum! 🌟 Our team is showing how STEAM brings arts integration to life while supporting ELL learners’ success. 🎨📚🔬 Katy Allen Madison Rannals Env Science Spark 𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪💚🌳🐉 Sara Pruett Springdale Park GaDOE STEAM

Did you know it takes a lot of force to pull up an enormous turnip? After reading Irene Yates’ The Enormous Turnip, our Dragons explored push and pull in their STEAM journals today! I wonder if they’ll apply it when harvesting on the rooftop! 💪📚✨ Springdale Park APS STEAM

Our second graders are busy designing catapults to fling their pumpkins! Force and motion, baby! They’re moving through every step of the EDP as they test, tweak, and launch. 🎃💥💡 Springdale Park APS STEAM Allie McRae Tanya McDaniel Rhonda Jackson Ms.Trimble