Gimkit + dry erase desks = 6th graders who beg to NOT go to recess in order to practice square roots instead 😉🥰 #our6thgradersareawesome Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

We were super excited to receive our penpal mail from Scotland today!!! So looking forward to getting to know our new friends! #globalpartnership Miss Wyse Torbain PS & Nursery Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

Our 6th graders absolutely LOVE Gimkit’s the floor is lava mode!! Check them out as they try to maximize their concentration! You knocked it out of the park with this one @JoshGimkit!! Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

Teachers at Willow Road School are simply Incredible!...and Frozone is pretty awesome too! Ms. Walters Mrs.Lepe ValleyStream13UFSD

Today we participated in a fall STEM challenge! Students tested flipping water bottles with different amounts of candy corn in them. Their hypothesis? The more candy corn in the bottle, the more successful they were at flipping it!

Such a great Halloween Eve with our 6th graders! STEM activities focusing on scientific variables had us flipping bottles filled with candy corn and processes of engineering got us building bone bridges. #Classof2021isAwesome! Ms. Walters Willow Road School

Thanks to our two resident experts, we learned all about Diwali today!#our6thgradersareawesome Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

Taking advantage of the beautiful day to discover the theory of Newton’s First Law of Motion Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

So thankful for this crew - amazing colleagues and even better friends! Mrs.Lepe Lauren Cassidy Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

Amazing how using a straw to move a marshmallow and cotton ball helps us make meaning of Newton’s Second Law #welovescience #classof2021rocks Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

The Class of 2021 rocking some great Grinchy gear! We celebrated Grinch Day by conducting a mock trial in which the Grinch was accused of larceny, breaking & entering, & impersonating a public figure🤣💚Ms. Walters Willow Road School

Representing our culture and heritage during Holiday Spirit Week! #classof2021 Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

The Class of 2021 making “ugly” sweaters look cool!!! #HolidaySpiritWeek Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

Using technology to connect with our penpals in Scotland via @Flipgrid!! #globalconnection Ms. Walters Miss Wyse Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD Torbain PS & Nursery

Winding down the Great Kindness Challenge week with crazy socks and help from @SummerShirt4 🧩Ms. Walters Mrs.Lepe Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

Playing a Clue-style whodunnit game to practice writing algebraic expressions, social distancing-style, by spreading out in the hallway. LOVE it when 6th graders say math is FUN! Ms. Walters Willow Road School

Today our amazing 6th graders hypothesized, followed detailed procedures, and analyzed chemical reactions to experience the irreversible change and production of exothermic and endothermic reactions #ourclassisawesome #handsonchemistry Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

Our awesome 6th graders celebrating Mindful Monday with some meditation with Peloton Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

How do you engage a classroom full of 6th graders who graduated last week??? A summer themed escape room, of course! Out of the box thinking was in full force today! Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD

21 days ago…and today. Each day we popped a balloon to reveal a student’s name and we all wrote our favorite things about that person. Saying goodbye to the Class of 2021 will be rough tomorrow 😢🎓Ms. Walters Willow Road School ValleyStream13UFSD