The Grinch Who Stole Christmas? We think not! After visiting KSES today, the Grinch had a change of heart. We taught him our motto…Know. Love. Grow. He learned to be kind and caring and became…The Grinch who stole Shepard’s heart💚🎄❤️Angela Lincecum @Winter_ElemAP #grinch

A great big congratulations to our top two Spelling Bee winners!🏆🥳 Jennifer Ulin-Sanchez - 1st place and A’Laysia Dean - 2nd place. #learningleading #knowlovegrow Angela Lincecum Mary Orrell Smith @Winter_ElemAP Lesley Mullin Tiffany Gibbs

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Administrators are life long learners, too! Admin and Central Office leaders are participating in a PLU session with MCPSS Instructional Technology today.🤓Angela Lincecum @Winter_ElemAP Dr. Ursula Martin Dr. Allyson Chappell #learningleading #knowlovegrow

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Happy Valentine’s Day from our students and staff to you! Admin treated our staff to Wingfingers Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits to show how much they are loved today and every day!❤️#knowlovegrow #learningleading Angela Lincecum

Happy Bus Driver Appreciation day to our fantastic bus drivers! They were treated to Wingfingers Chicken Biscuits this morning after their run. We greatly appreciate their dedication to safely transport our Shepard Scholars each day! 🚌💛#knowlovegrow #learningleading

We are so excited to announce our new A.P., Mrs. Katina Horton! Mrs. Horton has been an integral member of Shepard’s staff for many years. Welcome to your new role, Katina Horton! We are so lucky to have you! 💙 #knowlovegrow #learningleading

It was a great day! Our PTO and parents showed up and showed out! Yellowhammer Coffee and Lick-in’ Good donuts made our staff extremely happy! We have the best PTO and parent support! Angela Lincecum Katina Horton #knowlovegrow #learningleading

Happy Mardi Gras! Schools are closed from Monday, February 28, through Wednesday, March 2, and will reopen on Thursday, March 3. Enjoy your break! #LearningLeading #FinishStrong

Mrs. Smith, our school librarian, helps to keep our students reading! During this National Library Week, we say THANK YOU for all that you do for our students and staff.📚💙Mary Orrell Smith Angela Lincecum #knowlovegrow #learningleading #NationalLibraryWeek2022

Congratulations to Kate Shepard’s 2022 Learning Leading Award winner, Libby Jones! We are so proud of you! 🎉🏆

We are so excited to be Nappies Finalists in THREE categories! Voting is open and will run through May 29th at midnight. You can vote once per day for each category at votenappies.com. Please like, comment, and SHARE using the hashtags #knowlovegrow and #kses. Vote!

Our students are loving PE! Thanks to Coach Cunningham and Coach King for planning fun and engaging physical activities for our students! Angela Lincecum Katina Horton MobilePublicSchools #wewillrockyou #knowlovegrow #shepardscholars

We enjoyed learning with our Region 10 administrators today! Great conversations surrounding the Alabama Teacher Observation Tool! William K. Jones, Ed.S Stephanie Hulon, NBCT Katryna Lowery Kinn

Callahan School for the Deaf & Blind celebrated Easter with its annual Beeping Egg Hunt. Thank you to all who helped with this special event! #BeEXTRAordinary #LearningLeading

We have had another fantastic day at our Safari Adventure summer camp. A lot of learning through engaging activities is going on at Kate Shepard. #beEXTRAordinary #knowlovegrow Kate Shepard Elem Angela Lincecum Katina Horton ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE

🦁 There is a lot of learning and instruction happening at Camp Adventure! 🦓 Kate Shepard Elem Angela Lincecum ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE MobilePublicSchools

Focused small group instruction, explicit phonics-based scaffolds, syllabication, fluency drills, comprehension checks, art, and targeted math lessons…Our Shepard Scholars are getting the most out of Summer Reading and Math Camp! Kate Shepard Elem MobilePublicSchools ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE

The Reading PLT structured student assessments, formulated upcoming teaching approaches utilizing ACAP instructional supports and item specifications, and took part in a book study on the "7 Mindframes for Visible Learning” Kate Shepard Elem ARI / The Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE Monica Stallworth Ed. S