QR code scanners made the study of suffix -s & -es independent and engaging 💻

In honor of Election Day, we read “Vote for Our Future” and the kiddos created their own ballots with things they would want to vote for. Then they explained which one would be their top choice if they had to pick just one!

Halloween was a great opportunity for small moment writing in 2nd grade! 💀🎃🍬

Check that pride smile 😁

As we get started drafting realistic fiction pieces, students explained why these key elements serve a purpose in this genre. Their ideas were powerful and genuine 💫

EE “buzz” was a hit this morning. Kiddos practiced reading EE words and eventually had to define them in order to keep their cards. “Buzz” cards meant all the cards they collected went back in the bucket—it was anyone’s game! 🐝

3rd & 4th grade honored Veterans Day today by learning the true meaning behind it and created Veterans Day fact tellers to help spread the word with friends and family 🇺🇸

Why WOULDn’t you make your red word watch match your outfit?!

Unbe-leaf-ably grateful in Room 3 🍃🍂🍁

2nd grade created gratitude paper bag books and considered different things they’re thankful for across multiple categories. Their focus was explaining why they’re thankful for each thing in complete sentences 🦃 #gratitude

Silly sentences got even sillier when the “principal’s office” was one of our verb stretchers Mario Rodas

It’s so fun when we get to use kid’s names to follow a phonics rule 💫 Sl-OA-ne did a great job reasoning why her name was spelled with oa instead of ow during our phonemic awareness activity today!

4th grade revised their realistic fiction narratives using TCRWP ‘s checklists and met with partners to get feedback and engage in productive conversations about writing 💬

What’s better than a keepsake snow globe ornament with yourself inside!? ❄️🌎

One of my favorite holiday traditions 🎁 Compliment Present Trees🎁 Students write a compliment to each other on a personally designed paper “gifts” and add it to each other’s trees. The final product brings joy & fills each kid up with a reminder of what makes them special 💫

✨Joy Books ✨ …a family keepsake filled with what brings these little ones joy 📚

The knowing pattern is alive and well in 2nd grade! Kiddos are breaking apart these VCCV words like champions ✂️🏆

Just because we’re not sharing materials doesn’t mean we’re not playing word games together ♟ …kiddos filled out their words AND their partner’s words on their own mats, which was actually a great form of accountability and engagement 🤓

2nd grade learned what ‘labels’ do and found them in their own books in their book baggies!

this is the honor the flyover deserved 🇺🇸