Please do not encourage sight word memorization before children have a firm grasp of the alphabetic principle. If your child can “read” words such as family, people, and school, but cannot read simple words like gag, dab, and fib, stop pushing high frequency word lists‼️

Sweet surprise notes from students fill our hearts. I couldn’t do what I do with out our academic aide Miss Welch! #☘️2BwithUin512

SMSD Pickup and Go Meals - Shawnee Mission School District ⁦Tasha Howard⁩ ⁦⁦@BThunderbirds⁩ smsd.org/about/departme…

Almost game time! HawaiianHitfest #HawaiianHitfest20 #HawksMSP11AA #AloHawks

Filling my reading teacher bucket with all the knowledge Dr. Kilpatrick is sharing today

The Bluejacket-Flint Winter Wonderland Bookshop is open just in time for students to pick out a book to keep for winter break. Thank you Donalyn Miller & Colby Sharp for the inspiration. Tasha Howard 512 @BThunderbirds Sheryl Cantwell

For the first time ever, there will be a special live broadcast of the Inauguration made especially for students and families. You can tune in live at 10am ET on #InaugurationDay. To learn more, go to bideninaugural.org/youth. I’ll see you there!

I love when my students become authors and want to share their books with me. #connectingwithkids #fortheloveofreading @BThunderbirds SM School District Tasha Howard

Our BJF bookshop opens tomorrow! Getting self selected FREE books into the hands of our students and encouraging summer reading ☀️ 📖 Tasha Howard @BThunderbirds

Our amazing 6th grade teachers planned a wonderful graduation parade this morning! 🎉 Tasha Howard Dr. Suni H. Killeen Thunderbirds

There are a lot of excited thunderbirds for our 1st quarter assembly! Tasha Howard @BThunderbirds

Team BJF is ready to promote discovery through challenge-based learning #PLTW @BThunderbirds Tasha Howard

neural pathways for reading & coffee #LETRStraining #afewofmyfavoritethings

We loved welcoming our future Pre-k & Kindergarten Thunderbirds! @BThunderbirds

These Thunderbirds are full of musical talent! Hear them for yourself at open house tonight! Tasha Howard @BThunderbirds

Pumped up for BJF field day! @BThunderbirds Tasha Howard

Thanks to our Caring for Kids partners and the Johnson County Library! The BJF bookshop is open and all of our students are leaving with a FREE self selected book to read this summer! @BThunderbirds Tasha Howard

A kindergarten filled Friday! Working on our writing with Ms. Shepherd’s students and joining Mrs. Peck’s students during library time. It was a great day to be a Thunderbird!

Congratulations to both of these teams on making it to the championship in our JustBats June Jam! #PlayUSSSA #JustBats 12AAA: 🥇- OP Hawks 🥈- Inside Edge Baseball USSSA Midwest | USSSA Kansas City | USSSA Baseball | @JusBats