Modeling creativity, joy, and a sense of humor—Elf on the Shelf met Principal on the Roof, taking school spirit to new heights (literally)!! Learning communities are better when joy is part of the lesson! 😊@canstafford @PrescottOMES

Stafford the Elf: A School-wide Search! Stafford the Elf has escaped! Students & staff are on a schoolwide search for 50 sneaky Stafford elves! Find one ➡️ return it to the office ➡️ enter the raffle! 🎁 @canstafford @PrescottOMES

3rd grade adv is analyzing errors! Students used manipulatives to see why 5 ÷ 15 ≠ 15 ÷ 5 and took ownership of their learning by building their own fact families — such strong mathematical reasoning on display today! @canstafford @PrescottOMES

Capture the Candy Cane! This inclusive math game builds teamwork and reasoning as students solve equations and collect candy canes, each with a different value — and the values aren’t revealed until the end of the game! @PrescottOMES @canstafford

Started our PLC with some team building 😉 Then we dove into The Skillful Teacher’s work on goal-setting and intrinsic motivation and collaborated to create resources our students can use right away. We’re ready to support every student’s success! @canstafford @PrescottOMES

For our Girls on the Run community outreach project, our girls chose to collect donations and volunteer at our school food drive! Every girl lent a helping hand with a smile. We’re so proud of their big hearts and even bigger impact! @PrescottOMES @GirlsontheRunGC @canstafford

The morning after Girls on the Run ✨t-shirt decorating✨ — the mess was so worth all the laughs and creativity yesterday! Can’t wait to run in our custom shirts!! @PrescottOMES @GirlsontheRunGC

Attendance Matters!! On 10/31, our teachers stepped up to the race in inflatable costumes! 🏁 Every student who came to school that day earned a raffle ticket for games & prizes—and got to watch their teachers race! 🏆 Shoutout to our winners! So fun!! @canstafford @PrescottOMES

Today our girls took on their practice 5K! To hype them up, they arrived to find special locker tags with their Girls on the Run names, and peers and teachers cheered them on all day! We’re so proud of their hard work and heart! #GOTR @GirlsontheRunGC @PrescottOMES @canstafford

Fact Fluency—Watch Us GROW! Our school-wide initiative launched in Oct, and every grade took on the challenge! Each mastery earned a petal, and our students were so excited to practice and watch their flowers bloom. Even families joined the fun at home! @canstafford @PrescottOMES

It’s OMES Underground Spirit Week and today was Tatted Thursday! Teachers went all in, rocking sleeves of their students’ interests. The halls were ink-credible — full of laughter and creativity! This might just be my new fav tat-tivity! @PrescottOMES @canstafford

We’re kicking off our 2nd annual Underground Spirit Week at OMES! Monday was Anything BUT a Cup Day — and Ms. Nancy nailed it with her “Pop Glam” bubble gum + makeup bag cup! 💅💦 Cheers to staying hydrated in style! #OMESspirit @PrescottOMES @canstafford

CHAMPS isn’t just for the classroom — it’s in our math intervention groups too! We started by setting our expectations and how we want to show up. At the end of each group, STUDENTS choose the Math Champ of the Day! @canstafford @PrescottOMES @mrs13harrison

After one session on error analysis in our PLC, @GibsonFifth and I spontaneously spotted a common misconception today—used real student work and had the class discuss WHAT the error was and HOW to fix it. Authentic learning in action for ALL! @canstafford @PrescottOMES

Excited to be featured by Towson University Media! 🎥 I had the opportunity to speak about my role as a resource teacher and adjunct professor at TU, and to share about the meaningful work happening!! Grateful to be part of this impactful collaboration… Go Math!!