Jamie Hawkinson

Camp Read-A-Lot 2024 was one for the books! Gathering around a pretend campfire in the media center-turned-campsite, Creek Valley Elementary students embarked on a thrilling adventure through their favorite books. Thank you to the parents and faculty who helped make it a success!

These amazing Hornets (mostly former CV Bobcats) were once much shorter than me 😀…Thank you for coming back to CV to welcome and greet our youngest Edina learners this Homecoming morning! So many smiles and one very proud Edina educator’s 💚 was filled! #cvpride @edinahornets

We’re back! New school year, new beginnings. At CV, we all have genius and we all belong here. #cvbelonging #tlim #makeanimpact

Happy Birthday to our Hall of Famer, 8x All-Star, and 3x Batting Champ! Enjoy your day, Tony O!

Today our last CV staff mtg of the year turned into to a creative and friendly competition… @edinaschools #minigolf #communitybuilding #mrbakerthemovingtarget #cvbobcatfun

😀🥎💙 Beautiful opening day!

Creek Valley celebrated GO MAD – MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY for a day filled with service. Students worked with first responders from @EdinaPolice, @EdinaMN, @EdinaFire, made toys for the Animal Humane Society, held a book exchange, painted rocks for seniors, and more. #Service

Thank you, @therealVVMS for sharing about how awesome middle school will be for our CV 5th graders! #gohornets #continuetoLEAD

5 Ways to be More Positive: 1. Count your blessings. You can’t be stressed and thankful at the same time. 2. See your challenges as opportunities for growth. 3. Don’t listen to your negative thoughts. 4. Feed yourself with positive encouragement. 5. Choose faith instead of fear.

Learning with teachers from across the State at our SV site visit. Once again our learners are helping us lead. #learnersasresources #agency #belonging #advisory #learningpathways

If we want to develop learner agency, our systems have to allow for learners to have voice & choice. Listen to how we implement #learningpathways to develop #learneragency open.spotify.com/episode/7DI3zA… Then come & see it in real time on Jan 26th! Registration: edina.ce.eleyo.com/course/18649/a…

After nearly 4 decades of dedicated service, Creek Valley Elementary School Principal Kari Dahlquist announces her retirement. Join us in celebrating Kari's remarkable career and wishing her a joyful retirement! Read more: edinaschools.org/abouteps/edina…

Our SV team is honored to present our work around #belonging & #agency at the upcoming @massp winter conference. Register a team for our next site visit to see it in action Janurary 26th. Participants leave energized with many applicable strategies. tinyurl.com/mvz2nhmu

We are incredibly PROUD of these 5th graders and all of the EPS students that participated in the program this year! You are living out our CV motto…Go out and make a difference! Congrats!💚💚

HUGE News! Four Creek Valley Elementary 5th graders win a coveted spot on SpaceX for their raspberry seed experiment heading to the ISS! A national panel of experts selected theirs among 39 winners in the US & Canada and it's the only winner in Minnesota! edinaschools.org/abouteps/edina…

“What I’m noticing about all these examples (is) the lack of educational jargon. Things are accessible to every kind of stakeholder, and from a kid to a parent to a teacher to an assistant superintendent.” #curriculumstoryboards #edchat loom.ly/QWB9-JU

What about the other kids in the room? – This beautiful article captures the essence of this work as we fight for every learner, and everyday! unconditionallearning.org/2023/02/01/wha…

Each Monday a different learner facilitates the “plan and prioritizing” time in advisory with their grade level groups. We have a script, but they pick it up pretty fast. #agency #excutivefunction #advisory #learnersasresources

What an honor to represent @SVMSEdina & @edinaschools along with the work of many who have gone on to serve other roles(@MichaelaMLoo @RyanCarlson8 @tanders1) at #AMLE50. Our presentations around agency and belong have resonated with other educators. #energized #inspired

⛴ I made a coordinate plane Battleship refresher game in @quizizz Play here: quizizz.com/join?gc=767987… Here is the game to modify/assign: quizizz.com/admin/quiz/64e… Here is the @canva link to modify canva.com/design/DAFsMnz… #EdTech #gamification #ITeachMath #Mathchat