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Kindergarteners engaged in initial thinking about how animals need shelter from weather (rain and sunlight). We practiced using important vocabulary and prepared for their Engineering explorations coming next week during Timber Lane ES STEAM week.

.#HandsDownSpeakOut by Kassia Wedekind & Christy Thompson - instagram @chthompson188 emphasizes the importance of trusting that all students have brilliant ideas & internal resources to draw upon. Energize the classroom using 28 micro-lessons to encourage rich conversations. hubs.ly/Q01JQkvH0

So much to talk about and so much joy at the ⁦National Zoo⁩ today with ⁦Timber Lane ES⁩ ⁦Emma Chacon⁩ kindergarteners!

Around the county schools use ESSER funds to address the learning gap. Timber Lane ES used ESSER funds to have a STEAM day students participated in STEAM-azing experiments and activities that tested their problem-solving skills. Give us your input on how FCPS is using ESSER funds.

A ⁦Timber Lane ES⁩ kindergartener made this excellent depiction of me in my new eyewear! Progressives (and middle age) can be fun after all. Thanks ⁦Warby Parker⁩

What a joyful field trip to Wolf Trap Education Theatre in the woods today!! With Timber Lane ES and Justine Faucett

Green team members Timber Lane ES work on the latest installation to improve our schoolyard habitat with our master gardener! Our team used an audit from NWF EcoSchools U.S. to decide what we needed and a grant from Dominion Energy made it happen! FCPS Get2Green #outdooreducation

Dancing into the long weekend like I’m eating fresh peas from the garden! Timber Lane ES FCPS Get2Green Ms. J #outdooreducation

These young writers have had such a beautiful introduction to writing this year! Choice? ✅ Audience? ✅ purpose? ✅ Explicit instruction on conventions? ✅ Nothing is better than a kindergartener who identifies as a writer. 😍 Timber Lane ES FCPS Title I Literacy

This is what PROUD looks like. (Not pictured= my proud face!) ⁦FCPS Title I⁩ ⁦Timber Lane ES⁩

I’ve been waiting to get this into my hands and onto the top of my summer reading pile! Can’t wait to hear what these two brilliant educators have to say on this important topic. Stenhouse Publishers Jennifer Orr Matthew R. Kay

So. Next school year big changes are coming for me. I'm returning to the classroom Timber Lane ES after 10 years! I'm so excited but scrambling to supply my classroom with everything it needs! Please consider helping me on my journey. donorschoose.org/project/start-…

Happy summer break teachers! I sure am smiling big to be on summer break, but these are just a few of the special smiles that I will keep in my heart all summer long! Enjoy!

I have two Summer projects completed for my classroom! Author’s share bench repainted ✔️ Library corner cozy cushions sewed ✔️

I’ll be experimenting with spending time over on Instagram and Threads at chthompson188 as I kick off this school year as a classroom teacher! Just feeling the vibes there. Come find me and follow my journey back into to the classroom there! instagram.com/reel/Cv-t_BaAy…

I am sharing over in Instagram about my classroom and the successes (and challenges!) that we have had so far this year! This book was one of the successes! 😍 Timber Lane ES instagram.com/p/CwoZl2attAl/…