Thank you @classcraftgame for the thoughtful handwritten note and this awesome new lanyard! Our Player of the Week badge just got a big upgrade! My 3rd graders were beyond excited about this gift. Thank you for continuing to do great things for students and teachers!

Classcraft Player of the Week is back! Congrats to our first Player of the Week of the new year—you have consistently shown leadership in our classroom and school, and your teammates clearly thought so to! @classcraftgame

An incredible day of learning and inspiration! Thank you @TCRWP @JasonReynolds83 @JSerravallo @KateDiCamillo @LucyCalkins and all the other amazing staff developers! #tcrwp

We survived the first day! Loved getting to know this new team and watching them get to know each other as well! #thirdgrade @CharMeckSchools

After a restful summer vacation (and a big move down south!) this teacher is ready to welcome some new 3rd graders! #firstdayofschool @CharMeckSchools

Today was a great day. after losing so much this year, getting to silly strong Mr. @StephanPron was like winning the lottery for these kids! Thanks for being an awesome principal! #smhorsepower @dasd_sm

These are normal reactions when Ss level up in @classcraftgame, but Emma’s level up was special b/c it earned her a spot in the Player 1 club! This was also right after they asked if EVERYONE could be Player of the Week for our last week of school. My heart!💙 #dasdpride @dasd_sm

They told me this was the Ariana Grande look. Did I pull it off? 😂 the things I’ll do for these kids 💕 #relationships #MindfulMustangs #SMHorsePower

In the weeks leading up to PSSAs, Ss had opportunities to earn carnival tickets as they competed review tasks. Tickets for using test-taking strategies, persistence, defending their answers & more earned these hard workers some carnival games today! #dasdpride#@dasd_sm

We love using @KaganOnline Numbered Heads Together to do our weekly reviews for PSSAs. Add some game show music and commercial breaks (AKA movement/dance break!) and it’s now known as our beloved Tuesday Trivia! #SMHorsePower @dasd_sm

No voice, no problem! 😂 Thanks Mr. @StephanPron for taking over our read-aloud today! #SMHorsePower @dasd_sm

Some fun from this week... That sneaky leprechaun is no match for 4th grade! #dasdpride #STEM #simplemachines @dasd_sm

Welcome back Team Donnuca!! So wonderful to see the Manor filled with so many Mustangs again! #dasdpride #SMMindfulMustangs #SMHorsePower @dasd_sm

The warm weather this afternoon made for a perfect day to hold our annual March Madness kickoff! Can’t wait to reveal the sweet 16 for our 2021 tournament of books! #dasdpride @dasd_sm

Another successful writing celebration! Ss wrote another analysis essay, but this time based on a song. It’s always a special/exciting experience reading each other’s work & leaving compliments for our team (add music into the mix & it’s even more fun!) @dasd_sm #dasdpride

Crime scene inferencing! These detectives were too smart after analyzing all of their evidence. I guess I should be proud that they outsmarted their (not so sneaky) teacher! #dasdpride @dasd_sm

youtu.be/bVHb862qaX8 Great information for educators (even more resources in the video description). Re-education is crucial before approaching lesson planning and discussions for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond. #dasdpride

A great Instagram find from @RLARSTeaching 📚#dasdpride #BlackHistoryMonth2021