Had my second back to school dream. It’s officially time to go back to work tomorrow. Ready for another great year!!

Can’t wait to see the fifth graders!

5th graders work on their first Innovate for Impact project. Making a banner to encourage CARES. Innovation Elementary Claire Peters @Mrs_White_APS

5th graders use Lumio 💛 to review for our APS Math Office unit 1 assessment. Innovation Elementary @aps_edtech

Continuing the tradition of dressing ridiculously to remind students things get done in a specific order to introduce Order of Operations. Students #1 concern “what if Claire Peters or @Mrs_White_APS see you like this?”

5th graders finally had a great day to test our solar ovens with s’mores. All our ovens got to 100F. With one getting to 128F! Plus we got a sweet treat after. Innovation Elementary Claire Peters @Mrs_White_APS @EiE_org @APSscience APS STEM

We’ve been selected for a Purple Star Award for 2023-24! Thank you to our committee, Lauren Koehler-Lee, Emily Garcia, & Jill Hawald, for their work. Thank you to our whole community for your support of our military families. #proud Arlington Public Schools Claire Peters @Mrs_White_APS

Students using Kendall Hunt K-12 M^3 Tenth Street Pet Sanctuary to build decimal fluency during math. Innovation Elementary @2CHuskies Dana Probasco Claire Peters Sarah Congable, NBCT @Mrs_White_APS APS Math Office

5th graders watching an author talk Innovation Elementary with our wonderful librarian. They were so excited to hear from Kate DiCamillo with BookBreak School Author Talks. I found our next read aloud after winter break! APS Library Services Claire Peters @Mrs_White_APS

We are so thankful to have Jenny Sexton to visit our 4th and 5th grade students to discuss refusal skills, peer pressure, and high risk behaviors. Innovation Elementary Claire Peters @Mrs_White_APS

Finished our Amplify Poetry unit w/ a Poetry Slam. Students used Flip Events to share their poems & leave feedback. Then we had a time where students volunteered share their poems to others in the grade. Claire Peters @Mrs_White_APS APS Elementary ELA @aps_edtech

What a great concert.

Went to watch the Innovation Elementary Odyssey of the Mind competition. The girls did great.

These Innovation Elementary fifth graders did such a good job today. They worked so hard on their math skills, team work, team name, shirt design, and chant. They did it all! APS Math Office thanks for an awesome tournament. Shyara Cherubim Claire Peters @Mrs_White_APS

Good luck to our 5th graders! We will miss you!! Innovation Elementary @Mrs_White_APS

After a virtual tour of Lascaux, 5 grade students entered a “cave” to gather an artifact to study with a partner. They made observations and hypotheses then read to learn about what social scientist think about the artifacts. APS Social Studies Innovation Elementary

It was great to see so many parents and students playing math games together during Innovation Elementary Math Day. Shyara Cherubim Claire Peters Dana Probasco

Students working in Math Wksp to make their own versions of Esti-mysteries either what they know about number characteristics. Innovation Elementary APS Math Office Steve Wyborney Dana Probasco Shyara Cherubim