Happy #InternationalWomensDay

“...when I sing, there’s this warm feeling and that feeling, it makes me want to sing more.” Me too, Maggie, me too. #riseabove Baucom Elementary School #musiceducation #musicinourschools

Happy St Patrick’s Day! This sweet gift from one of my students is just one way I feel loved and supported by my school. Baucom Elementary School

Got all the way to school this morning....left my computer on my dining room table. #lastdaybeforespringbreak #mybrainisalreadyonbreak

“We can’t control what happens, but like a jazz musician, we can turn it into something beautiful.” — Pete Docter, director of the now Oscar-winning movie #Soul

I came to work this morning and found this beautiful slide from one of my VA students in my inbox. It may be the best #teacherappreciationweek gift I’ve ever received. ⁦Baucom Elementary School⁩ #riseabove

May is #WorldDrumming month!

Watch out Mr. Rood. (From a kindergarten boy) 😂

Look what one of my kids got me for Teacher Appreciation Week! I don’t remember telling him I was a Seahawks fan! He said “My Mom knew.” 🤣 ⁦Baucom Elementary School⁩

Finished up our 5th grade form unit last week. Working on our commercial project to finish out the year. #musiced Baucom Elementary School

I’ve been telling my students this week about our move to Colorado. The kids have been so sweet. Today, a 2nd grade boy asked, “Can’t Mr. Rood just move there by himself?” 😂

Recorder Karate Black Belt awards are ready to go! #MusicEducation #recorders #riseabove Baucom Elementary School

A kindergartener asked me today if Michael Hosterman was my Dad. I should have said yes. 🤣

That’s a wrap. Goodbye Baucom Elementary School and Wake County Public School System. Hello Skyview STEM and Gaining Currency

First catch of the day!

#boydlake sunset.

“Music is the one art we all have inside. We may not be able to play an instrument, but we can sing along or clap or tap our feet.”

Back to School night! #musiceducation #skyviewschoolofstem

My 5th graders wrote songs in Chrome Music Lab and transferred them to staff paper. I was proud of their accomplishment and so were they! Here’s a sample. #musiced Skyview STEM

Recorder karate prizes are ready for my black belt winners! #musiced #recorderkarate Skyview STEM